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Streets,  Alleys,  Places,  Etc., 


CITY     OF     BOSTON. 


COMPILED    UNDER   THE    DIRECTION    OF    THE     STREET     COMMISSIONERS    AND 
PRINTED    BY   ORDER   OF   THE    CITY    COUNCIL 


AN   APPENDIX 

CONTAINING   A   DESCRIPTION   OF   THE 

BOUNDARY     LINE     OF     THE     CITY 

AND    ALSO     A     DESCRIPTION    OF    THE    CHANGES    WHICH 

HAVE   BEEN  MADE  IN  IT  BY  ANNEXATIONS,  ETC., 

FROM  THE  DATE  OF   THE   SETTLEMENT 

OF  THE  TOWN  TO  1910. 


BOSTON  COLLtut  Ub;i?>H 
CHESTNUT  HILL,  MA 

CITY  OF  BOSTON 

PRINTING  DEPARTMENT 

1910 


I  E 


CHESTNUT  Hia.dM,^;'6; 


OCT  2  I  '88 


The  Names  of  the  S  T  R  E  E  T  S,  Lanes  &  Alleys, 


Within  the  Town  of  ^ojlon  in  ^erU'En^lartif. 

At  a  Meeting  ef  thi  Free-hsUtn  a»J other  Inhditam  of  tkt Town  of  "Ra^on,  Juely  QuatifeJ^  Warned acctrt/ingta  Law,  l^tgComefiedattheTowHhoffe,  the  lid.  diy 

n  iliis  Town,  as  they  flull  judge  meet  &  convenicnl, 
irdingly  recorded  in  the  Town  Book. 


c/ September,  Anno  Domini 
VittJt  Thar  the  Scledmen  of  this  Town  arc  impowered  to  AHign  &  Fix  Names,  unto  the  fcvctal  Streets  and  Lanes 

s  followech, 


HE  bro»d  Street  or  Way  from  the  Old  ForrificatiDn  I     37.  The  Alley  leading  from  ihetndofWater-Street.tTTTODgh 

-  -  [he  Neck,  leading;  into  the  Town  as  far  as  the     Mr.  OU-vtr,  Land  by  OM,  into  Milk  Street.  COOpetfJ  aUCP. 

•_.    .    &  ^ -.* — .    I      jS.The  Way  leading  from  WaterSireet.  paffing  between 


late  Dejcon  Elm%  corner.     fiDianfiC  ©tttCt. 

a.  The  Way  below  the  laie  Deacon  JLh<,t\  Bnrn.lead- 

ing  fromOrange  SireciEanetly  by  the  SeaSidc  ffiEECl)  ^tlCCC. 

3.  The  Way  leading  Eaflerly  from  the  faid    Deacon  Z>m, 

corner,  pafling  by  thclate  Deacon  A^tm.  e^cen^'ng  ir  '"  -^ 

.  The  Way  leading  froi 


Cffer  street. 

Effex  Street,    exiendingSoutherly  into  Beech  Street,  and  fo 
down  to  the  Saa.         "  l!\atlflf0l6g  JLatie. 

T-  The  Way  leading  from  the  late  Capt  fi-jyt.  corner 
Weftetly,  to  the  bottom  of  the  Common,  with  the  return 
Southerly  down  to  the  Sea.  JfrOBfi  HflnC. 

6.  The  Si  teet  from  the  comer  of  thcHoufe  now  in  (he  Tenure 
of  Capt.  Turftty,  nigh  Deacon  LUou  corner,  leading  Northerly 
as  far  as  Dr  OjttA  corner.  jaeUbfiUEp  ^KXZZt. 

7.  The  New  Alley  between  Mr.  B^  &  Dxtmu  inNe^vbury 
Street  leading  Wefterly  into  the  Common,        !^08S  3Ifep. 


and  Mr.  flnVgiami  landi  into  Mi 
;9.  The  Lane  pafUng  from  WatcrStrcet 


irding  to  the  Kar 


banners  lane. 

into  Milk  Street,  ac 
haihbeen  foi 


Towns  Watering  place, 
I.  TheWay  leading  from  Joht  XJ^n,  Efq  his  Barn  Soi 


.  Oitr,  Bar 


^onb  Street. 

lis  Barn  Southerlv 

^'ttQ%t  Street. 

■  .nd-lltec(,Norih- 

l&UnbUane, 


into  EiTex  Sti  _ 

10.  TheWay  leading  fromthelowerendofPond-lli 
Eallerlyimo  Church  Green,  by  Sumi 

11.  The  Way  fromCswi/i  cotnerinNcwbuty  Si     .  .      _. 
Wedetlv  irito  the  Common.  Cllcft  street, 

13.  TheWay ftomE<,V<',cotnermgh[hcupper end ofSummcr 
Street,  leading  Weflerly  into  the  Common  mixAZX  S>trCet. 

ty  The  Street  leading  Eaftcrly  from  Dr.  Ofl*('(  corner  in 
Newbury  Street,  pafling  by  the  Houfc  of  C 


tending 


Rummer  street. 


Sum 


gdow 


eetjle^dio^ Southerly  to  Windmill 
t6.  The  Street  leading  from  P(« 
i  of  Summer  Street,  paffing  by  1 


1  formerly  known. 

3I0VI1EBS  Hanc. 

.The  Way  paffing  Round  theOldMeeiinE-Houfe. 

CUurcg  Square. 

Tiio  Way  leading frOmCornH. II, inclvding  ihe  vnyes 
ich  fide  of  the  Town  Houfe,  extending   Lafterly  to  the 

Bins  Street. 

The  Street  leading  from  'Mi.Ditlntt  corner  in  Corn  Hill 
misn-s  corner  at  the  upper  end  of  Hanover  Street. 

iSimtn  @)trcet, 

The  Way  leading  from  theManfion  Houfe  of  the  late 
LjnJt  Efq.  by  CapL  S^uikith,  extending  as  far  ai 
■*ii-i./,.7J.  corner.  (CtCfl  fil^OUnt  .dtrCCt. 

The  Way  leading  from  Aft  Vs corner  neat  Col,  rou-n/inA, 
parting  through  the  Common  alongby  Mr.  Shrefi  into  Frog 

Common  street. 

7  leading  Eaderly  from   the  Common,  on  the 

North  fide  of  Madam  C/jlrr.  Houfc,        ItUm  againSincP. 

4«.  The  Way  leading  from  the  Exchange  in  King  Street, 

paffing  by  Mrs,  (■i:ff,;/s  intoWater  Street,      jfuSBinQ  JLanC. 

7.  The  Way  leadine  from  Kine  Street,  bv    ihe   Houfc  of 

:  AJdi«£U»  Efq.  V 


J  North- e 
mnf„.  Wate-houfc. 

74.  The  New  way  fromUnion  Sh 
between  the  buildings  of  the  late  Capi 

The  Alley  by  Capt.  Ahij^b  S-^-p./ 


ly  to  Creek 
7^-   The  way  between  Capt,  W-n/iri  and  Mi 
Anne  Street  leading  to  the  Wharfes  by  the 


nigh  the  Conduit, 
Jock,  as  far  ai  Mr. 

^tQi  £9at6et 

.ffingSouchwederly 
ipftfr  C/.ir*  dcceafed. 

iinotp  Court. 
>cottolb0  ancf' 


leCommon  KfliuronsTLanc 


;r  Street  IQlU^OppailCr' 


eading South-Eallcrly  from  Mr.  Ft 
-      ■  -■  n  Cow  Lane,     UOrtg  JLatlC. 

aa.  The  Way  le'ading  Southerly  fr 


.  The   Street  where 


c,  paffing  c 
JO.  The  way  leading  from  tl 

It.  The 
fing  by  Ml 

othc  lower  end  ofCold-lane. 

ri.    The   way    laadirs   from  E 
uflice  Lyniti  Failure,  extending 

iheNocthetty 


fflpacRctiULane. 

'  rmerly  the  Caflle- 
^U.^i-^j,  wharffe  to 

Crabl)  %wnt. 


Cambntige  istrret. 


'iPafiurc.toMr./' 
ay  fro: 


OltbEt  Street. 

Fort-Hill  to  M^n,\ 

CoDd  Hsiu. 


of  Summer  St 
Kith  the  retui  .  _.    

jftononDer  ilane, 


Eafterly  by  Capi  Bcnntn.into  the  Ropi  walk.lEtnaiCI' B  lane. 

a6.  TheWay  from  the  upper    --■■     '■'--      ' 
Hill  leading  Eaflerly,  paffing  by 

17.  The  Way  leading  from  the  Northerly  Si 
paffing  down  Eaflerly  by  the  Old  Brew  hou 


1  ofCo> 

■,  Jifiph  HMni,  down  ic 

<£!tti6e'6  Hane. 


ing  from  titUi 

•      ■    "-      V.  e« ..  .,. 

Satterv  fi^arcb. 

ijsLaneonForiHifl, 

the  Ropc-waik.     jBEUBcris  jLane. 


Milk  Street,  paffing  by  the  Battery, 

'.  TheWaylcadingSoutherlyfromG(ii7iIjneon  ForTHi?lj 


ra^ng  by  . „.„. 

jo.Thc  Way  from  Ut.Wugb',  corner,  leading  Northwefterly 
by  the  Latm  School,  extending  as  far  as  MnWhiuimhi  comer 
^    ,„     ,    ,.      ,  SceoOl  Attttt! 

The  Way  leatJing  from  Mrs.  iybittimb,  corner  weflerly 
and  fo  down  to  the 

beacon  ^Street. 

the  Common  unto  Mr  ABm  Orchard.  ©ablCg  JLaOC. 
; ).  The  Way  leading  from  Beacon  Street,  between  Capt 
'f«T>L  and  Madam  Sbrimpiimi  Paflure,  up  to  Gentry  Hill 

Centrp  4>tnet. 


htough  the  i 


;4.  The  Street  from  the  lowei^end  ofSchi 
Northerly  ah 


.  The  Way  k 
owerendif: 

luf  lane. 


JingftomaTcncr 


CowifiiU, 
^prfns.  JLaiu. 
Mlater  Mmt. 


fS.  Thi  way 
juate,  to  Mada 

17,  The  way  leading  from  Mr  Aftrr 


ebytf 


r  of  the  Ware-Houft,  formerly 
M;jor  Divn'f.  COIH  ffl^acfief. 

(S,  The  Alley  leading  fromMr.Mfunf/frrj  in  Corn  Marker 
to  Capt  Fi>cfi  corner  in  King-flrett.  PlCrfCS  Sllcp: 

r?.  The  way  leading  from  Juflite  P.>;m(r/  Ware-Houfe  in 
Corn-market,  up  10  Mr.  Mmtth  btildingi,      CO^n  Cotirt. 

60.  The  way  leading  from  Mrs-  Builiti  corner,  atthe  lowei 
End  of  King-flteet,totheSwinEingBndge,&from  thence  to  the 
lower  end  ofHW«-»/;»  Whaiffe.  flPefCljantS  IBOtfa, 

fii.The  way  leadingftomP/.(t,'scorner,p.iffing  Northwefter- 
ly by  the  Sign  of  theDragontothe  Mill  Pond.amort  .fettCet. 


SittJinSfnoflE  lane. 

corner  at  the  lower  end  of 
lets  Whaifi,      °  '  jfiyj  ^tlttt. 

The  way  leading  Northwelterly  from  Mr,  Tb,r.iai\  cor. 
Anne  Street.  ©aOOerS  SlHe^. 

The  Street  leadin;-  f".m   rhp  Will  i-.^~    S.-_.l_  ,^ 
KU,.J,„c,Chrh 

'he  way  leadingNot 

idge,asfarasMr.G«jCorncrinPrince.fl;eci3BacRS&trECt 
■^••-■■-.y  leading  from  the  Mi""      ■-  -    -■      - 
pne-hcufe,  e 


rtheriy. 


orner  at  the  end  of  I 

iS^itmie  Street. 

erlyfromStfltiiirjo  co_rnct  nigh  the 


The  wayfromtheAWi.u'(A''rendofa=/. 


of  the  late  Capt.  Timwi 
The    way  from 


to  (he  Sea. 

crofs  fetreet- 

"    -:  A w,«  paffing 

■II  Pond,   ©lo  mav. 

r^r.pjffingby.heHoufc 

WiQtib  Sane. 

ill  S",cr.  leading 

iBccr  Ham. 

envcen    the    late 

■fiT,  IhcpinCroft- 

.  The  Alley  leading  fromF7jJ,  Sirn,  between  the  Lands  of 

Cliri  Efq  and  thelucceffiju  of  Mr.Sjmw/  Gflffoe.Deceafed, 

Middle-flreet.  @AUop0  flllef. 

,.  The  Si,t,i  leadingNorthweftetly  fr<Lim  //err./;  corner  in 

Middtc-ftreet,  piffing  by  the  Houfe  formerly  the  fign  of  the 

BlackHorre,exiendinEWtheS«atFerry-way-Pr(nCE.fttreet 

88.  The  Jf«rlead;ngNortherly  from  the  end  of  *,-...(  .rtr«. 

nigh  Mr.  j/o^r  OuA.,  extending  io  the  Se«.  JJortt)  Streeti 


oMr, 


The  Alley  leading  Ncrih 

c  into  Middle  ateei. 

Meeting- Houfe,     including  t 


Vj7r.J,frcmtl 
;   Southerly 


fleet  Street, 

leNorihMeeting- 


,     „  .._    frde  of  the 

Watch-Houfe.  ciatSfj  ^duatt* 

The  Way  leading  South  Eaflerly  from  the  North  N' 


;.  The  way  leading  from  Mr. 
Doek-fquaroito  Jullice  tjit'r  co 

The  way  leading  from  (T/n^ 


^onoftft  felreet. 


Lane  to  Mt.Clmfi  Church, 
e.  SuMibhl,  to  Queen-ftreet, 

©tattle  street. 

6(  The  new  way  leading  from  Mr,  VtOcrJ,  corner  in  Bfji-U- 
flrcct.ihro'MrBr(i»flf,YardintoQu£en-ftreet5mier0IIane 

66,Tl.e  way  leading  Northweflet  y  from  Mr.  W.."„'s  corner  m 
Hanovcr-flreet,  down  to  the  Mill  I'ond,  COltt  SanC- 

67.  The  way  leading  from  Capt. Brti/.iBfiMi  corner  nigh  the 
Mill- bridge,  10  the  corner  of  Capt.  Fiubti  Tenement  inUnion 

jmB™£.i  corner  inMuifiulliLane, 

Cteeli  sane. 
&ait  nam. 

iMrtOii.   cor- 

Union  s,y»t.  Spar©  Kane. 

71,  The  way  leading  from  the  fign  of  the  Star  m  H^inover 
Strc«p,4ffiogNonherlybehindCap(£vfl-,«,houleEinfiailp. 


6S,  Thcway Icadingfromi 

pafHng  by  Mr.  fiulfiidei,  to  S 

69.  The  way  leading  from 


eading  from  Creek  Lane, 


71.  the 
of  Crofi 


,ay   frn 


o£%/«iuc. 


anne  street- 


ing-Houle  intoFilhSti 
9)  TheWayleadir 
ly  byCapt.ri«.  ajFH 
94.  Tho  Wayleadii 

between    CoL    Fi?ir' 


&tr«t. 

riy  from  Mr*,  ff'^/l-p  cornet 
Ir.  Fnz-^i;  into  Fleet  Street. 

®atOcn  Court. 

Street  leading  Northerly  fro 


nigh  Scnrlti 
■  The 
o  the 
The  Way 'leading 


96.  The  Way  leading  Norti 

the  Ferry  way  by  HuilorC,  Point,         %XXi  jftttect. 

-.  ,.,.     'jaj^g  Wefterly  along  the  (bore  from  Hurf/cn't 

Stream  by  Mr,0(fjShipyard-jferrf  OUap. 


).  The  Way  leading  from 


Cbartcr  S>\xttt. 

rnerin Prince  Street, 

^alem  ^rtcct. 


/(1//m. 


.  The  Way  kading  South  Eaflerly  fro 


JLofie  Street. 

The  Alley  leading  from  the  Burying  pbce  in  Charter 
■>  AJk,mi  Lime  Kiln  in  Lyn  Street.  JLimC  9llCp. 
The  Alley  leading  from  Charter-ftreit  down  hv  Brnj. 
-sinLyn-flreet.  J»llDtng  ^^tler. 

~-      ■'•      ■     ■■       -        -     tcr-flreei  down  by  Mrs, 

I^etictimaiiSllane. 


Siir*Vs  into  Lyn-fti 
The  Alley  I 
"OLgbiShtpY: 
-       Mley 

Ship-flreei. 
■1(    ■"     ' 
oShipffti 

Ship-fit'eet, 


le  Alley  leading  fromNe 
jShip-flreecneariheN 
.  The  Alley  leading  fro 


"j&aiutation  a^lpp- 
BaiVen^llatterp  ailep- 
"ffjiljiIeKrEasanev- 


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In  Board  of  Aldermen,  October  18,  1909. 

Ordered,  That  the  Board  of  Street  Commissioners  be 
authorized  to  prepare  and  pubhsh  a  revised  hst  of  streets, 
courts  and  places  in  the  City  of  Boston,  similar  to  that  pub- 
lished by  the  said  Board  in  1901,  the  expense  of  publishing 
said  book  to  be  charged  to  the  appropriation  for  City  Council, 
incidental  expenses.  Said  edition  to  consist  of  2,500  copies, 
1,500  of  which  shall  be  distributed  under  the  direction  of  the 
Committed  on  Printing,  and  1,000  copies  to  be  reserved  for 
sale  to  the  public  by  the  City  Messenger  on  terms  to  be  fixed 
by  the  Mayor. 

Passed.  Sent  down  for  concurrence.  November  4  came 
up  concurred. 

Approved  by  the  Mayor  November  16, 1909. 

A  true  copy. 

.  Attest:  W.  J.  Doyle, 

Assistant  City  Clerk. 


Salem  D.  Charles, 
James  A.  Gallivan, 
John  H.  Dunn, 
Board  of  Street  Co^nmissioners. 


J.  J.  O'Callaghan, 

Secretary. 


PREFACE. 


The  present  volume  is  the  second  edition  of  the 
'^ Record  of  the  Streets,  Alleys,  Places,  etc.,  in  the  City 
of  Boston,"  and  the  fourth  publication  of  it  in  any 
form.  Two  of  its  previous  appearances  were  as  appen- 
dices to  the  annual  reports  of  the  Street  Laying-Out 
Department  for  the  years  1894  and  1896.  The  edition 
here  presented  consists  of  additions,  corrections  and 
amplifications  of  the  issue  of  1902,  and  was  made  in 
accordance  with  the  following  order: 

In  Board  op  Aldermen,  October  18,  1909. 

Ordered:  That  the  Board  of  Street  Commissioners  be  authorized  to 
prepare  and  publish  a  revised  list  of  streets,  courts  and  places  in  the  City 
of  Boston,  similar  to  that  published  by  the  said  Board  in  1901,  the  expense 
of  publishing  said  book  to  be  charged  to  the  appropriation  of  City  Council, 
incidental  expenses.  Said  edition  to  consist  of  2,500  copies,  1,500  of 
which  shall  be  distributed  under  the  direction  of  the  Committee  on  Print- 
ing, and  1,000  copies  to  be  reserved  for  sale  to  the  public  by  the  City 
Messenger  on  terms  to  be  fixed  by  the  Mayor. 

Passed.     Sent  down  for  concurrence.     November  4  came  up  concurred. 

Approved  by  the  Mayor,  November  16,  1909. 

It  may  not  be  out  of  place  to  here  give  a  brief  state- 
ment regarding  the  origin  of  this  work,  the  source  from 
which  the  material  was  gathered,  the  fundamental  base 
upon  which  it  rests,  and  the  process  of  evolution  through 
a  period  of  200  years  of  the  modest  first  list  of  the  town 
ways  to  the  pretentious  Record  of  the  Streets  of   1910. 

We  have,  unfortunately,  very  little  specific  informa- 
tion regarding  the  streets  during  the  early  colonial  period, 
there  having  been  no  list  of  them  prepared,  and  such 
knowledge  as  we  do  possess  regarding  them  during  that 
time  has  been  gathered  at  random  from  the  various 
early  record  books  of  the  town.  There  is  little  doubt, 
however,  that  some  of  the  thoroughfares  and  many  of 
the  minor  ways  shown  in  the  first  list  published  are 
identical  with  those  that  had  been  in  use  from  the 
earliest  days  of  the  settlement,  and  from  this  list  we 
can  proceed  to  the  present  time  with  some  fair  degree 
of  accuracy.  Abundant  evidence  exists  that  there  was 
much  attention  given  by  the  early  inhabitants  to  these 
ancient  ways,  although  it  would  scarcely  be  so  assumed 


vi  List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston. 

from  the  spider  web  like  manner  in  which  they  appear 
to  have  been  allowed  to  develop ;  yet  this  very  devious- 
ness  did  but  add  character  and  picturesqueness  to  the 
quaint  old  town.  Perhaps  during  the  entire  colonial 
period  scarcely  a  way  was  worthy  of  the  name  street; 
yet  in  those  ways,  lanes  and  by-paths,  crooked,  narrow 
and  insignificant  though  they  may  have  been,  there 
was  from  the  beginning  a  vital  interest  taken;  measures 
were  adopted  to  prevent  encroachments,  others  were 
established  to  promote  and  enforce  cleanliness  in  them, 
and  precaution  was  taken  to  prevent  the  occurrence 
and  spread  of  fire.  Only  six  years  after  the  date  of 
the  settlement  we  find  upon  the  old  record  books  the 
following  order  or  ordinance: 

The  4th  of  the  8th  month,  October,  1636. 
Att  a  meeting  this  day,  it  was  agreed  and  ordered  that  from  this  day 
there  shall  noe  house  at  all  be  built  in  this  towne  neere  unto  any  of  the 
streets  or  laynes  therein,  but  with  the  advise  and  consent  of  the  overseers  of 
the  townes  occassions  for  the  avoyding  of  disorderly  building  to  the  incon- 
venience of  streets  and  laynes,  and  for  the  more  comely  and  Commodious 
ordering  of  them  upon  the  forfeyture  for  every  house  built  Contrarie  to 
this  order,  of  such  some  as  the  ouerseers  shall  see  fitting  under  the  sume 
of  Xlb.  [Boston  Town  Records,  1634-1660,  City  Doc.  No.  46  for  year 
1881,  p.  9.] 

From  this  time  forward  a  multitude  of  votes,  orders, 
etc.,  regarding  the  old  ways  appear  upon  the  town  books 
in  both  the  Selectmen's  Records  and  Town  Records. 
There  came  a  day,  however,  when  to  every  good  citizen 
desirous  of  observing  order  it  was  evident  that  there 
should  be  some  comprehensive  list  of  these  streets  and 
ways  prepared,  that  they  not  only  might  receive  .official 
recognition,  but  that  there  should  be  appHed  to  them 
some  designation  by  which  they  might  in  future'  be 
known,  and  with  that  end  in  view  there  appeared  in 
the  town  warrant  an  article  bearing  on  the  subject, 
which  resulted  in  the  passage  of  the  following  order : 

In  Town  Meeting,  Septembr  22th.  1701. 

It  being  represented  to  the  Towne  that  as  yet  there  hath  been  no  Suffi- 
cient record  made  of  the  breadth  of  the  Severall  Streets  and  Highways 
belonging  to  the  Town. 

It  is  Voted  that  the  Select  men  do  cause  the  same  to  be  measured  and 
make  report  thereof  to  the  next  Town  Meeting.  [Boston  Town 
Records,  1700-1728,  City  Doc.  137  for  1882,  p.  24.] 

It  does  not  appear  that  the  instructions  given  the 
Selectmen  by  these  votes  were  carried  into  effect  until 
several  years  later  (1708),  when  the  following  order 
prepared  by  them  was  acted  upon  by  the  town: 


.    Preface.  vii 

May  the  3d,  1708. 
Ordered  that  the  Streets  Lanes  and  Alleys  of   this  Town   as   they 
are  now  bounded  and  named,  be  accordingly  recorded  in  the  Town  Booke 
w"^   are    as   followeth:    viz'.     [Boston   Town  Records,   1700-1728,  City 
Doc.  137  for  1882,  pp.  49-54.] 

The  list  contained  110  names,  and  an  order  for  print- 
ing it  was  passed  at  the  next  meeting  of  the  Selectmen, 
as  follows: 

May  the  10"^,  1708. 
Ordered  that  the  names  &  bounds  of   the  Streets,  Lanes  &  Alleys  of 
the  Town  be  forthwith  Transcribed   &  five  hundred  of  them  printed. 
[Selectmen's  Records,  1701-1715,  City  Doc.  No.  75  for  the  year  1884, 
p.  73.] 

This  was  published  as  a  Broadside  under  the  follow- 
ing title:  "  The  Names  of  the  Streets,  Lanes  &  Alleys 
within  the  Town  of  Boston,  in  New  England.  Printed 
by  Bartholomew  Green  in  Newbury  street.  Sold  by  the 
Booksellers,  1708,  Price  3d." 

The  size  of  the  sheet  was  13|  inches  by  18  inches,  and 
it  appeared  during  the  week  of  May  27,  1708.  (See 
Sewall  papers.  Vol.  IL,  p.  225.) 

There  is  an  original  copy  preserved  in  the  library  of 
the  Massachusetts  Historical  Society,  and  another  in  the 
Boston  Public  Library. 

This  list,  then,  is  the  first  comprehensive  knowledge 
we  have  of  the  town  ways,  and  is  taken  as  the  starting 
point  for  the  investigation  into  the  changes  which  have 
been  made  in  the  nomenclature  of  our  highways,  as 
beyond  that  we  cannot  go  with  any  degree  of  certainty. 
In  some  cases,  however,  notably  that  of  Sudbury  street, 
there  is  suflBcient  authentic  evidence  to  warrant  an 
earlier  date,  and  in  all  such  cases  the  earliest  date  is 
given.* 

While  no  list  of  the  town  ways  appeared  during  its 
life  under  the  Colonial  government,  the  period  immedi- 
ately following,  under  the  Provincial  government,  is 
favored  with  two,  one  being  the  official  list  of  1708, 
previously  mentioned,  and  the  other  a  subsequent 
unofficial  list  which  appeared  in  the  Vade  Mecum 
which  was  published  under  the  following  title: 

Vade  Mecum  for  America;  or  a  compa.nion  for  traders  and  travellers- 
Boston,  N.  E.,  Printed  by  S.  Kneeland  and  T.  Green,  for  D.  Henchman 
and  T.  Hancock,  1732. 

*  The  fac-simile  inserted  as  a  frontispiece  to  this  volume  is  repro- 
duced in  actual  size  from  an  original  copy  in  the  possession  of  the 
Boston  Public  Library. 


viii  List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston. 

This  publication  made  its  appearance  on  April  24, 
1732.  There  is  an  original  copy  in  the  possession  of 
the  Bostonian  Society  at  their  rooms  in  the  Old  State 
House  and  another  copy  in  the  library  of  Harvard 
College. 

This  list  shows  that  changes  in  the  names  of  the  old 
ways  had  begun  to  be  made  and  that  new  ways  were 
laid  out.  Changes  of  a  various  nature  continued  to  be 
made  throughout  a  period  of  more  than  forty  years; 
then  came  the  Revolution  and  the  consequent  repudia- 
tion of  many  of  the  old  names  and  the  substitution  of 
colloquialisms,  factors  which  in  the  interests  of  harmony 
and  order  brought  about  a  demand  for  the  recognition 
of  these  ways  under  some  official  designation  and  resulted 
eventually  in  the  passage  of  the  following  order: 

In  town  meeting,  March  10,  1788,  it  was  ''Voted 
that  the  Selectmen  be  a  Committee  to  give  Names 
to  Streets  &  to  Record  the  same  Agreeably  to  said 
Articles  in  the  Warrant,"  and  the  following  report  was 
adopted  in  town  meeting  held  July  4,  1788:  "  Conform- 
ably to  a  Vote  of  the  Town  passed  the  10th  of  March 
1788,  Impowering  the  Selectmen '  to  give  names  to  such 
Streets  as  have  gone  by  different  Names  since  the  rev- 
olution and  to  record  the  same  in  the  Town  Books,  as 
Also  the  Names  of  such  Streets  as  have  not  been 
recorded' — the  following  Names  given  by  the  Select- 
men to  such  Streets  —  are  here  accordingly  Recorded  & 
the  Names  of  the  Other  Streets  —  may  be  seen  in  the 
Town  Book  N°.  2  page  293."  (Boston  Town  Records, 
Book  No.  8,  p.  81.  See  City  Doc.  101,  p.  178,  for  the 
year  1903.) 

This  list  constitutes  a  supplement  to  the  original  list 
printed  in  1708,  and  is  the  second  official  one  that 
had  been  prepared.  A  number  of  changes  in  the  names 
of  several  of  the  principal  thoroughfares  were  made, 
noticeably  the  substitution  of  American  and  Republican 
names  for  English  or  royal  ones. 

In  1800  a  second  unofficial  list  was  published  under  the 
following  title:  "  Names  of  the  Streets,  Lanes  and 
Alleys  in  the  Town  of  Boston.  Printed  by  Benjamin 
Edes  &  Sons,  Boston,  1800.  The  town  lies  N.  N.  E.  and 
S.  S.  W.  I^The  streets  are  reckoned  in  order  from 
the  Southward." 

In  1803  a  list  of  the  streets  appieared  in  the  Boston 
Directory  for  that  year.  This  was  the  fourth  issue  of 
that  publication,  but  the  first  to  print  a  street  list. 


Preface.  ix 

From  this  date  (1803)  the  directory  was  pubHshed 
intermittingl}^  to  1825,  and  from  that  date  it  has 
appeared  annually  to  the  present  time,  and  with  each 
issue,  as  a  part  of  the  volume,  there  has  been  included 
a  list  of  streets.  (For  information  in  detail  regarding 
the  street  list  contained  in  the  Boston  Directory  see 
Record  Commissioners'  Report  No.  10,  City  Doc.  150 
for  1886,  p.  166.) 

In  1817  there  appeared  a  third  unofficial  list  of  the 
streets  in  Shaw's  "  History  of  Boston,  1817." 

On  June  9,  1834,  a  third  official  list  of  the  streets  was 
reported  to  the  city  government  by  a  committee  of  the 
Board  of  Aldermen,  which  was  presented  in  three  parts: 

1.  A  list  showing  a  combination  of  the  original  list 
made  up  in  1708,  together  with  the  supplementary  list 
of  1788,  eliminating,  however,  such  streets  as  had 
appeared  in  either  but  had  previous  to  1834  been 
abandoned. 

2.  Streets,  lanes  and  alleys  which  had  been  in  use 
for  a  long  period  and  had  been  considered  public,  but 
of  which  no  official  record  of  laying  out  could  be  found, 
with  an  order  providing  for  their  formal  acceptance, 
which  was  adopted. 

3.  A  list  of  streets  laid  out  and  named  from  1788  to 
1834.  This  list  contained  the  South  Boston  streets. 
(City  Records,  Vol.  12,  p.  179.) 

These  three  lists  combined  gave  a  complete  list  of  the 
public  streets  to  the  year  1834. 

On  Sept.  15,  1834,  a  committee  of  the  Board  of 
Aldermen  presented,  with  an  order  for  adoption,  a  list 
of  names  which  had  by  them  been  selected  for  the 
new  streets  at  the  southerly  part  of  the  city  (the  Neck). 
(City  Records,  Vol.  12,  p.  3.) 

On  Oct.  17,  1842,  a  fifth  official  list  of  streets  pre- 
pared by  the  Committee  on  Laying  Out  and  Widening 
Streets  was  submitted  to  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and 
adopted.  This  list  contained  the  names  of  the  several 
streets  which  had  been  laid  out,,  discontinued  or  named 
since  the  date  of  the  last  report  of  the  committee  on 
the  subject  in  the  year  1834.  (Municipal  Record, 
Vol.  20,  p.  297.) 

In  1860  the  Board  of  Aldermen  authorized  the  prep- 
aration of  an  index  to  the  plans  contained  in  the 
records  in  the  Suffolk  Registry  of  Deeds.  It  was  com- 
piled with  great  care  by  Mr.  Francis  Lincoln,  who 
found  it  necessary  first  to  prepare  a  list  of  the  streets. 


X  List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston. 

with  the  various  names  they  had  borne  and  the  changes 
that  had  been  made  in  them  from  time  to  time. 

This  list  of  streets  was  preserved  and  placed  on  file 
in  the  registry  and  has  been  of  great  assistance  to 
lawyers  and  conveyancers. 

An  order  was  presented  to  the  Board  of  Aldermen  on 
April  13,  1868,  providing  for  changes  in  the  names  of 
a  number  of  streets  in  Boston  proper  and  Roxbury, 
which  was  intended  to  eliminate  the  confusion  caused 
by  the  duplication  of  names,  there  being  a  number  of 
streets  in  Roxbury  (recently  annexed)  bearing  the  same 
names  as  streets  in  Boston  proper.  The  order  was 
passed.  (Municipal  Records,  Vol.  46,  pp.  286-408, 
City  Doc.  No.  49,  1868.) 

On  Dec.  26,  1879,  the  Joint  Standing  Committee 
on  Ordinances  submitted  to  the  Common  Council  a 
report  consisting  of  a  statement  of  the  manner  in  which 
the  streets  of  the  city  had  been  named  and  their  names 
changed,  together  with  the  reasons  of  the  committee 
for  limiting  their  research  into  the  history  of  the  streets 
to  the  period  subsequent  to  1708,  and  explanation  of 
the  difficulty  of  the  work  and  the  process  by  which  the 
committee  had  arrived  at  the  result,  which  appeared  as 
Appendix  J  in  their  report.  (Doc.  No.  119  for  the 
year  1879.)  The  report  says:  "In  the  preparation  of 
'Appendix  J'  much  valuable  data  has  been  collected 
and  put  in  form  for  convenient  reference.  If  the  list 
is  corrected  and  revised  as  new  information  is  obtained 
or  errors  discovered,  it  will  in  time  furnish  a  tolerably 
correct  history  of  our  highways."  The  list  of  streets 
prepared  by  Mr.  Francis  Lincoln  in  1860  is  embodied 
in  this  list. 

This  was  undoubtedly  the  most  complete  list  of 
streets  that  had  yet  appeared,  but,  unfortunately,  it  was 
confined  exclusively  to  the  limits  of  Boston  proper.  A 
period  of  ten  years  had  elapsed  since  Roxbury  and 
Dorchester  had  been  annexed;  West  Roxbury,  Charles- 
town  and  Brighton  had  also  become  component  parts 
of  the  municipality,  and  great  confusion  soon  arose  in 
connection  with  the  duplication  of  the  street  names. 

As  a  measure  towards  eliminating  this  annoyance  the 
following  order  was  introduced: 

In  Board  of  Aldermen,  July  12,  1880. 

Order  for  the  Street  Commissioners  to  report  a  scheme  for  reducing 
the  dupHcate  names  of  highways,  the  expense  for  advertising  and  print- 
ing to  be  charged  to  incidentals. 


Preface.  xi 

In  accordance  with  the  above  order  the  Street  Com- 
missioners on  Dec.  27,  1880,  sent  the  following  com- 
munication to  the  City  Council:  "Report  of  the  Street 
Commissioners  on  the  Nomenclature  of  the  City's 
Streets,"  which  was  a  list  of  the  pubhc  streets  in  differ- 
ent parts  of  the  city  with  similiar  names,  and  "  the  title 
which  the  Commissioners  have  suggested  to  themselves 
as  suitable  for  such  of  those  streets  as  in  their  opinion 
should  be  renamed  and  appended  to  them."  Placed  on' 
file.     (See  City  Doc.  No.  141  for  the  year  1880.) 

During  the  same  year  (1880)  the  Board  of  Registrars 
of  Voters  published  a  list  of  streets  under  the  following 
title:  "List  of  Streets,  Avenues,  Courts,  Places,  Etc.," 
also  showing  the  numbers  and  divisions  of  those  extend- 
ing through  more  than  one  ward.  This  list  was  similar 
to  those  found  in  the  contemporaneous  directories;  no 
reference  was  made  to  their  history  or  mention  made 
of  obsolete  ways.  In  1888  there  was  a  reprint  of  this 
list,  corrected  to  date. 

The  list  of  streets  prepared  by  the  Committee  on 
Ordinances,  published  in  Doc.  No.  119  of  1879  and 
then  commonly  called  "Appendix  J,"  had  been  so 
well  received  and  its  merits  and  value  had  become 
so  obvious  that  there  came  to  be  a  demand  for  its 
republication  in  an  amplified  form  so  as  to  embrace 
the  entire  territory  of  the  city,  and  to  that  purpose  the 
following  order  was  introduced  in  the  City  Council: 

In  Board  of  Aldermen,  October  31,  1881. 

Ordered,  That  the  Committee  on  Ordinances  be  directed  to  furnish  the 
material  for  City  Document  No.  119  of  1879,  relating  to  the  nomenclature 
of  streets  which  shall  embrace  those  portions  of  the  city  not  included  in 
said  Document  No.  119,  together  with  a  statement  of  the  laying  out, 
acceptance,  discontinuance,  etc.,  of  the  several  streets  of  the  city. 

This  order,  together  with  one  transferring  the  sum 
of  $1,500  from  the  Reserve  Fund  for  this  purpose,  was 
passed  and  approved  by  the  Mayor  Dec.  9,  1881,  and 
again  the  following  year,  Dec.  21,  1882, 

On  Dec.  27,  1882,  Mr.  James  R.  Carret,  the  well 
known  conveyancer,  was  engaged  to  superintend  the 
compilation  of  this  list.  He  agreed  "to  prepare  for 
the  City  of  Boston  a  record  of  the  names  of  the 
streets  in  said  city  as  found  in  its  records  and  in  the 
records  of  the  several  cities  and  towns  which  have 
become  a  part  of  said  city  by  annexation,  said  record 
to   be   alphabetically   arranged,    and   to   embody   such 


xii  List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston, 

information  in  relation  to  names  of  streets  in  said  city 
as  said  Garret  may  obtain  from  other  sources." 

A  number  of  assistants  were  employed  by  him  upon 
this  work,  which  continued  over  a  period  of  more  than 
ten  years  but  never  assumed  definite  shape. 

In  1893  the  Board  of  Street  Commissioners  prepared 
a  list  of  streets  showing  the  dates  of  laying  out  and  the 
date  of  change  in  name  of  any  streets  which  had  taken 
place  from  the  time  of  the  establishment  of  the  com- 
mission, Jan,  21,  1871,  to  Jan.  21,  1894,  inclusive. 
This  list  was  published  as  an  appendix  to  their 
annual  report  for  the  year  1893.  (See  City  Doc,  No. 
35  for  the  year  1894.) 

Inquiries  by  conveyancers,  operators  in  real  estate 
and  others  were  repeatedly  made  regarding  the  status, 
etc.,  of  many  of  the  streets  situated  in  the  outlying  ter- 
ritory; the  absence  of  definite  knowledge  regarding 
them  frequently  became  embarrassing  and  the  Board 
became  impressed  with  the  fact  that  it  was  necessary 
that  something  should  soon  be  done  to  provide  a  record 
of  these  ways  for  the  use  of  the  department. 

Mr.  Carret  was  interviewed  in  regard  to  the  progress 
of  the  work  in  that  line  which  he  had  undertaken  in 
1882,  and  it  was  found  that  diligent  research  for  a  period 
covering  a  number  of  years  had  been  made  in  the 
records  of  the  several  cities  and  towns,  and  the  lists 
enumerated  below  had  been  used  to  much  advantage : 

List  of  streets  prepared  by  the  city  of  Roxbury. 

List  of  streets  prepared  by  the  town  of  Dorchester. 

List  of  streets  prepared  by  the  city  of   Charlestown. 

List  of  streets  prepared  by  the  town  of  Brighton. 

The  above  named  lists  are  on  file  in  the  office  of  the 
City  Clerk  of  Boston. 

Much  time  had  been  spent  in  the  Registries  of  Deeds 
for  Suffolk,  Norfolk  and  Middlesex  Counties,  and  the 
files  of  all  the  public  record  offices  had  been  carefully 
examined;  maps,  atlases,  the  various  local  histories 
and  other  authorities  had  been  consulted,  and  a  vast 
amount  of  material  and  data  had  been  collected  but 
never  put  in  shape  for  pubhcation;  the  money  appro- 
priated in  1882  to  carry  on  the  work  having  been 
exhausted,  and  with  httle  prospect  of  a  further  appro- 
priation being  made,  the  work  had  come  to  an  abrupt 
end.  What  Mr.  Carret  had  accomplished  was  found  to 
be  remarkably  complete,  but  it  was  regretted  that 
there  was  little  prospect  of  his  finishing  it.     He  was 


Preface.  xiii 

reluctant  to  continue  it  in  any  event,  having  found  the 
work  of  greater  magnitude  and  more  perplexing  than 
he  had  anticipated.  The  Board  of  Street  Commis- 
sioners finally  decided  to  utilize  the  material  gathered 
by  him  and  his  assistants  and  to  prepare  the  work 
themselves. 

Mr.  J.  H.  Jenkins,  Mr.  John  W.  Morrison  and  Mr. 
Irwin  C.  Cromack  were  employed  by  the  Board  to  work 
in  collaboration  in  the  preparation  of  a  list  of  the  ways 
of  the  city,  to  be  published  without  delay. 

These  gentlemen,  with  long  terms  of  service  with 
the  city  in  departments  intimately  connected  with  the 
laying  out  of  its  streets,  were  possessed  of  a  special 
knowledge  regarding  them  and  were  eminently  fitted 
and  qualified  to  carry  this  important  undertaking  to  a 
successful  and  satisfactory  completion. 

After  much  laborious  and  perplexing  work  in  col- 
lecting and  arranging  the  data  collected  by  their  prede- 
cessor the  list  assumed  shape,  and  the  first  complete 
record  of  the  streets,  courts,  places,  etc.,  of  the  entire 
city  was  ready  to  be  presented  to  the  public.  Its 
appearance  was  made  as  ^'Appendix  B"  in  the  annual 
report  of  the  Street  Laying-Out  Department  for  the 
year  1894.     (City  Doc.  No.  35  for  1895.) 

Although  this  list  fell  far  short  of  reaching  a  state  of 
perfection  it  was  decidedly  superior  to  anything  of  a 
similar  nature  that  had  yet  appeared,  and  the  fact 
that  it  gave  mention  of  and  some  historical  record  for 
each  and  every  present  or  ancient  way  in  any  part  of 
the  city  was  a  meritorious  feature  not  possessed  by 
any  work  resembling  it. 

This  list  was  followed  the  following  year,  1896,  by  a 
list  prepared  by  the  Board  of  Election  Commissioners. 

The  redi vision  of  the  wards  of  the  city  in  1895,  under 
authority  of  chapter  417  of  the  Acts  of  the  Legis- 
lature of  1893  (the  first  made  to  become  operative 
since  1875),  with  the  radical  changes  in  both  ward  and 
precinct  lines,  made  it  imperative  for  departmental  use 
that  the  list  of  streets  prepared  by  the  Registrars  of 
Voters  and  published  in  1888  should  be  revised.  This 
was  consequently  done  and  a  limited  edition  printed 
in  1896,  under  the  following  title:  ''List  of  Streets, 
Avenues,  Places,  Etc."  This  list  also  showed  the 
numbers  and  divisions  of  those  extending  through 
more  than  one  ward  or  precinct,  together  with  the 
location  of  hotels,  apartment  houses,  etc. 


xiv  List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston. 

As  previously  stated  this  was  simply  a  revision  of 
the  list  published  in  1888,  corrected  to  date. 

During  the  same  year,  1896,  the  ''List  of  Streets, 
Courts,  Places,  Etc.,  in  Boston,"  published  as  "Appen- 
dix B"  in  the  report  of  the  Street  Laying-Out  Depart- 
ment for  the  year  1894,  was  revised  by  Mr.  Cromack, 
one  of  the  compilers  of  the  original  edition,  and  many 
additions  and  corrections  made. 

An  innovation  in  this  edition  was  the  introduction 
of  the  reference  to  all  plans  showing  any  official  action  on 
the  part  of  the  city  in  connection  with  the  naming, 
laying  out,  widening  or  discontinuance  of  any  of  its 
highways  since  1851 — information  which  later  proved 
to  be  very  useful  and  valuable.  This  revised  edition 
was  again  included  in  the  annual  report  of  the  Street 
Laying-Out  Department,  this  time  in  that  for  the  year 
1896.     (See  City  Doc.  No.  30  for  the  year  1897.) 

The  two  editions  of  this  ''List  of  Streets,  Courts, 
Places,  Etc.,"  published  by  the  Street  Laying-Out 
Department  had  each  been  very  limited  and  naturally 
speedily  became  exhausted,  while  the  demand  con- 
tinued. Important  changes  were  constantly  taking 
place,  and  many  lawyers  and  conveyancers  were  with- 
out copies  of  what  had  been  printed  and  there  was  a 
great  deal  of  urgency  for  its  republication. 

The  Street  Commissioners  had  already  twice  pub- 
Ushed  this  most  expensive  list  and  could  hardly  see 
their  way  clear  to  present  the  public  with  another 
edition.  Eventually,  however,  the  matter  was  brought 
to  the  attention  of  the  city  government,  resulting  in  the 
introduction  of  the  following  order: 

In  Board  of  Aldermen,  July  8,  1901. 

Ordered,  That  the  Board  of  Street  Commissioners  be  requested  to 
prepare  and  pubhsh  a  revised  hst  of  streets,  courts  and  places  in  the  City 
of  Boston,  similar  to  that  pubhshed  by  said  Board  in  1896,  the  expense 
of  publishing  said  list  to  be  charged  to  the  appropriation  for  City  Council, 
incidental  expenses. 

Passed.    Sent  down  for  concurrence.     September  27  came  up  concurred. 

Approved  by  the  Mayor  September  30,  1901. 

The  compliance  with  this  order  was  something  more 
of  an  undertaking  than  was  that  of  the  revision  of  the 
first  issue  of  this  list.  An  interval  of  six  years  having 
elapsed  between  the  date  of  that  pubhcation  and  the 
introduction  of  this  order,  during  which  time  many 
public  and  private  improvements  had  been  made  and 
frequent  official  action  in  connection  with  the  streets 


Preface.  xv 

had  occurred,  it  can  be  readily  inferred  that  the 
volume  of  additional  matter  to  be  introduced  into  this 
new  list  was  of  no  little  consequence. 

Under  authority  of  chapter  298  of  the  Acts  of  the 
Legislature  of  1898  the  alleys  had  now  found  a  stand- 
ing in  the  nomenclature  of  the  city  ways,  and  under 
authority  of  the  above  mentioned  act  and  that  of  chap- 
ter 323  of  the  Acts  of  the  Legislature  of  1891  and  amend- 
ments thereto  many  of  them  had  become  public,  and 
the  information  to  be  inserted  regarding  them  alone 
was  of  much  importance  and  interest. 

The  work  in  connection  with  the  revision  of  this  list 
was  again  undertaken  by  Mr.  Cromack  and  by  Mr. 
William  H.  Macmann.  The  latter,  having  long  been 
employed  in  the  Engineering  Department  of  the  city, 
was  familiar  with  the  records  of  the  present  streets, 
and  had  acquired  much  valuable  knowledge  of  the  old 
ways,  their  history  being  a  subject  to  which  he  had 
given  much  attention  and  study. 

The  publication  appeared  now  for  the  first  time, 
independent  of  any  city  document,  under  the  title,  ''A 
Record  of  the  Streets,  Alleys,  Places,  Etc.,  in  the  City 
of  Boston." 

In  an  appendix  was  printed  a  description  of  the 
boundary  line  of  the  city  as  well  as  those  of  the  wards 
and  the  aldermanic  districts,  also  a  codification  by 
the  Corporation  Counsel  (Mr.  Andrew  J.  Bailey)  of  the 
legislative  acts  in  force  Jan.  1,  1902,  authorizing  the 
laying  out  and  construction  of  public  works  in  the  City 
of  Boston  and  making  assessments  therefor. 

On  May  1,  1906,  a  list  of  streets  was  published  under 
the  following  title:  '^ Boston's  Streets,  also  its  Avenues, 
Courts,  Places,  Etc.,"  showing  the  numbers  and  divi- 
sions of  those  extending  through  more  than  one  ward 
or  precinct,  together  with  the  location  of  hotels,  apart- 
ment houses,  institutions,  hospitals,  etc.  It  was  pre- 
pared by  the  Board  of  Street  Commissioners  of  the  City 
of  Boston,  in  accordance  with  the  following  order: 

Ordered,  That  the  Street  Laying-Out  Department  be  requested  to 
prepare  an  edition  of  fifteen  hundred  copies  of  a  list  of  streets,  avenues, 
courts,  places,  etc.,  by  wards  and  precincts,  showing  numbers  and 
divisions  of  those  extending  through  more  than  one  ward  or  precinct, 
together  with  the  location  of  hotels,  apartment  houses,  etc.,  the  same 
to  be  printed  as  a  public  document,  the  expense  of  same  to  be  charged 
to  the  appropriation  for  incidental  expenses.  City  Council. 

Order  passed  in  concurrence  April  9,  1906. 


xvi  List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston. 

The  present  issue,  consisting  of  the  "Record  of  the 
Streets,  Alleys,  Places,  Etc.,  in  the  City  of  Boston," 
was  prepared,  as  has  been  previously  stated,  in  accord- 
ance with  an  order  of  the  City  Council,  approved 
Nov.  16,  1909.  An  interval  of  eight  years,  nearly 
a  decade,  has  elapsed  since  its  last  appearance,  and  in 
its  revision  the  list  has  undergone  many  changes.  All 
the  above  mentioned  lists  have  many  times  been  con- 
sulted, as  well  as  other  sources  of  official  information, 
and  no  pains  have  been  spared  to  make  the  record  of 
each  street  or  way  as  perfect  as  possible.  Numerous 
grade  crossing  acts  of  the  Legislature,  with  the  inci- 
dental changes  in  lines  and  grades  of  the  streets  in 
connection  with  them,  was  a  source  of  much  additional 
matter.  An  innovation  has  been  made  in  the  intro- 
duction of  street  numbers,  somewhat  more  specifically 
locating  the  ways.  A  street  is  now  described  from 
the  number  on  the  terminating  way  at  the  point  of  its 
intersection,  an  addition  which  will  doubtless  appeal 
to  many. 

Another  notable  feature  is  the  introduction  into  the 
list  of  the  bridges  of  every  description  within  the  city's 
limits,  with  a  brief  history  of  each,  which  it  is  to  be 
hoped  a  future  edition  may  amplify  and  perfect. 

The  revision  of  the  old  list  and  the  preparation  of 
this  volume  was  again  intrusted  to  Mr.  Cromack  and 
Mr.  Macmann,  and  the  thorough  manner  in  which 
the  previous  revision  was  made  should  be  a  sufficient 
guaranty  of  the  quality  of  the  work  to  be  found  in  the 
present  edition. 

The  date  of  this  publication  is  a  singularly  appro- 
priate one,  as  it  almost  precisely  marks  the  passage  of 
two  centuries  since  the  appearance  of  that  little  first 
list  of  110  names  in  1708. 

The  Board  considers  this  list  to  be  the  most  com- 
plete and  satisfactory  ''Record  of  Streets"  that  they 
have  yet  had  the  pleasure  to  present. 


LIST  OF  STREETS,   COURTS,   PLACES,   ETC.,   IN 
BOSTON. 


EXPLANATION. 

The  date  following  the  name  is  supposed  to  be  the  time  at  which  the  street  or  way 
first  received  that  name. 

Streets  marked  with  an  *  are,  in  the  opinion  of  the  Street  Commissioners,  public 
highways. 

Streets  marked  with  a  t  are  public  in  part. 

B.     .     .     .     Boston  Proper,  prior  to  annexation'ofRoxbury  in  1868. 

Rox.      .     .     Roxbury,  as  it  existed  at  time  of  annexation  in  1868. 

Dor.      .     .     Dorchester,  as  it  existed  at  time  of  annexation  in  1870. 

So.  B.    .     .     South  Boston,  as  it  existed  in  1870. 

E.  B.     .     .     East  Boston,  including  Breed's  Island. 

Chsn.    .     .     Charlestown. 

Bri.       .     .     Brighton,  as  it  existed  at  time  of  annexation  in  1874. 

W.  Rox.     .     West  Roxbury,  as  it  existed  at  time  of  annexation  in  1874. 

The  references  to  plans  on  file  in  the  office  of  the  Engineering  Department,  and 
designated  by  the  letter  L,  are  given  under  the  several  streets  where  official  action  has 
been  taken. 


A  street,  B.,  1828-30;    from  Mill-dam  (now  Beacon  street)  to  Sumner 
•    (formerly  Olive,  now  Mt.  Vernon)  street,  established  in  1828;    in- 
cludes part  of  unnamed  passageway  about  twenty  feet  wide,  estab- 
lished in  1804;  name  changed  to  River  street,  1843. 

A  street,  B.,  1860;  from  Berkeley  street,  west,  across  Clarendon  street; 
now  part  of  St.  James  avenue. 

*A  street.  So.  B.,  1804;  from  208  Dorchester  avenue  to  351  Congress  street; 
formerly  from  Dorchester  avenue  to  line  of  solid  structures;  laid 
out  from  Turnpike  street  (now  Dorchester  avenue)  to  Broadway, 
Feb.  27,  1805;  ordered  built  from  Broadway  to  the  sea,  Sept.  9, 
1844;  Midland  street  included  in  A  street  by  change  of  name,  April 
20,  1868;  A  street  relocated  by  Board  of  Aldermen  from  northeast 
line  of  Fifth  (now  West  Fifth)  street,  across  Eastern  avenue  (now 
Congress  street)  to  "limit  of  solid  structures,"  Nov.  17,  1868  (por- 
tion between  Eastern  avenue  and  "  line  of  solid  structures  "  aban- 
doned); part  of  same  laid  out  again  by  Street  Commissioners  from 
"present  northerly  terminus "  to  Eastern  avenue  extended,  March 
14,  1879;  authority  to  open  from  Congress  street  about  692  feet 
northeastwardly  given  by  Street  Commissioners,  Aug.  12,  1896; 
portion  northeast  of  Congress  called  Pittsburgh  street  in  1900.  L  27, 
L  58,  L  254,  L  1347. 

A  street,  Rox.,  1872;  from  Parker  street  to  Halleck  street;  called  New 
street,  1884;  now  Archibald  street. 

A  street,  Dor.,  1892;  from  Pleasant  street  to  Sumner  street;  authority 
to  open  given  by  Street  Commissioners,  May  4,  1892;  now  called 
Trescott  street. 

A  street,  W.  Rox.,  1868;  from  Boylston  street  to  Spring  Park  avenue; 
laid  out  under  name  of  Adelaide  street,  Nov.  17,  1893.     L  2549. 

A  street,  W.  Rox.,  1877;  from  Forest  Hills  street  to  Washington  street, 
between  Morton  street  and  Keyes  street;  part  from  Washington 
street  to  Stony  Brook  now  called  Lotus  place;  part  from  Stony 
Brook  southeast  to  Plainfield  street  called  Brook  road  in  1899;  part 
from  Penfield  street  to  Forest  Hills  street  abandoned  and  now  closed. 

Abattoir  avenue,  Bri.;  from  31  and  69  Market  street,  through  the 
Brighton  Abattoir  property,  to  North  Beacon  street,  near  Parsons 
street. 


2  List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston. 

*Abbot  street,  Dor.,  1872;  from  798  Blue  Hill  avenue  to  211  Harvard 
street;  projected,  1872;  laid  out,  Dec.  29,  1880.     L  1509. 

*Abbotsford  street,  Eox.,  1894;  from  330  Walnut  avenue  to  108  Crawford 
street;  authority  to  open  given  by  Street  Commissioners,  May  31, 
1894;  laid  out  from  Walnut  avenue  to  Harold  street,  Sept.  19,  1895; 
extended  to  Crawford  street,  Dec.  29, 1896.     L  2732,  L  2848. 

Abbotsford  terrace,  Dor.,  1898;  from  167  King  street,  near  Neponset 
avenue. 

Abbott  street.  So.  B.,  1859;  from  634  Dorchester  avenue,  between  Hyde 
street  and  Kemp  street,  to  Richardson  avenue. 

Abbott  street,  W.  Rox.,  1890;  from  159  Willow  street  easterly,  near  Weld 
street. 

Abbotts  block,  )  So.   B.;     from  EUery  street,   near    angle,  northwest; 
Abbotts  place,  (      called  Ellery  terrace  in  1896. 

^Aberdeen  street,  B.,  1871;  from  865  Beacon  street  to  Brookline  branch 
railroad;  laid  out,  Nov.  15,  1899.     L  3222,  L  3461. 

Abney  place,  Rox.,  1850;  from  Eustis  street,  northeast,  crossing  end 
of  Mall  street;  part  from  Eustis  street  to  Mall  street,  formerly  part 
of  lower  road  from  Roxbury  to  Dorchester;  part  from  Mall  street, 
north,  formerly  part  of  ancient  way  called  road  to  the  town  landing, 
which  existed  as  early  as  1796;  now  Dearborn  street. 

Abutters'  court.  So.  B.,  1852;  from  Dorchester  turnpike  (now  avenue), 
southeast,  next  south  from  junction  of  Boston  (now  Dorchester) 
street;  now  part  of  Preble  street. 

tAcademy  Hill  road,  Bri.,  1901;  from  338  Washington  street  to  south  of 
Jackson  avenue;  the  name  of  Rockland  street  changed  to  Academy 
Hill  road,  March  1,  1901;  High  School  place  included  in  Academy 
Hill  road  in  the  same  year. 

tAcademy  Hill  street,  or  road,  Bri.,  1873;  from  Chestnut  Hill  avenue 
to  High  school;  laid  out,  Dec.  17,  1873;  and  accepted  condition- 
ally, Dec.  30,  1873;  laid  out  by  Street  Commissioners  as  Rockland 
street,  July  21,  1879;  name  changed  to  Academy  Hill  road,  March 
1,  1901. 

Acadia  court.  Dor.,  1870;  from  Dorchester  avenue,  east,  between  Ash- 
mont  street  and  Beale  street;  changed  to  Brunswick  street  about 
1891. 

Acadia  street.  So.  B.,  1899;  from  855  East  First  street  to  832  East 
Second  street,  between  M  street  and  O  street;  authority  to  open 
given  by  the  Street  Commissioners,  May  2,  1899. 

Acadia  street,  Rox.  and  W.  Rox.,  1869;  from  School  street  to  Ather- 
ton  street;  now  Arcadia  street.     L  965. 

Achorn  circle,  W.  Rox.,  1900;  from  53  South  street,  westerly,  between 
Hathaway  street  and  Custer  street. 

Acorn  street,  B.,  1823;  from  4  Willow  street  to  5  West  Cedar  street. 

*Acton  street,  B.,  1864;  from  1251  Washington  street  to  37  Bradford 
street;  part  from  Washington  street,  west,  called  Washington  court 
in  1845;  extended  to  present  bounds  and  called  Marlborough  street 
in  1857;  name  changed  to  Acton  street,  Feb.  24,  1864. 

Adams  court,  B.,  1837;  from  1346  Washington  street,  southeast,  to  8 
Waltham  street;  from  Washington  street,  east,  called  Adams  place 
in  1837;  part  of  included  in  extension  of  Waltham  street  in  1850. 

Adams  court.  Dor.,  1865;  south  of  East  street;  Hall's  court,  so  called; 
laid  out  as  a  part  of  Hecla  street,  Aug.  30,  1892.     L  2426. 


List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston.  3 

Adams  place,  B.,  1845;  from  9  North  Anderson  street  to  13  Blossom 
street;  came  from  Bridge  (now  North  Anderson)  street  to  Blossom 
street,  called  Bridge-street  avenue,  1832;  name  changed  to  Adams 
place  in  1845. 

Adams  place,  B.,  1837;  from  1346  Washington  street,  southeast,  to 
8  Waltham  street;  formerly  from  Washington  street,  southeast; 
Waltham  street  extended  across  the  end  of  Adams  place,  Sept.  18, 
1848;  the  remainder,  from  Washington  street  to  8  Waltham  street, 
now  called  Adams  court. 

Adams  place.  So.  B.;  from  342  E  street,  near  West  Tliird  street,  north- 
west. 

Adams  place,  Rox.,  1862;  from  2131  Washington  street,  northwest,  then 
northeast  to  40  Williams  street;  shown  as  a  "  passway  "  in  1816. 

Adams  place,  Chsn.;  from  9  Lincoln  street,  northwest. 

Adams  place,  Bri.,  1885;  from  161  Everett  street,  near  Lincoln  street, 
east  about  420  feet;  a  name  at  various  times  given  to  a  portion  of 
Adams  street. 

*Adams  square,  B.,  1879;  the  area  at  the  jimction  of  Brattle  street, 
Cornhill,  Washington  street  and  Devonshire  street,  so  named  Nov,  17, 
1879.     L  65,  L  124. 

Adams  square.  Dor.;  the  open  space  opposite  801  Adams  street,  at 
junction  of  Granite  street  and  Marsh  street,  colloquially  called 
Adams  square. 

*Adams  street,  B.,  1788;  from  bottom  of  Water  street  to  Milk  street; 
called  Cooper's  alley  in  1708;  Kilby  street  in  1769;  previous  to  1784 
called  Miller's  lane;  named  Adams  street,  July  4,  1788;  after  naming 
of  Liberty  square,  considered  to  extend  from  Liberty  square  to  Milk 
street;  included  in  Kilby  street,  July  6,  1824. 

*Adams  street,  B.,  1846-1850;  from  Sudbury  street  to  I  vers  (now  Char- 
don)  street;  called  Distill-House  square  in  1769;  name  changed  to 
Adams  street,  Sept.  9,  1850;  widened  and  name  changed  to  Bowker 
street,  April  20,  1868.     L  351. 

*Adams  street,  Rox.,  1836;  from  109  Hampden  street  to  308  Dudley 
street;  first  mentioned  Oct.  22,  1836;  laid  out  from  Eustis  (now 
Dudley)  street  to  East  (now  Hampden)  street,  Sept.  8,  1856.     L  2963. 

Adams  street,  Rox.,  1849;  from  Warren  street  to  CUff  street;  name 
changed  to  Myrtle  street,  before  March  19,  1860;  now  Glen  wood 
street. 

*Adams  street.  Dor.,  1840;  from  Eaton  square  (Meeting  House  Hill) 
to  junction  Washington  street  and  Dorchester  avenue  at  Lower 
Mills;  formerly  called  Lower  road  from  Roxbury  to  Milton,  or 
Lower  road  to  Milton,  or  Lower  road  to  Boston,  or  the  Lower  road; 
named  Adams  street  from  Captain  Eaton's  (Eaton  square)  to  Lower 
Mills,  March  11,  1840;  grade  changed  so  that  the  way  may  be  carried 
under  the  Shawmut  branch  railroad,  Oct.  12,  1907,  by  decree  of  the 
Superior  Court  acting  under  authority  of  chapter  111  of  the  Revised 
Statutes  and  chapter  440,.  Acts  of  Legislature  of  1902.  L  1182, 
L  1256,  L  1333,  L  1334,  L  1364,  L  1365,  L  1750,  L  2712,  L  2897. 

Adams  street,  W.  Rox.,  1871;  from  261  Gardner  street,  northeast,  to 
the  Needham  branch  railroad,  and  from  the  railroad  to  beyond  East 
street;  formerly  from  Gardner  street  to  beyond  East  street;  portion 
near  Gardner  street  included  in  location  of  the  Needham  branch  rail- 
road filed  with  Board  of  Aldermen,  July  14,  1905. 


4  List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston. 

*Adams  street,  Chsn.,  1828;  from  61  Winthrop  street  to  104  Chelsea  street; 
staked  out  by  selectmen  from  Mr.  Townsend's  corner  to  Mr.  Breed's 
dam  pasture,  and  approved  by  the  Town  in  August,  1797;  this  was 
the  old  way  from  the  training  field  (now  Winthrop  square)  to  the 
"  dam  pasture  "  before  the  laying  out  of  the  Salem  turnpike;  Com- 
mon street  and  Adams  street  laid  out  aroiuid  Winthrop  square  and 
boundaries  defined,  Jan.  26,  1848;  relocated  between  Common  street 
and  Chestnut  street,  Oct.  14,  1901.     L  2492,  L  3412. 

Adams  street,  Bri.,  1846;  from  163  Everett  street,  between  Aldie  street 
and  Lincoln  street,  east  to  60  FrankUn  street;  from  Everett  street, 
east  about  519  feet  shown  on  plan  by  A.  R.  Binney,  dated  June,  1846 
(this  portion  at  various  times  has  been  called  Adams  place);  authority 
to  open  an  extension  to  FrankUn  street  given  by  the  Street  Commis- 
sioners, Nov.  4,  1895. 

Adams  terrace.  Dor.,  1897;  from  393  Adams  street,  near  corner  of 
Centre  street,  westerly. 

Adams  terrace.  Dor.,  1895;  from  406  Adams  street  to  Elm  Dale; 
authority  to  open  between  Adams  street  and  Muzzy  street  (now  Ehn 
Dale)  given  by  Street  Commissioners,  Oct.  8,  1895;  called  Rozella 
street,  1897;  laid  out  as  Rozella  street,  Aug.  1,  1899.     L  3164. 

Addington  road,  W.  Rox.,  1897;  from  Weld  street  to  Maple  street; 
authority  to  open  given  by  Street  Commissioners,  Oct.  6,  1897. 

Addison  avenue,  W.  Rox.;  from  Centre  street  to  White  avenue  (now 
Custer  street);  laid  out  with  the  name  of  Ballard  street,  Oct.  3, 
1891.     L  2340. 

Addison  street,  E.  B.,  1838;  from  824  Saratoga  street  to  Chelsea  street, 
at  Chelsea-street  bridge. 

*AdeIaide  street,  W.  Rox.,  1893;  from  27  Boylston  street  to  38  Spring 
Park  avenue;  laid  out,  Nov.  17,  1893;  formerly  A  street.     L  2549. 

Adelaide  terrace,  W.  Rox.,  1874;  from  La  Grange  street,  northeast, 
across  south  end  of  Bellevue  park;  included  in  West  Roxbury  Park- 
way in  1894. 

Adelaide  terrace,  W.  Rox.;  from  7  Adelaide  street,  near  corner  of 
Boylston  street,  northwest;  also  called  Adelaide  place;  authority 
to  open,  with  name  of  Adelaide  terrace,  given  by  Street  Commis- 
sioners,  July  16,    1900. 

Adirondack  place.  Dor.,  1901;  from  2269  Dorchester  avenue,  between 
Richmond  street  and  Washington  street,  northwesterly. 

Adrian  street,  Rox.,  1897;  from  200  Blue  Hill  avenue  to  108  Dacia 
street;  authority  to  open  given  by  Street  Commissioners,  June  1,  1897. 

>Etna  place,  B.,  1837;  from  Short  (now  Kingston)  street,  west,  near 
Bedford  street;  now  built  over. 

Agassiz  avenue,  W.  Rox.,  1891;  from  Gould  avenue,  northwest,  to 
Sunnyside  avenue,  near  junction  Weld  street  and  Arnold  street. 

Agassiz  park,  W.  Rox.;  from  46  Burroughs  street,  southwest. 

Agassiz  road,  Rox.;  from  Fenway  nearWestland  avenue  entrance,  west, 
across  Back  Bay  park  to  Audubon  road  nearly  opposite  Queensberry 
street. 

Agassiz=road  bridge,  Rox.,  1887;  a  brick  and  stone  arch  bridge  over 
the  water  course  in  the  Fens;  built  by  the  Park  Department  in  1887. 

Agawam  street,  Dor.,  1891;  from  20  Train  street  to  65  Neponset  avenue; 
authority  to  open  given  by  Street  Commissioners,  Sept.  8,  1891. 

Agnes  street.  Dor.,  1891;  from  Bowdoin  street  to  Tophff  street  about 
144  feet  south  of  Homes  avenue;  never  opened;  abandoned. 


List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston.  5 

*Ainsley  street,  Dor.,  1901;  from  13  Rosemont  street,  southeasterly; 
formerly  Rosemont  terrace.    Laid  out,  Oct.  21,  1901.    L  3411,  L  3833. 

Akron  place,  Rox.;  from  30  Akron  street,  northeast. 

*Akron  street,  Rox.,  1845;  from  18  Alpine  street  to  25  Regent  street; 
laid  out,  Nov.  6,  1872.     L  804. 

Alabama  street,  Dor.,  1903;  from  108  Almont  .street,  between  Colorado 
street  and  Mattapan  street,  southwest  nearly  to  Messinger  street; 
shown  on  plan  dated  May  2,  1903  (filed  with  Land  Court);  extended 
to  Croydon  street  by  plan  dated  April  25,  1908.  Suffolk  Deeds,  Lib. 
3274,  end. 

Alameda  road,  W.  Rox.,  1907;  from  Morton  street,  near  Plaza  way, 
southwest;  shown  on  plan  dated  May  15,  1907  (Suffolk  Deeds,  Lib. 
3384,  end);  included  inland  of  the  Boston  State  Hospital,  Dec.  1, 1908. 

Alamo  road,  W.  Rox.,  1907;  from  Coronada  road  to  Inglenook  road; 
shown  on  plan  dated  May  15,  1907  (Suffolk  Deeds,  Lib.  3384,  end); 
included  in  land  of  Boston  State  Hospital,  Dec.  1,  1908. 

Alaric  street,  W.  Rox.,  1870;  from  44  Spring  street,  near  West  Roxbury 
branch  railroad,  southeast,  then  northeast  to  2139  Centre  street. 

^Alaska  street,  Rox.,  1870;  from  125  Blue  Hill  avenue,  northwest,  to 
38  Perrin  street;  formerly  AUston  street;  name  of  Allston  street 
changed  to  Alaska  street,  April  21,  1868. 

Alba  court,  B.,  1844;  from  School  street,  north,  near  Washington 
street;  closed. 

*Alban  street.  Dor.,  1871;  from  150  Ashmont  street  to  85  Welles  avenue; 
laid  out,  Dec.  29,  1873.     L  917. 

fAlbano  street,  W.  Rox.,  1852;  from  99  Kittredge  street  to  80  Amherst 
street;  laid  out  from  Washington  street  to  Kittredge  street  (formerly 
Roslin  avenue),  Aug.  18,  1879.     L  1372. 

Albany  avenue,  Rox.,  1874;  from  Dudley  street,  between  Greenville 
street  and  Mt.  Pleasant  avenue,  southwest;  now  Oakland  avenue. 

Albany  place,  B.,  1857;  from  Albany  street,  west,  near  Harvard  street; 
built  over  in  1896. 

*Albany  street,  B.  and  Rox.,  1839;  from  83  Beach  street  in  Boston  to  88 
Eustis  street  in  Roxbury;  projected  in  1839  by  South  Cove  Corporation 
from  Beach  street  southward;  extended  by  said  corporation  to  Troy 
street  in  1845;  extended  by  City  to  Roxbury  creek  (canal),  April  21, 
1855;  extended  across  Roxbury  canal  and  Roxbury  Town  wharf  or 
landing-place  to  Northampton  street,  June  30,  1868;  Davis  street  in 
Roxbury,  from  Northampton  street  to  Eustis  street,  named  Albany 
street,  April  21,  1868;  this  street  in  Boston  was  accepted  in  portions' 
as  follows: 

Beach  street  to  Harvard  street,  Aug.  10,  1847;  East  Orange  street  to 
Rochester  street,  Nov.  8,  1852  (Bd.  of  Aid.  rec.  1852,  p.  572;  12th  Allen 
report,  p.  404);  Harvard  street  to  Oak  street,  Oct.  10,  1853,  "  provided 
the  South  Cove  Corporation  convey  the  same  to  the  City  ";  Oak  street 
to  East  Orange  (now  Way)  street,  Dec.  17,  1855;  part  from  Rochester 
street  to  Troy  street  seems  never  to  have  been  expressly  accepted; 
Troy  street  to  Dover  street,  Dec.  22,  1865;  Dover  street  to  Maiden 
street,  Dec.  28,  1858,  and  May  28,  1859;  Maiden  street  to  Springfield 
street  (now  discontinued),  Sept.  4,  1866;  part  from  Springfield  street 
to  Roxbury  canal  seems  not  to  have  been  expressly  accepted;  under 
order  of  City  Council,  approved  Oct.  2,  1868,  a  bridge  was  constructed 
across  Roxbury  canal  in  1868-69,  "whereby  uninterrupted  com- 
munication would  be  furnished  over  Albany  street."  L  59,  L  104, 
L  150,  L  212,  L  260,  L  261,  L  303,  L  308,  L  349,  L  377,  L  498,  L  941, 
L  1162,  L  1331,  L  1352,  L  1512,  L  1531,  L  2299,  L  2491,  L  2708, 
L  3104,  L  3608, L  3694, L  3864, L  3989,  L  4045, L  4059. 


6  List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston. 

Albany=street  bridge,  B.,  1857;  on  Albany  street  over  the  freight  tracks 
of  the  N.  Y.  C.  &  H.  R.  R.  R.;  original  structure  built  in  1856-57; 
rebuilt  in  1867-68;  the  present  bridge  built  in  1886-87. 

Albany=street  bridge,  B.  and  Rox.,  1869;  on  Albany  street,  between 
present  Massachusetts  avenue  and  Northampton  street,  over  Roxbury 
canal;  original  bridge  built  in  1868-69,  in  connection  with  the  exten- 
sion of  Albany  street  from  Northampton  street,  north,  June  30,  1868; 
built  by  order  of  City  Council,  approved  Oct.  2,  1868;  completed  and 
opened  for  travel  early  in  1869,  with  roadway  30  feet  wide  and  single 
6  foot  sidewalk  on  westerly  side;  filling  of  Roxbury  canal  began 
in  1878;  completely  filled  early  in  1880;  bridge  probably  removed 
in  1879. 

Albemarle  chambers,  Rox.;  from  12  Albemarle  street. 

*Albemarle  street,  Rox.,  1879-80;  from  194  St.  Botolph  street  to  N.  Y., 
N.  H.  &  H.  R.  R.;  laid  out,  Jan.  19,  1880.     L  1426. 

Albemarle  terrace,  Rox.;  from  3  Albemarle  street,  northeast;  this  is  not 
a  street,  but  simply  a  courtyard. 

Albert  place.  Dor.;  from  311  Adams  street,  between  Park  street  and 
Gibson  street,  west. 

tAlbert  street.  So.  B.;  from  Abbott  street  to  11  Kemp  street;  laid  out 
from  Kemp  street,  northerly  305  feet,  nearly  to  Abbott  street,  by 
decree  of  Superior  Court,  filed  June  23,  1898,  under  authority  of 
chapter  519,  Acts  of  the  Legislature  of  1897.     L  3965 

*Albert  street,  Rox.,  1872;  from  16  Heath  street,  southwest,  adjoining 
B.  &  P.  (now  N.  Y.,  N.  H.  &  H.)  R.  R.,  to  Bromley  park;  laid  out 
May  15,  1874.     L  910. 

Alberta  street,  W.  Rox.,  1908;  from  2053  Centre  street,  northeast,  to  the 
West  Roxbury  Branch  of  the  N.  Y.,  N.  H.  &  H.  R.  R.;  named  by  the 
owner,  December,  1908,  for  the  town  of  Alberta,  British  Columbia, 
authority  to  open  given  by  the  Street  Commissioners,  May  18,  1909. 

*Albion  court,  Chsn.,  1857;  see  Albion  place. 

*Albion  place,  Chsn.,  1875;  from  413  Main  street,  northeast;  laid  out  and 
accepted  as  Albion  court,  Sept.  7,  1857;  name  changed  to  Albion 
place,  Dec.  31,  1875. 

*Albion  street,  B.,  1849;  from  12  Dover  street  to  146  Castle  street;  part 
from  Dover  street,  north,  called  Tuckerman  street  in  1831;  also  called 
Parkman  street,  1846-49;  named  Albion  street,  1849;  extended, 
Nov.  20,  1855,  from  point  about  42  feet  southwest  from  Gardiner 
street,  northeast,  across  Gardiner  (now  Paul)  street  to  Castle  street. 
L  54,  L  230,  L  544,  L  546,  L  837,  L  838,  L  1349,  L  3973. 

*Albion  street.  Dor.,  1862;  from  536  Dudley  street  to  33  Clifton  street; 
laid  out,  Aug.  12,  1869. 

Albion  street,  W.  Rox.,  1848;  from  Ashland  street  to  Florence  street; 
shown  on  plan  from  Poplar  street,  northeast;  same  part  called  Arnold 
place,  1843-49;  part  from  Poplar  street  to  Ashland  street  shown  as 
part  of  Mt.  Vernon  street,  1874;  same  part  laid  out  and  name  changed 
to  Sycamore  street,  July  6,  1880.     L  1468. 

Albion  street,  W.  Rox.,  1870;  from  Shawmut  avenue  (now  Washington 
street),  southeast;  probably  same  as  Albano  street. 

Albright  court.  Dor.;  from  Boston  street  (now  Columbia  road),  east, 
to  Sumner-street  place;  shown  as  an  unnamed  court  in  1846;  laid 
out  with  Sumner-street  place  under  the  name  of  Annabel  street, 
Sept.  18,  1899.     L  2985,  L  3167. 


List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston.  7 

*AIcott  street,  Bri.,  1892;  from  59  Franklin  street  to  30  Mansfield  street; 
authority  to  open  given  by  Street  Commissioners,  April  20,  1892; 
laid  out,  July  19,  1893.     L  2521. 

Alden  court,  B.,  1824;  from  4  Alden  street,  northwest. 

Alden  lane,  B.;  Alden  street,  formerly  so  called;  earlier  Alden's  lane. 

Alden  place,  W.  Rox.,  from  192  Green  street,  northeast,  near  Washingt 
ton  street. 

*Alden  street,  B.,  1846;  from  149  Court  street  to  69  Sudbury  street;  called 
Alden's  lane,  1732,  and  that  name  confirmed  by  selectmen,  July  4, 
1788;  later  sometimes  called  Alden  lane;  called  Copeland's  lane,  1820- 
29;  Alden  or  Alden's  lane  again,  1829-46;  named  Alden  street,  July  20, 
1846.     L  1299. 

Alderi's  lane,  B.,  1732;  from  Cambridge  (now  Court)  street  to  Sudbury 
street;  now  Alden  street. 

Alder  street,  W.  Rox.,  1872;  from  60  Bellevue  avenue,  southeast,  to 
25  Roslindale  avenue. 

Alder  street,  W.  Rox.,  from  277  Vermont  street  to  Keith  street,  between 
Libby  street  and  Carroll  street. 

*Aldle  street,  Bri.,  1890;  from  80  Franklin  street  to  181  Everett  street; 
laid  out  from  Franklin  street  to  Athol  street,  Nov.  7,  1890;  laid  out 
from  Athol  street  to  Everett  street,  Dec.  28,  1892.     L  2270,  L  2477. 

Aldine  street,  B.,  1889;  from  570  Atlantic  avenue,  southeast,  to  Gilbert 
place. 

*Aldrich  street,  W.  Rox.;  from  172  Beech  street  to  200  Belgrade  avenue 
(formerly  Brandon  street);  authority  to  open  given  by  Street  Com- 
missioners, Dec.  1,  1891;  laid  out,  June  25,  1909.     L  4146,  L  4141. 

Aldworth  street,  W.  Rox.,  1896;  from  857  Centre  street,  between  Case 
street  and  Arborway  terrace,  northwest  about  779  feet;  authority  to 
open  given  by  Street  Commissioners,  October  1,  1896. 

Alexander  avenue,  Dor.,  1873;  from  683  Dudley  street,  southwest,  cross- 
ing Lebanon  street  and  Oleander  street;  laid  out  as  Alexander  street, 
between  Dudley  street  and  Oleander  street,  July  14,  1890.     L  2248. 

fAlexander  street,  Dor.,  1873;  from  683  Dudley  street,  south,  to  Baker 
place;  formerly  from  Dudley  street  to  Oleander  street,  and  called 
Alexander  avenue;  laid  out  from  Dudley  street  to  Oleander  street, 
July  14,  1890;  laid  out  southwardly  over  the  southwesterly  portion 
of  Oleander  street,  nearly  to  Baker  place,  Aug.  26,  1898;  between  this 
last  portion  and  Baker  place,  called  a  part  of  Alexander  street,  about 
1898.     L  2248,  L  3026,  L  3574,  L  3892. 

Alford  avenue,  Chsn.,  1870;"  Alford  street,  from  Main  street,  northward, 
at  one  time  so  called. 

*Alford  street,  Chsn.,  1848;  from  585  Main  street,  northward,  to  the  Everett 
line;  formerly  from  Main  street,  northward,  to  Maiden  bridge,  and  from 
north  end  of  Maiden  bridge,  northward,  to  county  line;  formerly  called 
Maiden  road,  being  County  road  through  Maiden;  so  called  in  records 
of  1803;  part  of  Newburyport  turnpike  in  1818;  named  Alford  street, 
from  Main  street  to  Maiden  bridge,  March  24,  1848;  altered,  laid  out 
60  feet  wide  and  accepted,  Dec.  21,  1869;  discontinued  as  a  public 
street,  Feb.  15,  1870;  same  altered,  accepted  and  laid  out  50  feet  wide, 
Feb.  15,  1870;  same  as  laid  out  Dec.  21,  1869,  again  discontinued, 
June  28,  1870;  same  altered,  accepted  and  laid  out  50  feet  wide,  June 
28,  1870;  relocated  from  the  southerly  side  of  Mystic  river  to  the  boun- 
dary line  between  the  City  of  Boston  and  the  City  of  Everett,  Aug.  21, 
1899;  at  one  time  called  Alford  avenue.  L  1100,  L  1101,  L  2892, 
L  3151,  L  3152,  L  3153,  L  3754,  L  3755. 


8  List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston. 

Alford  street,  Chsn.,  1858;  a  way  leading  from  "Broadway"  (now 
Main  street),  opposite  the  public  street  named  Alford  street,  south, 
to  Sever  street;  discontinued  and  added  to  Sullivan  square,  Oct.  6, 
1868. 

Alford's  corner,  B.,  1728;  corner  of  Beacon  street  and  Centrey  or 
Century  (now  Mt.  Vernon)  street,  then  so  called. 

*Alfred  street,  W.  Rox.,  1881;  from  57  Green  street,  southwest,  to  52 
Seaverns  avenue;  laid  out,  July  19,  1881.     L  1540. 

*Alfred  street,  Chsn.,  1810;  from  Summer  street  to  Bartlett  street; 
conveyed  to  Town  for  public  highway  by  Oliver  Holden,  July  17, 
1810;  afterward  made  part  of  School  street.     L  3275. 

Alger  street.  So.  B.,  1856;  part  of  street  now  Tudor  street,  on  both 
sides  of  E  street. 

Alger  street.  So.  B.,  1857;  from  476  Dorchester  avenue  to  307  Dorchester 
street. 

Algonquin  square.  Dor.;  at  the  junction  of  Washington  street,  Algon- 
quin street  and  Bradlee  street. 

*Algonquin  street.  Dor.,  1891;  from  389  Washington  street  to  60  Harvard 
street;  authority  to  open  given  by  Street  Commissioners,  June  24, 
1891;  laid  out,  June  22,  1894.     L  2602. 

Allan  or  Allen  place,  Bri.,  from  471  Washington  street,  north,  near 
Oakland  street;  called  Allan  place,  1875;  Allen  place,  1885;  Allen 
road,  1900. 

*Allandale  street,  W.  Rox.,  1863;  from  Centre  street,  opposite  Arnold 
Arboretum,  between  Green  Hill  avenue  and  Walter  street,  northwest, 
to  the  Brookline  line;  laid  out  as  a  public  street,  April  7,  1885;  at  one 
time  called  "Franklin  avenue  or  Allendale  street."  L  1854,  E  1855, 
L  1856. 

Allard  court,  Rox.,  1876;  from  1178  Columbus  avenue,  southeast; 
named,  Dec.  5,  1876. 

Allbright  court.  Dor.;  from  Boston  street  (now  Columbia  road),  east, 
to  Sumner-street  place;  shown  as  an  unnamed  court  in  1846;  laid 
out  with  Sumner-street  place,  under  the  name  of  Annabel  street, 
Sept.  18,  1899.     L  2985,  L  3167. 

Alleghany  Lawn  street,  Rox.,  1860;  mentioned  as  a  private  street  in 
Roxbury  city  records;  not  identified. 

fAlleghany  street,  Rox.,  1845;  from  71  Terrace  street  to  34  Calumet 
street;  portion  between  Parker  street  and  Terrace  street  called 
Parker  place;  laid  out  between  Terrace  street  and  Parker  street, 
Oct.  2,  1877;  authority  to  open  the  portion  from  Delaware  street  to  a 
point  beyond  Pontiac  street,  given  by  Street  Commissioners,  April  12, 
1894.     L  1268. 

Allen  court,  B.;  from  35  Allen  street,  north,  between  Allen  place  and 
Chambers  street;  at  one  time  called  Allen's  court. 

Allen  place,  B.;  from  Lime  street,  southeast;  now  called  Lime-street 
place. 

Allen  place,  B.,  1844;  from  37  Allen  street,  between  Spring  street  and 
Chambers  street;  at  one  time  called  Allen's  place. 

Allen  place,  Rox.,  1856;  from  109  Roxbury  (formerly  Washington) 
street,  near  and  parallel  with  Kent  street;  called  Allen  street,  1849- 
1855;  Allen  place,  1856;  built  over  in  1890. 

Allen  place,  Chsn.,  1890;  from  11  Allen  street  to  Thorndike  street; 
formerly  Allen-street  court. 

Allen  place,  Bri.;  see  Allan  place;  Allen  road  in  1900. 


List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston.  9 

Allen  road,  Bri.,  1900;  from  471  Washington  street,  north,  near  Oakland 
street;  formerly  Allen  place. 

*Allen  street,  B.,  1829;  from  opposite  75  Chambers  street  to  325  Charles 
street;  opened  in  1729  by  John  Allen  as  a  40-foot  highway  from  his 
30-foot  way  (later  Shute  street,  afterward  Wiltshire  street,  now  part 
of  Chambers  street),  westward,  to  another  30-foot  way,  near  the  posi- 
tion of  the  later  Copper  street,  now  Brighton  street;  named  Allen's 
street,  July  4,  1788  (Selectmen's  list),  and  there  described  "From 
Shute  street,  westerly,  by  Capt.  Job  Prince's  to  Cambridge  street," 
which  indicates  a  way  not  shown  on  any  map,  turning  southerly 
therefrom  to  Cambridge  street,  and  called  by  the  same  name;  called 
Allen's  lane,  1800;  shown  on  Carleton's  map,  1800,  from  Wiltshire 
(formerly  Shute)  street,  west,  to  Charles  river;  called  Green  or 
Green's  lane,  1803;  called  North  Allen  street,  about  1807;  name 
changed  to  Allen  street,  April  1,  1829;  extended  from  Brighton 
street  to  Charles  street,  Oct.  29,  1870.     L  409. 

Allen  street,  Rox.,  1849;  from  109  Roxbury  (formerly  Washington) 
street,  near  and  parallel  with  Kent  street;  called  Allen  street,  1849  to 
1855;  Allen  place,  1856;  built  over  in  1890. 

Allen  street,  W.  Rox.,  1872;  from  102  Anawan  avenue  to  34  Pelton 
street;  from  102  Anawan  avenue,  southeast,  between  Farrington 
avenue  and  Irving  (now  Stratford)  street,  shown  on  plan  dated  June, 
1872  (Norfolk  Reg.,  plan  222);  extended  to  Pelton  street  by  plan 
dated  Aug.  2,  1895.     Suffolk  Deeds,  Lib.  2674,  fol.  264. 

Allen  street,  W.  Rox.,  1884;  from  91  Brown  avenue  to  85  Rowe  street, 
at  Mt.  Hope;  shown  as  an  unnamed  street  in  1874. 

Allen  street,  Chsn.,  1867;  from  452  Main  street  to  505  Rutherford  avenue. 

Allen=street  court,  Chsn.;  from  Allen  street  to  Thorndike  street;  called 
Allen  place  in  1891. 

Allendale  avenue.  Dor.,  1907;  from  Marsh  street,  about  160  feet  east 
of  Myrtlebank  avenue,  south,  parallel  with  Myrtlebank  avenue,  to 
Milton  street;  name  of  Carls  street  changed  to  Allendale  avenue  on 
plan  dated  October,  1907.     Suffolk  Deeds,  Lib.  3226,  end. 

Allendale  street,  W.  Rox.,  1863;  from  1135  Centre  street,  northwest; 
now  part  of  Allandale  street. 

Allen's  corner,  B.,  1732;  cor.  of  Ann  (now  North)  street  and  Went- 
worth's  lane  (now  Barrett  street),  then  so  called. 

Allen's  court,  B.,  1836;  from  Allen  street,  north;  now  called  Allen 
court;  the  present  Allen  court  is  moved  somewhat  to  the  west  of  the 
original  Allen's  court,  caused  by  the  rebuilding  of  No.  35  Allen  street. 

Allen's  court,  E.  B.;  from  Paris  street  to  Havre  street,  near  Decatur 
street;  built  over  in  1896. 

Allen's  highway,  B.;  a  way  established  by  John  Allen  in  1717,  prob- 
ably from  end  of  Green  lane  (now  Green  street),  north,  then  curv- 
ing westward  and  again  running  straight  northwest  toward,  but 
•  not  to,  Charles  river;  shown  as  "Mr.  John  Allen's  30-foot  high- 
way" on  plan  made  in  1725,  and  there  extended  to  the  river;  see 
an  obscure  indenture  made  in  1728,  by  which  probably  the  line  of 
way  at  the  northerly  end  was  changed  and  extended  to  the  river;  . 
called  for  many  years  "Allen's  highway";  the  southerly  part 
"from  Green  street  up  the  hill  to  Mr.  Russell's  rope-walk"  {i.  e., 
as  far  as  present  position  of  Poplar  street),  named  Shute  street, 
July  4,  1788;  substantially  same  part  called  in  Edes  list  and  marked 
on  Carleton's  map,  both  1800,  Wiltshire  street;  later  included  in 
Chambers  street  by  change  of  name,  1812;  from  the  Selectmen's 
list  and  Carleton's  map,  it  appears  that  the  portion  of  this  way 
north  of  the  present  Poplar  street  had  been  abandoned;  the  part 
of  Gravel  street,  from  Poplar  street  northward,  seems  to  have  been 
in  the  position  of  this  northerly  part  of  Allen's  highway. 


10  List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston. 

Allen's  lane,  B.,  1800;  the  present  Allen  street;  named  Allen's  street 
in  1788. 

Allen's  lane,  B.,  1733-89;  from  Orange  (now  Washington)  street,  east, 
opposite  Nassau  (now  Common)  street  to  the  harbor;  now  closed. 

Allen's  plain.  Dor.,  1823;  part  of  Pleasant  street,  between  Cottage 
street  and  Savin  Hill  avenue,  then  so  called. 

Allen's  street,  B.,   1788;  the  present  Allen  street,  so  named  July   4, 

1788. 

Allerton  road,  Dor.,  1908;  from  529  Park  street,  about  167  feet  east  of 
Merlin  street,  northerly  to  about  104  feet  beyond  Kenberma  road; 
authority  to  open  given  by  the  Street  Commissioners,  December  10, 
1908. 

Allerton  street,  Rox.,  1872;  from  Gerard  street,  southeast,  parallel 
with  and  about  170  feet  northeast  of  Farnham  street  to  southeast  of 
Rust  street. 

*AIlston  bridge,  Bri.;  on  Cambridge  street,  near  AUston  station,  over 
tracks  of  the  N.  Y.  C.  &  H.  R.  R.  R.;  work  completed,  Oct.  17,  1892 
(City  Doc.  10,  1893). 

Allston  Heights,  Bri.;  from  558  Cambridge  street,  opposite  Gordon 
street,  south,  to  beyond  Ridgemont  street;  shown  as  an  unnamed 
street  on  plan  dated  1868. 

Allston  place,  B.,  1839;  from  4  Allston  street,  south. 

Allston  place,  Rox.,  1858;  from  Warren  street,  opposite  Walnut  ave- 
nue, east  about  33  feet;  thence  by  two  arms,  branching,  one  to  the 
southeast  about  324  feet,  the  other  branching  to  the  northeast  about 
200  feet,  shown  on  plan  by  Charles  Whitney,  dated  Jan.  26,  1850; 
the  northeasterly  arm  extended  30  feet,  at  a  width  of  30  feet,  April 
21,  1855  (Norfolk  Deeds,  Lib.  235,  fols.  82,  83);  same  made  35  feet  wide 
by  deed  dated  Nov.  11,  1858  (Norfolk  Deeds,  Lib.  270,  fol.  312);  in 
this  last  named  deed  referred  to  as  "  heretofore  called  Primrose 
place"  ;  shown  as  extending  6  feet  beyond  last  named  point  in  deed 
dated  July  21,  1866  (Norfolk  Deeds,  Lib.  344,  fol.  96);  on  plan  in 
City  Engineer's  office,  this  extension  is  38  feet  instead  of  36  feet, 
and  is  the  present  occupation;  name  changed  to  Rockville  place, 
April  21,  1868;  to  Rockville  park,  March  1,  1885. 

Allston  square,  Bri.,  1872;  from  74  Allston  street,  southeast,  to  Radcliffe 
road;  shown  as  an  unnamed  street  on  plan  dated  1857;  called  AUston- 
square  street,  1875. 
AIlston=square  street,  Bri.,  1875;  Allston  square,  so  called  in  1875. 

*Al!ston  street,  B.,  1842;  from  76  Bowdoin  street  to  24  Somerset  street; 
referred  to  as  a  30-foot  street  in  1797  (Suffolk  Deeds,  Lib.  189,  fol.  47); 
called  Somerset  place  in  1807;  named  Allston  street  in  1842.     L  249. 

*Allston  street,  Rox.,  1856;  from  Blue  Hill  avenue  to  Perrin  street; 
projected,  Sept.  25,  1856;  accepted,  July  27,  1863;  name  changed  to 
Alaska  street,  April  21,   1868. 

*Allston  street.  Dor.,  1863;  from  124  Centre  street  to  33  Melville  avenue; 
laid  out,  Jan.  20,  1872.     L  738. 

*Allston  street,  Chsn.,  1854;  from  245  Bunker  Hill  street  to  306  Medford 
street;  shown  as  an  tmnamed  street  on  plan  dated  1841;  laid  out, 
Oct.  4,  1854. 

*Allston  street,  Bri.,  1853;  from  33  Washington  street  to  200  Brighton 
avenue;  shown  as  an  unnamed  street  on  plan  dated  1847;  laid  out 
by  County  Commissioners  from  Summit  avenue  (formerly  Prospect 
street)  to  Washington  street,  Sept.  1,  1867;  laid  out  by  Selectmen 
from  North  Beacon  street  (now  Brighton  avenue)  to  way  (now 
Summit  avenue)  formerly  Prospect  street.  May  9,  1870,  and  same 
accepted  by  Town  June  24,  1870. 


List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston.  11 

Allston  terrace,  Bri.;  from  19  Hobart  street,  at  angle,  to  Brooksdale 
road;  authority  to  open  from  Brooksdale  road  for  about  155  feet 
southerly,  given  by  the  Street  Commissioners,  July  25,  1899;  name 
changed  to  Faneuil  terrace,  1909. 

Alma  street,  Dor.;  from  800  Morton  street,  near  Norfolk  street,  to 
Hildreth  street. 

Almont  place,  B.,  1846;  from  18  Blossom  street,  west,  by  an  archway 
to  another  part  which  extends  either  way  at  right  angles  to  this  por- 
tion; called  Hancock  place  in  1881  (Assessors'  books,  1881). 

*Almont  street,  Dor.,  1896;  from  1451  Blue  Hill  avenue,  between  Dyer 
street  and  Collins  streets,  to  585  Walk  Hill  street;  formerly  from  Blue 
Hill  avenue,  northwest,  near  Mattapan  station  of  the  N.  E.  R.  R.; 
formerly  Mt.  Hope  avenue;  extended  northwesterly  to  Walk  Hill 
street,  and  laid  out  as  a  public  street,  Jan.  9,  1905.  L  3772,  L  3773, 
L  3954. 

Almy  street,  Bri.,  1892;  from  Seattle  street  to  Windom  street;  laid  out 
as  Amboy  street,  July  18,  1892.     L  2415. 

Alna  place,  E.  B.,  1853;  from  219  Webster  street,  southwest,  toward 
Marginal  street;  originally  branching  on  both  sides,  making  a  way 
T  shaped. 

*Alpha  road.  Dor.,  1897;  from  36  Waldeck  street,  southwest,  then  north- 
west to  388  Park  street;  authority  to  open  given  by  Street  Commis- 
sioners, Sept.  2,  1897;  laid  out,  Aug.  12,  1909;  in  the  laying  out  the 
portion  from  Waldeck  street  to  the  bend  was  moved  southerly  about 
30  feet.     L  4158. 

Alpine  avenue.  Dor.,  1845;  from  Grampian  way  to  Indian  way;  closed 
in  part  and  part  included  in  Woodland  avenue. 

Alpine  avenue,  W.  Rox.,  1847;  from  Poplar  street,  northeast,  to  B.  & 
P.  (now  N.  Y.,  N.  H.  &  H.)  R.  R.;  called  Belmont  avenue,  1843-49; 
now  Brown  avenue. 

Alpine  place,  Rox.;  from  54  Alpine  street,  northeast,  then  northwest, 
with  two  openings  into  Alpine  street. 

*Alpine  street,  Rox.,  1845;  from  46  St.  James  street,  southwest,  then 
southeast  to  41  Regent  street;  laid  out,  Nov.  6,  1872.     L  802,  L  803. 

Alpine  street.  Dor.;  from  Arcadia  street  to  Robinson  street;  shown 
on  plan  dated  1871  as  "Draper  street,  formerly  Alpine  street." 

Alpine  terrace,  Rox.;  from  85  Circuit  street,  near  Washington  street,  to 
33  Alpine  street. 

Alpine  way.  Dor.,  1883;  from  "Rockland"  (formerly  part  of  Alpine, 
now  part  of  Woodland  avenue),  northeast,  then  east;,  probably  part 
of  former  Alpine  avenue. 

Alston  place,  Rox.,  1860;  mentioned  as  a  private  street  in  Roxbury 
city  records;  same  as  Allston  place. 

■Althea  street.  Dor.,  1903;  from  319  Centre  street  (120  feet,  northeast, 
from  Orchid  street)  to  Whitten  street;  authority  to  open  given  by 
Street  Commissioners,  Feb.  19,  1903. 

*Alther  street,  Rox.,  1907;  from  64  Hampden  street  to  25  Reading  street; 
name  of  Maiden  lane  changed  to  Alther  street,  1907;  named  in  honor 
of  Jacob  Alther,  owner  of  property  abutting  upon  the  street;  laid 
out,  Aug.  28,   1909.     L  4161. 


12  List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston. 

Alton  place,  B.,  1857;  from  Endicott  street,  east,  near  Cooper  street; 
called  Walters  court  in  1853;  closed. 

Alton  place,  Rox.;  from  36  Longwood  avenue,  between  Parker  street 
and  Phillips  street,  southwest. 

Alton  road,  Bri.,  1898;  from  532  Washington  street  opposite  Fairbanks 
street,  southwesterly,  about  305  feet;  shown  on  plan  dated  Sep- 
tember, 1898.     Suffolk  Deeds,  Lib.  2556,  fol.  119. 

*AIveston  street,  W.  Rox.,  1858;  from  33  Seaverns  avenue  to  Greenough 
avenue;  part  between  Harris  avenue  and  Seaverns  avenue  shown  as 
part  of  Roanoke  avenue  on  plan  dated  Nov.  20,  1847;  and  as  part 
of  Seaverns  avenue  on  plan  dated  Nov.  11,  1868  (Norfolk  Registry 
of  Deeds,  Lib.  410,  fol.  147);  laid  out  as  Alveston  street,  Dec.  8,  1882. 
L  1668. 

Alveston  terrace,  W.  Rox.,  1907;  from  4  Alveston  street,  between 
Seaverns  street  and  Revere  street,  southeasterly. 

* 
*Amboy  street,  Bri.,  1892;  from  15  Seattle  street  to  12  Windom  street; 
formerly  called  Almy  street;  laid  out,  July  18,  1892.     L  2415. 

*Ambrose  street,  Rox.,  1886;  from  922  Albany  street  to  Chadwick  street; 
Hartopp  place  laid  out  as  a  public  street,  Dec.  13,  1870;  name  changed 
to  Ambrose  street,  March  1,  1886.     L  535,  L  3868. 

Amee  place,  B.,  1855-82;  from  Shawmut  avenue,  southeast,  near 
Arnold  street;  included  in  Woodbury  street  in  1882.     L  1594. 

Ames  court,-  So.  B.,  1864;  from  9  Ames  street,  southeast. 

Ames  street,  So.  B.,  1864;  from  Dorr  street,  northeast,  to  Old  Colony 
avenue,  opposite  E  street. 

Ames  street,  Bri.;  from  Dix  street  to  Madison  avenue;  closed. 

Amesbury  street,  W.  Rox.,  1895;  from  362  Baker  street  to  Rangeley 
street;  formerly  from  Baker  street  to  about  125  feet  beyond  Barnes 
street;  authority  to  open  this  last  named  portion  given  by  Street 
Commissioners,  May  3,  1895;  extended  to  Rangeley  street,  by  plan 
by  Nash  &  Hunter,  dated  November,  1897. 

fAmherst  street,  W.  Rox.,  1881;  from  36  Belgrade  avenue  to  21  Penfield 
street  and  from  the  rear  of  26  Penfield  street  to  146  Dudley  avenue; 
formerly  called  Cottage  street,  between  Brandon  street  (now  Belgrade 
avenue)  and  Prospect  (now  Penfield)  street;  laid  out  between  Bran- 
don street  now  Belgrade  avenue  and  Prospect  street,  Sept.  14,  1881. 
L  1556. 

Amity  street,  E.B.;  from  66  Swift  street  to  Harmony  street. 

Amory  avenue,  Rox.;  from  71  Amory  street,  west,  between  Centre 
street  and  Dimock  street. 

*Amory  street,  Rox.  and  W.  Rox.,  1868;  from  242  Centre  street  to  152 
Green  street;  formerly  from  Centre  street,  near  Hog  bridge,  Rox.,  to 
Boylston  street,  W.  Rox.;  known  as  Road  to  Gamblin's  End  in  1796; 
name  of  part  of  School  street,  from  Centre  street  to  Boylston  street, 
changed  to  Amory  street,  April  21,  1868;  name  of  part  of  Boylston 
street,  from  junction  of  Boylston  avenue  (now  Amory  street)  to 
junction  of  Amory  street  and  School  street,  changed  to  Amory 
street,  Feb.  16,  1882;  name  of  Boylston  avenue  changed  to  Amory 
street,  March  1,  1906,  by  an  order  of  the  City  Council,  approved  by 
the  Mayor,  Feb.  27,  1906.     L  2010,  L  2741,  L  3009,  L  3586,  L  3725. 

Amory  terrace,  Rox.;  from  91  Amory  street  to  Amory  avenue. 


List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston.  13 

Amory's  corner,  B.,  1784;  cor.  of  State  street  and  Leverett's  lane  (now 
Congress  street),  then  so  called. 

Amsden  row,  Chsn.;  from  47  Chelsea  street. 

*Anawan  avenue,  W.  Rox.,  1872;  from  218  Park  street  to  Bellevue 
station  of  the  N.  Y.,  N.  H.  &  H.  R.  R.;  laid  out,  July  9,  1879. 
L  1366,  L  1367. 

Anchor  street,  So.  B.,  1888;  from  350  C  street,  northwesterly  about 
381  feet,  and  from  D  street  to  E  street;  fromerly  from  B  street  to  C 
street,  and  from  D  street  to  E  street;  formerly  from  B  street  to 
E  street,  northeast  of  and  parallel  with  West  First  street;  portion 
between  C  street  and  D  street  included  in  land  taken  for  Common- 
wealth park  (now  playground),  1891;  portion  from  B  street,  south- 
easterly, 75  feet,  included  in  land  of  O.  C.  R.  R.  Co.,  July  15,  1902 
(date  of  deed);  see  chapter  377,  Acts  of  1902,  also  plans  in  office  of 
Harbor  and  Land  Commissioners,  and  office  of  City  Engineer, 
Vol.  F,  p.  2. 

Anderson  court,  B.,  1862;  from  12  Anderson  street,  east,  between  Cam- 
bridge street  and  Phillips  street;  abandoned  in  1900. 

Anderson  place,  B.,  1864;  from  22  Anderson  street,  east,  between  Cam- 
bridge street  and  Phillips  street. 

Anderson  place,  Dor.,  1887;  from  411  Washington  street,  west,  between 
Algonquin  street  and  School  street;  built  over  in  1897. 

*Anderson  street,  B.,  1861;  from  228  Cambridge  street  to  65  Pinckney 
street;  originally  Centre  street;  established  by  Jeremiah  Allen  in 
1729  from  Cambridge  street,  south,  to  point  88  feet  south  from 
May  (now  Revere)  street;  appears  as  Centre  street  in  1800;  and  as 
Centre  street  (west),  from  Cambridge  street  to  Myrtle  street,  in 
1817;  later  called  West  Centre  street;  extended  to  Pinckney  street, 
1833;  name  of  West  Centre  street  changed  to  Anderson  street,  May 
21,  1861.     L  2783. 

Andover  court,  B.,  1844;  from  Andover  street,  southwesterly;  built 
over  in  1870. 

*Andover  street,  B.,  1837;  from  Causeway  street  to  Minot  street; 
accepted  and  laid  out,  July  19,  1852;  taken,  April  6,  1870,  by  B.  &  L. 
R.  R.  Corporation,  under  authority  of  chapter  291,  Acts  of  1869; 
built  over  in  1870.     L  10.  ' 

*Andrew  square.  So.  B.,  1891;  square  at  the  junction  of  Dorchester 
avenue  and  Dorchester,  Southampton,  Boston  and  Preble  streets; 
named  Andrew  square,  March  5,  1891. 

Andrews  place,  B.,  from  3  Andrews  street,  east,  to  Thorn  street. 

Andrews  road,  Bri.,  1890;  from  CooUdge  road  to  Hooker  street;  laid 
out  under  the  name  of  Arden  street,  Aug.  26,  1892.     L  2432. 

♦Andrews  street,  B.,  1874;  from  70  East  Canton  street  to  71  East  Dedham 
street,  between  Albany  street  and  Harrison  avenue;  laid  out,  June 
9,   1899.     L  3114. 

*Angell  street,  W.  Rox.;  from  50  Canterbury  street,  southeast,  to  863 
Blue  Hill  avenue,  near  junction  of  those  streets;  formerly  called 
Autumn  street;  laid  out,  Sept.  30,  1898.     L  3025,  L  3599. 

Angier  street,  E.  B.  (Breed's  Island),  1876;  from  Ashley  avenue,  south- 
east, to  Revere  line. 


14  List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston. 

*Ann  (  street,  B.,  1708;  from  the  conduit  in  Union  street  (now  Dock 
Anne  j  square),  over  the  drawbridge  to  Cross  street,  1708-1823; 
extended  through  Fish  street  and  Ship  street  by  change  of  name 
to  the  foot  of  North  (now  Hanover)  street,  July  6,  1824;  name  of 
part  from  Hanover  street  to  Commercial  street  changed  to  Com- 
mercial street,  Feb.  17,  1834;  from  Dock  square  to  North  square 
changed  to  North  street,  Jan.  1,  1852;  from  North  square  to  Com- 
mercial street  changed  to  North  street,  April  10,  1854;  called  at 
different  times  Conduit  street  and  Drawbridge  street.  Vol.  31, 
pp.  45,  51,  58. 

Ann=street  court,  B.,  1830;  from  Ann  (now  North)  street,  west,  near 
Bartlett  (now  Harris)  street;  called  Page's  court,  about  1837. 

Ann=street  passageway,  B.,  1831  and  earlier;  an  ancient  4-foot  pas- 
sageway in  which  a  city  sewer  was  laid  leading  from  that  part  of 
Ann  street  (formerly  Fish  street,  now  North  street)  near  the  bot- 
.  tom  of  North  square  to  the  sea.  It  was  fenced  up  by  some  per- 
son unknown,  and  the  City  SoUcitor  was  ordered  to  ascertain  the 
rights  of  the  City  therein,  July,  1831;  no  report  has  been  found  of 
record. 

*Annabel  street,  Dor.,  1899;  from  649  Columbia  road  to  21  Sumner 
street;  AUb right  court  and  Sumner-street  place  laid  out  under  the 
name  of  Annabel  street,  Sept.  18,  1899.     L  3167,  L  3592. 

Anson  street,  W.  Rox.,  1887;  from  204  South  street,  near  Morton  street, 
southeast,  to  Percy  street. 

Anthony  place,  B.,  1875;  from  1  North  Hanover  court,  northeast,  then 
northwest  parallel  with  North  Hanover  court;  named  Oct.  19,  1875. 

Antram's  corner,  B.,  1708;  the  end  of  the  fish  market,  near  the  con- 
dmt,  then  so  called;  on  north  side  of  Dock  square,  now  part  of 
Faneuil  Hall  square. 

*Antrim  street,  E.  B.  (Breed's  Island);  from  junction  of  Ford  street 
and  Ashley  street  to  1022  Bennington  street;  authority  to  open 
given  by  Street  Commissioners,  April  21,  1893;  laid  out  Nov.  6, 
1909.     L  4196. 

Antwerp  street,  Bri.,  1892;  from  374  Western  avenue  to  138  Lincoln 
street;  authority  to  open  from  Lincoln  street,  northeast,  to  unnamed 
street,  given  by  Street  Commissioners,  Oct.  14,  1892;  authority  to 
open  from  Western  avenue,  southeastwardly,  given  by  Street  Com- 
missioners, Dec.  14,  1896. 

Antwerp  street,  Rox.,  1886;  from  Mechanic  street,  between  Ruggles 
street  and  WilHs  (now  Edgar)  street,  southeast  about  138  feet; 
shown  on  plan  dated  Jan.  1,  1886  (Suffolk  Deeds,  Lib.  1711,  fol.  150); 
Bromley's  atlases  show  that  the  location  was  never  adopted. 

Appian  place,  E.  B.,  1896;  from  175  Marion  street,  southwest,  between 
London  street  and  Havre  street;  formerly  called ' Marion  place. 

Appian  way,  Bri.,  1851;  from  39  Raymond  street  to  120  FrankUn  street; 
laid  out  by  the  Selectmen  of  the  Town  of  Brighton,  Dec.  16,  1873; 
laying  out  not  confirmed  by  the  Town. 

Appleton  place,  Rox.,  1845;  from  unnamed  street  (Appleton  place, 
now  Short  street),  northeast,  and  east,  to  Brookhne  street  (now 
avenue);  accepted  conditionally,  June  29,  1863;  later  called  Maple 
avenue. 

Appleton  place,  Rox.,  1845;  from  Brookline  avenue  to  Maple  avenue 
(now  Bellevue  street);  shown  as  a  "street"  on  plan  dated  1845; 
now  called  Short  street. 


List  of  Stkeets^  Etc.,  in  Boston.  15 

Appleton  road,  Bri.;  from  20  Lake  street,  southwest,  near  Common- 
wealth avenue. 

*Appleton  street,  B.,  1862;  from  441  Tremont  street  to  382  Columbus 
avenue;  includes  Avenue  J  on  plan  dated  1855;  from  Avenue  I  (now 
Berkeley  street),  westward,  to  point  west  of  Avenue  A  (now  Dart- 
mouth street);  laid  out  as  a  pubhc  street  from  Berkeley  street  to 
Clarendon  street,  May  21,  1867;  from  Clarendon  street  to  Columbus 
avenue,  Oct.  27,  1868;  extended  from  Berkeley  street  to  Tremont 
street,  June  8,  1872,  including  part  of  Chapman  (now  Compton) 
street.     L  354,  L  764,  L  770,  L  3877. 

Arborway,  W.  Rox.;  from  Prince  street  to  Forest  Hills  street,  at  Morton 
street;  the  name  of  the  parkway  between  Prince  street  and  Forest 
Hills  street,  connecting  Jamaica  Park,  Arnold  Arboretum  and 
Frankhn  Park. 

Arborway  bridge,  W.  Rox.,  1893;  on  Arborway  over  Stony  Brook,  near 
Forest  Hills  station;  built  as  a  temporary  structure  in  1893. 

Arborway  court,  W.  Rox.,  1909;  from  280  South  street. 

Arborway  terrace,  W.  Rox.,  1898;  from  northeast  side  of  865  Centre 
street,  near  and  southwest  of  Orchard  street.  Suffolk  Deeds,  Lib. 
2619,  fol.  600. 

Arbutus  street.  Dor.,  1907;  from  Blue  Hill  avenue,  opposite  Hans- 
borough  street,  to  Ashton  street;  authority  to  open  given  by  the 
Street  Commissioners,  April  5,  1907. 

*Arcadia  park,  Dor.,  1906;  from  23  Ditson  street  to  32  Arcadia  street; 
Branch  avenue  laid  out  under  the  name  of  Arcadia  park,  Oct.  22, 
1906.     L  3908,  L  4128. 

Arcadia  place,  Dor.;  from  No.  26  Arcadia  street,  near  Arcadia  park, 
south. 

*Arcadia  street.  Dor.,  1871;  from  197  Adams  street  to  1  Draper  street; 
formerly  Auburn  street;  laid  out,  Nov.  10,  1871.     L  712. 

*Arcadia  street,  Rox.  and  W.  Rox.,  1871;  from  139  School  street  to  20 
Atherton  street;  shown  as  Acadia  street  on  plans  dated  1869;  part 
in  W.  Rox.  accepted  by  Town,  Sept.  27,  1871;  whole  laid  out,  Sept. 
29,  1874.     L  965. 

Arcadia  terrace.  Dor.;  from  18  Arcadia  street,  south. 

Arch  place,  B.,  1846;  from  Hanover  street,  east,  near  Mechanic  street; 
built  over  in  1901. 

Arch  place,  B.;  from  61  Richmond  street  to  121  Fulton  street. 

*Arch  street,  B.,  1792;  from  50  Summer  street  to  33  Milk  street;  from 
Summer  street  to  Franklin  place,  passing  through  archway  under 
building  on  Frankhn  place,  1800;  confirmed  as  a  public  street, 
Sept.  15,  1834;  wholly  opened  to  Frankhn  place,  May  1,  1858;  portion 
discontinued,  Oct.  6,  1858;  extended  through  Morton  place  to  Milk 
street,  April  18,  1873.     L  131,  L  139,  L  840,  L  841,  L  869. 

Archibald  street,  Rox.,  1886;  from  570  Parker  street  to  Halleck  street; 
called  New  street,  1844;  A  street,  1872. 

Areola  street,  Rox.,  1896;  from  71  Day  street,  northwest,  opposite 
Creighton  street;  authority  to  open  given  by  Street  Commis- 
sioners, Sept.  16,  1896. 

Ardee  place,  Rox.,  1875;  leads  northwest  from  Ardee  street,  which 
leads  from  Rogers  avenue;  shown  on  plan  dated  1875;  not  shown  on 
any  atlas  since  above  date. 


16  List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston. 

Ardee  street,  Rox.,  1875;  from  Rogers  avenue,  west,  north  of  Bay- 
view  place;  shown  on  plan  dated  1875. 

Arden  street,  W.  Rox.;  from  25  Colberg  avenue  to  254  Belgrade  avenue. 

*Arden  street,  Bri.;  1892;  from  26  Coolidge  road  to  Hooker  street; 
formerly  Andrews  road;  laid  out,  Aug.  26,  1892.     L  2432. 

Argyle  road,  Bri.;  from  Englewood  avenue  to  Commonwealth  avenue; 
now  included  in  Strathmore  road. 

*Argyle  street,  Dor.,  1871;  from  125  Welles  avenue  to  498  Talbot  avenue; 
formerly  from  Welles  avenue  to  Dorchester  avenue;  laid  out,  Dec.  29, 
1873;  part  included  in  Talbot  avenue,  Oct.  10,  1892.     L  916. 

Argyle  street,  W.  Rox.,  1885;  from  the  end  of  Haverford  street  to  Baker 
court  formerly  from  Cornwall  street,  northeast,  to  Baker  court, 
between  Washington  street  and  Marmion  street;  from  Chemical 
avenue  (now  Cornwall  street),  northeast  about  307  feet,  shown  on 
plan  dated  1885  (Suffolk  Deeds,  Lib.  1711,  fol.  155);  authority  to  open 
an  extension  of  the  above  to  Baker  court,  given  by  Street  Commis- 
sioners, Jan.  25,  1898;  portion  from  Cornwall  street,  northeast,  for 
about  309  feet,  laid  out  with  the  name  of  Haverford  street,  Sept.  8, 
1902;  authority  to  open  portion  between  Haverford  street  and  Baker 
court,  under  name  of  Haverford  street,  given  by  Street  Commissioners, 
April  4,  1905.     L  3486. 

Arion  street.  Dor.,  1884;  from  Davenport  avenue  to  Davenport  square. 

*Arklow  street,  Rox.,  1881;  from  13  Posen  street  to  25  Gay  Head  street; 
part  of  Heath  place  from  Posen  street  to  Ulmer  street,  laid  out  as 
Arklow  street,  Nov.  16,  1881;  Heath  place  from  Ulmer  street  to 
Walden  street,  laid  out,  Dec.  15,  1875;  name  changed  to  Arklow 
street,  March  1,  1882;  Arklow  street  extended  from  Walden  street  to 
Gay  Head  street,  Sept.  22,  1894.     L  1118,  L  1569,  L  2661. 

Arlington  avenue,  B.;  from  102  Clinton  street,  northerly,  to  Concord 
avenue. 

♦Arlington  avenue,  Chsn.,  1870;  from  44  Alford  street  to  Somerville 
line;  laid  out  and  named,  Nov.  1,  1870;  called  also  Arlington  street; 
shown  as  Commercial  avenue  on  plan  dated  1870.     L  1155,  L  3340. 

Arlington  place,  Chsn.;  from  83  Tremont  street,  near  Chelsea  street, 
southwest,  southeast,  northeast,  to  Tremont  street  again;  now  Mans- 
field place. 

Arlington  place,  Bri.;  from  37  Arlington  street,  north. 

♦Arlington  street,  B.,  1858;  from  opposite  95  Beacon  street  to  321  Boylston 
street;  shown  as  "street  80  feet  wide  "  on  plan  dated  1854;  estab- 
lished by  the  Comni  on  wealth  and  the  City  by  indenture  dated  Dec.  11, 
1856,  each  contributing  half  of  the  street;  westerly  half,  contributed 
by  the  Commonwealth,  accepted,  March  7,  1863.     L  374. 

Arlington  street,  Chsn.,  1873;  Arlington  avenue,  so  called. 

♦Arlington  street,  Bri.,  1870;  from  331  Market  street,  opposite  Sparhawk 
street,  across  Parsons  street,  westerly;  shown  as  an  unnamed  street 
on  plan  dated  1851;  accepted  from  Market  street  to  Parsons  street, 
June  24,  1870;  laid  out,  west,  from  Parsons  street,  Aug.  14,  1891. 
L  2321,  L  2453. 

♦Armandine  street.  Dor.,  1871;  from  763  Washington  street  to  72  Milton 
avenue;  laid  out,  Oct.  8,  1889.     L  2180. 

♦Armstrong  street,  Rox.,  1887;  from  31  Chestnut  avenue  to  40  Mozart 
street;  laid  out,  May  19,  1887.     L  1990. 


List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston.  17 

Arnold  Arboretum,  W.  Rox,  the  park  lying  between  Centre  street  and 
South  street,  and  extending  from  the  Artorway  (including  the  same) 
on  the  northeast,  southwest  nearly  to  Mendum  street;  Arnold 
Arboretum,  formerly  known  as  "The  Bussey  Farm,"  given  to  Harvard 
College  by  wills  of  Benjamin  Bussey  and  James  Arnold;  portion  of 
Arnold  Arboretum  northeast  of  Bussey  street,  including  adjoining 
estates  (excepting  those  at  corner  of  Bussey  and  Centre  streets), 
taken  by  the  city  of  Boston,  Dec.  30,  1882,  under  authority  of  chapter 
185,  Acts  of  1875;  leased  to  Harvard  College  by  indenture,  dated 
Dec.  30,  1882  (Suffolk  Deeds,  Lib.  1584,  fol.  502.  Plan  book  6, 
plan  1);  parcels  marked  "A  and  B"  on  indenture  plan  are  exempted 
in  the  lease;  additional  taking  of  estates  corner  Centre  street  and 
Bussey  street,  Dec.  24,  1892;  taking  southwest  of  Bussey  street 
(portion  of  estate  willed  to  Harvard  College  by  above  named  Bussey 
and  Arnold),  April  22,  1895;  by  indenture  dated  April  22,  1895, 
this  portion,  together  with  parcels  marked  "A  and  B  "  on  1882  plan, 
and  parcels  taken  Dec.  24,  1892,  leased  to  Harvard  College  for  1,000 
years;  these  leases  do  not  include  walks  and  driveways,  and  the 
park  is  open  to  the  public  the  same  as  other  parks. 

Arnold  place,  W.  Rox.,  1849;  from  Poplar  street,  east;  probably  same 
as  Albion  street  on  plan  dated  1848;  now  part  of  Sycamore  street. 

*Arnold  street,  B.,  1810;  from  1975  Washington  street  to  652  Shawmut 
avenue;  laid  out  from  Washington  street,  west,  1810;  accepted  from 
Washington  street  to  Suffolk  street  (now  Shawmut  avenue),  Nov.  10, 
1851.     L  22,  L  121. 

*Arnold  street,  W.  Rox.;  from  Weld  street  to  Newton  line;  lies  in  ter- 
ritory set  off  from  Newton  to  Roxbury,  April  23,  1838,  by  chapter  167, 
Acts  of  1838;  relocated,  July  24,  1884.     L  1793,  L  1794. 

*Arrow  street,  Chsn.,  1819;  from  54  Rutherford  avenue  to  1  Lynde 
street;  formerly  from  Harvard  street  to  Front  street;  later  from  Bow 
street  to  Lynde  street;  mentioned  April  12,  1819,  as  formerly  Rope- 
maker's  lane;  portion  from  Harvard  street  to  Bow  street  made  a 
part  of  Washington  street,  Sept.  17,  1866;  portion  from  Lynde  street 
to  Front  street  taken  June  5,  1874,  by  Eastern  R.  R.  Co.  under  au- 
thority of  chapter  360,  Acts  of  1873;  at  one  time  called  Maultster's 
lane. 

Arrow=street  court,  Chsn.;  from  Arrow  street;  probably  in  territory 
taken  by  Eastern  R.  R.  Co.,  June  5,  1874. 

Arthur  place,  Chsn.;  from  326  Main  street,  southwest,  between  Lincoln 
street  and  South  Eden  street. 

Arthur  street,  W.  Rox.;  from  Weld  street  to  Dunbar  street,  between 
Willow  street  and  Walker  street. 

^Arthur  street,  Bri.,  1884;  from  93  North  Beacon  street  to  Hichborn 
street,  laid  out,  Dec.  26,  1884.     L  1843. 

Arundel  park.  Dor.;  from  285  Ashmont  street,  near  corner  of  Carruth 
street,  to  Elm  road. 

*Arundel  street,  B.,  1874;  from  840  Beacon  street  to  Mountfort  street; 
laid  out,  June  12,  1894.     L  2601,  L  2834. 

Arundel  street.  Dor.;  from  16  Beaumont  street  to  Elm  road,  between 
Carruth  street  and  Fairfax  street. 

*  Arundel  street,  W.  Rox.;  from  46  Walter  street,  near  South  street,  to 
1428  Centre  street;  laid  out,  June  25,  1909.     L  4142,  L  4143. 

Asaph  street.  Dor.,  1909;  from  Churchill  street,  south,  through  land 
of  heirs  of  Asaph  Churchill. 

Asbury  place,  W.  Rox.;  from  123  South  street,  southwest,  near  Jamaica 
street. 


18       List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston, 

Ascension  street,  Rox.,  1833;  from  Cedar  street  to  Kenilworth  street; 
now  called  Lambert  avenue. 

Ascot  street,  Bri.,  1897;  from  16  Antwerp  street  to  19  Litchfield  street. 

Ash  place,  B.,  1859;  from  48  Myrtle  street,  south,  nearly  opposite  Irving 
street. 

*Ash  street,  B.,  1809;  from  19  Bennet  street  to  14  Oak  street;  plan  in 
1816  shows  it  crossing  Nassau  street  and  Oak  street;  part  south  of 
Oak  street  called  Oak  place  in  1834;  extended  conditionally  from 
northerly  end,  northward  about  88  feet  to  Bennet  street,  July  28, 
1834;  order  to  open  same,  Sept.  22,  1834,  shows  conditions  complied 
with.     L  4035,  L  4063. 

Ash  street,  B.,  1819;  from  Front  street  (now  Harrison  avenue),  west, 
between  Bennet  street  and  the  present  Nassau  street;  shown  on 
Hales'  plan,  1819;  closed. 

*Ashburton  place,  B.,  1845;  from  14  Somerset  street  to  104  Bowdoin 
street;  from  Somerset  street,  west,  called  Somerset  court,  1809;  said 
court  extended  to  Bowdoin  street,  1843;  named  Ashburton  place, 
Nov.  13,  1845;  accepted  as  a  street,  Dec.  11,  1848. 

Ashburton  street,  B.,  1842;  formerly  Peck  lane;  now  Oxford  street. 

*Ashby  street,  B.,  1893;  from  719  Commonwealth  avenue  to  296  Bay 
State  road;  laid  out,  Jan.  22,  1901.     L  3349. 

*Ashfield  street,  W.  Rox.,  1890;  from  26  Fairview  street  to  77  Walter 
street;  formerly  Peters  street;  laid  out,  July  17,  1890.     L  2251 

Ashford  court,  Bri.;  the  buildings  and  enclosure  from  59  Ashford  street. 

*Ashford  street,  Bri.,  1841;  from  40  Linden  street  to  east  of  Malvern 
street;  part  shown  in  1850  as  a  40-foot  street;  shown  extended  from 
Malvern  street,  east,  to  land  of  Francis  on  plan  dated  1855;  laid  out 
by  Selectmen,  Dec.  17,  1873;  accepted  conditionally,  Dec.  30,  1873, 
but  no  record  of  fulfilment  of  conditions;  laid  out  as  a  public  street, 
Sept.  16,  1876,  from  Linden  street  to  Malvern  street.     L  1175,  L  1176. 

Ashford  terrace,  Bri.;  from  50  Ashford  street,  north,  to  13  Wadsworth 
street. 

Ashland  avenue,  B.,  1846;  from  Washington  street  to  Harrison  avenue, 
south  of  Dover  street;  part  shown  unnamed  on  plan  1844;  called 
Ashland  park,  1846;  called  Ashland  place,  1853;  laid  out  under 
name  of  Laconia  street,  Feb.  15,  1896.  L  2757.  Vol.  31,  p.  98. 
Suffolk  Reg.,  Lib.  630,  fol.  243. 

Ashland  avenue,  W.  Rox.,  1849;  from  Norfolk  and  Bristol  (or  Dedham) 
turnpike  (now  Washington  street)  to  Florence  street;  earher  called 
Ashland  street;  included  in  the  Coimty  way  laid  out  by  Norfolk 
Coimty  Commissioners,  September,  1856;  afterward  called  Ashland 
street  in  West  Roxbury,  and  Oakland  street  in  Dorchester. 

Ashland  avenue,  W.  Rox.,  1854;  a  way  25  feet  wide  leading  from  land 
of  B.  &  P.  (now  N.  Y.,  N.  H.  &  H.)  R.  R.  Co.;  not  identified;  part 
Granite  street. 

Ashland  avenue,  W.  Rox.,  1870;  from  Summer  street,  southwest,  across 
Cass  street  to  39  Johnson  street;  called  Ashland  street  in  Hopkins 
and  Bromley  atlases;  Ashland  avenue  in  Assessors'  books  and 
directories. 

Ashland  bridge,  1856;  on  Ashland  street  over  the  tracks  of  the  Provi- 
dence Division  of  the  N.  Y.,  N.  H.  &  H.  R.  R.;  original  bridge  built 
in  compliance  with  an  order  of  Norfolk  County  Commissioners,  dated 
May  13,  1856;  present  structure  built  in  1875. 

Ashland  park,  B.,  1846;  from  Washington  street  to  Harrison  avenue; 
called  Ashland  avenue,  1846;  Ashland  place,  1853;  Laconia  street, 
1896.     Suffolk  Reg.,  Lib.  630,  fol.  243. 


List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston.  19 

Ashland  place,  B.,  1853;  from  Washington  street  to  Harrison  avenue; 
called  Ashland  avenue,  also  Ashland  park,  1846;  Ashland  place, 
1853;  laid  out  under  name  of  Laconia  street,  Feb.  15,  1896.  L  2757 
Vol.  31,  p.  98.     Suffolk  Reg.,  Lib.  630,  fol.  243. 

*Ashland  street,  B.,  1845;  from  88  Leverett  street,  southwest,  then  south- 
east to  junction  of  Chambers  street  and  Poplar  street,  including 
part  of  street  now  appearing  on  maps  as  Chambers  street;  part 
from  Poplar  street,  northwest,  probably  formerly  part  of  AUen's 
highway;  part  from  Leverett  street,  southwest,  shown  as  Gravel 
street,  1769,  1800  and  1819;  name  of  Gravel  street  changed  to 
Chambers  street,  May  26,  1828;  name  of  part  of  Chambers 
street,  formerly  Gravel  street,  changed  to  Ashland  street,  Feb. 
24,  1845. 

*Ashland  street,  Rox.,  1863;  from  Grove  Hall  (now  Blue  Hill)  avenue 
to  Maple  street;  accepted,  Oct.  24,  1864;  name  changed  to  Sea  View 
street,  April  20,  1869,  and  to  Schuyler  street,  May  24,  1870. 

t Ashland  street.  Dor.,  1851;  from  40  Park  street  to  Bernice  street 
near  Barque  Warwick  cove,  accepted,  from  Park  street  to  Mill  street, 
April  21,  1851;  laid  out,  from  Mill  street  to  Capen  (now  Everdean) 
street,  Oct.  21,  1902;  grade  changed  so  as  to  conform  to  that 
of  Park  street  (changed  so  as  to  cross  under  the  railroad),  Oct. 
12,  1907,  by  a  decree  of  the  Superior  Court,  acting  under  authority 
of  chapter  440,  Acts  of  the  Legislature  of  1902.     L  3505. 

*Ashland  street,  W.  Rox.,  1848;  from  726  South  street  at  Poplar  street, 
to  Harvard  street;  part  from  Norfolk  and  Bristol  (or  Dedham)  turn- 
pike (now  Washington  street)  to  Florence  street  shown  as  Ashland 
avenue,  1843-49;  is  part  in  West  Roxbury,  of  the  way  from  Dorchester 
Upper  Mills,  near  corner  of  River  street  and  Brush  Hill  turnpike 
(now  Blue  Hill  avenue),  to  Norfolk  and  Bristol  turnpike  (now  Wash- 
ington street);  laid  out  by  Norfolk  County  Commissioners  by  way  of 
Berry  street  and  Ashland  street  (now  avenue),  September,  1856; 
extended  from  Washington  street  to  South  street,  July  30,  1875. 
L  1066,  L  1196,  L  1197,  L  1198. 

Ashland  street,  W.  Rox.;  Ashland  avenue,  from  Summer  street  to 
Johnson  street,  sometimes  so  called. 

Ashland  terrace,  W.  Rox.,  1899;  from  161  Ashland  street.  See  Boston 
directory. 

Ashley  avenue,  E.  B.,  1875;  from  Austin  avenue,  at  its  junction  with 
Washburn  avenue,  to  Belle  Isle  inlet;  formerly  from  Chelsea  avenue 
(now  Boardman  street)  to  Belle  Isle  inlet;  from  Chelsea  avenue  to 
Austin  avenue;  shown  on  plan  by  Wliitman  &  Breck,  dated  1875; 
from  Austin  avenue  to  Belle  Isle  inlet  on  plan  by  Whitman  &  Breck, 
dated  1876;  portion  from  the  easterly  end  of  the  present  Ashley 
street  to  an  unnamed  street,  included  in  the  lajang  out  of  Walley 
street,  July  3,  1888;  this  last  named  portion  except  a  small  triangular 
piece,  between  Blackinton  street  and  the  present  Ashley  street, 
included  in  the  extension  of  Bennington  street,  June  27,  1899;  por- 
tion of  the  triangular  piece  west  of  Blackinton  street  named  a  part 
of  Ashley  street,  March  1,  1904;  the  remaining  portion  of  triangle 
named  a  part  of  Bennington  street  on  above  date;  upon  the  exten- 
sion of  Leyden  street  over  the  tracks  of  the  B.,  R.  B.  &  L.  R.  R., 
July  3,  1888,  the  portion  of  Ashley  avenue  crossing  the  railroad  was 
abandoned;  portion  from  Breed  street  to  Walley  (now  Bennington) 
street  laid  out  as  Ashley  street,  Oct.  21,  1898;  from  Breed  street  to 
Chelsea  avenue  (now  Boardman  street)  called  Ashley  street  in 
Assessors'  books  of  1899  and  since;  from  the  railroad  to  Austin 
avenue  conveyed  to  the  B.,  R.  B.  &  L.  R.  R.  by  the  Boston  Land 
Company,  Nov.  12,  1906.     Suffolk  Deeds,  Lib.  3169,  fol.  301. 


20  List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston. 

jAshley  street,  E.  B.,  1898;  from  Bennington  street  at  its  junction  with 
Blackinton  street,  west,  to  Boardman  street;  the  portion  of  Ashley 
avenue  from  Walley  (now  Ashley)  street  to  Breed  street  laid  out  as 
Ashley  street,  Oct.  21,  1898;  portion  from  Breed  street  to  Boardman 
street  called  Ashley  street  in  Assessors'  books  of  1899  and  since; 
triangular  portion  of  Walley  street,  between  Blackinton  street  and 
the  portion  of  Ashley  street  laid  out  in  1898,  named  a  part  of  Ashley 
street,  March  1,  1904. 

*Ashley  street,  Rox.,  1884;  from  53  Chestnut  avenue  to  22  Armstrong 
street;  laid  out,  May  19,  1887.     L  1989. 

Ashmont  avenue.  Dor.;  see  Asluuont  street. 

Ashmont  park.  Dor.;  from  212  Ashmont  street,  near  Peabody  square, 
northwest. 

Ashmont  playground,  Dor.,  1899;  northerly  from  Brent  street,  between 
Wainwright  street  and  Melbourne  street,  taken  by  the  city,  July  18, 
1899. 

fAshmont  street.  Dor.,  1849;  from  760  Washington  street  to  263  Neponset 
avenue  (formerly  turnpike),  and  from  Wentworth  street,  easterly, 
nearly  to  Washington  street,  and  from  Wentworth  street,  westerly, 
nearly  to  Milton  avenue;  laid  out  by  County  Commissioners,  Decem- 
ber, 1849,  for  a  part  of  the  way  through  a  private  way  called  Ash- 
mont avenue;  authority  to  open  portions  from  Wentworth  street, 
easterly  and  westerly,  given  by  Street  Commissioners,  April  29, 
1898.     L  881,  L  976,  L  1865,  L  2189. 

tAshmont=street  and  Dorchester=avenue  bridge.  Dor.;  on  Dorchester 
avenue,  over  tracks  of  the  Shawmut  Branch  of  the  N.  Y.,  N.  H.  & 
H.  R.  R.;  originally  built  about  1873;  lengthened  in  1895. 

Ashton  place,  B.,  1868;  from  Charles  street,  east,  north  of  Fruit  street; 
included  in  land  of  the  Massachusetts  Charitable  Eye  and  Ear 
Infirmary  and  in  land  of  the  Massachusetts  General  Hospital. 

Ashton  place,  W.  Rox.;  from  Green  street,  opposite  Boylston  avenue, 
southwesterly  about  184  feet,  with  an  arm  about  105  feet  from 
Green  street,  and  extending  southeasterly;  shown  on  plan  by  T.  B. 
Moses,  dated  1878,  as  Bartlett  street;  in  directories  of  1898  and  since 
as  Bartlett  square. 

Ashton  street,  Dor.,  1898;  from  Train  street  about  180  feet  south- 
east of  Spaulding  street,  southwest,  parallel  with  Spaulding  street,  to 
Gustine  street;  shown  on  plan  dated  February,  1898,  filed  with 
Suffolk  Deeds,  Lib.  2525,  fol.  198. 

Ashton  street.  Dor.,  1899;  from  Lauriat  avenue  to  Claxton  street; 
formerly  from  Morton  street  to  Callender  (now  Claxton)  street; 
portion  from  Morton  street  to  Lauriat  avenue  now  built  over. 

Ashumet  street,  W.  Rox.,  1897;  from  Baker  street,  along  the  location 
of  the  Highland  Ice  Company  railroad  to  Gardner  street;  shown  on 
plan  by  Nash  &  Hunter,  November,  1897. 

Ashworth  park,  Rox.,  1882;  from  1982  Columbus  avenue,  northeast, 
between  Walnut  avenue  and  Washington  street. 

*Aspen  street,  Rox.,  1888;  from  66  Copeland  street  to  25  Montrose 
street;  laid  out,  Feb.  6,  1888.     L  2048. 

*Aspinwall  road.  Dor.,  1906;  from  272  Talbot  avenue  to  569  Washington 
street;  Northern  avenue  laid  out  with  the  name  of  Aspinwall  road, 
Oct.  20,  1906.     L  3907,  L  4094. 

Assabet  street.  Dor.,  1891;  from  40  Train  street  to  93  Neponset  avenue; 
authority  to  open  given  by  Street  Commissioners,  Sept.  8,  1891. 


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*Asticou  road,  W.  Rox.,  1901;  from  29  Walk  Hill  street,  northwest  and 
north,  to  South  street;  authority  to  open  given  by  Street  Commis- 
sioners, May  25,  1901;  authority  to  open  in  a  new  location  given  by 
Street  Commissioners,  Dec.  20,  1904;  laid  out,  Sept.  5,  1907.     L  4037. 

*Astor  street,  Rox.,  1883;  from  231  Massachusetts  avenue  to  70  Hemen- 
way  street;  laid  out,  Jan.  25,  1898.     L  2965,  L  3359. 

Astoria  street.  Dor.;  from  Fhnt  street  to  beyond  Elizabeth  street; 
between  Norfolk  street  and  N.  E.  R.  R.,  and  parallel  with  the  latter. 

Asylum  place,  B.;  from  1020  Washington  street  to  335  Harrison  avenue; 
Asylum  street  so  called  in  Assessors'  books,  1850. 

Asylum  road,  W.  Rox.;  a  colloquial  name  given  to  the  driveway  leading 
from  Canterbury  street,  near  Walk  Hill  street,  southeast,  through  land 
of  the  Boston  State  Hospital;  the  northerly  end  moved  westerly  in 
1909  so  that  the  whole  of  the  road  would  come  within  the  hospital 
grounds  (see  plan  in  Sewer  Dept.). 

Asylum  street,  B.,  1844;  from  1020  Washington  street  to  335  Harrison 

avenue;  called  Asylum  place  by  the  Assessors  in   1850.     Vol.    19, 
p.  123;  Vol.  31,  p.  56. 

*Athelwold  street,  Dor.;  from  22  School  street  to  Kilton  street;  laid  out 
and  extended  over  Jackson  place,  from  School  street  to  Kilton  street. 
May  6,  1896.  L  2761,  L  2914,  L  2931,  L  3085,  L  3279,  L  3280,  L  3498, 
L  3607. 

Athenaeum  court,  B.,  1849-55;  from*  Atkinson  (now  Congress)  street, 
near  High  street,  east;  closed. 

*Athens  street.  So.  B.,  1840;  from  9  West  Second  street  to  75  Dorchester 
street;  shown  as  an  unnamed  20-foot  passageway,  1809;  some  part 
of  the  present  street  accepted  and  laid  out,  Nov.  29,  1852;  extended 
from  a  point  west  of  C  street,  about  209  feet  to  B  street,  March  14, 
1861;  laid  out  in  parts  as  follows:  From  B  street  to  D  street,  and 
from  Second  street  to  A  street,  Sept.  1,  1871;  from  E  street  to  F  street, 
Feb.  29,  1872;  from  F  street  to  Dorchester  street,  Feb.  2,  1874;  from 
A  street  to  B  street,  Aug.  3,  1874;  from  D  street  to  E  street,  July  12, 
1875.  L  167,  L  204,  L  219,  L  556,  L  642,  L  643,  L  644,  L  743,  L  919, 
L  950,  L  1055. 

*Athens=street  bridge.  So.  B.,  1874;  on  Athens  street,  over  the  tracks  of 
the  N.  Y.,  N.  H.  &  H.  R.  R.;  present  bridge  is  the  original  one,  is  of 
iron,  and  was  built  by  the  city  in  connection  with  the  laying  out  of 
this  portion  of  Athens  street;  work  was  completed  in  December,  1874. 

Athens=street  court.  So.  B.;  from  179  Athens  street,  southwest,  between 
B  street  and  C  street. 

*Atherstone  street.  Dor.,  1896;  from  31  Bailey  street  to  61  Fuller  street; 
authority  to  open  given  by  Street  Commissioners,  Jan.  30,  1896;  laid 
out,  Aug.  23,  1898.     L  3020. 

Atherton  avenue,  W.  Rox.,  1871;  from  4300  Washington  street  to 
Albano  street. 

Atherton  place,  Rox.;  from  21  Atherton  street,  northeast,  opposite  end 
of  Arca.dia  street. 

*Atherton  street,  Rox.  and  W.  Rox.,  1869;  from  3075  Washington  street 
to  Lamartine  street;  laid  out  from  Washington  street  to  Arcadia  street, 
Sept.  29,  1874;  New  Atherton  street  laid  out  from  Copley  street  to 
Amory  street,  Aug  27,  1886;  Atherton  street  extended  from  Arcadia 
street  to  Copley  street,  April  16,  1888;  name  of  New  Atherton  street, 
from  Copley  street  to  Amory  street,  changed  to  Atherton  street, 
March  1,  1889;  extended  from  Amory  street  to  Lamartine  street, 
Nov.  21,  1896.     L  996,  L  1942,    L  2066,  L  2807. 


22  List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston. 

*Athol  street,  Bri.,  1885;  from  36  Aldie  street  to  19  Raymond  street;  for- 
merly called  Auburn  street  between  Holton  (now  Pleasant)  street  and 
Vernon  (now  Raymond)  street;  laid  out  as  Athol  street,  Sept.  3,  1885; 
laid  out  between  Holton  street  and  Aldie  street,  July  15,  1890.  L  1883, 
L  2250. 

Atkins  street,  Dor.,  1872;  a  proposed  street  southwest  from  and  parallel 
with  Colhns  street,  through  land  of  Ann  J.  Raymond. 

Atkins  street,  Bri.;  from  673  Washington  street  to  Stratton  street. 

Atkinson  street,  B.,  1788;  from  Milk  street  to  Broad  street;  shown 
unnamed  from  Milk  street  to  Cow  lane  (now  High  street),  1722  and 
1729;  from  Milk  street  to  Cow  lane  called  Atkinson  street  in  hst  of 
1732;  had  been  extended  to  Purchase  street,  through  Green's  lane, 
and  whole  named  Atkinson  street,  July  4,  1788;  extended  east  to 
Broad  street,  May  12,  1851;  name  changed  to  Congress  street,  Aug.  4, 
1854;  at  some  time  called  Green  lane  or  Green's  lane;  "Atkinsons 
street  soe  called  from  ye  o-miers  of  the  land  rims  through  the  whole 
land  from  Milk  street  into  Cow  lane  and  is  to  be  kept  open  30  feet 
brode"  (from  Plan  of  the  Atkinson  estate,  March  19,  1711-12,  by 
Nathaniel  Green  in  Mass.  Hist.  Soc).  Vol.  31,  pp.  5,  12,  13,  22,  26, 
55,  88,  97;  Vol.  19,  pp.  70,  129. 

*Atkinson  street,  Rox.,  1901;  from  122  Southampton  street,  near  Massa- 
chusetts avenue,  to  South  Bay  avenue;  laid  out,  Jan.  15,  1903. 
L  3560. 

Atkinson's  street,  B.,  1732;  from  Milk  street  to  Cow  lane  (now  High 
street);  named  Atkinson  street,  Jiily  4,  1788. 

^Atlantic  avenue,  B.  and  So.  B.,  1868;  from  junction  of  Commercial 
street  and  Eastern  avenue  to  Dorchester  avenue  at  junction  with 
Foundry  street;  formerly  from  junction  of  Commercial  street  and 
Eastern  avenue  to  Federal  street;  laid  out  from  junction  of  Commercial 
street  and  Eastern  avenue  to  Broad  street  at  Rowe's  wharf,  Dec.  18, 
1868;  name  extended  over  part  of  Broad  street,  formerly  Flounder 
lane,  between  Rowe's  wharf  and  Federal  street,  March  17,  1874; 
the  name  of  Cove  street  changed  to  Atlantic  avenue,  March  1,  1898; 
extended  over  the  tracks  of  the  N.  Y.,  N.  H.  &  H.  R.  R.  from  Knee- 
land  street  to  Dorchester  avenue,  at  junction  with  Foundry  street, 
March  24,  1899.  L  339,  L  425,  L  426,  L  427,  L  487,  L  488,  L  608, 
L  609,  L  610,  L  611,  L  622,  L  674,  L  874,  L  875,  L  876,  L  1000,  L  1001, 
L  1042,  L  2821,  L  2822,  L  3086,  L  3087,  L  3839,  L  3840,  L  3936,  L  4002, 
L  4003. 

Atlantic  avenue,  E.  B.  (Breed's  Island);  from  Ashley  avenue  (now 
street),  parallel  with  the  B.,  R.  B.  &  L.  R.  R.,  to  the  Revere 
boundary  hne;  laid  out  as  a  part  of  Beachmont  avenue,  Aug. 
12,  1887;  on  account  of  the  Railroad  Commissioners'  refusal  to  con- 
firm the  grade  crossing  (see  Butler  avenue)  the  laying  out  was  declared 
void;  Atlantic  avenue  laid  out  as  Beachmont  avenue,  July  25,  1888. 
L  2042,  L  2043,  L  2044,  L  2081,  L  2082. 

Atlantic  avenue,  Dor.,  1845;  at  Savin  hill,  from  southeast  end  Indian 
way  in  a  circhng  course  around  the  liill  to  junction  of  Savin  HiU  avenue 
and  Indian  way;  laid  out  and  included  in  Savin  Hill  avenue,  Aug.  12, 
1869. 

*Atlantic=avenue  bridge,  B.  and  So.  B.,  1907;  from  Kneeland  street  over 
the  tracks  of  the  N.  Y.,  N.  H.  &  H.  R.  R.  and  the  tracks  of  the 
N.  Y.  C.  &  H.  R.  R.  R.  and  Fort  Point  channel  to  61  Dorchester 
avenue;  built  under  authority  of  chapter  446  of  .the  Acts  of  the  Legis- 
lature of  1889;  work  begun  Feb.  28,  1901;  bridge  opened  temporarily 
on  Monday,  March  18,  1907;  bridge  completed  and  opened  for  pubHc 
travel,  Monday,  Aug.  12,  1907. 


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Atlantic  court,  So.  B.,  1893;  from  Atlantic  (now  Covington)  street; 
between  Thomas  park  and  East  Eighth  street,  west,  to  Old  Harbor 
place;  Old  Harbor  place  extended  over  Atlantic  court  to  Covington 
street  and  name  changed  to  Dixfield  street,  Nov.  6,  1899.     L  3224. 

^Atlantic  street,  So.  B.,  1867;  from  473  East  Fourth  street  to  22  Thomas 
park,  north  side;  formerly  from  East  Fourth  street  to  Thomas  park, 
north  side;  and  from  Thomas  park,  south  side,  to  East  Ninth  street 
(now  Columbia  road) ;  between  Fourth  (now  East  Fourth)  street  and 
Thomas  park  accepted  conditionally,  Nov.  25,  1867;  laid  out  from 
Fourth  (now  East  Fourth)  street  to  Thomas  street  ( now  Thomas  park), 
Nov.  17,  1868;  part  from  Thomas  park  to  East  Ninth  street  some- 
times called  New  Atlantic  street;  portion  from  Thomas  park  to  East 
Eighth  street  laid  out  with  name  of  Covington  street,  May  13,  1897; 
name  of  portion  of  Atlantic  street  from  East  Eighth  street  to  Columbia 
road  changed  to  Covington  street.     L  2828. 

Atlantis  street,  AV.  Rox.;  from  950  Weld  street  to  Lassell  street;  author- 
ity to  open  given  by  Street  Commissioners,  Oct.  12,  1893. 

Atwood  avenue,  Rox.,  1867;  from  Day  street,  northwest,  about  554  feet; 
laid  out  as  Evergreen  street,  Aug.  10,  1894.     L  2612. 

Atwood  square,  W.  Rox.;  from  73  South  street  to  16  Custer  street;  part 
of,  from  South  street,  formerly  called  Buchanan  court. 

Auburn  avenue,  B.,  1859;  from  Poplar  street  to  Auburn  street;  also 
called  Poplar  avenue;  included  in  Auburn  street,  Sept.  1,  1879. 
L  1375. 

Auburn  avenue,  Chsn.;  from  47  Auburn  street,  near  corner  of  Bunker 
Hill  street,  east,  to  land  of  St.  Francis  de  Sales  parochial  school  -with 
an  arm  brandling  northeast. 

Auburn  court,  B.,  1846;  from  138  Cambridge  street,  south,  between  Joy 
street  and  South  Russell  street.     L  4098. 

Auburn  place,  Rox.;  from  15  Auburn  street  to  Oak  Grove  terrace,  between 
Ruggles  street  and  Vernon  street. 

Auburn  place,  Chsn.;  from  15  Auburn  street,  southeast,  between  Main 
street  and  Russell  street;  shown  as  unnamed  place,  1812. 

Auburn  square,  Chsn.;  from  32  Auburn  street,  opposite  Russell  street, 
northwest. 

*Auburn  street,  B.,  1838;  from  97  Poplar  street  to  152  Leverett  street; 
from  Brighton-street  avenue,  northeast,  across  Livingston  street, 
1849;  part  from  Livingston  street,  northeast,  laid  out  and  extended 
to  Leverett  street,  Nov.  27,  1874;  part  from  Livingston  street,  south- 
west, laid  out  and  extended  to  Poplar  street,  through  and  including 
Auburn  avenue,  Sept.  1,  1879.     L  988,  L  1375. 

Auburn  street,  E.  B.;  from  Swift  street  to  Harmony  street;  shown  as 
an  unnamed  street  on  plan  dated  1838. 

*Auburn  street,  Rox.,  1830;  from  66  Ruggles  street  to  55  Vernon  street; 
accepted  conditionally,  Jan.  14,  1850;  accepted,  Sept.  27,  1852. 
L  2175. 

Auburn  street,  Dor.,  1869;  from  Adams  street  to  Draper  street;  laid 
out  under  name  of  "Arcadia  street,  Nov.  10,  1871. 

Auburn  street,  W.  Rox.,  1872;  from  4427  Washington  street  to  86 
Bellevue  avenue. 


24  List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston. 

*Auburn  street,  Chsn.,  1863;  from  368  Bunker  Hill  street  to  399  Main 
street;  shown  as  an  unnamed  street  on  plan  dated  1812;  laid  out  30 
feet  wide,  June  29,  1863,  and  subsequently  widened. 

Auburn  street,  Bri.,  1847;  from  Pleasant  (now  Holton)  street  to  Ver- 
non (now  Raymond)  street,  234  feet  southeast  from  and  parallel 
with  Everett  street;  now  closed.     L  1883. 

Auburn  street,  Bri.,  1851;  from  Pleasant  (now  Holton)  street  to  Ver- 
non (now  Raymond)  street;  laid  out  by  Selectmen,  Dec.  17,  1873; 
part  from  Raymond  street  to  Pleasant  street  laid  out  as  a  public 
street,  with  name  of  Athol  street,  Sept.  3,  1885.     L  1883,  L  2250. 

Auchmuty  street,  B.,  1777;  part  of  Essex  street  was  sometimes  so 
called,  from  Short  (now  Kingston)  street  to  South  street. 

tAuckland  street.  Dor.,  1875;  from  29  Belfort  street  to  beyond  Bay 
street;  formerly  from  Belfort  street  to  proposed  street  (part  of  Bay 
street);  part  from  Belfort  street,  south,  shown  as  an  unnamed  street 
on  plan  dated  1871;  from  Belfort  street  to  Savin  Hill  avenue  shown 
on  plan  dated  1875;  south  of  Savin  Hill  avenue  shown  on  plan  dated 
1885;  Auckland  street  laid  out  from  Bay  street  to  Belfort  street, 
Nov.  2,  1891.     L  1760,  L  2351,  L  2352. 

*Audubon  circle,  B.,  1887;  a  circle  250  feet  in  diameter,  having  for  its 
centre  the  intersection  of  the  centre  lines  of  Audubon  road  and  that 
part  of  Beacon  street  between  Audubon  road  and  BrookHne  hne; 
laid  out  as  a  part  of  Beacon  street,  March  28,  1887. 

fAudubon  road,  B.,  1884;  from  Mountfort  street,  between  Ivy  street 
and  St.  Mary's  street,  southeast,  crossing  the  Brookhne  branch  rail- 
road by  a  bridge,  and  along  the  northeasterly  and  northwesterly  side 
of  Back  Bay  Fens  to  Boylston  road;  named  Jan.  28,  1884;  portion 
from  Beacon  street  to  the  north  side  of  Ivy  street  laid  out,  Nov.  7, 
1895.     L  2745,  L  3207. 

Audubon=road  bridge,  B.,  1894;  on  Audubon  road,  over  the  tracks 
of  the  N.  Y.  C.  &  H.  R.  R.  R.;  work  on  bridge  begun  in  1893;  com- 
pleted in  1894. 

Augusta  park,  Dor.,  1900;  from  456  Neponset  avenue. 

Augustus  avenue,  W.  Rox.,  1870;  from  183  Poplar  street,  southwest,  to 
Bauch  street. 

Austin  avenue,  E.  B.  (Breed's  Island);  from  Bennington  street  to 
Bayswater  street. 

Austin  avenue,  Dor.;  from  92  Stoughton  street,  northward,  between 
Sumner  street  and  Bakersfield  street. 

Austin  street,  Rox.;  from  437  Brookhne  avenue,  north,  to  168  Belle vue 
street. 

Austin  street.  Dor.,  1874;  from  Commercial  street  to  Downer  avenue; 
laid  out  with  name  of  De  Wolf  street,  June  21,  1880.     L  1464. 

Austin  street,  W.  Rox.,  1852;  name  of  Centre  street  changed  to  Austin 
street.  May  3,  1852;  renamed  Centre  street,  Dec.  2,  1861. 

Austin  street,  W.  Rox.,  1884;  from  Canterbury  street  to  Harvard 
street;  opened  by  Arthur  W.  Austin  over  his  land  in  1868  with 
name  of  Austin  terrace;  called  Austin  street  in  1884.     L  4111. 


List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston.  25 

Austin  street,  W.  Rox.;  from  170  Canterbury  street  to  Back  (now 
Harvard)  street;  now  a  part  of  Morton  street. 

♦Austin  street,  Chsn.,  1817;  from  148  Main  street  to  Prison  Point  bridge; 
road  made  "  from  end  Craigie's  bridge,"  "  through  Austin  street  to 
Main  street,"  Sept.  6,  1817;  relocated,  Aug.  4,  1900,  from  Wash- 
ington street  over  the  tracks  of  the  B.  &  M.  R.  R.  Co.  and  the 
tracks  of  the  Fitchburg  R.  R.  Co.  to  Miller's  river,  by  order  of  a 
special  commission  appointed  by  the  Superior  Court,  under  authority 
of  chapter  428,  Acts  of  1890,  and  amendments  thereto.  A  new 
street,  or  low  section  of  Austin  street,  adjoining  the  relocated  portion 
of  Austin  street,  from  Washington  street  to  Front  street,  with  an  arm 
extending  northwesterly  under  the  relocated  portion  of  Austin  street, 
opposite  the  southerly  corner  of  the  Massachusetts  State  Prison,  laid 
out,  Aug.  4,  1900,  by  the  above  named  commission;  this  street 
adjoining  the  relocated  portion  of  Austin  street  is  continued  from 
Front  street  to  the  Fitchburg  R.  R.  yard  as  a  private  way  under  same 
order  and  date  as  the  above.     L  3399,  L  3961. 

*Austin=street  bridge,  Chsn.,  1903;  on  Austin  street,  from  Washington 
street,  across  the  tracks  of  the  B.  &  M.  R.  R.  to  Prison  Point  bridge; 
built  by  the  B.  &  M.  R.  R.  Co.,  under  authority  of  chapter  421,  Acts 
of  the  Legislature  of  1899,  and  chapter  193  of  1900;  part  of  the  bridge 
opened  to  travel  May  6,  1903,  being  connected  with  the  Cambridge 
end  by  a  temporary  structure;  entire  bridge  opened  to  travel  Sept. 
17,  1907  (City  Doc.  17,  1908,  and  earlier). 

Austin  terrace,  W.  Rox.,  1868;  from  Canterbury  street  to  Back  (now 
Harvard)  street;  now  Austin  street. 

Austin's  corner,  B.,  1800;  cor.  Marlboro'  (now  Washington)  street  and 
Bromfield's  lane  (now  Bromfield  street),  then  so  called. 

Austin's  lane,  Chsn.,  1767;  mentioned  as  Austin's  lane,  March  2,  1767, 
and  as  "  Austin's  lane  or  Gill  street,"  May  21,  1827,  in  Charlestown 
Town  Records;  Gill  street  discontinued,  March  28,  1836. 

*Autumn  street,  Rox.,  1871;  from  .386  Longwood  avenue  to  Park  street; 
laid  out,  Sept.  1,  1871.      L  658. 

*Autumn  street,  W.  Rox.,  1870;  from  2163  Centre  street  to  42  Summer 
street;  laid  out,  April  29,   1878.     L  1303. 

Autumn  street,  W.  Rox.,  1872;  from  Blue  Hill  avenue  to  Canterbury 
street;  now  Angell  street. 

Avalon  road,  W.  Rox.,  1897;  from  595  Weld  street  to  Gould  avenue; 
authority  to  open  given  by  Street  Commissioners,  Oct.  6,  1897. 

Aventine  hill,  Rox.,  1907;  from  Ritchie  street,  about  391  feet  east  of 
Columbus  avenue,  southwest,  parallel  with  Columbus  avenue  to  Con- 
stance road;  authority  to  open  given  by  the  Street  Commissioners, 
Feb.  28,  1907. 

Avenue  A,  B.,  1855;  from  a  point  south  of  Avenue  K  (now  Montgom- 
ery street)  to  a  point  north  of  Avenue  H  (now  Chandler  street); 
part  of  Dartmouth  street. 

Avenue  B,  B.,  1855;  from  Tremont  street,  northward,  to  point  north 
of  Avenue  H  (now  Chandler  street);  part  of  Clarendon  street. 

Avenue  H,  B.,  1855;  from  Tremont  street,  westward,  to  point  west  of 
Avenue  A  (now  Dartmouth  street);  now  Chandler  street. 


26  List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston. 

Avenue  J,  B.,  1855;  from  Avenue  I  (now  Berkeley  street),  westward, 
to  point  west  of  Avenue  A  (now  Dartmoutti  street);  part  of  Ap- 
pleton  street. 

Avenue  K,  B.,  1855;  from  Tremont  street,  westward,  to  point  west  of 
Avenue  A  (now  Dartmouth  street);  part  of  Montgomery  street. 

*Avenue  Louis  Pasteur,  Rox.,  1907;  from  Longwood  avenue,  opposite 
Harvard  Medical  School,  northeast,  to  the  Fenway;  named  in  honor 
of  Dr.  Louis  Pasteur,  discoverer  of  anti-toxin  treatment  for  rabies; 
laid  out,  Jan.  17,  1907.     L  3996. 

Avenue  L,  B.  and  Rox.,  1853;  projected  from  point  west  of  Tremont 
street,  opposite  Lucas  street,  northward,  across  Mill-dam  (now  Beacon 
street)  to  Charles  river;  abandoned. 

Avenue  I.,  B.  and  Rox.,  1854;  projected  from  west  line  of  Tremont 
street,  opposite  Dover  street,  northward,  to  Harbor  Commissioners' 
line  in  Charles  river,  north,  from  the  Mill-dam  (now  Beacon  street); 
now  Berkeley  street. 

Avenue  IL,  B.  and  Rox.,  1853;  projected  from  end  of  Boylston  street 
at  west  side  of  Pubhc  Garden  as  then  projected,  westward,  to  Cross- 
dam  (now  Hemenway  street);  same  avenue  projected  to  Brookline 
Une;  now  part  of  Boylston  street. 

Avenue  IIL,  B.  and  Rox.,  1853;  projected  from  south  end  of  Avenue 
I.  (now  abandoned),  opposite  Lucas  street,  westward,  to  dike  leading 
from  Cross-dam  (now  Hemenway  street)  to  B.  &  P.  (now  N.  Y., 
N.  H.  &  H.  R.  R.),  opposite  end  of  Camden  street;  abandoned. 

Avenue  IIL,  B.  and  Rox.,  1854;  projected  from  Avenue  I.  (now  Berkeley 
street),  westv/ard,  being  sho'rni  nearly  to  Cross-dam,  (now  Hemenway 
street);  sho\\Ti  to  point  west  of  AA^enue  A  (now  Dartmouth  street); 
part  of  now  part  of  Warren  avenue,  rest  abandoned. 

Avenue  IV.,  B.  and  Rox.,  1853;  projected  from  Tremont  street,  nearly 
opposite  Pembroke  street,  northward,  across  Mill-dam  (now  Beacon 
street)  to  Charles  river;  atjandoned. 

Avenue  IV.,  B.  and  Rox.,  1854;  projected  from  Tremont  street,  at  a 
point  opposite  part  from  Brookline  street  to  Pembroke  street,  north- 
ward, across  Mill-dam  (now  Beacon  street)  to  Harbor  Commissioners' 
line  in  Charles  river;  abandoned. 

Avenue  V.,  Rox.,  1853;  from  Avenue  I.  (abandoned),  westward,  to 
Cross-dam  (later  Parker  street);  included  in  Commonwealth  avenue. 

Avenue  V.,  Rox.,  1854;  projected  from  Avenue  I.  (now  Berkeley  street), 
westward,  to  Brookline  hne;  a  part  included  in  Commonwealth 
avenue. 

Avenue  VI.,  B.  and  Rox.,  1853;  projected  from  Tremont  street,  nearly 
opposite  Chester  square  (now  Massachusetts  avenue),  northward, 
across  Mill-dam  (now  Beacon  street)  to  Charles  river;  abandoned. 

Avenue  VI.,  B.  and  Rox.,  1854;  projected  from  Tremont  street,  opposite 
Chester  square  (now  Massachusetts  avenue),  northward,  across 
Mill-dam  (now  Beacon  street)  to  Harbor  Commissioners'  Hne  in 
Charles  river;  part  of  easterly  side  of  said  avenue  made  boundary 
hne  between  Boston  and  Roxbury,  by  section  1  of  chapter  210,  Acts 
of  1859;  abandoned. 

Avenue  place,  Bri.,  1884;  from  Western  avenue,  east  of  Waverly  street, 
south;  included  in  Litchfield  street  by  plan  dated  April-  28,  1900. 
Suffolk  Deeds,  Lib.  2814,  fol.  509. 


List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston.  27 

*Avenue  street,  Bri.,  1840;  the  Mill-dam  road  from  Brookline  line  to 
Watertown  line;  laid  out,  but  not  named,  May  1,  1824,  by  the  Court 
of  Sessions,  from  the  termination  of  the  road  made  by  the  Boston  and 
Roxbury  Mill  Corporation  in  Brighton  to  the  square  in  Watertown 
(Sessions  and  Comms.,  January,  1822,  to  September,  1831,  Middlesex 
Reg.);  shown  as  Brighton  avenue  or  road  on  plan  dated  1825;  named 
Avenue  street,  June  15,  1840  (Town  Records,  Vol.  2,  p.  363);  name  of 
Avenue  street  changed  to  Beacon  street,  Nov.  10,  1846;  lines  of 
road,  part  being  called  "  Brighton  branch  or  road,"  and  part  "  Water- 
town  turnpike,"  defuied  and  estabhshed  by  indenture  between  the 
Commonwealth  of  Massachusetts  and  Boston  and  Roxbury  Mill  Cor- 
poration, dated  Dec.  30,  1856;  changed  from  Beacon  street  to  North 
Beacon  street,  March  5,  1860;  highway  over  Mill-dam  road  and 
Watertown  turnpike  connecting  bridges  from  boundary  Une  between 
Brighton  and  Brookhne,  through  Brighton,  to  boundary  hne  at 
arsenal  grounds,  accepted,  Nov.  19,  1868  (Town  Records,  Vol.  4, 
p.  397);  name  of  part  of  North  Beacon  street  from  former  boundary 
hne  between  Brighton  and  Brookhne,  westward,  to  Cambridge  street 
at  Union  square,  changed  to  Brighton  avenue,  Jan.  28,  1884;  name  of 
part  of  Brighton  avenue  from  said  former  boundary  Hne  to  Massa- 
chusetts avenue  changed  to  Commonwealth  avenue,  March  1,  1887. 

Avery  lane,  B.,   1820;  from  Rainsford's  lane  (now  Harrison  avenue), 
east;  closed. 

Avery  place,  B.,  1828;  from  15  Avery  street,  north. 

Avery  place,  Clisn.;  from  107  Russell  street,  nearly  opposite  Oak  street, 
northeast,  to  2  Auburn  avenue. 

*  A  very  street,  B.,  1826;  from  587  Washington  street  to  Mason  street; 
called  Sheaf's  lane  in  Hst  of  1732,  from  Newbury  (now  Washington) 
street,  west;  to  the  Common;  same  extent  and  called  Sheaf's  lane  in 
Selectmen's  list,  1788;  Sheaf's  lane  in  Edes  Ust,  1800;  Sheafe  lane 
or  Sheafe's  lane  from  Newbury  street  to  Common  street  in  1817, 
including  part  of  the  present  Mason  street;  name  of  Sheafe  lane 
changed  to  Avery  street,  Oct.  21,  1826;  also  called  Colburn's  lane 
at  an  early  date. 

Avery's  corner,  B.,  1800;  corner  Newbury  (now  Washington)  street 
and  Sheafe's  lane  (now  Avery  street),  then  so  called. 

Aves's  corner,  B.,  1732;  corner  Lynn  (now  Commercial)  street  and 
Henchman's  lane  (now  Henchman  street),  then  so  called. 

*Avon  place,  B.,  1824;  from  472  Wasliington  street  to  27  Chauncy  stseet; 
called  D'Emmings  court,  also  Central  court  (from  Newbury  (now 
Washington)  street,  east),  1806;  named  Avon  place,  1824;  extended 
to  Chauncy  street,  Sept.  25,  1868;  name  of  Avon  street  given  to 
Temple  place  and  Avon  place,  March  30,  1869,  making  one  street 
from  Tremont  street  to  Chauncy  street;  part  of  Avon  street,  from 
Washington  street  to  Chauncy  street,  renamed  Avon  place,  June  9, 
1869;  name  changed  to  Avon  street,  March  1,  1899.  L  338,  L  429, 
L430. 

fAvon  place,  Rox.;  from  Ruggles  street,  north,  between  B.  &  P.  (now 
N.  Y.,  N.  H.  &  H.)  R.  R.  and  Parker  street;  shown  as  an  unnamed 
place  in  1835;  shown  as  Avon  place  or  street,  1843-49;  part  of  laid 
out,  June  19,  1877;  name  of  pubhc  portion  changed  to  Leon  street, 
March  1,  1894;  remaining  portion  called  Leon  street  in  1894.     L  1244. 

Avon  place,  Chsn.;  from  77  Sulhvan  street,  southeast,  southwest  from 
Bunker  Hill  street. 

*Avon  street,  B.,  1869;  from  Tremont  street  to  Chauncy  street;  Temple 
place  and  Avon  place  together  named  Avon  street,  March  30,  1869; 
parts  renamed  as  before,  June  9,  1869. 


28  List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston. 

*Avon  street,  B.,  1899;  from  472  Washington  street  to  Chauncy  street; 
the  name  of  Avon  place  changed  to  Avon  street,  March  1,  1899. 

Avon  street,  Rox.,  1837;  from  Heath  street,  northeast,  then  south- 
east, then  south  to  Heath  street  again;  now  called  Lawn  street. 

Avon  street,  B.,  1851;  from  Commonwealth  (formerly  Brighton)  avenue, 
south,  to  the  N.  Y.  C.  &  H.  R.  (formerly  B.  &  A.)  R.  R.;  shown  from 
Brighton  avenue,  south,  across  said  railroad  to  Beacon  street;  part 
south  of  the  railroad  closed;  called  Lawton  street  in  1900. 

*Avon  street,  W.  Rox.,  1845;  from  375  Pond  street  to  Brookline  hne; 
accepted,  March  28,  1870. 

Avondale  court.  Dor.;  from  12  Richmond  street,  north,  same  as  Avon- 
dale  place. 

Avondale  place.  Dor.;  at  the  Lower  Mills;  from  12  Richmond  street, 
north,  between  Washington  street  and  Dorchester  avenue;  same  as 
Avondale  court. 

Avondale  street.  Dor.,  1903;  from  the  end  of  Avondale  court,  northerly, 
to  northerly  Une  of  Bellows  street  extended. 

Ayr  road,  Bri.,  1896;  from  1918  Beacon  street  to  Orkney  road;  authority 
to  open  given  by  Street  Commissioners,  July  30,  1896. 

B  street,  B.,  1828;  from  A  (now  River)  street  to  D  (now  Brimmer) 
street,  parallel  with  and  140  feet  south  from  Chestnut  street;  named 
Byron  street,  1830. 

*B  street.  So.  B.,  1804;  from  6  West  Seventh  street  at  its  junction  with 
Dorchester  avenue  to  the  northerly  line  of  Cypher  street,  and  from 
the  southerly  line  of  Fargo  street  to  Congress  street;  formerly  from 
West  Seventh  street,  at  its  junction  with  Dorchester  avenue,  to  Con- 
gress street;  formerly  from  West  Seventh  street,  at  junction  with  Dor- 
chester avenue,  across  Eastern  avenue  (now  Congress  street)  on  South 
Boston  flats;  projected  "  from  the  boundary  hne  to  the  sea,"  Oct.  4, 
1804;  laid  out  and  named,  Feb.  27,  1805;  laid  out  from  Seventh 
(now  West  Seventh)  street  to  low-water  mark,  Nov.  17,  1868; 
extended  from  approximate  hne  of  original  low  water  to  Congress 
street,  Dec.  6,  1899;  widened  to  80  feet  between  West  First  street 
and  approximate  low  water  and  extended  to  Congress  street  at  same 
width,  Dec.  6,  1899;  portion  between  the  northerly  line  of  Cypher 
street  and  the  southerly  hne  of  Fargo  street  discontinued  under 
authority  of  the  Legislature,  chapter  377  of  the  Acts  of  1902,  approved 
May  6,  1902.  See  plan  in  office  of  Harbor  and  Land  Commissioners, 
also  office  of  City  Engineer,  Vol.  F,  p.  3;  Vol.  31,  p.  48.  L  27, 
L  654,  L  3229,  L  3230. 

B  street,  Rox.,  1872;  leads  southeast  from  unnamed  street  (now  Mechanic 
street)  leading  southwest  from  Ruggles  street,  near  Parker  street; 
called  B-street  court,  1883,  and  shown  as  Antwerp  street  in  1886; 
near  where  Wilhs  street  now  is. 

B  street,  Rox.,  1896;  from  Norfolk  avenue,  about  150  feet  northwest  of 
Langdon  street,  running  northeast  parallel  with  Langdon  street, 
then  northwest  to  Proctor  street;  sho^vn  on  plan  dated  Jan.  10,  1896, 
on  file  in  Suffolk  Deeds,  Lib.  2345,  fol.  145;  included  in  land  taken  by 
the  City  of  Boston  for  a  playground.  May  29,  1909.     L  4136. 

B  street,  W.  Rox.,  1868;  from  Boylston  street  to  Spring  Park  avenue; 
laid  out  with  the  name  of  Burr  street  April  25,  1877.     L  1230. 

B  street,  W.  Rox.,  1877;  from  WiUiams  street,  southwest,  across  A 
street;  now  abandoned. 

B  street.  Dor.,  1892;  from  Pleasant  street  to  F  (now  Bakersfield)  street; 
authority  to  open  given  by  Street  Commissioners,  May  4,  1892;  now 
called  Morrill  street. 


'     List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston.  29 

B=street  court,  Rox.,  1883;  from  continuation  of  Mechanic  street, 
south  of  Ruggles  street,  southeast;  called  B  street  in  1872,  and  Antwerp 
street  in  1886;  near  where  Willis  street  now  is. 

B=street  place,  So.  B.,  1899;  from  109  B  street,  between  Athens  street 
and  West  Broadway,  southeasterly. 

Babcock  court,  Chsn.,  1838;  from  Main  street,  north,  opposite  Sulli- 
van square;  covered  by  the  Sulhvan  square  station  of  the  Boston 
Elevated  Railway  Company,  1898. 

Babcock  yard,  Bri.;  from  Western  avenue,  near  and  east  of  Upton  court, 
southerly;  shown  in  Assessors'  books  of  1894,  but  not  in  Assessors' 
books  of  1909. 

Back  Bay,  B.  and  Rox.;  the  territory  lying  between  the  Providence 
Division  of  the  N.  Y.,  N.  H.  &  H.  R.  R.  on  the  south,  the  Charles 
River  Basin  on  the  north,  and  from  Arlington  street  to  Massachusetts 
avenue;  all  of  this  territory  is  "made  land";  originally  it  was  a  cove 
or  an  arm  of  Charles  river  (called  Roxbury  Flats,  on  Bonner's  map  of 
1722)  which  at  high  water  spread  inland  from  the  foot  of  the  Common, 
along  the  westerly  side  of  Pleasant  street  to  Washington  street  and 
thence  along  the  adjacent  shore  and  that  of  the  Neck  to  Brookline. 
Into  this  bay  from  Roxbury  projected  a  salt  marsh  peninsula  known 
as  Gravelly  Point.  The  first  improvement  made  in  this  locality 
was  the  laying  out  of  Charles  street  in  1803.  In  1814  the  Boston 
and  Roxbury  Mill  Corporation  was  authorized,  under  a  legislative 
act,  to  build  a  dam  (now  Beacon  street)  from  the  end  of  Beacon 
street  near  the  Common  to  Sewall's  Point  in  Brookline  and  a  cross- 
dam  (later  Parker,  now  Hemenway  street)  from  Gravelly  Point  to  the 
main  dam.  The  Mill-dam  was  open  for  travel  July  2,  1821.  The 
building  of  the  cross-dam  converted  that  portion  of  the  bay  in  which 
is  located  the  present  Fens  into  what  was  called  the  "Full  Basin,"  and 
the  whole  of  what  is  now  covered  by  our  present  Back  Bay  proper, 
east  of  Massachusetts  avenue,  into  the  "  Receiving"  or  "  Empty  Basin." 
The  water  power  operations  not  being  so  successful  as  anticipated, 
the  basins  gradually  fell  into  disuse,  and  their  condition  was  such, 
that  in  1849  the  City  Council  declared  the  Back  Bay  a  nuisance. 
In  1852  its  condition  was  investigated  by  a  committee  of  the  General 
Court,  and  it  was  eventually  decided  to  fill  them,  and  on  Dec.  11, 
1856,  was  signed  what  was  known  as  the  "tri-partite  agreement"  by 
the  Commonwealth  of  Massachusetts,  the  City  of  Boston  and  the 
Boston  Water  Power  Co.,  under  which  it  was  proposed  to  fill  the 
"Empty  Basin"  (see  Suffolk  Deeds,  Lib.  719,  fol.  30);  on  Dec.  31, 
1864,  a  second  and  final  indenture  was  made  by  the  same  parties, 
which  was  known  as  the  "New  tri-partite  agreement"  (see  Suffolk 
Deeds,  Lib.  854,  fol.  241),  under  which  the  work  was  finally  completed. 
The  work,  of  filling  the  Back  Bay  commenced  June  15,  1855,  and 
was  finished  about  1886.  The  streets  were  filled  to  grade  18.00  (city 
base),  and  lots  were  left  at  grade  12.00.  Area  filled  by  the  Common- 
wealth, about  108  acres;  area  filled  by  private  parties  and  corpora- 
tions, about  462  acres.  (See  Harbor  and  Land  Commissioners' 
Report  for  1881.)  By  an  order  of  the  City  Council,  dated  Feb.  12, 
1878,  land  and  flats  located  in  the  former  "Full  Basin"  were, 
under  authority  of  chapter  185  of  the  Acts  of  1875,  taken  for 
the  present  Back  Bay  Fens.  (See  Suffolk  Deeds,  Lib.  1404,  fol. 
217,  226,  230.)  Work  of  filling  for  Back  Bay  Fens  commenced 
"March  11,  1878.  See  Suffolk  Deeds,  Lib.  315,  fol.  278,  284;  Lib. 
710,  fol.  11;  Lib.  859,  fol.  291;  Lib.  863,  fol.  95;  Lib.  870,  fol.  216; 
Lib.  979,  fol.  143;  Lib.  1077,  fol.  37,  38;  Lib.  1378,  fol.  170;  Lib. 
1451,  fol.  82;  Lib.  1478,  fol.  156. 

Back  Bay  Fens,  Rox.,  1887;  Back  Bay  Park  named  Back  Bay  Fens, 
Dec.  30,  1887;  entrances  from  Beacon  street,  Boylston  street,  West- 
land  avenue,  Huntington  avenue  and  Brookline  avenue. 


30  List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston. 

Back  lane,  Chsn.,  1638;  another  name  for  Back  (later  Warren)  street. 

Back  lane,  Chsn.,  1788;  from  Middlegate  (now  Prescott)  street  to  Bow 
(now  Devens)  street;  possibly  the  same  as  later  Prescott-street  avenue. 

Back  street,  B.;  from  67  Brimmer  street,  west,  to  Charlesgate  east, 
a  30-foot  passageway  running  along  the  rear  of  lots  facing  the  north- 
west side  of  Beacon  street. 

Back  street,  B.,  1708;  from  "Stanbury's  corner"  at  Middle  (now  Han- 
over) street  to  Prince  street.  May  3,  1708;  included  in  Salem  street, 
July  6,   1824. 

*Back  street,  Rox.  and  W.  Rox.,  1796;  called  "Back  street,  Road  to 
the  Great  Lots,"  1796;  from  Warren  street  to  South  street,  named 
Back  street,  May  9,  1825;  name  changed  to  Walnut  street,  Nov.  20, 
1843;  part  of  Walnut  street  from  between  South  street  and  Curtis 
street  named  Forest  Hills  street,  June  26,  1848;  part  of  same  from 
present  corner  of  Forest  Hills  street  and  Morton  street  to  South  street, 
made  part  of  Morton  street,  Dec.  5,  1859;  rest  of  Walnut  street 
named  Walnut  avenue,  April  21,  1868;  part  south  of  Sigourney 
street  now  in  Franklin  Park. 

*Back  street.  Dor.  and  W.  Rox.,  1840;  from  Blue  Hill  avenue  to  Hyde 
Park  line;  after  annexation  of  Dorchester  westerly  hne  of  Back 
street  made  boundary  hne  between  Boston  and  West  Roxbury  by 
chapter  146,  Acts  of  1870;  probably  in  early  times  this  street  and 
'  the  present  Harvard  street  in  Dorchester  formed  a  continuous  way 
shown  as  town  road  in  1835;  street  from  turnpike  by  Samuel 
Capen's  and  Mrs.  Floyd's  to  Trescott's  lane  named  Back  street, 
March  11,  1840;  name  changed  to  Mt.  Hope  street,  Sept.  18,  1861; 
no  record  of  renaming  Back  street;  name  of  Back  street  from  Blue 
Hill  avenue  to  Hyde  Park  hne  changed  to  Harvard  street,  March 
1,  1896. 

*Back  street,  Chsn.,  1638;  down  to  1831  extending  from  junction  of 
Hepburne's  or  Hepburn's  lane  or  street  (now  part  of  Henley  street) 
and  Streeter's  or  PhilKps's  lane  (later  part  of  Salem  turnpike  or 
Turnpike  street,  later  part  of  Back  street,  now  part  of  Park  street), 
southwest,  to  Broad  street  (later  Market  street,  now  Main  street); 
called  also  Back  lane,  1638,  and  at  various  times  later  showTi  as  an 
unnamed  street;  street  leading  from  City  square  to  Main  street 
being  Back  street  and  a  part  of  the  late  Salem  turnpike  named 
Back  street,  Oct.  3,  1831;  said  "part  of  the  late  Salem  turnpike" 
called  Streeter's  lane,  1670;  Streeter  or  Philhps's  lane,  1768;  Philhps's 
lane,  1780;  included  in  Salem  Turnpike  or  Turnpike  street  1803-04; 
Back  street  named  Warren  street,  March  3,  1834;  part  from  City 
square  to  Henley  street  (being  part  formerly  Streeter's  or  PhiUips's 
lane)  named  Park  street,  Dec.  29,  1868. 

Bacon  street,  B.,  1844;  from  Carver  street,  east,  between  Ehot  street 
and  Townsend  place;  shown  on  maps  as  late  as  1861;  now  closed. 

Badger  place,  Chsn.,  1874;  from  65  Green  street,  northwest,  between 
Bartlett  street  and  Hancock  street. 

Bagnal  street,  Bri.,  1894;  from  13  Holton  street  to  32  Aldie  street; 
authority  to  open  given  by  Street  Commissioners,  April  14,  1894. 

*Bailey  street.  Dor.,  1870;  from  824  Washington  street  to  1931  Dor- 
chester avenue;  laid  out,  June  29,  1877.     L  1246,  L  1247,  L  3056. 

Bailey      }  court,  Rox.,  1852;  from  Albany  street,  southeast,  near  Yeo- 
Bailey's  f  man  street;  now  called  Bailey  court. 


List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston.  31 

Baily  street,  W.  Rox.,  1887;  from  Washington  street,  northwest,  near 
and  south  of  Keyes  street;  thence  southwest  nearly  parallel  with 
Washington  street  (about  500  feet),  with  an  arm  extending  south- 
west (from  opposite  No.  51)  to  Washington  street.  The  whole  of 
Baily  street  with  the  exception  of  the  portion  southwest  from  the 
arm  extending  southeasterly  to  Washington  street,  laid  out  with 
the  name  of  Burnett  street,  March  29,  1890;  the  remaining  portion 
called  Burnett  street,  1890.     L  2215. 

Bainbridge  street,  E.  B.,  1836;  from  Border  street,  southeast,  to  Chelsea 
street;  shown  on  plan  dated  June  2,  1836,  northeast  of  and  parallel 
with  Decatur  street;  location  never  adopted. 

*Bainbridge  street,  Rox.,  1845;  from  153  Walnut-  avenue  to  120  Dale 
street  and  bounding  on  Washington  park;  part  from  Walnut  avenue 
(then  street)  to  land  (now  said  park)  shown  as  part  of  Hull  street 
at  one  time;  no  record  of  laying  out  has  been  found.     L  740. 

*Bainbridge  street,  Chsn.,  1848;  from  154  Chelsea  street  to  27  Moulton 
street;  Selectmen  directed  to  open  a  road  from  Salem  turnpike  to 
the  ropewalks  through  Ebenezer  Breed's  land,  June  8,  1807;  agree- 
ment with  Mr.  Breed  to  build  same  30  feet  wide,  May  3,  1813;  deed 
of  land  from  Mr.  Breed  to  town,  Feb.  8,  1814;  shown  as  an  unnamed 
street  in  1818;  first  named  Bainbridge  street  in  1848;  called  Brooks 
street  in  1844-52. 

Baird  street.  Dor.,  1908;  from  Blue  Hill  avenue,  between  Havelock 
street  and  Rhoades  street,  west,  to  Morton  street;  shown  on  plan, 
by  Frank  A.  Foster,  dated  Oct.  22,  1908. 

Baker  avenue,  /  Dor.,    1873;    from  Washington  street,  east;    formerly 
Baker  court,      j      Baker  avenue  and  Brandon  street;  laid  out  as  Brent 

street,   from  Wasliington   street   to  CarHsle  street,  Nov.    12,    1885. 

L  1896. 

Baker  avenue.  Dor.,  1902;  from  Bodwell  street  to  270  Quincy  street; 
authority  to  open  given  by  the  Street  Commissioners,  Jan.  16,  1903. 

Baker  court,  Dor.,  1884;  from  83  Willow  court,  northeast;  shown  as 
Baker  place  in  Bromley's  atlas  of  1884;  as  Baker  court  in  Bromley's 
atlas  of  1904;  in  directory  of  1893  and  since  as  Baker  place  and  is 
so  known. 

Baker  court,  W.  Rox.,  1884;  from  Germania  street,  southwest,  to 
Haverford  street;  formerly  a  part  of  Baker  street. 

Baker  park.  Dor.,  1895;  from  51  East  Cottage  street,  south,  near  N.  E. 
R.  R.;  authority  to  open  given  by  Street  Commissioners,  Feb.  5,  1895. 

Baker     ( court,  Dor.,   1870;   from    1215  Washington    street,   west,  at 
Baker's  \      Lower     Mills,    almost    adjoining    Neponset    river;     called 
Baker   court  in  Bromley's   atlas;  Baker's   court  by  Walter  Baker 
Chocolate  Co.,  through  whose  land  the  court  runs. 

Baker  place,  Dor.,  1884;  from  83  Willow  court,  northeast;  shown  as 
Baker  place  in  Bromley's  atlas  of  1884;  as  Baker  court  in  Bromley's 
atlas  of  1904;  in  directory  of  1893  and  since  as  Baker  place,  and  is 
so  known. 

Baker  place,  Dor.,  1872;  from  109  Bird  street,  north,  to  Alexander 
street;  adjoining  and  west  of  N.  E.  R.  R. 

Baker  place,  W.  Rox.;  from  350  Baker  street,  southwest,  near  and 
northwest  of  Gardner  street. 


32  List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston. 

*Baker  street,  W.  Rox.,  1825;  from  Centre  street  to  Newton  line;  named, 
May  9,  1825;  probably  a  public  highway  some  time  previous;  widened 
between  Centre  street  and  Spring  street  (excepting  portion  lying 
between  the  location  lines  of  the  West  Roxbury  branch  railroad) 
by  the  Norfolk  County  Commissioners,  March  19,  1872,  County  Com- 
missioners' Records,  Vol.  10,  p.  533.  Plans  of  Highways,  1869-71, 
No.  438.     L  1647,  L  1648,  L  1649,  L  2407. 

Baker  street,  W.  Rox.,  1874;  from  Boylston  street,  near  Washington 
street,  southwest,  crossing  end  of  Germania  street;  part  of  included 
in  the  laying  out  of  Germania  street;  called  Baker  street  in  Hopkins's 
atlas  of  1874;  Baker  court  in  Bromley's  atlas  of  1884,  and  is  so  known. 

Baker=street  bridge,  W.  Rox.;  on  Baker  street,  over  brook  running 
through  the  former  Brook  farm,  St.  Joseph's  cemetery. 

Baker's  alley,  B.,  1844;  from  192  North  street,  west,  between  Rich- 
mond street  and  Prince  street. 

Baker's  alley,  B.,  1848;  from  Broad  street,  west,  south  of  Battery- 
march  street;  included  in  Sturgis  street,  1869,  and  Sturgis  street 
included  in  Franklin  street,  1873.     L  460. 

Baker's  alley,  B.,  1866;  from  South  Margin  street,  south,  between 
Staniford  street  and  Norman  street;  now  built  over;  included  in  land 
taken  for  the  Washington  School,  Feb.  24,  1902.     L  3468. 

Baker's  court,  Dor.;  from  1215  Washington  street  to  beyond  Miller's 
lane;  so  called  by  the  Walter  Baker  Chocolate  Co.,  through  whose 
land  the  court  runs. 

*Bakersfield  street,  Dor.,  1894;  from  108  Stoughton  street  to  28  WilHs 
street;  authority  to  open  under  name  of  F  street  given  by  Street 
Commissioners,  May  4,  1892;  shown  as  Bakersfield  street  on  plan  by 
Pierre  Humbert,  Jr.,  City  Surveyor,  dated  Oct.  17,  1894;  laid  out, 
Oct.  17,  1906.     L  3901,  L  4096. 

Baldwin  court,  Chsn.,  1854;  from  Main  street,  northeast,  between 
Salem  street  and  School  street;  Beckford  court  (now  Linwood  place), 
so  called  in  1854. 

Baldwin  place,  B.,  1829;  from  116  Salem  street,  west,  between  Prince 
street  and  Cooper  street. 

Baldwin  place.  So.  B.,  1874;  from  11  Baldwin  street,  south. 

Baldwin  place,  Bri.,  1874;  from  374  Washington  street,  southwest, 
near  and  west  of  Chestnut  Hill  avenue. 

Baldwin  street,  B.,  1878;  from  Northampton  street  to  Camden  street; 
laid  out  as  Watson  street.  May  10,  1886.     L  1904. 

fBaldwin  street.  So.  B.,  1851;  from  92  Granite  street  to  the  N.  Y., 
N.  H.  &  H.  R.  R.;  formerly  from  Granite  street  to  A  street;  laid  out 
from  Granite  street  to  A  street,  Nov.  17,  1868.     L  256. 

Baldwin  street,  Rox.,  1833;  from  Massachusetts  avenue  (formerly 
West  Chester  park)  to  Parker  (now  Hemenway)  street;  formerly 
from  Parker  street,  east,  to  the  channel  in  empty  basin  a  few  feet 
west  from  present  location  of  B.  &  P.  (now  N.  Y.,  N.  H.  &  H.)  R.  R. ; 
Baldwin  street,  from  Massachusetts  avenue  to  Parker  street,  laid  out 
as  Norway  street,  July  10,  1896.     L  2779. 

*Baldwin  street,  Chsn.,  1850;  from  477  Rutherford  avenue  to  Bunker 
Hill  street,  and  from  latter  street  to  500  Medford  street,  the  two 
parts  not  continuous;  part  from  Bunker  Hill  street  to  Mystic  river 
called  Coggin  street  in  1837  and  1843;  same  part  called  Linden  street 
in  1844;  Baldwin  street,  from  Main  street  to  Bunker  Hill  street,  laid 
out  and  accepted,  Feb.  14,  1853;  Linden  street  made  a  continua- 
tion of  Baldwin  street,  Oct.  8,  1867;  altered,  etc.,  between  Main  street 
and  Bunker  Hill  street  and  accepted,  Feb.  28,  1870;  laid  out  from 
Main  street  to  Rutherford  avenue,  Oct.  9,  1891.     L  2344. 


List  of  Streets^  Etc.,  in  Boston.  33 

Baldwin's  lane,  Dor.;  from  River  street,  near  Hyde  Park  line;  some- 
times called  Bird's  lane;  now  Randolph  road  (see  Bird  lane). 

*Balfour  street,  Dor.,  1892;  from  Dalkeith  street  to  95  Wayland  street; 
laid  out,  Oct.  14,  1909.     L  4191. 

*BalI  street,  Rox.,  1860;  from  2007  Washington  street  to  666  Shawmut 
avenue;  laid  out,  June  29,  1870.     L  527. 

Ballantine's  corner,  B.,  1708;  corner  of  Hanover  street  and  Marshall's 
lane  (now  Marshall  street),  then  so  called. 

Ballard  place,  B.,  1831;  from  Bromfield  street,  south,  then  turning 
east;  not  given  in  directory  later  than  1849;  probably  now  an  arched 
passageway  without  name. 

Ballard  place,  W.  Rox.,  1886;  east,  from  24  Ballard  street. 

*Ballard  street,  W.  Rox.,  1884;  from  806  Centre  street  to  31  Custer 
street;  at  one  time  known  as  Addison  avenue;  laid  out,  Oct.  3,  1891. 
L  2340. 

Ballard  way,  W.  Rox.,  1896;  from  33  Jamaica  street,  northeasterly, 
near  Woodman  street. 

Ballard's  corner,  B.,  1800;  corner  Newbury  (now  Washington)  street 
and  West  street,  then  so  called. 

Ballinakill  avenue,  W.  Rox.,  1874;  from  Baker  street,  northeast;  also 
another  portion  running  northwest,  from  the  end  of  the  first  named 
part,  and  southeast  from  the  end  of  the  same  to  beyond  Ashland 
street;  laid  out  as  Johnson  street,  Jan.  6,  1888. 

Ballister  street.  So.  B.,  1900;  from  Congress  street,  near  A  (now  called 
Pittsburgh)  street,  northeasterly  about  615  feet;  authority  to  open 
given  by  Street  Commissioners,  Oct.  1,  1900;  Ballister  street  now 
called  Stillings  street. 

Ballou  avenue.  Dor.,  1870;  from  62  Lauriat  avenue  to  94  Willowwood 
street;  formerly  from  Lauriat  avenue  to  Norfolk  street,  near  N.  E. 
R.  R.;  formerly  from  Lauriat  avenue  to  Shreve  street;  authority  to 
open  part  from  Norfolk  street,  nearly  opposite  Hunter  street,  north, 
over  a  portion  of  what  was  called  Shreve  street,  then  east,  to  beyond 
Mascot  street,  given  by  Street  Commissioners,  July  20,  1893;  author- 
ity to  open  another  portion,  beginning  at  a  point  235  feet  south- 
west of  Jones  avenue  and  continuing  southwest  about  221  feet,  given 
by  Street  Commissioners,  March  21,  1898;  other  portions  of  the 
street  had  either  been  previously  opened  as  a  private  way  or  were 
shown  on  Board  of  Survey  filings;  the  portion  of  Ballou  avenue 
leading  from  Norfolk  street  to  the  bend  is  numbered  as  being  a  part 
of  Willowwood  street;  and  is  as  shown  in  Bromley's  atlas,  the  direc- 
tory and  by  a  sign  on  the  ground  in  1906. 

Ballou  place.  Dor.;  from  177  Norfolk  street,  near  Milton  avenue  to 
12  Ballou  avenue. 

Ball's  alley,  B.;  a  name  for  North  Centre  street  prior  to  1708. 

Balmoral  park.  So.  B.,  1899;  from  669  East  Eighth  street,  southerly, 
between  L  and  M  streets. 

Balsam  street,  Dor.,  1907;  from  1090  Blue  Hill  avenue,  betvreen  Colum- 
bine street  and  Arbutus  street,  to  47  Ashton  street;  authority  to  open 
given  by  the  Street  Commissioners,  April  5,  1907. 

Baltic  street,  E.  B.,  1884;  from  Cottage  street  to  Front  street,  cross- 
ing end  of  Swift  street  (proposed  street);  location  abandoned. 

Baltimore  street.  Dor.;  from  90  Beaumont  street  to  Elm  road. 


34  List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston. 

Bancroft  place,  B.,  1868;  from  33  Hawkins  street,  east;  a  covered 
passageway. 

*Bancroft  street,  Rox.,  1898;  from  1828  Columbus  avenue,  near  its 
junction  with  Bragdon  street,  to  43  West  Walnut  park;  laid  out, 
Nov.  29,  1898.     L  3066. 

Bancroft  street,  Dor.,  1893;  from  Argyle  street  to  Shawmut  branch 
railroad. 

Banfield  avenue.  Dor.,  1897;  from  IS  Woodlawn  avenue,  northeast,  to 
Morton  street. 

Bang's  alley,  B.,  1803;  from  20  Kilby  street,  east;  Marshall's  alley, 
1784-1800.  Bang's  alley,  1803-25;  the  alley  way  next  south  of  Doane 
street. 

Banister's  Gardens,  B.,  1709;  at  the  lower  part  of  the  southwesterly 
slope  of  Beacon  Hill;  "  an  orchard  and  pasture,  containing  six  acres, 
more  or  less,  on  the  northwest  side  of  the  Common,"  on  Charles 
river.     See  Suffolk  Deeds,  Lib.  24,  fol.  103. 

Banister's  lane,  B.;  Winter  street  was  sometimes  so  called  prior  to 
1708;  first  called  Blott's  lane,  later  WilUs's  lane,  or  Banister's  lane, 
and  sometimes  Bolt's  lane. 

Banks  street,  W.  Rox.,  1902;  from  857  Weld  street  to  Furbush  road. 

Bank  Top  road,  B.,  1794;  a  passageway  12  or  15  feet  wide  leading 
from  the  counting  room  of  Sears  &  Gosley,  on  Sears  (now  Fort  hill) 
wharf,  northeast,  then  northwest  to  Purchase  street;  part  now 
built  over  and  parts  now  in  OUver  street  and  Atlantic  avenue. 
(See  deed,  Suffolk  Reg.,  Lib.  179,  fol.  85.;  Altered  so  as  to  be  parallel 
with  Broad  street,  1834. 

Barbara  street,  W.  Rox.,  1896;  from  407  Centre  street,  westerly, 
between  Perkins  street  and  South  Huntington  avenue  to  near  South 
Huntington  avenue;  authority  to  open  given  by  Street  Commis- 
sioners, June  25,  1896. 

Barber's  alley,  B.,  1868;  from  314  North  street,  northwest,  between 
Fleet  street  and  Clark  street;  shown  on  plan  as  an  unnamed  way  in 
1848. 

Barlow  street,  W.  Rox.;  from  48  Wachusett  street,  near  Weld  Hill 
street;  authority  to  open  given  by  Street  Commissioners,  Jiily  19,  1893. 

Barnan  place,  So.  B.,  1884;  from  East  Third  street,  north,  between 
Emmet  street  and  K  street;  generally  caUed  Barnard  place. 

Barnard  place.  So.  B.,  1869;  from  540  East  Third  street,  north,  between 
Emmet  street  and  K  street. 

Barnard  place.  So.  B.,  1884;  from  597  East  Second  street,  south, 
between  I  street  and  Emmet  street. 

Barnard's  corner,  B.,  1800;  cor.  North  street  and  Love  lane  (now 
Tileston  street),  then  so  called. 

Barnes  street,  Dor.;  from  1813  Dorchester  avenue,  west,  to  the  Shawmut 
branch  railroad;  was  at  times  called  Easy  street;  called  Barnes 
street  in  1895. 

Barnes  street,  W.  Rox.,  1895;  from  Amesbury  street  to  Durant  street; 
authority  to  open  given  by  Street  Commissioners,  May  3,  1895. 


List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston.  35 

Barque  Warwick  street,  Dor.,  1810;  from  Neponset  street,  south- 
east, to  bridge  on  Mill-pond;  sometimes  written  Bark  Warwick 
street;  street  does  not  now  exist. 

Barrack  lane,  B.,  1788;  name  given  by  Selectmen  to  Bury  lane  or 
street;  from  Federal  street  (formerly  Long  lane)  to  Atkinson  (now 
Congress)  street,  but  apparently  never  used;  called  Berry  street, 
1803,  and  named  Channing  street,  July  14,  1845. 

Barre  place,  B.,  1826;  from  53  Eliot  street,  north,  near  Tremont  street; 
sometimes  called  Barry  place. 

Barrett  avenue,  So.  B.,  1909;  from  M  street,  between  East  Eighth 
and  East  Ninth  streets,  westerly. 

*Barrett  street,  B.,  1831;  from  79  North  street  to  6  Fulton  street;  from 
Ann  (now  North)  street,  east,  called  Wentworth's  lane,  1732; 
accepted  and  named  Barrett  street  (conditionally)  from  Ann  street 
to  New  street  (now  Fulton  street),  in  rear  of  Commercial  street, 
June  7,  1831;  laid  out  and  named,  Oct.  24,  1842.     L  112. 

Barrett's  corner,  B.,  1800;  corner  Middle  (now  Hanover)  street  and 
Bell  alley  (now  Prince  street),  then  so  called. 

Barricade,  B.,  1673;  from  near  present  India  wharf  to  Fleet  street;  a 
rampart  or  fort  built  across  the  inner  harbor;  it  was  built  of  stone, 
was  2,200  feet  long,  15  feet  high  and  20  feet  wide  at  the  top,  and  had 
two  openings  for  the  passage  of  vessels.  It  was  designed  to  be  used 
in  case  of  an  attack  from  the  harbor.  Never  having  occasion  to  use 
it  as  a  fortification  it  was  suffered  to  decay;  it  was  in  about  same 
location  as  present  Atlantic  avenue,  between  Eastern  avenue  and 
Howe's  wharf;  work  begun  in  1673,  completed  in  1681. 

Barrill's  corner,  B.,  1732;  corner  of  Newbury  (now  Washington)  street 
and  Sheafe's  lane  (now  Avery  street),  then  so  called. 

*Barrington  street.  Dor.,  1889;  from  Columbia  road  to  Flomes  avenue; 
formerly  from  Bowdoin  street  to  Columbia  street  (now  Columbia 
road);  known  as  Hamilton  avenue  from  1872  to  1889;  laid  out  as 
Barrington  street,  Oct.  21,  1889;  shown  as  a  proposed  street  from 
Bowdoin  street  to  Homes  avenue,  1894;  authority  to  open  part  of 
this  given  by  Street  Commissioners,  Aug.  29,  1893;  laid  out  from 
Bowdoin  street  to  Homes  avenue,  Dec.  18,  1897;  name  changed  to 
Hamilton  street,  March  1,  1898.     L  2181,  L  2182,  L  2947,  L  3507. 

Barry      )  court,  B.,  1859;   from  1251  Washington  street,  east,  between 
Barry's  )      Savoy  street  and  Cottage  place;   in  Boston  directory  from 
1875  and  since  as  Barry  court. 

Barry  park.  Dor.,  1901;  from  12  Barry  street,  near  Quincy  street, 
southeast. 

Barry  place,  B.,  1826;  from  53  EUot  street,  near  Tremont  street,  north; 
sometimes  called  Barre  place. 

•j-Barry  street,  Dor.,  1872;  from  433  Quincy  street  to  42  Richfield  street, 
also  easterly  branch  to  Clarkson  street;  formerly  from  Quincy  street 
to  Clarkson  street;  authority  to  open  portion  from  Barrington  (now 
Hamilton)  street  to  Clarkson  street  given  by  Street  Commissioners, 
Oct.  13,  1896;  laid  out  from  Quincy  street  to  Richfield  street.  Sept 
1,  1899.     L  3170,  L  3629. 

Barry's  corner,  Bri.,  1865;  a  coUoqmal  name  for  the  junction  of  Western 
avenue  and  North  Harvard  street;  named  for  Michael  M.  Barry 
who  owned  the  triangle  bounded  by  Spurr  street.  Western  avenue 
and  North  Harvard  street. 


36  List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston, 

Barstow  street,  Bri.,  1888;  from  38  Saunders  street,  west. 

Barstow  street,  E.  B.  (proposed);  from  Cottage  street  to  Georgia 
street,  Wood  Island;  part  included  in  taking  for  Wood  Island  Park, 
June  26,  1891;  remainder  abandoned. 

Bartlett  avenue,  W.  Rox.,  1895;  from  41  Billings  street,  southwest 
about  130  feet;  and  from  33  Billings  street,  nearly  opposite  the 
first-named  portion,  northeast  about  130  feet;  s-hown  on  plan  dated 
Oct.  25,  1895.     Suffolk  Deeds,  Lib.  2558,  end. 

Bartlett  court,  Rox.,  1874;  from  166  Norfolk  avenue,  northeast;  some- 
times caUed  Bartlett  street;  Shirley  street  laid  out — over  and  includ- 
ing Bartlett  court  to  Mas.sachusetts  avenue,  Aug.  18,  1898.     L  3017. 

fBartlett  place,  B.,  1837;  from  98  Salem  street,  opposite  Parmenter 
street,  west;  thence  branching  north  to  16  Cooper  street  and  south  to 
13  Wiget  street,  forming  a  T-shaped  figure;  formerly  from  the  end  of 
Richmond  street  (about  50  feet  west  from  Salem  street),  west;  thence 
branching  north  to  Cooper  street  and  south  to  North  Margin  (now 
Wiget)  street;  from  Salem  street,  west,  then  north  to  Cooper  street, 
called  Salem  place  in  1828-36;  from  Salem  street,  west,  for  about 
50  feet,  laid  out    as  an  extension  of  Richmond   (now  Parmenter) 

'  street  in  1845;  the  same  relocated  as  Bartlett  place,  May  19,  1899. 
L  3110,  Vol.  3,  p.  24. 

Bartlett  place,  Chsn.,  1854;  from  near  Bartlett  street,  southwest, 
between  Sullivan  street  and  Walker  street;  not  in  Charlestown 
directory  after  1858,  where  it  is  described  as  "  near  112  Bartlett 
street." 

Bartlett  square,  W.  Rox.,  1899;  from  147  Green  street,  opposite  Amory 
street,  southwesterly  about  211  feet,  with  an  arm  about  105  feet  from 
Green  street,  extending  southeasterly;  called  Ashton  place  on  plan 
by  T.  B.  Moses,  1875;  called  Bartlett  street  on  plan  of  Dec.  3,  1878 
(Suffolk  Deeds,  Lib.  1441,  fol.  237);  shown  as  unnamed  passageway 
on  plan  by  H.  W.  Wilson,  1894  (Suffolk  Deeds,  Lib.  2244,  fol.  145); 
shown  in  directory  of  1898  and  since  as  Bartlett  square. 

*Bartlett  street,  B.,  1826;  from  Hanover  street  to  Ann  (now  North) 
street;  called  White  Bread  alley,  1708;  named  Bartlett  street,  1826; 
name  changed  to  Harris  street,  April  21,  1868. 

Bartlett  street,  Rox.,  1884;  from  170  Norfolk  avenue,  northeast;  also 
called  Bartlett  court;  Shirley  street  laid  out — over  and  including  this 
street  to  Massachusetts  avenue,  Aug.  18,  1898.     L  3017. 

*Bartlett  street,  Rox.,  1825;  from  Dudley  street,  at  Eliot  square,  to 
2503  Wasliington  street;  so  named.  May  9,  1825;  originally  this  street 
and  the  part  of  Washington  street  from  the  present  easterly  end  of 
Bartlett  street  to  Dudley  street  formed  one  street,  such  part  being 
included  in  location  of  Norfolk  and  Bristol  turnpike  (otherwise 
Dedham  turnpike)  in  1804;  Bartlett  street,  at  some  time  before  it 
was  so  named,  called  Perrin's  lane;  the  present  Bartlett  street  was 
called  Cottage  street;  the  street  (now  part  of  Washington  street), 
commencing  on  Washington  street  at  City  Hotel  (which  stood 
where  Zeigler  street  now  is)  and  running  south  to  the  present  Bart- 
lett street,  also  named  Bartlett  street,  July  31,  1848,  making  a  con- 
tinuous street  from  Washington  street  across  Dudley  street,  around 
to  Dudley  street  again  at  Eliot  square;  the  part  of  same  from  Dud- 
ley street,  north,  to  Washington  street  named  Guild  row,  and  the 
part  from  Dudley  street,  south,  to  present  easterly  end  of  Bartlett 
street  included  in  Shawmut  avenue,  Dec.  28,  1857,  leaving  Bartlett 
street  as  it  now  is;  said  Guild  row  and  Shawmut  avenue  south  of 
Dudley  street  included  in  Washington  street,  June  16,  1874.     L  2948. 


List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston.  37 

*BartIett  street,  Chsn.,  1810;  from  Monument  square  to  39  Walker  street; 
from  Elm  street,  northwest,  to  North  Pleasant  (now  Pearl)  street, 
nearly  parallel  with  Summer  street;  conveyed  to  the  town  by  Oliver 
Holden,  July  17,  1810;  shown  in  1818  from  Elm  street  to  Sullivan 
street;  from  Elm  street,  northwest,  to  Walker  street  accepted,  Nov.  28, 
1831;  continued  southeast  to  Concord  street,  September,  1845;  laid 
out  to  Concord  street  (now  Monument  square).  May  4,  1847.     L  3115. 

Bartlett  street,  W.  Rox.,  1878;  from  Green  street,  opposite  Amory  street, 
southwesterly  about  211  feet,  with  an  arm  about  105  feet  from  Green 
street,  extending  southeasterly  about  54  feet;  shown  as  Ashton  place 
on  plan  by  T.  B.  Moses,  dated  1875;  called  Bartlett  street  on  plan 
dated  Dec.  3,  1878  (Suffolk  Deeds,  Lib.  1441,  fol.  237);  shown  as  an 
unnamed  passageway  on  plan  by  H.  W.  Wilson,  1894  (Suffolk  Deeds, 
Lib.  2244,  fol.  145);  extended  southwest  about  27  feet,  June  22,  1895 
(Suffolk  Deeds,  Lib.  2244,  fol.  145);  shown  in  directory  of  1898  and 
since  as  Bartlett  square. 

Bartlett  terrace,  Rox.,  1896;  from  2497  Washington  street,  northwest, 
near  corner  of  Bartlett  street. 

Bartol  street.  Dor.;  from  Quincy  street  to  Wayland  street;  part  of  aban- 
doned, other  part  called  Dunkeld  place  in  1897  and  Sweet  Fern  terrace 
in  1900. 

*Barton  court,  B.,  1868;  from  67  Barton  street  to  86  Brighton  street; 
shown  as  a  passageway  on  Hales'  plan,  1820;  called  Short  Second 
street,  1849,  and  later  Little  Napier  street;  latter  name  changed  to 
Barton  court,  April  21,  1868. 

*Barton  street,  B.,  1825;  from  5  Milton  street,  northeast,  across  Leverett 
street  to  91  Lowell  street;  part  from  Leverett  street,  northeast,  shown 
as  extending  250  feet  therefrom  and  called  Barton  street  or  court  in 
1825,  and  as  extended  to  Lowell  street  in  1836;  this  part  probably 
nearly  in  position  of  a  "40-feet  highway"  shown  as  extending  from 
another  "  40-feet  highway"  (Leverett  street)  to  the  river  on  plan  made 
in  1725,  and  said  "  40-feet  highway"  probably  same  as  Bury  (or  Berry) 
lane  on  Osgood  Carleton's  plan,  dated  1800,  and  afterward  closed  and 
included  in  Almshouse  estate;  other  part  of  Barton  street  from 
Leverett  street,  southwest,  originally  Second  street,  1809;  from 
Leverett  street,  opposite  Almshouse  yard,  southwest,  to  point  33^ 
feet  beyond  18-foot  passageway  (Barton  court)  on  Hales's  plan,  1820; 
accepted  and  recorded  as  a  public  street.  May  12,  1828;  confirmed  as 
such,  Sept.  15,  1834;  name  changed  to  Napier  street,  April  25,  1855; 
Napier  street  extended,  southwest,  to  Milton  street,  Oct.  5,  1863; 
name  changed  to  Barton  street,  April  21,  1868.     L  268. 

Barton=street  place,  B.,  from  Barton  street,  southeast;  Second-street 
court  or  place,  1835;  Napier-street  place,  1855;  Napier  place,  1868; 
greater  part  included  in  the  extension  of  Chambers  street,  June  7, 
1893. 

Barton's  point,  B.,  1717;  the  point  in  the  formation  of  the  original  penin- 
sula of  the  town;  its  extremity  being  in  about  the  location  of  the 
present  Brighton  street  and  a  little  east  of  and  parallel  with  Leverett 
street;  this  name  was  derived  from  James  Barton,  a  noted  ropemaker 
of  the  early  days;  the  Almshouse  was  built  here  in  1800;  removed  in 
1825;  called  Haughe's  point  in  1645.  See  Record  Commissioners' 
Report,  Vol.  2,  p.  76. 

Basswood  street,  Rox.,  1897;  from  South  Huntington  avenue  to  Cran- 
ford  street;  authority  to  open  given  by  Street  Commissioners,  April  2, 
1897. 

Baste  place,  W.  Rox.,  1869;  from  Washington  street  (formerly  Shaw- 
mut  avenue),  ^ear  junction  of  Poplar  street,  northwest;  extended 
to  Brandon  street  (now  Belgrade  avenue),  and  name  changed  to 
Corinth  street,  Nov.  25,  1882.     L  1666. 


38  List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston. 

Basto  terrace,  W.  Rox.,  1909;  from  Centre  street,  opposite  Brookfield 
street,  northeast,  about  324  feet,  located  on  Board  of  Survey  filing, 
Dec.  14,  1909. 

Batavia  court,  Rox.,  1906;  from  46  Batavia  street;  this  is  not  a  street, 
but  simply  an  interior  court-yard  for  the  building. 

*Batavia  street,  Rox.,  1883;  from  27  St.  Stephen  street  to  112  Hemenway 
street;  laid  out,  May  11,  1893.     L  2507,  L  2508,  L  2961. 

*BatcheIder  street,  Dor.,  1883;  from  70  Clifton  street  to  69  Burrell  street; 
laid  out  from  Clifton  street  to  Marshfield  street,  Oct.  29,  1884;  exten- 
sion from  Marshfield  street  to  Pontine  (now  Burrell)  street  laid  out, 
Aug.  10,  1894.     L  1828,  L  1829,  L  2611. 

Batchelder  terrace,  Rox.,  1898;  from  147  Marcella  street,  at  the  corner 
of  Centre  street. 

Bateman  place.  So.  B.,  1876;  from  183  N  street,  west,  between  East 
Seventh  street  and  East  Eighth  street. 

Bates  place,  B.,  1863;  from  9  Kneeland  street,  south,  between  Washing- 
ton street  and  Whitmore  street;  name  appears  for  first  time  in  directory 
for  1863. 

Bates  place,  Rox.,  1848;  from  Roxbury  (formerly  Washington)  street, 
near  Eliot  square,  north;  formerly  called  Washington  court;  now 
called  Roxbury  terrace. 

*Bates  street,  Chsn.,  1854;  from  38  Bunker  Hill  street  to  35  Ferrin  street; 
laid  out,  Jan.  2,  1878.     L  1295. 

Bath  avenue.  Dor.,  1845;  from  Savin  Hill  avenue  (part  formerly  part 
of  Glenway);  from  Savin  Hill  avenue  to  Springdale  street  laid  out  as 
Denny  street,  April  21,  1892;  from  Springdale  street  to  near  Dor- 
chester Bay  laid  out  as  Denny  street  July  13,  1900.     L  3312. 

*Bath  street,  B.,  1806;  from  Post  Office  square,  southeast,  then  south  to 
Post  Office  square  again;  originally  from  Water  street,  southeast,  then 
south  to  Milk  street;  so  named  on  account  of  the  bathing  establish- 
ment which  was  conducted  there  for  many  years  (see  Shurtleff, 
p.  654);  called  Tanner's  lane,  1708;  Horn  lane,  1795;  at  one  time  called 
Horse  lane,  and  then  "Bath  street  or  Horn  lane";  a  portion  included 
in  extension  of  Pearl  street  to  Water  street,  afterwards  Post  Office 
square,  Dec.  27,  1873.     L  1121. 

Batterman  place,  B.,  1822-1837;  from  Essex  street,  opposite  Lincoln 
street;  included  in  Lincoln  street,  wholly  or  in  part,  upon  the  exten- 
sion of  Lincoln  street  south  of  Essex  street,  1836;  mentioned  until 
1848,  and  a  narrow  opening  shown  and  so  named  upon  maps  as  late 
as  1851;  now  closed. 

*Battery  alley,  B.,  1708;  from  North  (now  Hanover)  street  to  Ship  (now 
Commercial)  street;  originally  from  Charter  street  to  the  North  Bat- 
tery, and  part  from  Charter  street  to  North  (now  Hanover)  street 
discontinued  before  1708;  name  written  also  Battrey  alley;  sometimes 
called  Daggett's  alley  or  lane,  1789-1823;  named  Battery  street, 
Nov.  7,  1825. 

Battery  lane,  Chsn.,  1714;  from  Maudlin  street  to  Battery  (now  Water) 
street;  called  Carriggs  court  in  1854;  called  Carey  street,  1875,  and 
Carey  court,  1883;  name  of  Carriggs  court  given  to  another  passage- 
way leading  northwest  from  Water  street,  northgast  of  Carey  court 
or  street,  in  1883. 


List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston.  39 

*Battery  street,  B.,  1825;  from  443  Hanover  street  to  East  Boston,  North 
Ferry,  crossing  Commercial  street;  part  from  North  (now  Hanover) 
street  to  Ship  (now  Commercial)  street  called  Battery  alley,  1708; 
also  sometimes  Daggett's  alley  or  lane,  1789-1823;  named  Battery 
street,  Nov.  7,  1825;  part  from  Commercial  street  to  North  Ferry 
called  People's  Ferry  avenue,  1854,  and  also  later  North  Ferry  avenue; 
Battery  street  extended  to  include  same,  Aug.  3,  1880.  L  100,  L  144, 
L  207,  L  551,  L  559,  L  1474. 

Battery  street,  Chsn.,  1714;  from  the  swing-bridge  near  foot  of  Maudlin 
or  Mardling  street  or  lane  (point  now  foot  of  Foss  street),  east,  crossing 
Wapping  street  and  Henley  street,  called  also  "way  to  battery  from 
swing-bridge,"  1785;  part  east  of  Wapping  street  discontinued  on 
establishment  of  Navy  Yard,  Jan.  14,  1801;  remainder  included  in 
Water  street,  1802;  latter  part  probably  also  at  times  called  Water 
street  from  1780,  when  Water  street  and  Battery  street  were  straight- 
ened and  improved. 

Battery  wharf,  B.,  1803;  from  379  Commercial  street  adjoining  north  side 
of  East  Boston,  North  Ferry;  shown  in  list  of  1820  as  on  Ship  street 
opposite  Battery  alley;  named  in  commemoration  of  the  Old  North 
Battery  which  was  built  here  on  Merry's  wharf,  in  1646  (the  site  of  the 
present  North  Battery  wharf);  town  sold  the  North  Battery  to  Jeffrey 
and  Russell;  it  was  known  as  Jeffrey's  wharf  from  1789  to  1800;  called 
Battery  wharf  in  1803. 

*Batterymarch  street,  B.,  1708;  from  103  Water  street  to  168  High  street, 
also  branch  to  81  Broad  street,  opposite  Custom  House  street;  fornaerly 
from  Liberty  square  across  Milk  street  to  northerly  end  of  Hamilton 
street,  thence  northeasterly  to  Broad  street,  opposite  Custom  House 
street,  1896;  from  Hallaway's  or  Hallowell's  corner.  Milk  street,  corner 
of  present  Batterymarch  street,  southeast  by  the  South  Battery, 
then  southwest  through  part  of  the  present  Purchase  street  to  the 
lower  end  of  Gibb's  lane  (now  Ohver  street),  1708;  from  Liberty 
square,  including  Crab  alley  or  lane,  to  Foster's  wharf,  near  the  South 
Battery,  corner  of  present  Purchase  street  and  Broad  street,  1800; 
part  from  present  terminus  in  Broad  street  to  Foster's  wharf  included 
in  Broad  street,  1808;  name  of  Hamilton  street  changed  to  Battery- 
march  street,  March  1,  1896.     L  332,  L  333,  L  458,  L  853. 

Battle  street,  Chsn.,  1878;  from  163  Medford  street,  north,  nearly  oppo- 
site Lexington  street,  a  colloquialism  for  Cottage  row;  not  now 
identified. 

Bauch  street,  W.  Rox.,  1888;  northwest  from  end  of  Augustus  avenue, 
and  southeast  from  the  same;  shown  on  plan  dated  July  2,  1888. 
Suffolk  Deeds,  Lib.  2250,  end. 

Baxter  place,  B.,  1857;  from  27  Harvard  street,  south,  near  Harrison 
avenue. 

Baxter  square,  So.  B.,  1873;  from  E  street,  southeast,  between  West 
Seventh  street  and  West  Eighth  street;  included  in  land  of  St.  Augus- 
tine's School  Association,  1897.     See  Assessors'  books,  1897. 

♦Baxter  street.  So.  B.;  from  59  C  street  to  210  E  street;  laid  out  from  D 
street  to  E  street,  Nov.  17,  1868;  laid  out  from  D  street  to  C  street, 
Sept.  9,  1887;  portion  between  D  street  and  E  street  formerly 
improperly  called  Eighth  street.     L  200,  L  1097,  L  2017. 

Baxter's  corner,  B.,  1708;  corner  Summer  street  and  South  street,  then 
so  called. 

Bay  street,  B.,  1816;  from  Washington  street,  east,  near  the  present 
Rollins  street;  closed. 


40       List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston. 

Bay  street,  B.,  1833;  from  56  Fayette  street,  southeast;  formerly  from 
56  Fayette  street  between  Church  street  and  Ferdinand  street,  south- 
east, and  from  57  Fayette  street,  northwest,  to  beyond  Knox  street; 
described  in  1846  "from  Tremont  street  to  rear  of  Knox  street"; 
from  57  Fayette  street,  northwest,  included  in  land  taken  by  the  City 
of  Boston  for  school  purposes,  Aug.  27,  1908.     L  387,  L  391,  L  4076. 

'  Bay  street,  Dor.,  1869;  from  1152  Dorchester  avenue  to  N.  Y.,  N.  H. 
&  H.  R.  R.;  originally  from  westerly  line  of  land  of  Lewis  Leeds, 
across  end  of  Leeds  street,  Midland  street  and  Spring  street  to  O.  C. 
(now  N.  Y.,  N.  H.  &  H.)  R.  R. 

*Bayard  street,  Bri.,  1891;  from  253  North  Harvard  street  to  Myrick 
street;  laid  out,  April  27,  1897.     L  2827. 

Bay  State  place,  So.  B.,  1872;  from  545  East  First  street,  south,  between 
I  street  and  K  street. 

fBay  State  road,  B.,  1889;  from  578  Beacon  street  to  about  231  feet 
beyond  Chilmark  street;  laid  out  from  Beacon  street  to  Deerfield 
street,  Oct.  22,  1889;  laid  out  from  Deerfield  street  to  Sherborn  street, 
June  7,  1893;  laid  out  from  Sherborn  street  to  Granby  street,  Aug.  15, 
1895;  laid  out  from  Granby  street  to  Chilmark  street,  Jan.  22,  1901. 
L  2184,  L  2517,  L  2518,  L  2716,  L  3205,  L  3351. 

tBayswater  street,  E.  B.,  1875;  from  1019  Saratoga  street,  at  B.,  R.  B.  & 
L.  R.  R.,  southeast,  then  east  to  Washburn  avenue;  formerly  from 
Saratoga  street,  at  B.,  R.  B.  &  L.  R.  R.,  southeast,  then  east  and 
north,  to  Saratoga  street,  near  Belle  Isle  inlet;  laid  out  from  Sara- 
toga street  to  the  easterly  line  of  Austin  avenue  extended,  Jan.  25, 
1907.     L  3997,  L  4179. 

Bay=View  place.  So.  B.,  1872;  from  558  East  Eighth  street,  near  I  street, 
north,  then  east  and  west,  T  shaped. 

Bay=View  place,  Rox.,  1875;  from  14  Rogers  avenue,  southwest, 
between  Huntington  avenue  and  Ruggles  street. 

Beach  place,  Chsn.,  1872;  from  24  Beach  street,  southeast;  sometimes 
called  Beach-street  place.     L  1193. 

*Beach  street,  B.,  1708;  from  674  Washington  street  to  Atlantic  avenue; 
formerly  from  Washington  street  to  Federal  street;  from  Orange 
(now  Washington)  street,  east,  to  the  water,  1708;  from  Orange 
street  across  Rainsford  lane  (later  Front  street,  now  Harrison  ave- 
nue), 1817;  extended  east  from  Front  street  to  Lincoln  street  con- 
ditionally, Sept.  5,  1836;  same  part  accepted,  Oct.  16,  1837;  extended 
from  Lincoln  street  to  Broad  (now  Federal)  street,  Oct.  31,  1837; 
portion  from  Cove  street  to  Federal  street  discontinued  by  being 
taken  by  the  Boston  Terminal  Co.,  under  chapter  516  of  the  Acts  of 
1896;  later  Cove  street  laid  out  over  part  of  this  former  location, 
April  8,  1897.  L  13,  L  380,  L  616,  L  760,  L  1021,  L  1447,  L  2822, 
L  3936. 

Beach  street,  B.,  1804;  the  eastern  extremity  of  Essex  street,  then  so 
called. 

*Beach  street.  Dor.,  1857;  from  255  Freeport  street  to  Park  street; 
accepted,  July  20,  1857;  relocated  from  Park  street  northwesterly  for 
a  distance  of  about  300  feet,  by  decree  of  Superior  Court,  Oct.  12, 
1907,  acting  under  authority  of  chapter  111  of  the  Revised  Statutes 
and  chapter  440  of  the  Acts  of  1902.     L  651. 

*Beach  street,  W.  Rox.;  Beech  street,  sometimes  so  called. 

*Beach  street,  Chsn.,  1870;  from  561  Medford  street  to  the  B.  &  M. 
R.  R.;  called  lane  to  Johnson's  wharf  in  deed,  March  27,  1820;  called 
"town-way  to  river  "  on  plan  dated  1837;  no  record  of  naming  same; 
name  first  appears  in  1870'.     L  1193. 


List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston.  41 

fBeacham  street,  Chsn.,  1870;  from  621  Main  street  to  Mystic  river;  for- 
merly from  southwest  of  West  street  to  Mystic  river;  laid  out  and 
accepted,  from  about  100  feet  southwest  of  West  street  to  Arlington 
avenue,  June  24,  1872;  extended  to  Main  street,  Aug.  31,  1897. 
L  2891,  L  3274,  L  3341. 

*Beachmont  avenue,  E.  B.,  1888;  from  Ashley  avenue  parallel  with 
the  B.,  R.  B.  &  L.  R.  R.  to  Revere  line;  Atlantic  avenue  and  Butler 
avenue,  from  Revere  line  to  Saratoga  street;  laid  out  with  name  of 
Beachmont  avenue,  April  12,  1887;  laying  out  made  void  on 
account  of  Railroad  Commissioners  refusing  to  confirm  location  at 
grade  over  the  tracks  of  the  B.,  R.  B.  &  L.  R.  R.;  Atlantic  avenue 
laid  out  with  the  name  of  Beachmont  avenue,  July  25,  1888;  Ben- 
nington street  extended  over  Beachmont  avenue,  June  27,  1899. 
L  2042,  L  2043,  L  2044,  L  2081,  L  2082,  L  3140,  L  3141. 

Beacon  hill,  B.;  the  present  site  of  the  State  House;  formerly  Gentry, 
Centuary,  or  Sentry  hill;  on  Dec.  28,  1752,  the  Selectmen,  having 
searched  the  Town  Records,  find  that  the  hill  on  which  the  beacon 
stands,  and  which  is  the  property  of  the  Town,  is  six  rods  square, 
and  the  highway  leading  up  to  it  from  the  Common,  between  land 
,  of  John  Alford  and  of  Thomas  Hancock,  is  30  feet  in  width  the  whole 
length;  recorded  in  Town  Records,  Jan.  16,  1753. 

Beacon=hiIl  place,  B.,  1847;  from  Bowdoin  street  to  Mt.  Vernon  street; 
included  in  the  grounds  of  the  State  House,  March  13,  1893.  Suf- 
folk Deeds,  Lib.  2124,  fol.  507. 

Beacon=hill  street,  B.;  called  Bowdoin  place,  1820. 

*Beacon  street,  B.  and  Bri.,  1708;  from  65  Tremont  street  over  Beacon 
hill,  passing  the  Common,  and  over  the  former  Mill-dam  of  the  Boston 
and  Roxbury  Mill  Corporation  and  through  the  marshes,  formerly  part 
of  Brookline,  to  boundary  line  of  Brookline  at  St.  Mary's  street; 
"from  near  present  corner  of  Beacon  and  Somerset  streets,  west- 
erly, through  the  upper  side  of  the  Common  and  so  down  to  the 
sea,"  1708;  the  part  of  the  present  Beacon  street,  from  Tremont 
street  to  a  point  near  corner  of  Beacon  street  and  Somerset  street, 
formed  part  of  School  street,  1708;  School  street  called  South  Latin 
School  street,  1789;  said  part  of  School  street  included  in  Beacon 
street,  1803  (no  record  of  such  change);  the  Mill-dam  from  Charles 
street  to  Sewall's  point,  in  Brookline,  projected  in  1813;  Boston  and 
Roxbury  Mill  Corporation  incorporated  and  authorized  to  build  same 
in  1814;  Mill-dam  begun  in  1818,  completed  and  opened  to  travel, 
July  2,  1821,  road  over  same  being  called  Western  avenue;  part  of 
Western  avenue  from  Charles  street,  west,  about  690  feet  to  channel 
accepted,  Sept.  19,  1831,  but  no  record  of  naming  this  part  of  Beacon 
street;  land  covered  by  the  Mill-dam  released  by  the  Boston  and 
Roxbury  Mill  Corporation  to  the  Commonwealth  by  indenture  of 
June  9,  1854,  "to  be  forever  kept  open  as  a  public  highway";  other 
parts  of  Western  avenue  have  been  accepted  from  time  to  time, 
usually  upon  condition,  and  deeds  to  comply  with  condition,  all 
recorded  in  Suffolk  Registry,  have  been  given  as  follows:  Part  from 
part  already  accepted,  Sept.  19,  1831,  to  (Otter)  street  accepted  and 
named  Beacon  street,  conditionally,  April  21,  1857,  deed  Lib.  716,  fol. 
227;  part  of  Beacon  street,  between  Otter  street  and  Avenue  A 
(not  identified)  accepted,  conditionally,  June  23,  1857;  part  between 
Otter  street  and  "west  end  of  new  block  of  freestone  front  houses" 
(a  point  about  343  feet  west  from  Otter  street)  accepted  and  named 
Beacon  street,  conditionally.  May  27,  1858,  deed  Lib.  738,  fol.  82; 
part  between  (George  P.)  Upham's  house  (west  corner  thereof  342  feet 
west  from  Otter  street)  and  a  point  distant  140  feet  westerly  from  the 
southwest  corner  of  Berkeley  street  accepted,  conditionally,  and 
named  Beacon  street,   Oct.    30,    1861,   deed   Lib.  829,  fol.  3;   part 


42  List  of  Steeets,  Etc.,  in  Boston. 

between  Berkeley  street  and  Clarendon  street  accepted,  conditionally, 
Dec.  23,  1862,  deeds  Lib.  829,  fol.  3,  and  Lib.  867,  fol.  239;  same 
part  accepted  and  named  Beacon  street,  May  26,  1863;  part  between 
Clarendon  street  and  Dedham  (now  Dartmouth)  street  accepted, 
conditionally,  and  named  Beacon  street,  July  3,  1865,  and  Oct.  31, 
1865,  deed  in  compliance  with  latter  order,  Lib.  867,  fol.  239; 
"part  of  Mill-dam  road  known  as  Beacon  street,  between  east  line 
of  Clarendon  street  and  division  line  between  Brookline  and  Boston 
where  it  crosses  Mill-dam  road"  (about  990  feet  west  from  West 
Chester  park,  now  Massachusetts  avenue),  laid  out,  Dec.  7,  1868;  no 
record  of  laying  out  or  naming  the  part  of  the  Mill-dam  formerly 
in-  Brookline,  from  crossing  of  former  Brookline  boundary  line 
(about  990  feet  west  from  West  Chester  park),  west  to  its  end  at 
junction  of  the  three  roads,  Brookline  avenue.  Beacon  street  and 
Commonwealth  (formerly  Brighton)  avenue;  part  of  Beacon  street 
in  Brookline,  from  Harvard  street,  east,  to  the  Mill-dam,  laid 
out  by  Norfolk  County  Commissioners,  June,  1851;  part  thereof 
thrown  into  Boston  by  annexation  to  Boston  of  part  of  Brookline, 
east  of  westerly  line  of  St.  Mary's  street,  by  chapter  374  of  Acts 
of  1870;  accepted,  Nov.  4,  1870;  boundary  line  between  Brook- 
line and  Boston  changed  from  westerly  to  easterly  line  of 
St.  Mary's  street  in  1872;  relocated  and  building  line  established  from 
Arlington  street  to  Massachusetts  avenue,  Dec.  14,  1897,  under  pro- 
visions of  the  general  law  relating  to  the  laying  out  of  highways  and 
of  chapter  462,  Acts  of  1893;  building  line  on  the  northwest  side, 
between  Somerset  street  and  Bowdoin  street,  established  Nov.  6, 
1900,  under  authority  of  chapter  462,  Acts  of  1893,  and  acts  in  amend- 
ment or  addition  thereto;  the  land  between  the  street  line  and  the 
building  line  above  referred  to,  on  the  estate  at  the  northerly  corner 
of  Freeman  place,  deeded  to  the  city  for  street  purposes,  May  16, 1901 
(Suffolk  Deeds,  Lib.  2757,  fol.  135);  the  land  between  the  street  line 
and  building  line  above  referred  to,  on  the  estate  at  the  westerly  corner 
of  Somerset  street,  deeded  to  the  city  for  street  purposes,  April  5, 
1902  (Suffolk  Deeds,  Lib.  2918,  fol.  191);  the  question  of  pubUcity  of 
these  portions  has  never  been  determined.  L  374,  L  416,  L  417, 
L  647,  L  862,  L  1194,  L  1802,  L  1803,  L  1804,  L  1805,  L  1964,  L  1981, 
L  1982,  L  1983,  L  2184,  L  2505,  L  2759,  L  2760,  L  2950,  L  2951, 
L  2952,  L  2953,  L  3687. 

*Beacon  street,  Bri.,  1860;  from  Brookhne  boundary  hne  (distant  about 
440  feet  (formerly  520  feet),  east,  from  Chestnut  Hill  avenue,  formerly 
Rockland  street),  west,  across  said  avenue  and  skirting  the  Chestnut 
Hill  reservoir,  to  Newton  boundary  line,  being  a  continuation  through 
south  part  of  Brighton  of  Beacon  street  from  Boston  through  Brook- 
hne;    "highway from    Centre    village    in    Newton,   leading 

easterly  through  the  to^wTis  of  Newton  and  Brighton  to  the  Une  of 
the  Town  of  Brookhne,"  estabhshed  by  Middlesex  County  Commis- 
sioners, June  4,  1850;  the  part  in  Brighton  of  said  County  way 
named  Beacon  street,  March  5,  1860;  part  of  said  way  discontinued 
and  relocated  on  account  of  construction  of  said  reservoir,  July  12, 
1865.     L  2102,  L  3343,  L  3344,  L  3345. 

*Beacon  street,  Bri.,  1846-60;  name  of  Avenue  street,  being  part  in 
Brighton  of  the  Brighton  branch  of  the  Mill-dam  road,  namely, 
from  Brookhne  boundary  hne  to  Watertown  boundary  Kne,  changed 
to  Beacon  street,  Nov.  10,  1846;  said  road  shown  as  Brighton  ave- 
nue or  road  to  Mill-dam  on  plan  dated  1825;  hnes  of  said  road, 
part  being  caUed  "Brighton  Ijranch  or  road"  and  part  "Water- 
town  turnpike,"  defined  and  estabhshed  by  indenture  between  the 
Commonwealth  and  Boston  and  Roxbury  Mill  Corporation,  dated 
Dec.  30,  1856;  name  of  Beacon  street  changed  to  North  Beacon 
street,  March  5,  1860;  highway  over  Mill-dam  road  and  Watertown 
turnpike,  connecting  bridges  from  boundary  line  between  Brighton 


List  of  Steeets,  Etc.,  in  Boston.  43 

and  Brookline,  through  Brighton  to  boundary  line  at  Arsenal  grounds, 
accepted,  Nov.  19,  1868  (Town  Records,  Vol.  4,  p.  397);  name  of  part 
of  North  Beacon  street  from  former  boundary  line  between  Brookhne 
and  Brighton,  west,  to  Cambridge  street  at  Union  square  changed  to 
Brighton  avenue,  Jan.  28,  1884;  name  of  part  of  Brighton  avenue 
from  said  former  boundary  Une,  west,  to  Massachusetts  avenue  at 
Malvern  street  changed  to  Commonwealth  avenue,  Jan.  24,  1887. 

*Beacon=street  bridge,  B.,  1881;  on  Beacon  street,  over  the  water  course 
in  the  Charlesgate;  opened  for  travel,  Aug.  17,  1881. 

*Beacon=street  bridge,  B.,  1885;  on  Beacon  street,  over  the  tracks  of 
the  N.  Y.  C.  &  H.  R.  R.  R.;  original  bridge  built  in  1884-85;  widened 
in  1887-88. 

*Beale  street,  Dor.,  1871;  from  Dorchester  avenue  to  the  Shawmut 
Branch  of  the  O.  C.  (nowN.  Y.,  N.  H.  &  H.)  R.  R.;  formerly  from 
Dorchester  avenue  to  Carruth  street;  laid  out  from  Dorchester  ave- 
nue to  the  Shawmut  Branch  of  the  O.  C.  (now  N.  Y.,  N.  H.  &  H.) 
R.  R.;  Nov.  30,  1891.  Portion  from  Carruth  street  to  Shawmut 
branch  railroad  called  Radford  lane  in  1899.     L  2369. 

Bear  lane,  B.,  1796;  Beer  lane  from  Middle  (now  Hanover)  street  to 
Back  (now  Salem)  street,  so  called,  and  also  Bridge  lane  and  Bur 
lane;  name  of  "Beer  lane  or  Bridges  lane"  changed  to  Richmond 
street,  Jan.  22,  1800;  name  of  that  part  of  Richmond  street  changed 
to  Parmenter  street,  Dec.  31,  1870. 

Beard's  corner,  B.,  1708;  corner  of  Cow  lane  and  Long  lane,  now  High 
street  and  Federal  street,  then  so  called. 

Bearse  avenue.  Dor.,  1881;  from  Crest  avenue,  between  Vose  street 
and  the  Milton  branch  railroad,  southeast,  to  Metropohtan  Park 
(Neponset  River  Reservation);  formerly  from  River  View  (now 
Crest)  avenue,  northeast,  across  Butler  street  to  the  marsh;  portion 
northeast  of  67  Bearse  avenue  included  in  Neponset  River  Reserva- 
tion; in  Bromley's  atlas  of  1884,  shown  as  Bearse  street;  in  Bromley's 
atlas  .of  1894  called  Bearse  avenue,  and  is  now  so  known. 

Bearse  street.  Dor.,  1884;  Bearse  avenue,  so  called  in" Bromley's  atlas 
of  1884. 

*Beaufort  road,  W.  Rox.,  1905;  from  Centre  street,  about  144  feet 
southeast  of  Lakeville  place,  northwest  about  467  feet  to  Board  of 
Survey  street.  No.  1346;  located  on  Board  of  Survey  plan,  filed, 
Jan.  4,  1905;  laid  out,  Dec.  30,  1905.     L  3863. 

Beaumont  avenue,  Bri.,  1886;  from  536  Washington  street,  south,  next 
west  of  Lake  street;  now  a  part  of  Nonantum  road. 

*Beaumont  street.  Dor.,  1877;  from  697  Adams  street  to  26  Carruth 
street;  laid  out,  Oct.  13,  1909.     L  4177,  L  4178. 

*Beaver  street,  B.,  1857;  from  91  Beacon  street,  nearly  opposite  ArHng- 
ton  street,  north,  to  Back  street;  "laid  out,  July  1,  1857,  between 
Beacon  street  and  River  street,  so  called  (now  Back  street)  .  .  . 
as  a  pubhc  highway,  provided  the  Boston  and  Roxbury  Mill  Cor- 
poration gives  the  City  of  Bostqn  deed  of  the  same."  Deed  given 
July  7,  1857.     Suffolk  Deeds,  Lib.  720,  fol.  263. 

Beaver  street,  W.  Rox.,  1874-79;  from  Eliot  street  to  Burroughs  street; 
probably  another  name  for  Brewer  street. 

*Beck  street,  E.  B.,  1906;  from  548  Bremen  street,  between  Glendon 
place  and  Curtis  street,  to  Chelsea  street;  new  street  laid  out  with 
the  name  of  Beck  street,  June  6,  1906.     L  3878. 


44  List  of  Stkeets,  Etc.,  in  Boston. 

Becket  street,  Dor.,  1871;  from  3  Van  Winkle  street  at  Dorchester 
avenue  to  334  Codman  street;  authority  to  open  given  by  Street 
Commissioners,  Nov.   18,   1896. 

Beckford  court,  Chsn.,  1856-74;  from  Main  street,  northeast,  between 
Salem  street  and  School  street;  same  given  Baldwin  court  in  1854; 
same  called  Bickford  place  on  plan  1872;  name  changed  to  Linwood 
place,  1874. 

*Beckler  avenue.  So.  B.,  1872;  from  134  K  street,  east,  between  East 
Fifth  street  and  East  Sixth  street;  laid  out,  Feb.  23,  1878.     L  1298. 

Beckwith  street,  Dor.,  1909;  from  the  southerly  end  of  Farley  street 
to  the  southerly  end  of  Hillsboro'  street;  authority  to  open  given 
by  the  Street  Commissioners,  Sept.  8,  1909. 

Bedford  avenue,  B.,  1826-42;  from  Bedford  street,  southwest,  near 
Rowe  place   (now  Chauncy  street);  closed. 

Bedford  court,  B.,  1844-82;  from  Bedford  street,  south,  between  Colum- 
bia street  and  Kingston  street,  now  closed. 

Bedford  court,  )  B.,  1821-56;  from  Bedford    street,    northeast,  toward 

Bedford  place,  )      Chauncy  place;  called  Bedford  court,  1821;  Bedford 

place,   1822;  laid  out  with  Chauncy  place  as  a  continuous  highway 

from  Bedford  street  to  Summer  street,  Jan.  3,   1856,  and  this  new 

street  named  Chauncy  street,  Jan.  5,  1856.     L  62. 

Bedford  place,  B.;  from  30  Bedford  street,  nearly  opposite  Harrison 
avenue,  northeast;  built  over  in  spring  of  1909. 

*Bedford  street,  B.,  1821;  from  500  Washington  street  to  113  Summer 
street;  part  from  Newbury  (now  Wasliington)  street  to  Short  (now 
Kingston)  street  called  Pond  street,  1708;  Pond  street  called  Rowe's 
lane,  1803;  other  parts  from  lower  end  of  Pond  street  (i.  e.,  from 
Short  (now  Kingston)  street),  northeast,  into  Church  Green  by 
Summer  street  called  BHnd  lane,  1708;  BUnd  lane  called  also  Pond 
lane  and  Rowe's  lane;  same  included  in  Pond  street,  1803;  name  of 
Pond  street  changed  to  Bedford  street,  Feb.  7,  1821. '  Vol.  31, 
p.  53.     L  286,  L  306,  L  320,  L  598,  L  1455,  L  1555,  L  2201. 

*Beech  street,  W.  Rox.,  1825;  from  1740  Centre  street  across  Washing- 
ton street  to  503  Poplar  street;  shown  as  an  unnamed  lane  on  plan 
1815;  named  from  Centre  street  near  Dr.  Draper's  by  the  west  end 
of  Poplar  street  to  Clapboard  hill  at  Dorchester  hne.  May  9,  1825, 
and  so  shown  on  Hales's  map  of  Roxbury,  1832;  probably  laid  out 
as  a  highway  some  time  previous;  part  from  Poplar  street  to  Dor- 
chester (now  Hyde  Park)  hne  discontinued  before  1843,  at  least  in 
part,  and  now  wholly  discontinued;  sometimes  written  Beach  street. 
L  2395. 

Beech  street,  Rox.,  1857;  from  Fort  avenue  to  Highland  street,  a  part 
adjoining  the  south  side  of  Highland  park;  name  changed  to  Beech 
Glen  avenue,  April  21,  1868;  laid  out  and  name  changed  to  Beech 
Glen  street,  Oct.  24,  1882.     L  1660,  L  1661. 

Beecher  street,  W.  Rox.,  1903;  from  50  Boylston  street,  nearly'opposite 
CUve  street,  northeast  about  213  feet  to  Parker  court  (being  in  the 
extension  of  the  same);  authority  to  open  given  by  the  Street  Com- 
missioners, June  11,  1903. 

Beech  Glen  avenue,  )  Rox.;  from    50   Fort   avenue   to    173    Highland 

*Beech  Glen  street,      J      street,    a   part   adjoining    the    south  side    of 

Highland  park;  name  of  Beech  street  changed  to  Beech  Glen  avenue, 

April  21,  1868;  same  laid  out  as  Beech  Glen  street,  Oct.  24,  1882. 

L   1660,   L   1661. 


List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston.  45 

Beechwood  street,  Dor.,  1897;  from  Geneva  avenue,  between  Olney 
street  and  Westwood  street,  northeasterly  about  254  feet;  authority 
to  open  given  by  Street  Commissioners,  June  9,  1897. 

Beer  lane,  B.,  1708;  from  Middle  (now  Hanover)  street  to  Back  (now 
Salem)  street;  called  also  Bear  lane,  1708,  and  Bridges  lane,  1796; 
"Beer  lane  or  Bridges  lane"  changed  to  Richmond  street,  Jan.  22, 
1800;  named  Parmenter  street,  Dec.  31,  1870. 

*Beethoven  street,  W.  Rox.,  1869;  from  3099  Washington  street  to 
Arcadia  street;  accepted  as  a  Town  way,  Sept.  27,  1871;  laid  out, 
Sept.  29,    1874.     L  967. 

Belair  street,  W.  Rox.,  1902;  from  Newfield  street,  northeasterly,  to  Mt. 
Benedict  Cemetery. 

*Belcher  lane,  B.,  1826;  from  199  High  street,  Fort  Hill  square,  to  353 
Atlantic  avenue;  originally  laid  out  in  1667  from  Fort  hill  to  the 
water;  and  said  lane  extended  to  low-water  mark;  prior  to  1708 
called  the  "Town  way  to  the  Town  slip";  called  Sconce  lane,  1708; 
also  Sconce  street,  1784;  upper  part  from  Fort  hill  to  Purchase 
street  called  Belcher  lane,  1826;  confirmed  as  a  pubhc  street,  Sept. 
15,  1834;  lower  part  from  Purchase  street  to  Broad  street  (now 
Atlantic  avenue)  called  Sconce  lane  or  street  as  late  as  1860,  but 
called  Belcher  lane  from  1848.     L  218. 

Belcher  street,  B.,  1834;  from  Fort  hill  to  Purchase  street;  another 
name  for  Belcher  lane. 

Belcher's  lane,  B.,  1708;  from  Summer  street  to  Gibbs  lane  (now  OUver 
street);  on  Bonner's  plan,  1722,  called  Belcher's  lane  from  Summer 
street  to  Batterymarch  street;  according  to  Price's  plan,  1769,  the 
part  near  Summer  street  called  Purchase  street  and  the  part  near 
and  west  of  Gibbs  lane  called  Belcher's  lane;  on  Carleton's  plan, 
1800,  included  in  Purchase  street  which  runs  from  Summer  street 
to  Batterymarch  (now  Broad)  street,  including  also  part  of  Battery- 
march  street  east  of  Gibbs  lane. 

Belden  court.  Dor.;  from  Belden  street,  east,  between  Dudley  street 
and  Hamlet  street;  formerly  Berkeley  court,  now  Belden  square. 

Belden  square.  Dor.,  1899;  from  No.  15  Belden  street,  formerly  called 
Berkeley  court,  and  Belden  court. 

*Belden  street.  Dor.,  1884;  from  760  Dudley  street,  northeast,  crossing 
end  of  Hamlet  street;  Berkeley  place  laid  out  as  Belden  street, 
Sept.  2,  1884.     L  1813. 

*Belfort  street.  Dor.,  1875;  from  1032  Dorchester  avenue  to  72  Saxton 
street;  laid  out  from  Dorchester  avenue  to  Sagamore  street,  April  4, 
1890;  laid  out  from  Sagamore  street  to  Saxton  street,  Dec.  21,  1908. 
L  2218,  L  4115. 

fBelgrade  avenue,  W.  Rox.;  from  760  South  street,  northwest,  parallel 
with  the  West  Roxbury  branch  railroad,  to  Anawan  avenue,  with 
an  arm  running  southwesterly  to  114  Beech  street,  near  the  West 
Roxbury  Parkway;  formerly  from  Dudley  avenue  to  Beech  street; 
laid  out  from  Anawan  avenue  (over  and  including  Brandon  street) 
to  South  street,  Sept.  5,  1903.  L  3706,  L  3707,  L  3708,  L  3709, 
L  4041,  L  4042,  L  4043,  L  4044. 

Belgrade  street,  W.  Rox.,  1848;  -from  Canterbury  street  to  Dor- 
chester (now  Hyde  Park)  line  at  end  of  Largo  (now  a  discontinued) 
street;  included  in  Hyde  Park  avenue  as  laid  out,  December,  1859. 

Belknap  place,  B.,  1847;  from  68  Joy  street,  west,  south  of  Hoyt's 
place.     L  4098. 


46  List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston. 

*Belk:nap  street,  B.,  1734;  from  Cambridge  street  to  May  (now  Myrtle) 
street;  laid  out  as  an  unnamed  passageway  30  feet  wide  in  1734; 
called  Belknap  street  same  year;  also  Belknap's  lane  at  times  down 
to  1800;  extended  south  to  Beacon  street,  including  Clapboard 
(sometimes  called  George)  street,  1803;  confirmed  as  a  public  street, 
Sept.  15,  1834;  named  Joy  street  from  Beacon  street  to  Myrtle 
street,  Jan.  20,  1851;  name  given  to  whole  street  in  1855;  named 
Joy  street,  from  Beacon  street  to  Cambridge  street,  Feb.  26,  1855. 

Belknap's  alley,  B.,  1744;  from  Court  street  to  Brattle  square;  called 
also  Killer's  or  Hillier's  alley  or  lane  and  Gay  alley;  discontinued, 
conditionally,  but  probably  not  actually,  Sept.  10,  1817;  Brattle 
street  extended  through  it,  1820. 

Belknap's  lane,  B.,  1787;  from  May  (now  Myrtle)  street  to  Cambridge 
street;  Belknap  street  (now  Joy  street)  so  called  at  times  down  to 
1800. 

Belknap's  yard,  B.,  1788;  between  Court  street  and  Brattle  street; 
the  present  Cornhill  made  through  it  in  1816. 

Bell  alley,  B.,  1708;  from  Middle  (now  Hanover)  street  to  Clark's  (now 
North)  square  opposite  the  North  Church;  Prince  street  extended 
through,  July  11,  1833;  all  that  part  not  coming  within  the  lines  of 
the  extension  of  Prince  street  discontinued,  Dec.  30,  1833. 

Bell  court,  So.  B.,  1872;  from  106  D  street,  northwest,  to  Old  Colony 
avenue;  called  Bells  court  in  1884. 

*Bel!  street,  W.  Rox.,  1888;  from  Chestnut  avenue  to  Lamartine  street; 
formerly  called  Cedar  avenue;  laid  out  as  Bell  street,  Oct.  23,  1888; 
name  changed  to  Biltmore  street,  March  1,  1899.     L  2098,  L  2168. 

Bella  Vista,  W.  Rox.,  1849;  from  South  street,  near  junction  of  Forest 
Hills  (now  Morton)  street,  northwest;  now  an  unnamed  way  over 
grounds  of  the  Arnold  Arboretum. 

Belle  avenue,  W.  Rox.,  1870;  from  96  Baker  street,  south,  adjoining  the 
west  side  of  West  Roxbury  Branch  of  B.  &  P.  (now  N.  Y.,  N.  H. 
&  H.)  R.  R.;  from  Gould  street  to  about  626  feet  beyond  Rockliffe 
street;  shown  on  plan  dated  Sept.  30,  1892.  Suffolk  Deeds,  Lib. 
2087,  fol.  628. 

Bellevue,  So.  B.,  1837;  City  lands,  commonly  known  as  the  Farm,  on 
which  Houses  of  Industry,  Correction  and  Reformation  were  situ- 
ated, named  Bellevue,  Feb.  27,  1837. 

Bellevue  avenue,  W.  Rox.,  1872;  from  junction  Washington  street 
and  Beech  street  to  61  Dudley  avenue;  called  Bellevue  street  in  1874; 
and  Bellevue  avenue  in  1890. 

Bellevue  avenue,  W.  Rox.,  1860;  name  of  Lyon  street  in  westerly 
part  of  town  (from  Centre  street  by  Lyon's)  changed  to  Bellevue 
avenue,  April  2,  1860;  commonly  called  Bellevue  street. 

Bellevue  park,  W.  Rox.,  1874;  from  Robin  street  to  Adelaide  terrace; 
Bellevue  street  extended  over  it,  June  21,  1887. 

fBellevue  street,  Dor.,  1848;  from  431  Columbia  road  at  Glendale  street, 
across  Quincy  street  to  70  Barry  street;  formerly  from  Bowdoin 
street  (at  Eaton  square)  to  Columbia  street  (now  Columbia  road); 
located,  Feb.  21,  1848;  name  of  part  from  junction  with  Quincy 
street,  which  is  a  continuation  of  said  Quincy  street,  to  Bowdoin 
street,  changed  to  Quincy  street,  March  1,  1886;  part  between 
Quincy  street  and  Kane  street  laid  out  (over  a  part  of  Bellevue  ter- 
race), June  19,  1889;  authority  to  open  from  Kane  street  to  Barring- 
ton  (now  Hamilton)  street,  given  by  Street  Commissioners,  Oct.  13, 
1896;  laid  out  from  Kane  street  to  Hamilton  street,  Jan.  8,  1907; 
extended  from  Hamilton  street,  southwest,  then  south  to  Barry- 
street  on  Board  of  Survey  plan,  filed,  March  1, 1907.  L  790,  L  1558, 
L  2137,  L  2980,  L  3994. 


List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston.  47 

*Bellevue  street,  W.  Rox.,  1860;  from  1944  Centre  street  to  West  Rox- 
bury  Parkway;  formerly  from  Centre  street  to  Adelaide  terrace; 
street  from  Centre  street  by  Lyon's  named  Lyon  street,  May  9, 
1825;  same  shown  as  Bellevue  street  in  1848;  name  of  Lyon  street 
changed  to  Bellevue  avenue,  April  2,  1860,  but  street  commonly 
called  Bellevue  street  thereafter;  extended  from  Oriole  street  to  a 
private  way  called  Adelaide  terrace,  in  part  over  a  private  way 
called  Bellevue  park,  June  21,  1887;  part  now  included  in  West 
Roxbury  Parkway.     L  1054,  L  2805. 

*BelIevue  street,  Rox.,  1862;  from  Francis  street,  at  junction  with 
Riverway,  to  Brookline  avenue,  at  junction  with  Riverway;  from 
Pilgrim  street  (now  Longwood  avenue),  southwest,  1849;  called 
Cedar  street  from  Francis  (formerly  Longwood)  street  to  Elm  street 
(now  Longwood  avenue),  1850-57;  same  part  called  Bellevue 
avenue,  1862;  accepted,  conditionally,  Sept.  28,  1863;  Bellevue 
street  extended  from  Longwood  avenue  to  Brookline  avenue,  over 
private  way  called  Maple  avenue,  Feb.  14,  1887.     L  1976,  L  1977. 

Bellevue  street,  W.  Rox.;  from  junction  Washington  street  and  Beech 
street  to  Dudley  avenue;  now  called  Bellevue  avenue. 

BeIIevue=street  bridge,  Rox.,  1893;  from  Bellevue  street  in  Roxbury, 
across  Muddy  river  in  Riverway,  to  Netherlands  road  in  Brookline; 
built  by  the  Park  Departments  of  Boston  and  Brookline  in  1893, 
and  maintained  by  them  jointly. 

Bellevue  terrace,  Dor.,  1886;  from  Quincy  street;  laid  out  as  Stanley 
street,  Kane  street  and  Bellevue  street,  June  19,  1889.     L  2137. 

*Bellflower  street,  Dor.,  1884;  from  777  Dorchester  avenue  to  136 
Boston  street;  laid  out.  May  8,  1894.     L  2613. 

Bellingham  place,  B.,  1885;  from  85  Revere  street,  north,  between 
West  Cedar  street  and  Revere-street  place;  called  Sherman  place, 
1847;  May-street  court,  1849;  Revere-street  court,  1858;  Hill  place 
or  Hill  court,  1867. 

Bellows  place,  Dor.,  1851;  from  2195  Dorchester  avenue,  between 
Richmond  street  and  Codman  street,  west,  to  Bellows  street  (in  the 
extension  of  the  same). 

Bellows  place,  Chsn.,  1854;  from  20  Walnut  street,  northwest,  for- 
merly called  Dennis  place. 

Bellows  street.  Dor.,  1903;  from  Avondale  street,  easterly,  to  Bellows 
place  (in  the  extension  of  the  same). 

Bells  court,  So.  B.;  from  D  street,  northwest,  to  Old  Colony  avenue. 

Belmont  avenue,  B.;  from  Clinton  street,  north,  to  Richmond  street; 
between  Essex  avenue  and  Revere  avenue;  now  built  over. 

Belmont  avenue,  W.  Rox.,  1849;  from  Florence  street,  at  Mt.  Hope 
station,  to  Poplar  street;  called  Alpine  avenue  in  1847;  Belmont 
avenue  in  1843-49;  Brown's  avenue  in  1855;  accepted  as  Brown 
avenue,  March  29,  1869. 

Belmont  court,  B.,  1857;  from  Belmont  (now  120  Ohver)  street,  north- 
east, between  High  street  and  Purchase  street,  nearly  opposite  Lane 
place;  not  in  directory  after  1868,  and  apparently  now  a  court  with- 
out a  name. 

Belmont  place,  E.  B.,  1863;  from  122  Everett  street,  northeast,  between 
Cottage  street  and  Lamson  street. 

*Belmont  square,  E.  B.,  1833;  between  Seaver,  Sumner,  Webster  and 
Lamson  streets;  laid  out  and  accepted  as  a  pubhc  square,  April  4, 
1853,  and  deed  passed  April  5,  1853. 


48  List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston. 

Belmont  street,  B.,  1844;  from  Washington  place  (now  Fort  Hill  square) 
to  Broad  street  (now  Atlantic  avenue);  called  Gibbs  lane,  1708;  name 
changed  to  Bplmont  street,  Sept.  23,  1844,  included  in  and  name 
changed  to  Oliver  street,  April  21,  1868.     L  298,  L  299,  L  300,  L  301. 

Belmont  street,  Box.,  1848;  from  Buggies  street  to  Vernon  street,  near 
Cabot  street;  called  Suffolk  street,  1830;  laid  out  as  Haskins  street, 
July  31,  1886.     L  1925. 

*Belmont  street,  Chsn.,  1845;  from  295  Bunker  Hill  street  to  380  Medford 
street,  between  Webster  street  and  North  Mead  street;  laid  out, 
July  23,  1861. 

*Belmore  terrace,  W.  Box.,  1897;  from  14  Boylston  street  to  Oakview 
(formerly  Boylston)  terrace;  the  southerly  branch  of  Boylston  ter- 
race laid  out  and  name  changed  to  Behnore  terrace.  Sept.  23,  1897. 
L  2898,  L  3448. 

Belvidere  court,  B.,  1902;  from  57  and  59  Belvidere  street,  south. 

*Belvidere  street,  B.  and  Box.;  from  152  Massachusetts  avenue  to 
286  West  Newton  street,  near  junction  of  Falmouth  street;  laid  out 
from  Dalton  street  to  West  Newton  street,  Sept.  10,  1897;  laid  out 
across  lands  and  location  of  B.  &  A.  R.  R.  under  authority  of  chapter 
323  of  the  Acts  of  Legislature  of  1891,  and  amendments  thereto,  and 
chapter  337  of  the  Acts  of  1898,  Aug.  23,  1898;  laid  out  from  West 
Chester  park  (now  Massachusetts  avenue)  to  Dalton  street,  June  7, 
1890.     L  2230,  L  2311,  L  2901,  L  3019,  L  3633. 

Bendall's  dock,  B.;  town  dock,  so  called  in  1646.  See  Suffolk  Deeds, 
Lib.  1,  fol.  71. 

*Bendairs  lane,  B.,  1882;  from  53  North  Market  street  to  13  North  street; 
a  pubhc  footway;  City  Sohcitor  decided,  Sept.  23,  1879,  that  it  was 
pubUc;  named,  Feb.  27,  1882.     L  2707. 

^Benedict  street,  Chsn.,  1887;  from  179  Rutherford  avenue  to  Lawrence 
street;  Edmands  court  laid  out  from  Rutherford  avenue,  and  extended 
to  Lawrence  street  with  name  of  Benedict  street,  July  2,  1887. 
L  1999. 

Benevento  street,  E.  B.,  1895;  from  Wauwatosa  avenue  to  Waldemar 
street. 

*Bennet  avenue,  B.,  1839;  from  North  Bennet  street  to  Frince  street; 
School  aUey,  1732;  Grammar  aUey,  1795;  Prince-street  avenue,  1833; 
called  Bennet  avenue,  1839;  called  Bennet-street  avenue  in  1846; 
Bennet  avenue  deeded  to  Town  of  Boston  by  deed  dated  Jan.  18,  1714, 
recorded  in  Suffolk  Reg.,  Lib.  53,  fol.  155,  and  conveys  "a  piece 
or  strip  of  land  lately  taken  up  by  the  Selectmen  of  the  said  town  for 
and  towards  the  making  of  a  new  way  or  alley  from  Prince  street  to 
Bennet  street";  abandoned;  taken  into  North  End  Playground, 
Jan.  1,  1901.     L  2959,  L  3204,  L  3522. 

Bennet  place,  B.,  1816;  from  40  Bennet  (or  South  Bennet)  street,  north, 
near  Harrison  avenue;  was  sometimes  called  South  Beimet  place;  in 
a  deed  dated  1805  mentioned  as  "  a  passageway  22  feet  wide  always 
to  remain  open."    Suffolk  Deeds,  Lib.  214,  fol.  84,  85. 

Bennet  place,  B.,  1834;  from  8  North  Bennet  street,  southwest,  near 
Hanover  street,  called  North  Bennet  place,  1858. 

*Bennet  street,  B.,  1708;  from  Middle  (now  Hanover)  street  to  Back 
(now  Salem)  street;  commonly  called  North  Bennet  street. 

*Bennet  street,  B.,  1732;  from  780  Washington  street  to  173  Harrison 
avenue;  from  Orange  (now  Washington)  street,  opposite  Harvard 
(now  Hollis)  street,  to  the  sea,  1732;  named  by  Selectmen,  July  4,  1788; 
extended  to  Front  street  (now  Harris,on  avenue),  1805;  sometimes 
called  South  Bennet  street.     L  4064. 


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Bennet=street  avenue,  B.,  1846;  same  as  Bennet  avenue;  now  built  over. 

Bennett  place,  E.  B.,  1875;  from  24  White  street,  north,  nearly  opposite 
Marion  street. 

*Bennett  street,  Bri.,  1858;  from  363  Market  street,  west,  crossing  Par- 
sons street;  laid  out  from  Market  street  to  Parsons  stree,t,  Feb.  19, 
1858;  accepted,  March  8,  1858;  named,  March  5,  1860;  extended  west 
from  Parsons  street,  July  16,  1885.     L  1871,  L  2015. 

Bennington  place,  E.  B.,  1848-49;  from  Bennington  street;  not  identified. 

*Bennington  street,  E.  B.,  1834;  from  20  Central  s.quare  to  boundary  Hne 
between  Boston  and  Revere  in  Belle  Isle  inlet;  formerly  from  Central 
square  to  Walley  street,  on  Breed's  Island;  on  plan  of  East  Bqston 
Cemetery,  dated  April  17,  1846,  shown  as  Point  Shirley  road,  laid  out 
from  Chelsea  street  to  a  point  about  260  feet  from  southeast  hne  of 
land  of  Eastern  R.  R.  Co.,  Aug.  7,  1848;  to  Swift  street,  Aug.  7,  1848; 
accepted  from  Central  square  to  Chelsea  street,  April  26,  1858; 
triangle  at  junction  of  Chelsea  street,  Nov.  1,  1858;  at  junction  of 
Bremen  street,  July  23,  1862;  extended  from  Swift  street  to  Words- 
worth street,  Sept.  2,  1885;  extended  from  Wordsworth  street  to 
Saratoga  street,  on  Breed's  Island,  Nov.  8,  1886;  extended  from 
Saratoga  street  to  Ashley  avenue  (now  Walley  street),  July  3,  1888; 
widened  to  100  feet  from  Chelsea  street,  and  extended  over  portions 
of  Walley  street,  Leyden  street  and  Beachmont  avenue  to  Belle 
Isle  inlet  at  Revere  boundary  line,  June  27,  1899;  name  of  portion 
of  Walley  street,  from  a  line  drawn  from  the  northerly  corner  of 
Walley  street  and  Blackinton  street  to  the  intersection  of  Ashley 
street  and  Bennington  street,  southeasterly  to  Bennington  street, 
changed  to  Bennington  street,  March  1,  1904;  grade  revised  between 
Bremen  street  and  Orleans  street  (elevating  the  street  over  the  track 
of  the  B.  &  A.  R.  R.),  Sept.  27,  1904,  by  a  special  commission  appointed 
by  the  Superior  Court  under  authority  of  chapter  390,  Acts  of  1899, 
and  amendments  thereto.  L  689,  L  690,  L  691,  L  692,  L  971,  L  1880, 
L  1881, L  1882, L  1960,  L  1961, L  2072, L  3131, L  3132, L  3133, L  3134, 
L  3135, L  3136, L  3137, L  3138, L  3139, L  3140, L  3141, L  3720, L  3802, 
L  4077, L  4078,  L  4079,  L  4080,  L  4081,  L  4082,  L  4083, L  4084, L  4085, 
L  4086, L  4087. 

Bennington=street  bridge,  E.  B.,  1906;  on  Bennington  street,  over  the 
tracks  of  the  N.  Y.  C.  &  H.  R.  R.  R.;  built  by  the  B.  &  A.  R.  R.  Co. 
under  authority  of  chapter  390  of  the  Acts  of  the  Legislature  of  1899; 
work  completed,  July  7,  1906. 

Bennington=street  bridge,  E.  B.  (Breed's  Island),  1889-1902;  on 
Bennington  street  (Breed's  Island),  over  the  tracks  of  the  B.,  R.  B. 
&  L.  R.  R.;  the  original  bridge  was  built  for  the  purpose  of  carrying 
Leyden  street  over  the  tracks  of  the  railroad,  by  the  City  of  Boston, 
under  authority  of  an  order  of  the  City  Council  approved  Jan.  26, 
1889;  Bennington  street  was  laid  out  over  Leyden  street  at  a  much 
greater  width  and  in  1902  a  new  bridge  was  built  beside  the  old. 

Benson  street,  Bri.,  1897;  from  35  Litchfield  street  to  32  Antwerp  street. 

Bentham  road.  Dor.,  1907;  from  49  Draper  street,  opposite  Longfellow 
street,  to  Robinson  avenue;  shown  plan  dated  May  2,  1907.  Suffolk 
Deeds,  Lib.  3236,  fol.  33. 

*Bentley  street,  Bri.;  from  41  Henshaw  street  to  22  Sparhawk  street; 
authority  to  open  given  by  Street  Commissioners,  June  12,  1893; 
laid  out,  Nov.  22,  1897.     L  2933. 

*Benton  street,  Rox.,  1859;  from  983  Tremont  street  to  Columbus  avenue; 
shown  as  an  unnamed  street  in  1849;  laid  out,  Nov.  12,  1908.     L  4109 

Berkeley  court.  Dor.,  1874;  from  Belden  street  (formerly  Berkeley  place), 
near  Dudley  street,  southeast;  now  Belden  court. 


50  List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston. 

Berkeley  place,  Dor.,  1868;  from  Stoughton  (now  Dudley)  street,  north- 
east, crossing  end  of  Hamlet  street;  laid  out  as  Belden  street,  Sept.  2, 
1884.     L  1813. 

Berkeley  square,  B.;  parts  of  Boylston  street  and  Newbury  street, 
between  Berkeley  street  and  Clarendon  street,  in  front  and  rear  of 
grounds  of  Institute  of  Technology  and  Natural  History  rooms,  so 
called  at  one  time. 

*Berkeley  street,  B.,  1858;  from  497  Tremont  street,  opposite  Dover 
street,  to  Beacon  street;  called  avenue  I.  on  plans  of  Back  Bay  lands, 
dated  1854;  laid  out  froni  Tremont  street  to  Chandler  street,  April  7, 
1868;  laid  out  from  Chandler  street  to  land  of  B.  &  P.  (now  N.  Y., 
N.  H.  &  H.)  R.  R.  Co.,  Oct.  27,  1868;  laid  out  from  Stanhope  street 
to  Providence  street,  Nov.  17,  1868;  laid  out  from  Providence  street 
to  Beacon  street,  July  24,  1873.  L  189J,  L  354,  L  374,  L  410,  L  447, 
L  3342,  L  3737,  L  3877,  L  3988. 

*Berkeley=street  bridge,  B.,  1869;  on  Berkeley  street,  between  Chandler 
street  and  Columbus  avenue,  over  tracks  of  the  N.  Y.  C.  &  H.  R. 
R.  R.  and  B.  &  P.  Div.  of  the  N.  Y.,  N.  H.  &  H.  R.  R.;  the  bridge 
over  the  tracks  of  the  N.  Y.  C.  &  H..R.  R.  R.  was  originally  built  for 
the  Boston  Water  Power  Company  and  by  them  turned  over  to  the 
City  of  Boston  in  1869;  rebuilt  in  1891;  the  bridge  over  the  tracks  of 
the  N.  Y.,  H.  N.  &  H.  R.  R.  was  built  by  the  railroad  company  in 
1899  xmder  authority  of  chapter  516,  Acts  of  the  Legislature  of  1896. 

*Berkeley=street  bridge,  B.,  1869;  on  Berkeley  street,  near  and  east  of  the 
end  of  St.  James  avenue,  over  tracks  of  the  B.  &  P.  Div.  of  the 
N.  Y.,  N.  H.  &  H.  R.  R.;  built  by  the  B.  &  P.  R.  R.  Corp.,  1861-1863; 
grade  of  street  revised,  Dec.  27,  1900;  work  on  filhng  under  bridge 
begun  April  19,  1901;  bridge  closed  to  pubUc  travel  and  work  of 
removing  superstructure  begun  September,  1901;  street  construction 
on  new  grade  finished  Aug.  4,  1902.     L  3342. 

Berkshire  street.  Dor.;  from  Westmoreland  street  to  Beaumont  street. 

Berkshire  street,  B.;  shown  on  Hales's  map  of  1814,  parallel  to  and  west 
of  Shawmut  avenue;  also  shown  as  extending  from  Camden  street, 
northeasterly;  shown  on  "Plan  of  the  Neck  Lands"  belonging  to  the 
City  of  Boston,  and  dated  May  28,  1828;  location  never  adopted. 

Berlin  street,  B.,  1843;  from  East  Canton  street  to  Hamburg  street; 
made  a  part  of  Mystic  street,  1845. 

Berlin  street,  B.,  1857;  from  Pleasant  street  to  Church  street;  called 
Pleasant-street  court,  1829;  named  Berlin  street,  1857;  name  changed 
to  Tennyson  street,  April  20,  1869.     L  387,  L  397. 

Berlin  street,  Rox.,  1858;  from  Columbus  avenue,  a  short  distance 
north  of  Davenport  street,  to  Walpole  street;  part  of  included  in 
the  extension  of  Columbus  avenue,  Jan.  4,  1895;  the  remaining 
portion  abandoned  by  an  indenture  made  between  the  owners, 
June  10,  1899.  (See  Suffolk  Deeds,  Lib.  2613,  fol.  180.)  L  2681, 
L  2682. 

fBernard  street,  Dor.,  1884;  from  144  Harvard  street  to  135  Norfolk 
street;  first  opened  by  abutters  from  Harvard  street,  over  an 
unnamed  passageway  (about  815  feet)  and  through  private  land  to 
Cemetery  lane;  at  this  time  it  was  proposed  to  extend  the  street 
over  Cemetery  lane,  or  street,  or  Burying-place  lane  to  Norfolk 
street,  and  has  been  so  designated  by  the  Assessors  since  1884; 
Bromley's  atlas  of  1884  and  deeds  of  abutting  property  show  Ber- 
nard street  as  extending  to  Cemetery  lane;  Bromley's  atlas  of  1889 
and   since   show  the  street  through  to  Norfolk  street;  from  Norfolk 


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street  to  the  railroad  shown  as  Bernard  street  on  plan  dated  March 
6,  1897,  and  filed  in  Stiff.  Reg.,  Lib.  2609,  fol.  295;  the  portions  of 
Cemetery  lane  and  Bernard  street  for  about  500  feet  northwesterly 
from  the  N.  E.  R.  R.  shown  on  plan  dated  Oct.  1,  1872  (Suff.  Reg., 
Lib.  1165,  fol.  155),  as  a  part  of  Warner  avenue  (now  street);  laid 
out  from  Harvard  street  to  Talbot  avenue,  Aug.  31,  1897;  laid  out 
from  Talbot  avenue  to  the  N.  E.  R.  R.,  Jan.  21,  1904.  L  2882, 
L  2883,  L  3272,  L  3273,  L  3719. 

Berners  square,  Rox.;  junction  Berners  street,  Bellevue  street,  Wood- 
stock street  and  Plymouth  street;  dedicated  for  a  square  to  forever 
remain  open,  by  David  Sears  in  will,  dated  Feb.  27,  1871  (for  plan 
see  Suffolk  Deeds,  Lib.  1370,  fol.  210);  taken  by  the  City,  May  20, 
1901;   has  been  erroneously  called  Bernier  square. 

Berners  street,  Rox.;  1874;  from  Brookhne  avenue,  northwest,  by  the 
southwesterly  side  of  Berners  square  to  the  Riverway;  formerly 
from  Brookline  avenue  to  Brookline  line:  part  between  Brookline  ave- 
nue and  Plymouth  street  called  Leyden  street  in  1849;  portion  included 
in  the  taking  for  the  Riverway,  April  30,  1890;  Berners  street 
erroneously  called  Bernier  stree't;  correction  made  in  Assessors'  books 
for  1905. 

Bernice  street,  Dor.,  from  Preston  street  to  Ashland  street. 

Bernier  square,  Rox.;  Berners  square,  erroneously  called  Bernier  square. 

Bernier  street,  Rox.,  1874;  from  Brookline  avenue,  northwest,  by  the 
southwesterly  side  of  Berners  square  to  the  Riverway;  formerly 
from  Brookline  avenue  crossing  end  of  Plymouth  street  to  Brook- 
line line;  part  between  Brookline  avenue  and  Plymouth  street,  called 
Leyden  street  in  1849;  portion  included  in  taking  for  the  Riverway, 
April  30,  1890;  Berners  street  has  been  erroneously  called  Bernier 
street. 

Bernier=street  footbridge,  Rox.,  1893;  over  the  Bridle  path  in  the 
Riverway,  near  Berners  street;  a  masonry  arch  bridge  built  by  the 
Park  Department  in  1893. 

Bernier=street  footbridge,  Rox.  and  Brookline,  1893;  across  Muddy 
river  in  Riverway,  near  Berners  street;  a  masonry  arch  bridge  built 
by  the  Park  Departments  of  Boston  and  Brookline,  and  maintained 
by  them  jointly. 

Berry  lane,  B.,  1733;  from  Leverett  street,  east;  closed  by  erection 
of  the  almshouse  in  1803. 

Berry  street,  B.,  1803;  from  Federal  street  to  Atkinson  (now  Congress) 
street;  called  Bury  street,  1732;  sometimes  called  Bury  lane;  named 
Barracks  lane  by  Selectmen  in  1788,  but  name  not  used;  called 
Berry  street,  1803;  name  changed  to  Channing  street,  July  14,  1845. 

*Berry  street,  Dor.  and  W.  Rox.,  1840;  from  846  Canterbury  street  to 
Calvary  Cemetery  at  Sutton  street;  formerly  from  Ashland  street  by 
Calvary  and  Mt.  Hope  cemeteries  to  Canterbury  street  nearly  oppo- 
site Mt.  Hope  avenue  (now  street);  named  in  Dorchester  from  Back 
(now  Harvard)  street  to  Roxbury  hne,  March  11,  1840  (West  Roxbury 
was  set  off  from  Roxbury,  May  24,  1851);  part  in  West  Roxbury 
called  South  Short  street  in  1849;  part  of,  in  Dorchester,  near  West 
Roxbury  line,  which  runs  northeasterly,  called  Pain's  lane  in  1855; 
part  from  Back  (now  Harvard)  street  running  northwesterly  to 
beginning  of  Pain's  lane  included  in  Oakland  street,  September, 
1856;  date  of  naming  of  present  street,  which  comprises  Pain's  lane 
and  South  Short  street,  unknown;  part  between  Sutton  street  and 
entrance  to  Calvary  Cemetery  discontinued,  July  6,  1892.  L  1325, 
L  2409,  L  1686,  L  2489. 


52  List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston. 

Berry  street,  W.  Rox.,  1872;  from  329  Cornell  street,  between  Orange 
street  and  Hill  street,  north,  thence  northwest,  to  38  Aldrich  street; 
formerly  from  Cornell  street,  north,  to  the  bend;  authority  to  open 
extension  to  Aldrich  street  given  by  Street  Commissioners,  Dec. 
1,  1891. 

Bertram  street,  Bri.,  1885;  from  208  North  Harvard  street  to  Rena 
street. 

Bertram  street,  Dor.,  1890;  from  280  Neponset  avenue,  east  and  then 
north,   between  Freeport  street  and  Tolman  street. 

^Berwick  park,  B.,  1869;  from  437  Columbus  avenue,  west,  to  B.  &  P. 
(now  N.  Y.,  N.  H.  &  H.)  R.  R.;  portion  of  Pembroke  street  lying 
west  of  Columbus  avenue  named  Berwick  park,  Dec.  21,  1869. 
L  502,  L  516,  L  536,  L  992. 

Berwick=park  footbridge,  B.,  1894;  from  Berwick  park,  over  tracks  of 
the  Providence  Division  of  the  N.  Y.,  N.  H.  &  H.  R.  R.,  to  FoUen 
street;  an  iron  footbridge  erected  in  1894. 

Berwick  road,  Bri.;  from  Commonwealth  avenue  to  Chiswick  road; 
laid  out  and  name  changed  to  Braemore  road,  Dec.  11, 1897.     L  2942. 

Berwick  street,  W.  Rox.,  1895;  from  392  Baker  street  to  Barnes  street; 
authority  to  open  given  by  Street  Commissioners,  May  3,  1895. 

Bessom  court,  E.  B.,  1848;  from  92  Webster  street,  northeast,  between 
Cottage  street  and  Orleans  street;  built  over  in  1906. 

Bethel  place,  B.,  1843-49;  from  north  side  of  Sun-court  street;  built 
over. 

-  t,l       .  ,  , 

Bethel  place,  (  Bethel  Church;  called  Bethel  court,  1864;  Bethel 
place,  1867;  built  over  in  1905. 

Bethune's  corner,  B.,  1732;  corner  of  Siummer  street  and  Newbury 
(now  Washington)  street,  then  so  called. 

*Beverly  street,  B.,  1807;  from  54  Washington  street  North  to  Warren 
bridge;  laid  out  and  named  from  Charlestown  street  (now  Wash- 
ington street  North)  to  Causeway  street,  Aug.  3,  1807;  extended  to 
Warren  bridge  by  Fitchburg  R.  R.  Co.,  in  pursuance  of  Act  of  Legis- 
lature, passed  April  20,  1847;  accepted  and  named  by  City,  July 
30,  1849.     Vol.  31,  p.  102.     L  1710. 

*Bickerstaff  street,  Rox.,  1904;  from  12  Haviland  street  to  Astor  street; 
name  of  Turner  street  changed  to  Bickerstaff  street,  March  1,  1904. 
L  2657,  L  2658. 

Bickford  avenue,  Rox.,  1875;  from  105  Heath  street,  northwest,  to 
Wensley  street,  between  Parker  street  and  Lawn  street. 

Bickford  place,  Chsn.,  1872;  from  Main  street,  northeast,  between 
Salem  street  and  School  street,  formerly  Beckford  court;  now  Lin- 
wood  place. 

*Bickford  street,  Rox.,  1872;  from  84  Heath  street  to  297  Centre  street; 
laid  out  from  Heath  street  to  Bromley  park,  Sept.  20,  1876;  extended 
to  Centre  street,  July  24,  1883.     L  1183,  L  1574,  L  1721. 

Bicknal  avenue,  Rox.,  1878;  from  79  Roxbury  street,  between  Shawmut 
avenue  and  Washington  place;  also  called  Bicknell  place;  now  called 
Bicknell  avenue. 

Bicknal   I  avenue.  Dor.,    1875;    from   Harvard   street   to   White   (now 
Bicknell  >      Bradshaw)   street;    formerly  from  Harvard   street,    north, 
and  parallel  with  Sanborn  avenue;  laid  out  as  Bicknell  street,  from 
Harvard  street  to  White  street,  Dec.  14,  1894.     L  2674. 


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Bicknell  avenue,  I  Rox.;    from     79     Roxbury    street,    north,    between 
Bicknell  place,      )      Shawmut    avenue    and   Washington   place; .  also 

called  Bicknal  avenue  and  Bicknell  place;  now  called  Bicknell  avenue 

(1906). 

*Bicknell  street,  Dor.,  1894;  from  165  Harvard  street  to  28  Bradshaw 
street;  Bicknell  avenue  laid  out  as  Bicknell  street,  Dec.  l4,  1894. 
L  2674. 

*Bigelow  street,  Bri.,  1858;  from  605  Washington  street  at  Oak  square, 
northeast  to  Charlesview  street,  then  southeast  to  73  Brooks  street; 
formerly  from  Newton  street  to  Washington  street  at  Oak  square, 
with  branch  running  southeast  to  Brooks  street  across  end  of 
Dunboy  (formerly  Everett)  street;  from  Newton  street  to  Faneuil 
street  at  Oak  square  with  above  branch,  1858;  laid  out  so  as  to  inter- 
sect the  new  County  road  (Faneuil  street)  proposed  by  Commis- 
sioners, July  8,  1872;  accepted,  Aug.  14,  1873;  laid  out,  Dec.  18,  1873; 
accepted,  conditionally,  Dec.  -30,  1873;  extended  from  Faneuil 
street  at  Oak  square  to  Washington  street  at  Oak  square,  Aug.  14, 
1882;  extended  from  a  point  south  of  Webster  street  to  Brooks 
street,  Nov.  2,  1891;  portion  of  Bigelow  street  from  bend,  north- 
easterly, laid  out  as  Charlesview  street,  July  22,  1897.  L  1632, 
L  2353, L  2354, L  2856. 

Bill  and  Smith's  corner,  B.,  1732;  corner  Sudbury  street  and  Hawkins 
street,  then  so  called. 

*Billerica  street,  B.,  1837;  from  56  Causeway  street  to  29  Minot  street; 
accepted  conditionally,  Nov.  18,  1844,  and  finally,  1851. 

Billings  court,  B.,  1849;  from  Friend  street,  northeast,  near  Hanover 
street;  included  in  the  extension  of  Washington  street  to  Haymarket 
square,  Nov.  6,  1872. 

Billings  field,  W.  Rox.,  1897;  land  on  Bellevue  street,  opposite  Rut- 
ledge  street  and  extending  to  La  Grange  street,  purchased  by  the 
City  of  Boston,  Feb.  11,  1897,  for  a  playground. 

Billings  place,  Rox.,  1869;  from  Parker  street,  northwest,  near  Alle- 
ghany street;  Hillside  street  extended  to  Parker  street  in  part  over 
BiUings  place,  April  27,  1882.     L  1607. 

Billings  place,  W.  Rox.,  1849;  from  Centre  street,  northwest,  near  Mt. 
Vernon  (now  Vermont)  street;  included  in  La  Grange  street  as  laid 
out  Oct.  15,  1869. 

fBillings  street,  W.  Rox.,  1888;  from  308  Spring  street  to  southeast  of 
Prospect  street;  known  as  Frankhn  avenue,  1870  to  1888;  laid  out 
from  Spring  street  to  Hamilton  street,  Sept.  28,  1888.     L  2095. 

Billings  street,  W.  Rox.;  from  Centre  street,  northwest,  to  Elmwood 
street,  near  Baker  street;  changed  to  Glendale  road  in  1901. 

Bills  corner,  B.,  1732;  corner  Ship  (now  North)  street,  and  Whitebread 
alley  (now  Harris  street),  then  so  called. 

Bills  court,  Rox.,  1848;  from  305  Ruggles  street,  north,  between 
Mechanic  street  and  Field  street. 

*Biltmore  street,  W.  Rox.,  1899;  from  262  Chestnut  avenue  to  293 
Lamartine  street;  name  of  Bell  street  changed  to  Biltmore  street, 
March  1,  1899. 

Binford  street.  So.  B.,  1897;  from  245  A  street  between  Richards  street 
and  Congress  street,  southeast,  to  the  location  of  the  N.  Y.,  N.  H  &  H. 
R.  R.;  authority  to  open  given  by  Street  Commissioners,  Jan.  18, 
1897. 

Binney  place,  Rox.,  1848;  from  862  Albany  street,  southeast,  between 
Yeoman  street  and  Hampden  street. 


54  List  of  Steeets,  Etc.,  in  Boston. 

Binney  street,  Rox.,  1850;  from  91  Francis  street,  between  Vila  street 
and  Brookline  avenue,  northeast,  crossing  Longwood  avenue. 

fBirch  street,  W.  Rox.,  1876;  from  South  street  at  junction  of  Belgrade 
avenue  to  166  Dudley  avenue,  crossing  end  of  Prospect  (now  Penfield) 
street;  name  of  Maple  street  (from  South  street  to  Prospect  street) 
changed  to  Birch  street,  Dec.  5,  1876;  laid  out  from  South  street  to 
Prospect  (now  Penfield)  street,  Nov.  24,  1879;  extended  as  a  private 
way  from  Prospect  street  to  Dudley  avenue,  1886.     L  1405. 

Birch  street,  Dor.;  from  71  Lauriat  avenue  to  68  Callender  street;  laid 
out  as  Boyden  street,  Oct.  11,  1906.     L  3898. 

Bird  )  lane.  Dor.,  1874;  from  River  street,  near  the  Hyde  Park  line, 
Bird's  )  northwest,  crossing  the  N.  E.  R.  R.,  to  near  Oakland  street; 
portion  northwest  of  the  railroad  through  land  of  Baldwin,  at  one 
time  called  Baldmn's  lane;  street  throughout  shown  as  Bird  lane  on 
Dorchester  section,  dated  1870;  authority  to  open  from  Ransom 
street  to  northwest  of  Ridge  road,  imder  name  of  Randolph  road, 
given  by  the  Street  Commissioners,  April  16,  1896;  from  Ransom 
street  to  the  railroad  later  called  Randolph  road;  authority  to  open 
under  name  of  Randolph  road,  from  the  railroad  to  River  street,  given 
by  the  Street  Commissioners,  April  27,  1906. 

Bird's  lane.  So.  B.,  1855;  from  Dorchester  street,  near  its  junction  with 
Silver  street,  southeasterly  across  G  and  Story  streets  nearly  to 
East  Sixth  street;  existed  but  not  named  in  1776  and  was  used  to  go 
up  towards  Middle  or  Bird  Hill  (part  of  Dorchester  Heights).  Shown 
in  1873  from  Story  street  southerly  only,  the  other  portion  having  been 
built  upon;  entirely  obliterated  in  1891.  Suffolk  Deeds,  Lib.  383, 
fol.  68,  Lib.  346,  foL  273,  Lib.  556,  fol.  265,  Lib.  526,  fol.  214,  Lib.  553, 
fol.  146,  Lib.  549,  fol.  23;  G  1;  office  of  City  Engineer. 

Bird  place,  W.  Rox.,  1899;  from  1951  Centre  street,  northwest,  opposite 
Bellevue  street;  has  been  colloquially  called  Bird  avenue  and  Bird's 
avenue;  called  Bird  place,  1899,  and  is  so  known. 

Bird  place,  (Dor.,    1871;    from    Bird    street,  southeast;    called 

Bird=street  place,  \      Bird    place,  except  in  the    order  to  include  in 

extension  of  Glendale  street,   Dec.    19,    1878,   where  it  was   called 

Bird-street  place.     L  1340. 

*Bird  street,  Dor.,  1854;  from  25  Hancock  street  to  160  MagnoHa  street; 
formerly  from  MagnoUa  street  to  Columbia  road,  crossing  the  N.  E. 
R.  R.;  laid  out,  March  1,  1869;  extended  to  Hancock  street  over 
Pierce  place,  Nov.  6,  1899.     L  1552,  L  2019,  L  3227,  L  3784. 

Bird's  avenue,  W.  Rox.,  1874;  from  1951  Centre  street,  northwest,  oppo- 
site Bellevue  street,  has  been  colloquially  called  Bird  avenue  and 
Bird's  avenue;  called  Bird  place,  1899,  and  is  so  known. 

*Bishop  street,  W.  Rox.,  1871;  from  6  Newbern  street  to  29  Call  street, 
crossing  Everett  street;  laid  out,  April  16,  1877.     L  1229. 

Bishop's  alley,  B.,  1708;  from  Summer  street  to  Milk  street;  called 
Board  alley,  1792;  Bishop's  lane  in  1796;  named  Hawley  street, 
Dec.  10,  1799;  called  Bishop's  alley  as  late  as  1807. 

Bishop's  alley.  So.  B.;  from  150  West  Sixth  street  to  161  Bowen  street; 
called  also  Tee  van's  alley  and  West  Sixth-street  alley. 

Bishop  Stoke  street,  B.,  1732;  a  25-foot  street  from  Beacon  street, 
north,  160  feet  west  of  Belknap  (now  Joy)  street;  discontinued 
before  1800,  part  of  being  now  within  the  limits  of  Walnut  street. 

Bismarck  street,  Rox.,  1871;  from  Blue  Hill  avenue,  east,  south  and 
southwest,  to  Blue  Hill  avenue  again;  name  changed  to  Rand  street, 
Dec.  30,  1871;  southerly  part  of  Rand  street,  near  Blue  Hill  avenue, 
included  in  Brookford  street,  July  6,  1883. 


List  of  Steeets,  Etc.,  in  Boston.  55 

Bismarck  street,  Dor.,  1872;  from  northeast  of  Messinger  street,  south- 
west, between  Favre  street  and  Haven  avenue,  to  beyond  Oakland 
street.     L  3957. 

Bismarck  street,  W.  Rox.;  from  175  Boylston  street,  southwest, 
parallel  with  Brookside  avenue  and  crossing  end  of  Germania  street. 

Bispham  street,  Dor.,  1897;  from  112  Park  street  to  58  Gibson  street. 
Suffolk  Deeds,  Lib.  2471,  fol.  166. 

Blaban  place,  Chsn.,  1852;  from  94  Pearl  street,  northwest,  near  Med- 
ford  street,  sometimes  called  Blavan  place. 

Black  Horse  lane,  B.,  1698;  from  Middle  (now  Hanover)  street  towards 
Charlestown  Ferry;  extended  as  a  highway  24  feet  wide  from  lower 
end  to  Charlestown  Ferry,  Jan.  25,  1702;  called  Prince  street,  1708. 

*Blackinton  street,  E.  B.,  1895;  from  Bennington  street  to  Leyden 
street;  laid  out  from  Walley  (now  Bennington)  street  to  Leyden 
street,  June  7,  1895.     L  2704,  L  3112. 

Black  Jack  alley,  B.;  an  early  name  for  part  of  Devonshire  street, 
between  Water  street  and  Milk  street. 

Blackstone  square,  B.,  1832;  between  Washington  street.  West  Brook- 
Une  street,  Shawmut  avenue  and  West  Newton  street;  called  Columbia 
square  previous  to  1828;  the  square  is  to  be  forever  kept  open; 
see  City  Records,  1826,  p.  81;  shown  on  Hales'splan  of  Boston,  1814, 
as  Columbia  square.     CC  40,  CC  41,  CC  47. 

*BIackstone  street,  B.,  1834;  from  junction  of  Fulton  street  and  Clinton 
street  to  Haymarket  square,  crossing  Ann  (now  North)  street  and 
Hanover  street;  portion  near  Hanover  street  mentioned  in  City 
Records,  May  3,  1708;  from  Clinton  street  to  North  street,  Aug.  10, 
1824,  laid  out  from  Fulton  street  and  CHnton  street  over  the  entire 
length  of  the  Mill  creek  to  Cross  street  and  Charlestown  (now  Wash- 
ington Street  North)  street  at  Haymarket  square,  October,  1833; 
named,  Sept.  22,  1834;  after  laying  out  and  previous  to  naming  some- 
times called  Creek  street  and  Canal  street;  easterly  part  from 
Ann  (now  North)  street,  east,  previously  called  Royall's  alley.     L  130. 

Blackstone's  I  point,  B.,    1630;    a   high  bluff   and    projection   in   the 

Blaxtons'        S      formation  of  the  original  peninsula  lying  west  of  Mr. 

Blackstone's   garden,  the  extremity  being  near  the  location  of  the 

present  West  Cedar  street,  between  Phillips  street  and  Chestnut  street. 

This  point  was  also  called  West  Hill. 

Blackwell  street.  Dor.;  from  329  Neponset  avenue  to  Bowman  street. 

*Blackwood  street,  Rox.,  1880;  from  156  St.  Botolph  street,  between 
Cumberland  street  and  Albemarle  street,  to  B.  &  P.  (now  N.  Y., 
N.  H.  &  H.)  R.  R.;  laid  out,  Jan.  19,  1880.     L  1427. 

*Blagden  street,  B.,  1889;  from  Huntington  avenue  to  90  Exeter  street; 
this  part  of  St.  James  avenue  named  Blagden  street,  March  1,  1889. 
L  410,  L  862,  L  1266,  L  1699. 

Blaine  avenue,  Bri.;  from  Braintree  street,  south,  near  and  east  of 
Everett  street;  laid  out  as  Blaine  street,  July  14,  1891.     L  2314. 

*Blaine  street,  Bri.,  1891;  from  126  Braintree  street,  south,  near  and  east 
of  Everett  street;  formerly  Blaine  avenue;  laid  out,  July  14,  1891. 
L  2314. 

Blair  avenue,  Dor.,  1899;  from  5  Richfield  street,  near  Columbia  road, 
southwesterly;  also  called  Blair  court. 

Blair  court.  Dor.,  1897;  from  5  Richfield  street,  near  Columbia  road, 
southwest;  also  called  Blair  avenue. 


56  List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston, 

fBIake  street,  So.  B.,  1872;  from  Boston  street  to  Dorchester  avenue, 
opposite  Kemp  street;  formerly  from  Dorchester  (now  Boston) 
street  to  Dorchester  avenue;  shown  on  plan  by  Henry  W.  Wilson, 
dated  March  1,  1872;  after  the  straightening  of  the  lines  of  Boston 
street,  July  26,  1875,  a  portion  of  the  same  became  known  (though 
never  officially)  as  a  part  of  Blake  street,  and  as  Boston  street  was  a 
public  way  this  constituted  the  public  portion  of  Blake  street;  this 
last  named  portion  discontinued  by  decree  of  the  Superior  Court, 
filed,  June  23,  1898,  under  authority  of  chapter  519,  Acts  of  the 
Legislature  of  1897;  about  178  feet  included  in  new  location  of  the 
N.  Y.,  N.  H.  &  H.  R.  R.  (O.  C.  system)  by  same  decree;  portion 
between  the  railroad  and  Dorchester  avenue  abandoned;  portion 
between  Boston  street  and  the  railroad  called  Blake  terrace  in  1902. 

Blake  terrace,  So.  B.,  1902;  from  66  Boston  street,  about  113  feet 
northeast  of  Power  street,  southeast,  to  the  N.  Y.,  N.  H.  &  H.  R.  R. 
(Old  Colony  system);  this  portion  of  Blake  street  called  Blake  ter- 
race in  1902. 

*BIakemore  street,  W.  Rox.,  1880;  from  Hyde  Park  avenue  to  junction 
of  Brown  avenue  and  Florence  street  near  Mt.  Hope  station;  laid 
out,  with  bridge  over  B.  &  P.  (now  N.  Y.,  N.  H.  &  H.)  R.  R.,  July  1, 
1880.     L  1467. 

Blakemore=street  bridge,  W.  Rox.,  1882;  on  Blakemore  street,  over 
the  tracks  of  the  Providence  Division  of  the  N.  Y.,  N.  H.  &  H.  R.  R., 
at  Mt.  Hope  station;  work  was  completed  in  1882. 

Blake's  court,  B.,  1831;  from  Washington  street,  east,  between  Maiden 
street  and  Waltham  street;  reaching  to  Front  street  (now  Harrison 
avenue)  on  extension  of  the  latter  in  1834;  accepted,  conditionally, 
June  27,  1853;  accepted  and  named  Union  Park  street,  Oct.  16,  I860. 
L  180,  L  181. 

*Blakevine  street.  Dor.,  1890;  from  148  Bowdoin  street  to  50  Olney  street; 
laid  out,  June  19,  1890.     L  2231. 

Blanchard  court,  B.,  1849;  from  Washington  street,  west,  between 
Groton  street  and  Dover  street;  called  Hawthorn  place  after  1842. 

Blanchard  court,  B.,  1849-53;  from  Washington  street,  west,  near 
Warrenton  or  Pleasant  street. 

*Blanchard  place,  \Rox.;  from  64  Bartlett  street  to  40  Norfolk  street; 
*Blanchard  street,  J      called  Blanchard  place,  1848;  laid  out,  July  20, 
1875;  named  Blanchard  street,  Aug.  17,  1875.     L  1060. 

Blanche  court,  B.,  1844;  from  Tyler  street,  east,  south  of  and  near 
Kneeland  street;  called  Munroe  place,  1857. 

*BIanche  street.  Dor.,  1885;  from  56  Everdean  street  to  18  Preston 
street;  formerly  from  Green  Hill  street,  north,  then  at  a  right  angle, 
east,  to  Capen  (now  Everdean)  street;  Harrison  street  from  Green  Hill 
street  to  Capen  (now  Everdean)  street  laid  out  with  name  of  Blanche 
street,  July  21,  1885;  Harrison  street  from  Green  Hill  street  to  Preston 
street  laid  out  under  name  of  Blanche  street,  Sept.  25,  1901.  L  1873, 
L  3413,  L  3842. 

*Blandford  street,  B.,  1894;  from  Commonwealth  avenue  opposite 
Sherborn  street  to  the  N.  Y.  C.  &  H.  R.  R.  R.;  laid  out,  Jan.  24, 
1899.     L  3081,  L  3847. 

Blavan  place,  Chsn.;  from  Pearl  street,  northwest,  near  Medford 
street;  Blaban  place  sometimes  so  called. 

Bleiler  court,  Rox.,  1881;  from  6  Heath  place,  east. 


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Blind  lane,  B.,  1708;  from  the  lower  end  of  Pond  street  at  Short  (now 
Kingston)  street,  northeast,  to  Church  green  at  Summer  street;  some- 
times also  called  Pond  lane  and  Rowe's  lane;  Pond  street  extended 
through  it  to  Summer  street,  1803;  Pond  street  named  Bedford 
street,  1820. 

*Bloonifield  street,  Dor.;  from  455  Geneva  avenue  to  52  Greenbrier 
street;  laid  out,  July  8,  1897.     L  2854,  L  3058,  L  3059. 

Bloomington  street,  Dor.;  from  36  Tolman  street  to  Howe  street; 
formerly  from  Tolman  street,  north,  and  then  east,  to  Eaton  street, 
the  easterly  portion  now  Howe  street. 

Blossom  court,  B.,  1826;  from  5  Blossom  street,  east,  between  Cam- 
bridge street  and  Emmett  place. 

Blossom  place,  B.,  1826;  from  Blossom  street,  east,  between  Emmett 
place  and  Parkman  street,  now  built  over;  taken  in  lot  for  wardroom 
by  City  of  Boston,  Oct.  31,  1900.  L  3366. 
*Blossom  street,  B.,  1803;  from  195  Cambridge  street  to  38  Allen  street; 
from  Cambridge  street,  north,  across  Vine  (now  Parkman)  street, 
1803;  laid  out  from  Cambridge  street  to  North  Allen  (now  Allen) 
street,  Dec.  10,  1817.     L  1754,  L  3366. 

Blossom  street,  Chsn.,  1828;  from  Bunker  Hill  street  to  Vine  street; 
now  a  part  of  Decatur  street. 

Blossom=street  place,  B.,  1843;  from  Blossom  street,  east,  opposite 
Fruit  street;  called  Seabury  place,  1844. 

Blott's  lane,  B.,  1645;  from  Newbury  (now  Washington)  street  to  the 
Common;  probably  so  called,  Sept.  15,  1645;  called  Willis's  lane, 
Banister's  lane  and  Bolt's  lane;  named  Winter  street,  1708. 

Blue  Hill  avenue,  E.  B.,  1876;  from  Orient  avenue  to  Washburn 
avenue  (now  Walley  street),  between  Water  avenue  and  Farrington 
street;  now  Overlook  avenue. 

*Blue  Hill  avenue,  Rox.  and  Dor.,  1870;  from  413  Dudley  street  to  Blue 
Hills  Parkway  at  Mattapan;  formerly  Rox.,  Dor.  and  W.  Rox.,  1870; 
from  Dudley  street  to  Milton  line;  part  in  Roxbury  from  present 
Quincy  street,  northwest,  as  far  as  junction  of  present  Dennis  street 
and  said  avenue  named  as  a  part  of  Dennis  street.  May  9,  1825;  part 
from  Warren  street  to  Dudley  (formerly  Eustis)  street  including  above 
part  of  Dennis  street  named  as  a  part  of  East  street,  Aug.  29,  1842; 
East  street  from  Warren  street  to  Dudley  (formerly  Eustis)  street 
named  Grove  Hall  avenue,  Dec.  9,  1851;  part  from  Warren  street  to 
Milton  line  constructed  by  Brush  Hill  Turnpike  Corporation,  location 
being  filed  September,  1805,  and  called  Brush  Hill  turnpike,  sometimes 
also  avenue;  this  turnpike  laid  out  over  a  part  of  Canterbury  street, 
near  Roxbury  and  Dorchester  line;  part  in  Dorchester  from  Milton 
line  to  highway  near  store  of  George  L.  Fisher  laid  out  as  a  public 
highway,  December,  1849;  franchise  relinquished  by  proprietors  of  the 
.  corporation,  Oct.  13,  1856;  remainder  of  street  as  far  as  Warren 
street  in  Roxbury,  not  before  public,  laid  out  as  a  public  highway, 
December,  1856;  name  of  Grove  Hall  avenue  extended  over  part  in 
Roxbury  from  Warren  street  to  West  Roxbury  line  at  Seaver  street, 
Jan.  28,  1867;  Grove  Hall  avenue  (from  Dudley  street  to  Seaver 
street)  and  Brush  Hill  avenue  (from  Seaver  street  to  Mattapan) 
named  Blue  Hill  avenue,  Oct.  25,  1870;  relocated  at  a  width  of  120 
feet,  from  Washington  street  at  Warren  street  to  River  street,  Mat- 
tapan, Nov.  5,  1894;  the  portion  of  Blue  Hill  avenue  from  the  south- 
easterly line  of  River  street  to  the  Milton  boundary  line  included  in 
the  taking  for  Blue  Hills  Parkway  by  Metropolitan  Park  Commis- 
sion, Feb.  28,  1901.  L  489,  L  490,  L  491,  L  809,  L  889,  L  890, 
L  1085,  L  1283,  L  1400,  L  1401,  L  1410,  L  1435,  L  1494,  L  1995,  L  2345, 
L  2380,  L  2478,  L  2621,  L  2622,  L  2623,  L  2624,  L  2625,  L  2626, 
L  2627,  L  2628,  L  2629,  L  2630,  L  2631,  L  2632,  L  2748,  L  2749, 
L  3326,  L  3949. 


58  List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston, 

Blue  Hill=avenue  bridge,  Dor.,  1902;  on  Blue  Hill  avenue,  over  the 
tracks  of  the  Midland  Division  of  the  N.  Y.,  N.  H.  &  H.  R.  R.;  a 
temporary  wooden  bridge  was  built  by  the  railroad  company  in  1902; 
a  new  steel  truss  bridge  was  built  by  the  railroad  company  in  1903, 
under  authority  of  chapter  453,  Acts  of  the  Legislature  of  1900. 

*Blue  Hills  Parkway,  Dor.  and  Milton,  1901;  from  the  southeasterly  line 
of  River  street  in  Dorchester,  southerly  (over  a  portion  of  Blue  Hill 
avenue),  to  Canton  avenue  in  Milton;  included  in  the  Metropolitan 
Park  system,   Feb.   28,    1901. 

Board  alley,  B.,  1769;  from  Milk  street,  nearly  opposite  Oliver  street; 
called  Parrott's  alley  in  hst  of  1800;  now  closed,  being  part  of  land 
occupied  by  the  Mason  building. 

Board  alley,  B.,  1792;  from  Summer  street  to  Milk  street;  called  Bishop's 
alley,  1708;  called  Board  alley,  1792;  Bishop's  lane,  1796;  called 
Hawley  street,   1800. 

Board  alley,  B.,  1833;  from  Charter  street  to  Commercial  street,  between 
Lime  alley  (now  Copp's  Hill  terrace)  and  Foster  street;  named  Jackson 
avenue,  1837. 

Board  alley,  B.,  1848;  from  Cow  lane  (now  High  street)  opposite  and 
slightly  east  of  end  of  Long  lane  (now  Federal  street)  to  Belcher's 
lane  (now  Purchase  street);  called  Crooked  alley,  1708;  Brick  alley, 
1788;  Board  alley  in  1848;  shown  as  Board  alley  on  plans  as  late  as 
1870,  but  now  closed. 

*Board  alley,  B.,  from  237  Hanover  street  to  158  North  street,  between 
Richmond  street  and  Mechanic  street;  called  Gallop's  alley,  1708; 
Board  alley,  1834. 

*Boardman  street,  E.  B.  (Breed's  Island),  1900;  from  Saratoga  street 
at  its  junction  with  Ford  street  to  the  easterly  line  of  location  of  East- 
ern Division  of  the  B.  &  M.  R.  R.  (abandoned  for  railroad  purposes); 
Chelsea  avenue  laid  out  under  the  name  of  Boardman  street,  Oct.  8, 
1900.     L  3322,  L  3323,  L  3324,  L  4182. 

Bodwell  park,  )  Dor.,  1879;  from  410  Columbia  road  to  70  Bird  street; 
*Bodwell  street,  )  Bodwell  park  shown  as  a  private  street  24  feet  wide 
extending  about  430  feet  south  from  Bird  street  in  1879;  extended 
as  a  private  way  to  Columbia  street  (now  Columbia  road)  in  1882; 
laid  out  as  a  pubhc  street  with  name  of  Bodwell  street,  July  31,  1884. 
L  1797. 

Bog  lane,  B.,  1788;  part  of  Distill-house  square  or  Still-house  square, 
leading  northwest  from  Sudbury  street,  sometimes  so  called;  same 
part  of  said  square  named  Adams  street,  Sept.  9,  1850;  widened  and 
name  changed  to  Bowker  street,  April  20,  1868. 

Bolster  street,  Rox.,  1887;  from  10  Wyman  street  to  25  Mozart  street. 

Bolton  avenue,  E.  B.,  1876;  from  Ashley  avenue,  between  Jones  street 
and  Brimmer  avenue,  northeast,  to  Revere  line;  shown  on  Boston 
Land  Company's  plan,  dated  1876;  has  been  erroneously  called 
Bolton  street. 

Bolton  court,  So.  B.,  1874;  from  7  Bolton  street  to  West  Third  street, 
between  A  street  and  N.  Y.,  N.  H.  &  H.  R.  R. 

Bolton  place.  So.  B.,  1873;  from  9  Bolton  street,  northeast,  northwest 
of  N.  Y.,  N.  H.  &  H.  R.  R. 

Bolton  place,  Chsn.,  1861;  from  131  High  street,  _  opposite  FrankUn 
street,  northeast;  shown  as  part  of  Bolton  street  in  1818. 


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fBolton  street,  So.  B.,  1846;  from  43  Dorchester  street,  between  West 
Second  street  and  West  Third  street,  to  83  West  Second  street,  cross- 
ing N.  Y.,  N.  H.  &  H.  R.  R.;  laid  out  from  C  street  to  D  street, 
July  1,  1862;  from  D  street  to  E  street,  May  5,  1873;  from  B  street 
to  C  street,  April  11,  1874;  from  C  street  to  D  street,  apparently  a 
second  time,  Oct.  22,  1874;  from  E  street  to  F  street.  May  31,  1875 
from  F  street  to  Dorchester  street,  June  9,  1879;  from  B  street  to 
N.  Y.  &  N.  E.  (now  N.  Y  ,  N.  H.  &  H.)  R.  R.,  Aug.  23,  1880;  from 
West  Second  street  to  N.  Y.  &  N.  E.  (now  N.  Y.,  N.  H.  &  H.)  R.  R., 
Dec.  26,  1884.  L  246,  L  855,  L  921,  L  979,  L  1047,  L  1355,  L  1476, 
L  1842. 

Bolton  street,  E.  B.;  Bolton  avenue  erroneously  so  called. 

*BoIton  street,  Chsn.,  1818;  shown  in  1818  as  extending  from  Main  street 
to  unnamed  street  in  position  of  present  Russell  street;  part  from 
Main  street  to  High  street  accepted,  April  5,  1874,  and  then  "known 
as  Franklin  street";  from  High  street  to  Russell  street  never  accepted 
and  the  only  part  now  existing  known  as  Bolton  place. 

Bolton=street  bridge,  So.  B.,  1889;  original  bridge  built  by  the  City  of 
Boston  in  1889,  under  agreement  with  the  railroad  company,  the  city 
agreeing  to  remove  the  bridge  whenever  required  to  do  so  by  the 
railroad  company;  bridge  rebuilt  in  1905. 

Bolt's  lane,  B.;  before  1708  from  Newbury  (now  Washington)  street  to 
the  Common;  another  name  for  Blott's  lane;  also  called  Banister's 
lane  and  Willis's  lane;  now  Winter  street. 

Bond  avenue,  W.  Rox.;  laid  out  as  Sylvia  street,  from  Washington 
street  to  Forest  Hills  street,  July  17,  1891.     L  2317. 

Bond  street,  Chsn.,  1863;  a  part  at  junction  of  Heath  street  shown  on 
plan;  not  identified. 

*Bond  street,  B.,  1846;  from  4  Milford  (formerly  South  Lowell)  street 
to  Hanson  street;  laid  out.  May  5,  1868.     L  379. 

Bonner  street,  W.  Rox.,  1897;  from  Baker  street  about  203  feet  south- 
east of  Welden  street,  southwest,  to  Ashumet  street;  shown  on  plan  by 
Nash  &  Himter,  November,  1897. 

*Border  street,  E.  B.,  1833;  from  1  Condor  street  to  Central  square  and 
from  Central  square  across  Sumner  street  to  the  North  Ferry;  accepted, 
conditionally,  from  Condor  street  to  the  northwest  side  of  Central 
square  and  from  the  southwest  side  of  Central  square  to  Sumner  street, 
June  14,  1852;  extended  from  Sumner  street  to  East  Boston  North 
Ferry,  over  street  formerly  known  as  People's  Ferry  avenue,  Aug.  3, 
1880.     Vol.  31,  p.  23.     L  207,  L  1472,  L  1616,  L  1864. 

Bordesley  terrace,  Bri.,  1899;  from  370  Western  avenue,  southerly, 
nearly  opposite  Telford  street;  shown  without  name  on  plan  dated 
July,  1896.     Suffolk  Deeds,  Lib.  2366,  end. 

Borland's  corner,  B.,  1708;  corner  Milk  street  and  Long  lane  (now 
Federal  street),   then  so  called. 

Boston  avenue,  Dor.,  1854;  Dorchester  avenue,  so  called  on  plan  of 
laying  out. 

Boston  avenue,  W.  Rox.,  1837;  from  Willow  (now  Green)  street,  north- 
east, to  land  of  N.  D.  Williams;  but  shown  in  1849  under  name  of 
Lamartine  street,  as  extended  only  to  Boylston  street;  called  Lamar- 
tine  street,  1848. 

*Boston  avenue,  Chsn.,  1836;  from  City  square  to  Warren  bridge;  Warren 
avenue  laid  out,  accepted,  and  named  Boston  avenue.  May  2,  1836; 
no  record  of  change  to  Warren  avenue  again,  which  name  it  now 
bears,  but  given  in  directories  until  1854  as  Boston  avenue. 


60  List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston. 

Boston  &  Albany  R.  R.  Docks,  E.  B.,  1869;  from  107  Marginal  street 
opposite  Ruth  street;  formerly  Grand  Junction  wharves  and  docks; 
opened  in  1851;  came  into  control  of  B.  &  A.  R.  R.  Co.  in  1869; 
Cunard  Steamship  Go's,  steamers  sail  from  Pier  3;  Leyland  hne 
steamers  sail  from  Pier  4. 

Boston  Common,  B.;  boimded  by  Tremont,  Boylston,  Gharles,  Beacon 
and  Park  streets;  purchased  by  Gov.  Winthrop  and  others  from 
Wilham  Blackstone,  Nov.  10,  1634;  laid  out  as  "  a  place  for  a  trayning 
field"  and  for  "  the  feeding  of  cattell ";  originally  much  larger  than  now, 
extending  nearly  to  Beacon  street,  and  easterly  to  Mason  street;  the 
first  discontinuance  was  made  for  the  Granary  Burying  Ground  in 
1660;  the  portion  between  Tremont  street  and  Mason  street  was  sold 
by  the  town  between  1795-1801;  the  present  area  including  the 
Central  Burial  Groim.d  is  48 1  acres. 

Boston  place.  So.  B.,  1856;  from  310  Dorchester  street,  near  Jenkins 
street,  southeast,  to  Old  Colony  avenue. 

Boston  road,  Rox.,  1833;  Centre  street,  so  called. 

Boston  street.  So.  B.,  1837;  from  First  (now  West  First)  street,  north- 
easterly, to  the  water;  very  near  the  present  location  of  Granite  street; 
abandoned.     G  172. 

^Boston  street,  Dor.  and  So.  B.,  1840;  from  585  Dorchester  avenue  at 
Southampton  street  to  716  Columbia  road;  formerly  from  Dorchester 
avenue  at  Swett  (now  Southampton)  street  to  Dudley  street  junc- 
tion of  Hancock  street;  called  the  Causeway  in  1700;  named  in  Dor- 
chester from  South  Boston  line  (which  then  crossed  the  junction  of 
present  Dorchester  street  and  Telegraph  street)  to  the  burying-place 
(Upham's  corner),  March  11,  1840,  but  probably  commonly  so  called 
earlier  than  1810;  after  annexation  of  Washington  Village  to  South 
Boston  (chapter  468,  Acts  of  1855)  part  of,  in  the  territory  annexed 
as  far  as  Dorchester  hne,  named  as  a  part  of  Dorchester  street,  July -3, 
1855;  Boston  street  laid  out  and  variously  altered  at  same  time  with 
Hancock  street,  forming  a  continuous  highway  from  Meeting  House 
Hill  to  Boston,  April,  1860;  from  Dudley  street  (at  Upham's  corner) 
to  old  Boston  Hne,  1869;  part  of  Dorchester  street  from  Dorchester 
avenue,  southwest,  to  Boston  street,  named  as  a  part  of  Boston  street, 
Oct.  7,  1873;  Columbia  road  extended  over  Boston  street  from  Dudley 
street  to  Edward  Everett  square,  Aug.  31,  1897.  L  195,  L  683,  L  716, 
L  865,  L  866,  L  867,  L  1072,  L  1073,  L  1134,  L  1135,  L  2288,  L  2485, 
L  2533,  L  2869,  L  2870,  L  3122,  L  3628,  L  3970. 

Boston=street  bridge.  So.  B.,  1902;  on  Boston  street  over  the  tracks 
of  the  O.  C.  Div.  of  the  N.  Y.,  N.  H.  &  H.  R.  R.;  built  under 
authority  of  chapter  519  of  the  Acts  of  the  Legislature  of  1897;  bridge 
completed  and  opened  for  travel,  June  7,  1902. 

Boston  Theatre  place,  B.,  1858;  from  Washington  street,  west,  south 
of  West  street;  a  passageway  in  front  of  and  leading  to  Boston 
Theatre  one  block  south  of  Harlem  (now  an  unnamed)  place;  dis- 
continued some  time  before   1874. 

Boston  Wharf  streets.  So.  B.,  1855;  seven  streets  laid  out  in  1855  on 
South  Boston  Flats,  but  never  constructed.  Two  other  streets  were 
laid  out  in  1868,  between  Mt.  Washington  avenue  and  Eastern  ave- 
nue (now  Congress  street),  but  also  never  constructed.     L  27,  L  58. 

Boston ia  avenue,  Bri.,  1908;  from  Crescent  avenue,  parallel  with,  and 
about  180  feet  southwesterly  from.  Oak  Adams  street,  southeast,  to 
Royal  street;  shown  on  plan  by  William  A.  Mason  &  Son,  dated 
May  11,  1908. 


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fBosworth  street,  B.,  1883;  from  98  Tremont  street  to  43  Province 
street;  called  Montgomery  place,  1825;  part  of  Montgomery  place, 
from  Tremont  street  to  Chapman  place  extended,  laid  out  and  named 
Bosworth  street,  May  14,  1883;  there  is  a  part  between  the  exten- 
sion of  Chapman  place  and  Province  street  not  yet  laid  out,  although 
used  as  a  way.     L  1703,  L  1712. 

*Bothnia  street,  Rox.,  1889;  from  Boylston  street  to  Belvidere  street; 
laid  out,  Aug.  21,  1889;  name  changed  to  St.  Cecilia  street,  March 
1,  1900.     L  2153. 

Bothwell  road,  Bri.,  1900;  from  243  Faneuil  street  to  19  Hobson  (for- 
merly Glenburn)  street;  authority  to  open  given  by  the  Street  Com- 
missioners, Jan.  31,  1900. 

*Botolph  street,  B.,  1733;  from  Cambridge  street  to  Myrtle  street, 
between  Garden  street  and  South  Russell  street;  confirmed  as  a 
public  street,  Sept.  15,  1834;  called  also  Butolph,  Buttolph,  or 
Buttolf;  named  Irving  street,    April  25,   1855. 

Bound  lane,  B.,  1788;  from  Atkinson  (now  Congress)  street  to  Federal 
street;  probably  an  error  in  the  list  of  1788  for  Round  lane  (now 
Matthews  and  formerly  Williams  street). 

*Bourne  street,  W.  Rox.,  1825;  from  79  Walk  Hill  street  in  a  curved 
line  to  629  Canterbury  street,  at  junction  with  Neponset  avenue; 
named  May  9,  1825;  probably  a  public  highway  some  time  previous. 

Bournedale  road,  Bri.,  1908;  from  Commonwealth  avenue,  between 
Colonial  road  and  Washington  street,  northwest,  to  about  360  feet 
beyond  Hartley  road;  shown  on  plan  by  the  C.  H.  W.  Wood  Co., 
dated  Dec.  18,  1908. 

Bourneside  street,  Dor.,  1891;  from  114  Melville  avenue  to  220  Park 
street;  authority  to  open  given  by  Street  Commissioners,  Oct.  1, 
1891.     L  2976. 

Boutwell  avenue,  I  Dor.,  1858;  from  211  Neponset  turnpike  (now 
*Boutwell  street,  )  avenue),  west,  north  of  Ashmont  street,  to  140 
Train  street;  called  Boutwell  avenue  in  1858,  and  shown  as  crossing 
Train  street;  the  portion  crossing  Train  street  abandoned;  called 
Carter  street  in  1869;  laid  out  from  Neponset  avenue  to  Train  street 
and  named  Boutwell  street.  May  31,  1882.     L  1613. 

*Bow  street,  Chsn.,  1670;  from  City  square  to  Washington  street;  at  an 
early  date  called  Crooked  lane;  from  City  square  across  Rope  or 
Ropemaker's  lane  (later  Arrow  street,  now  part  of  Washington 
street)  to  Town  Hill  (now  Harvard)  street  at  junction  with  Main 
street,  being  semi-circular  in  form,  1670;  name  of  part  extending 
northeast  from  Washington  street  to  Harvard  street  at  its  junction 
with  Main  street  changed  to  Devens  street,  March  1,  1882;  relocated 
Aug.  14,  1901;  name  changed  to  Rutherford  avenue,  March  1,  1904. 
L  1046,  L  3403,  L  3852,  L  3853,  L  3854,  L  3855. 

Bow=street  court,  Chsn.,  1852;  from  Devens  street  (formerly  Bow 
street),  northwest. 

Bowditch  court,  )  Rox.;  from  347  Warren  street,  northwest,  nearly 
Bowditch  park,  >  opposite  Edgewood  street;  called  Bowditch  park, 
Bowditch  street,    )      1874;  Bowditch  court,  1875;  Bowditch   street  in 

Bromley's  atlas  of  1884;  Bowditch  court  in  Bromley's  atlas  of  1889, 

and  is  now  so  known. 

*Bowdoin  avenue.  Dor.,  1836;  from  the  junction  of  Washington  street 
and  Bowdoin  street  to  25  Eldon  street;  formerly  from  Washington 
street,  northerly,  to  what  is  now  Rosseter  street;  from  this  point  the 
way  divided  into  two  branches,  viz.:  the  northeasterly  branch, 
extending  over  what  is  now  known  as  Rosseter  street  to  Columbia 
street  (now  road),  and  the  southwesterly  branch  which  merged  with 


62  List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston. 

the  former  at  Hawes  avenue;  the  construction  of  the  N.  Y.  &  N.  E. 
(now  N.  E.)  R.  R.  in  1872  across  the  two  branches,  without 
the  building  of  bridges,  made  a  continuous  way  impossible;  portion 
of  the  southwesterly  branch  between  Eldon  street  and  Hawes  avenue, 
and  portion  of  the  northeasterly  branch  between  Eldon  street  and 
the  northwesterly  line  of  location  of  the  railroad,  shown  as  abandoned 
*on  Bromley's  atlas  of  1884;  part  of  the  northeasterly  branch  from 
Maple  Grove  avenue  (now  Bullard  street)  to  Union  avenue  (now 
Olney  street)  laid  out  as  a  part  of  Union  avenue,  Dec.  28,  1869; 
the  name  of  this  portion  changed  to  Rosseter  street,  March  1,  1889; 
the  southwesterly  branch  from  Bowdoin  street  to  Eldon  street  laid 
out,  Jan.  28,  1880;  portion  of  the  northeasterly  branch  from  Union 
avenue  (now  Olney  street)  to  Eldon  street  laid  out  and  named  Rosseter 
street,  Sept.  26,  1882;  from  Hawes  avenue  to  Columbia  road  shown 
in  the  Boston  directories  of  1892  and  since  and  in  Bromley's  atlases 
of  1894  and  since  as  a  part  of  Hawes  avenue;  and  so  numbered, 
July  5,  1907;  from  the  railroad  to  Columbia  road  numbered  as  Little 
Bowdoin  avenue,  March  11,  1907;  this  same  portion  renumbered, 
March  11,  1908,  as  North  Bowdoin  avenue;  the  whole  of  Bowdoin 
avenue  has  also  been  called  Mt.  Bowdoin  avenue.  L  1282,  L  1432, 
L  1433,  L  1643,  L  1781,  L  2350. 

Bowdoin  block,  B.,  1845-48;  Milk  street,  corner  of  Hawley  street. 

Bowdoin  court,  (  B.,  1834;  from  Bowdoin  street,  west,  near  Beacon  Hill 

Bowdoin  place,  )      place;    attempt  made  to  close  Bowdoin  place,  1844 , 

when  it  was  reported  to  have  been  used  for  many  years  and  to  be  a 

private  way;   called  also  Bowdoin  court;    taken  by  Commonwealth 

in  1893  for  State  House  grounds. 

Bowdoin  place,  B.,  1820;  from  Bowdoin  street  to  Mt.  Vernon  street; 
called  in  directory  (1820-45)  "south  end  Bowdoin  street,"  (1846), 
"  south  end  Bowdoin  street  to  Mt.  Vernon  street "  ;  in  1843  reduced 
to  an  8-foot  passageway  and  soon  thereafter  called  Beacon  Hill  place; 
taken  by  Commonwealth  in  1893  for  State  House  grounds. 

Bowdoin  place,  B.,  1818;  Bowdoin  street  was  so  called. 

Bowdoin  row,  B.,  1825-29;  Court  street,  near  Bowdoin  square,  so 
called. 

*Bowdoin    square,    B.,    1788;  the    space   between    Cambridge,    Green, 
Chardon,  Court  and  Bulfinch  streets.     L  11,  L  74. 

Bowdoin  square,  Dor.,  1853;  from  Dakota  street,  near  and  west  of 
Iowa  street,  south  about  112  feet  and  north,  crossing  Westville 
street,  about  196  feet;  formerly  from  Bowdoin  street  near  Washing- 
ton street,  west,  at  a  width  of  40  feet,  about  955  feet,  then  at  about 
right  angles,  at  the  same  width,  by  two  arms,  one  branching  north 
about  166  feet,  and  another  branching  south  about  473  feet;  from 
the  40-foot  part  first  described  and  about  342  feet  from  Bowdoin  street 
runs  another  part,  at  a  width  of  33  feet,  south  about  330  feet,  then  east, 
at  right  angles,  to  the  40-foot  part  last  described  (see  plan  in  Norfolk 
Reg.  dated  Oct.  1,  1853);  Westville  street  extended  over  the  greater 
portion  of  the  part  running  east  from  Bowdoin  street,  Dec.  29,  1880 
(the  remainder  abandoned);  part  nearest  Geneva  avenue  shown  as 
extended  to  Tonawanda  street  on  plan  dated  May  28,  1894  (Suffolk 
Deeds,  Lib.  2203,  end);  this  extension  never  adopted;  portion  parallel 
with  Westville  street  called  a  part  of  Dakota  street,  1898;  portion 
nearest  Geneva  avenue  called  Bowdoin  square  east,  1904;  also 
e.'-roneously  called  Fredonia  street;  portion  nearest  Bowdoin  street 
called  Bowdoin  square  west,  1904;  also  erroneously  called  Head 
street;  name  of  part  called  Bowdoin  square  east  changed  to  Bowdoin 
square,  May,  1908  ("east"  dropped  on  account  of  laeing  the  only 
part  of  Bowdoin  square  existing). 


List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston.  63 

Bowdoin  square  east,  Dor.,  1904;  from  101  Westville  street  to  south 
of  Dakota  street;  formerly  from  Dakota  street,  about  163  feet  west 
of  Iowa  street,  southerly  about  112  feet,  and  northerly  crossing  West- 
ville street  about  196  feet;  this  portion  of  Bowdoin  square  called 
Bowdoin  square  east,  1904;  erroneously  called  Fredonia  street, 
1904;  changed  to  Bowdoin  square.  May,  1908  ("east"  dropped  on 
account  of  being  the  only  part  of  Bowdoin  square  existing);  portion 
north  of  Westville  street  named  Westville  road  in  1909. 

Bowdoin  square  west,  Dor.,  1904;  from  Westville  street,  between 
Greenbrier  street  and  Head  street,  southerly,  to  Dakota  street;  this 
portion  of  Bowdoin  square  called  Bowdoin  square  west,  1904;  errone- 
ously called  Head  street,  1904;  name  changed  to  Dakota  road  in 
1906. 

*Bowdoin  street,  B.,  1805;  from  18  Cambridge  street  to  25  Beacon  street; 
part  from  Cambridge  street  to  near  present  Derne  street  laid  out  as 
a  40-foot  street  in  1727,  and  later  known  as  Middlecott  street;  part 
from  Middlecott  street  to  Beacon  street  opened  in  1800;  called 
Bowdoin  street,  1805;  laid  out  as  Bowdoin  street  from  Derne  street 
to  Beacon  street,  Sept.  13,  1816;  name  extended  over  Middlecott 
street  to  Cambridge  street,  July  6,  1824;  relocated  from  Beacon 
street  to  Ashburton  place  on  July  24,  1901,  by  the  Governor  and 
Council  under  authority  of  Acts  of  1901,  chapter  525.     L  3377. 

*Bowdoin  street.  Dor.,  1801;  from  340  Washington  street  to  Hancock 
street;  formerly  from  Washington  street  to  junction  Adams  street 
and  Hancock  street  at  Eaton  square,  forming  two  sides  of  the  square; 
accepted,  March  2,  1801;  named  from  Four  Corners  (at  V/ashington 
street)  to  the  Meeting  House  (Eaton  square),  April  6,  1801;  named 
again  from  Captain  Eaton's  (Eaton  square)  to  the  Four  Corners, 
March  11,  1840;  the  part  now  forming  the  south  side  of  Eaton 
square  named  as  a  part  of  Church  street,  1840,  was  changed  to  Bow- 
doin street,  March  1,  1882;  the  name  of  that  part  of  Hancock  street 
leading  from  Bowdoin  street  to  Freeport  street  changed  to  Bowdoin 
street,  March  1,  1902.  L  765,  L  1006,  L  1007,  L  1008,  L  1009, 
L  1010, L  1056,  L  1057, L  1058, L  1059, L  1414, L  3113, L  3381. 

Bowdoin's  corner,  B.,  1732;  corner  of  Tremont  row  and  Southack's 
court  (now  Howard  street),  then  so  called. 

Bowe  place,  So.  B.,  1906;  from  924  and  928  East  Fourth  street;  name 
changed  to  Dean  way  in  1907. 

Bowe  street,  Rox.  and  W.  Rox.,  1871;  from  Centre  street,  between 
Sheridan  avenue  (now  street)  and  Wyman  street,  southwest  to 
Forbes  place;  included  in  the  laying  out  of  Forbes  street,  July  28, 
1890.     L  2174,  L  2252,  L  2253. 

Bowen  court,  B.,  1846-60;  from  Belknap  (now  Joy)  street,  west,  oppo- 
site Mt.  Vernon  place;  closed. 

*Bowen  street.  So.  B.,  1868;  from  157  Dorchester  street  to  west  of  128  C 
street,  between  West  Fifth  street  and  West  Sixth  street;  private  way 
called  Quincy  street  named  Bowen  street,  April  21,  1868;  laid  out  from 
D  street  to  E  street,  May  5,  1873;  from  F  street  to  Dorchester  street, 
June  22,  1875;  from  C  street  to  D  street,  Sept.  23,  1882;  laid  out  for 
128  feet  west  of  C  street,  May  27,  1887;  part  from  E  street  to  F 
street  laid  out,  Oct.  30,  1901.  L  854,  L  1050,  L  1640,  L  1991,  L  3414, 
L  3785. 

Bower  park,  Rox.;  from  18  Bower  street. 

Bower  place,  Rox.;  from  30  Bower  street. 

*Bower  street,  Rox.,  1844;  from  381  Warren  street,  between  Lansing 
street  and  Monroe  street,  to  148  Walnut  avenue;  accepted  and  named 
conditionally,  April  1,  1844.     L  698,  L  1020,  L  2120,  L  2501. 


64  List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston, 

Bower  terrace,  W.  Rox.;  from  78  South  street. 

*Bowker  street,  B.,  1868;  from  47  Sudbury  street  to  51  Chardon  street; 
from  end  of  Hawkins  street,  north,  to  the  Mill-pond,  then  southeast  to 
Sudbury  street;  called  Distill  square.  Distiller's  square  and  Distill- 
House  square;  same  street  named  Distill-House  square,  July  4, 
1788;  called  Still-House  square  in  1795  and  1800;  part  from  Sudbury 
street,  northwest,  called  also  sometimes  Bog  lane,  1788;  this  part 
named  Adams  street,  Sept.  9,  1850;  Adams  street  widened  and  name 
changed  to  Bowker  street,  April  20,  1868.  L  351,  L  552,  L  2139, 
L  2167. 

Bowling  green,  B.,  1722;  the  space  between  Cambridge  street  and 
Subdury  street  and  the  MiU-pond. 

Bowman  street.  Dor.;  from  12  Blackwell  street  to  37  Chickatawbut 
street. 

Bow's  corner,  B.,  1708;  corner  Union  street  and  Salt  lane,  then  so 
called. 

Boxford  terrace,  W.  Rox.,  1905;  from  235  Park  street;  shown  on 
Bromley's  atlas  of  1905. 

*Boyden  street,  Dor.,  1906;  from  71  Lauriat  avenue  to  68  Callender 
street;  Birch  street  laid  out  with  the  name  of  Boyden  street,  Oct.  11, 
1906.     L  3898,  L  4118. 

*Boyle  street,  Chsn.,  1891;  from  29  Cordis  street  to  52  Pleasant  street; 
formerly  Cordis-street  place;  laid  out,  Sept.  28,  1891.     L  2338. 

*Boylston  avenue,  W.  Rox.,  1858;  from  Boylston  street  to  Green 
street;  probably  first  extended  from  Boylston  street  only  to  Stony 
Brook;  called  Boylston  street  in  1868;  constructed  and  continued 
to  Green  street,  including  Glen  street,  March  29,  1872;  accepted 
April  5,  1872;  name  changed  to  Amory  street,  March  1,  1906,  by  an 
order  of  the  city  coimcil,  approved  by  the  Mayor,  Feb.  27,  1906. 
L  2740. 

Boylston  court,  B.,  1831-34;  from  North  side  of  Boylston  street, 
between  Washington  street  and  Tremont  street;  exact  situation 
not  identified. 

Boylston   court,    /  B.;  from  124   Boylston   street,  south,    opposite  the 
Boylston     place,  )      burial    ground   extending  nearly  to  Ehot  street, 

opposite    end    of   Warrenton    street;  called    Boylston    court,    1820; 

Boylston  place,  1826;  now  Boylston  place. 

Boylston  Market  place,  B.,  1820;  from  Washington  street,  west,  then 
north  to  Boylston  street,  adjoining  Boylston  market  (now  Boylston 
building);  called  also  Boylston  square  and  part  also  called  Boylston 
place;  now  known  as  Boylston  square. 

Boylston  place.  Dor.,  1906;  from  Westville  street. 

Boylston  place,  B.,  1828-30;  "  from  west  side  of  Washington  street, 
near  Boylston  market  "  (now  Boylston  building),  there  were  two 
parallel  passageways  on  land  of  the  Boylston  market,  both  rimning 
west  from  Washington  street  to  the  passageway  leading  north  to 
Boylston  street;  the  southerly  one  of  these  probably  called  as  above, 
but  usually  both  kno\vn  as  part  of  Boylston  square  or  Boylston 
Market  place;  the  northerly  passageway  was  formerly  the  larger, 
but  southerly  one  only  is  now  open. 

Boylston  place,  W.  Rox.,  1884;  from  156  Boylston  street,  northeast, 
near  and  east  of  Amory  street. 

Boylston=road  arch  bridge,  Rox.,  1883;  on  Boylston  road  over  the 
water  course  in  the  Fens;  built  by  the  City  of  Boston  and  completed 
Nov.  12,  1883;  maintained  by  the  Park  Department. 


List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston.  65 

Boylston  road,  B.,  1885;  from  the  easterly  line  of  Ipswich  street  and 
Hemenway  street,  across  the  Back  Bay  Fens  to  the  easterly  Une  of 
Ipswich  street  at  its  junction  with  Boylston  street  and  Audubon  road; 
named  by  the  Park  Commissioners,  1885. 

Boylston  square,  B.,  1820;  from  657  Washington  street,  west,  then 
north  to  28  Boylston  street;  the  south  and  west  sides  of  the  Boylston 
market  (now  Boylston  building)  laid  out  in  1809  as  a  20-foot  passage- 
way; part  of  caUed  Boylston  place,  1828-30;  called  also  Boylston 
Market  place;  now  known  as  Boylston  square. 

*Boylston  street,  B.  and  Rox.,  1809;  from  639  Washington  street,  south 
side  of  the  Common  and  Pubhc  Garden  to  Hemenway  street,  and  then 
from  the  west  side  of  the  Back  Bay  Fens  to  BrookUne  avenue;  part 
from  Orange  (now  Washington)  street  to  the  sea  (near  southwest 
corner  of  the  Common)  called  Frog  lane,  1708;  but  in  1800  said  lane 
extended  only  as  far  as  the  burying-ground  on  the  Common;  Frog 
lane,  from  South  Market  place  to  the  south  end  of  the  MaU,  called 
Boylston  street,  1809;  called  Boylston  street  from  Boylston  market 
(now  Boylston  building)  to  Pleasant  street  (southwest  corner  of 
Common),  1813;  extended  from  Pleasant  street  to  the  Back  Bay 
Basin  (at  present  ArUngton  street),  Aug.  18,  1843;  part  from  Arhngton 
street,  west,  to  Cross-dam  (later  Parker  street  and  now  Hemenway 
street),  projected  as  Avenue  II.  in  1853;  projected  as  Avenue  II.  to 
Brookhne  Hne,  1855;  from  Arhngton  street  to  Berkeley  street 
accepted,  conditionally.  May  8,  1865,  and  finally,  Aug.  22,  1865;  laid 
out  from  Berkeley  street  to  Clarendon  street,  Feb.  8,  1870;  from 
Clarendon  street  to  Dartmouth  street.  May  19,  1873;  from  Parker 
street  to  West  Chester  park  (now  Massachusetts  avenue)  and  about  140 
feet  easterly  of  said  park,  Aug.  26,  1878;  from  Dartmouth  street  to 
Hereford  street,  June  8,  1883,  from  Hereford  street  to  the  part  leading 
east  from  West  Chester  park,  already  pubhc,  crossing  the  B.  &  A. 
R.  R.,  July  6,  1886;  part  from  Berkeley  street  to  Clarendon  street, 
sometimes  called  part  of  Berkeley  square;  extended  from  west  side 
of  Back  Bay  Fens  to  Brookhne  avenue,  Oct.  4,  1894.  Vol.  31,  p.  3 
L  148,  L  239,  L  282,  L  310,  L  356,  L  374,  L  862,  L  1296,  L  1316, 
L  1553,  L  1585,  L  1699,  L  1705,  L  1706,  L  2002,  L  2008,  L  2606, 
L  2620,  L  2824,  L  3105,  L  3223,  L  3246. 

*Boylston  street,  W.  Rox.,  1825;  from  460  Centre  street  to  3159  Wash- 
ington street;  from  Centre  street,  southeast,  to  junction  of  Boylston 
avenue  (now  Amory  street)  and  Boylston  street,  then  east  to  School 
street  named  Boylston  street,  May  9,  1825;  extended  from  junction  of 
Boylston  avenue  (now  Amory  street),  southeast,  to  Shawmut  avenue 
(now  Washington  street),  Sept.  8,  1873;  name  of  part  from  junction  of 
Boylston  avenue  (now  Amory  street),  east,  to  School  street  changed  to 
Amory  street,  March  1,  1882.     L  1919,  L  2219,  L  2676,  L  3723. 

Boylston  street,  W.  Rox.,  1868;  Boylston  avenue  (now  part  of  Amory 
street),  so  called  on  plan  1868. 

*Boylston=street  bridge,  Rox.,  1888;  on  Boylston  street,  between  Here- 
ford street  and  Massachusetts  avenue,  across  the  tracks  of  the  N.  Y.  C. 
&  H.  R.  R.  R.;  work  on  original  bridge  was  begun  in  1886,  and 
completed  in  the  fall  of  1888;  strengthened  by  the  Boston  Elevated 
Railway  Company  in  1907. 

Boylston  terrace,  W.  Rox.;  from  426  Centre  street,  between  Boylston 
street  and  Paul  Gore  street,  easterly;  formerly  from  Centre  street 
between  Boylston  street  and  Paul  Gore  street  easterly  with  branch 
running  southeasterly  to  Boylston  street;  southeasterly  branch  laid 
out  as  Belmore  terrace,  Sept.  23,  1897;  portion  from  Centre  street 
laid  out  as  Oakview  terrace,  July  17,  1899.     L  3142. 


66  List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston. 

Boylston's  alley,  B.,  1734;  a  passageway  from  the  end  of  that  part  of 
Cornhill  now  a  part  of  Washington  street  to  Brattle  street;  after 
1816,  when  a  new  street  (called  Market  street,  1817,  and  Cornhill, 
1828)  was  laid  out  from  Court  street  to  Cornhill,  said  alley  extending 
from  junction  of  said  street  and  Cornhill  to  Brattle  street;  called 
also  Draper's  alley;  included  in  the  extension  of  Washington  street 
to  Haymarket  square,  1872. 

*Boynton  street,  W.  Rox.,  1870;  from  132  South  street  to  139  Call  street; 
laid  out,  April  15,  1890.     L  2220. 

^Brackett  street,  Bri.,  1897;  from  583  Washington  street  ta  354  Faneuil 
street;  authority  to  open  given  by  Street  Commissioners,  May  19, 
1897;  laid  out,  Oct.  31,  1901.     L  3415,  L  3746. 

*Bradbury  street,  Bri.,  1891;  from  83  Franklin  street  to  48  Mansfield 
street;  laid  out,  Aug.  14,  1891.     L  2322. 

Bradford  avenue,  W.  Rox.,  1896;  from  1552  Centre  street  between  Con- 
greve  street  and  Bradford  terrace,  southeast,  to  South  street;  from 
Centre  street,  southeast,  about  341  feet,  shown  on  plan  dated  June, 
1896  (Suffolk  Deeds,  Lib.  2389,  fol.  89),  extended  to  South  street  by 
plan  dated  Feb.  1,  1902.     Suffolk  Deeds,  Lib.  2819,  fol.  233. 

Bradford  place,  B.,  1826;  from  Mason  street,  east,  between  Mason- 
street  place  and  rear  of  Boston  Theatre  building;  called  Hogg 
alley,  1708;  built  over  with  Keith's  Theatre,  1894. 

*Bradford  place,  Rox.,  1846;  from  East  (now  Hampden)  street,  oppo- 
site Proctor  (now  Eustis)  street  to  Magazine  street;  so  called  in 
1843-49;  accepted  as  a  public  street,  June  19,  1867;  name  changed 
to  Eustis  street,  April  21,  1868. 

^Bradford  street,  B.,  1846;  from  49  Waltham  street,  north,  to  end  of 
Medford  court,  then  west  to  254  Shawmut  avenue  (formerly  Suffolk 
street);  named  May  14,  1849;  accepted,  conditionally,  1855. 

Bradford  terrace,  W.  Rox.,  1896;  from  1564  Centre  street,  between 
Guernsey  street  and  Bradford  avenue  to  985  South  street;  from 
Centre  street  southeast  about  341  feet,  shown  on  plan  dated  June, 
1896  (Suffolk  Deeds,  Lib.  2389,  fol.  89),  shown  as  extending  from 
Centre  street  to  South  street,  on  plan  dated  Feb.  1,  1902.  Suffolk 
Deeds,  Lib.  2819,  fol.  233. 

Bradford's  corner,  B.,  1800;  corner  of  Dock  square  and  Union  street, 
then  so  called. 

*Bradlee  street,  Dor.,  1891;  from  403  Washington  street  to  37  School 
street,  authority  to  open  given  by  Street  Commissioners,  June  24, 
1891;  laid  out,  June  22,  1894.     L  2603. 

Bradlee's  corner,  B.,  1800;  corner  of  Dock  square  and  Pierce's  alley 
(now  Change  avenue),  then  so  called. 

Bradley  court,  /B.,    1839-61;    from    Endicott    street,   east,    between 
Bradley  place,  j      Cooper  street  and  Thacher  street;  closed. 

*Bradshaw  street.  Dor.,  1896;  from  129  Glen  way  street  to  58  Esmond 
street;  White  street  laid  out  as  Bradshaw  street,  from  Glenway 
street  to  a  proposed  street  (Charlotte  street)  about  100  feet  beyond 
Bicknell  street,  Jan.  3,  1896;  authority  to  open  portion  from  Char- 
lotte street  to  Sanborn  avenue  given  by  Street  Commissioners, 
June  16,  1896;  portion  between  the  extension  of  the  northeasterly 
line  of  that  part  of  Esmond  street  leading  from  Blue  Hill  avenue 
and  Sanborn  avenue  laid  out  as  a  part  of  Esmond  street,  June  26, 
1899;  portion  between  Charlotte  street  and  Esmond  street  laid  out 
May  4,  1906.     L  2752,  L  3124,  L  3869,  L  4061. 


List  of  Steeets,  Etc.,  in  Boston.  67 

Bradstreet  avenue,  W.  Rox.,  1860;  northwest  end  of  Mt.  Hope  street, 
from  near  Mt.  Hope  station,  southeast;  called  Bradstreet  previous 
to  1871,  when  it  was  laid  out  as  a  part  of  Mt.  Hope  street. 

Bradstreet  avenue,  W.  Rox.,  1884;  from  71  Mt.  Hope  street,  southwest; 
formerly  called  Weld  street  by  old  deed. 

Bradstreet  court,  Chsn.,  1868;  from  Park  street,  west,  nearly  opposite 
end  of  Joiner  street;  called  Roughan  terrace  in  1900. 

Bradstreet  road,  Chsn.;  from  Park,  near  City  square,  northwest;  called 
Roughan  road  in  1900. 

*Braemore  road,  Bri.,  1897;  from  Commonwealth  avenue  to  16  Chiswick 
road;  Berwick  road  laid  out  and  name  changed  to  Braemore  road 
Dec.  11,  1897.     L  2942. 

fBragdon  street,  Rox.,  1871;  from  3003  Washington  street  to  116  Amory 
street;  named  from  Shawmut  avenue  (now  Washington  street)  to 
Amory  street,  April  28,  1871;  laid  out  from  Amory  street  to  Colum- 
bus avenue,  July  29,  1898.     L  3008,  L  3354. 

Brahms  street,  W.  Rox.,  1891;  from  4589  Washington  street,  about  160 
feet  southwest  of  Haydn  street,  northwest,  to  about  107  feet  beyond 
Nikisch  avenue;  shown  on  plan  dated  Sept.  5,  1891.  Suffolk  Deeds, 
Lib.  2018,  fol.  497. 

*Braintree  street,  Bri.,  1885;  from  95  Everett  street  to  14  Franklin 
street,  parallel  with  and  next  south  of  B.  &  A.  (now  N.  Y.  C.  &  H.  R.) 
R.  R.;  laid  out  as  a  public  street,  Sept.  6,  1886.     L  1944. 

Braman  street,  Bri.,  from  412  Washington  street  to  Dighton  street. 

Branch  avenue,  )  B.;  from  17  Charles   street   to  4  Spruce   street,  be- 
*Branch  street,     (      tween  Beacon  street  and    Chestnut   street;   called 
Kitchen  street,   1824;  called  Branch  avenue,   1849;  accepted  condi- 
tionally, Dec.  15,  1863,  but  never   finally  till   it  was  laid  out  as  a 
public  street  and  named  Branch  street,  July  26,  1884.     L  1795. 

Branch  avenue,  Dor.,  from  32  Arcadia  street,  south,  then  west  to  23 
Ditson  street. 

Branch  street,  Dor.,  1881;  from  53  Butler  street  to  24  Medway  street; 
at  north  side  of  Milton  Branch  R.  R. 

Branch  avenue,  j  Dor.;    from  Arcadia    street,  southeast,  then    south- 
Branch   street,     (      west    to    Ditson    street;     shown   as    an    unnamed 
street   in    1874;    sometimes   called    Branch    avenue;     called   Branch 
street  in  1884-1906;    Branch  avenue   laid   out   under   the  name  of 
Arcadia  park,  Oct.  22,  1906.     L  3908. 

Brandon  street.  Dor.;  from  Washington  street  to  Carlisle  street  (now 
Wainwright  street);  part  from  Washington  street,  east,  called 
Baker  court  or  avenue  in  1873,  and  shown  as  an  unnamed  court  in 
1874;  later  extended  east  to  Carlisle  street  (now  Wainwright  street); 
also  called  by  abutters  Brandon  street;  laid  out  and  named  Brent 
street,  Nov.  12,  1885. 

fBrandon  street,  W.  Rox.,  1881;  from  South  street  to  Dudley  avenue; 
formerly  from  South  street  at  junction  with  Birch  street,  crossing 
Dudley  avenue  and  Aldrich  street,  parallel  with  and  south  from  B. 
&  P.  (now  N.  Y.,  N.  H.  &  H.)  R.  R.;  shown  as  extending  from 
South  street,  westerly,  and  called  Williams  street  in  1871;  shown  as 
Williams  street  from  South  street  to  Dudley  avenue  in  1874;  part 
from  South  street  to  Cottage  (now  Amherst)  street  laid  out  as 
Brandon  street,  Sept.  14,  1881;  remainder  of  street  after  this  date 
called  Brandon  street;  authority  to  open  part  from  Dudley  avenue 
to  near  Colberg  avenue  given  by  Street  Commissioners,  Dec.  1, 
1891;  later  a  portion  of  Brandon  street,  from  Dudley  avenue  to 
Belgrade  avenue,   called  Belgrade    avenue;   widened    from    Robert 


68  List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston. 

street  to  South  street  by  decree  of  Superior  Court,  filed  April  24, 
1897,  under  authority  of  chapter  321,  Acts  of  the  Legislature  of  1896; 
included  in  the  laying  out  of  Belgrade  avenue,  Sept.  5,  1903.  L  1557, 
L  3706,  L  3707,  L  3708,  L  3709. 

Brattle  alley,    /  B.,  1708;  from  Mr.  Coleman's   church   (now  corner  of 

Brattle  lane,    )      Brattle  street  and    Brattle    square)  to  Queen  (now 

Court)   street;    that  part  of    Brattle   lane  above  described    at   one 

time  called  Brattle  street;    called    also  Dassett's  or  Dorsett's  lane 

or  alley  as  early  as  1755;  called  Franklin  avenue,  1815. 

*Brattle  square,  B.,  1737;  from  15  Elm  street  to  39  Brattle  street;  a  part 
of  Brattle  street,  1708;  as  early  as  1737  names  of  Brattle  street  and 
Brattle  square  used  interchangeably  for  street  from  Wing's  lane 
(now  Elm  street)  to  the  church  (corner  of  present  Brattle  street  an 
Brattle  square),  then  east  to  Dock  square;  same  street  called  Brattle- 
street  square  in  list  of  1800;  name  of  Brattle  square  restricted  to 
part  from  Elm  street  to  the  church,  and  name  of  Brattle  street 
given  to  other  part  and  to  Hillier's  lane,  1820. 

*Brattle  street,  B.,  1694;  from  137  Washington  street  at  Adams  square  to 
77  Court  street  at  ScoUay  square;  from  the  middle  of  Wing's  lane 
(now  Elm  street)  to  Mr.  Coleman's  church  (corner  of  present  Brattle 
square  and  Brattle  street),  thence  two  ways,  easterly  to  Dock 
square  and  southerly  to  Queen  (now  Court)  street,  1708;  on  Price's 
map,  1769,  and  Page's  map,  1775,  represented  as  running  from  Wing's 
lane  to  Queen  street  across  Hillier's  lane,  the  part  from  the  church 
to  Dock  square  being  made  a  part  of  Hillier's  lane;  the  part  from 
the  church  to  Queen  street  called  also  at  an  early  time  Brattle  alley 
or  lane;  called  Dassett's  or  Dorsett's  alley,  1755-1817;  called  Frank- 
lin avenue,  1817;  the  part  from  Wing's  lane  to  the  church  called 
also  at  times  Brattle  square,  as  early  as  1737,  and  Brattle-street 
square,  1800;  now  called  Brattle  square;  the  part  from  the  church 
to  Dock  square  besides  being  called  Hillier's  lane  (see  above)  called 
at  times  (with  the  part  from  Wing's  lane  to  the  church)  Brattle  square, 
1737,  and  Brattle-street  square  in  Edes's  list  of  1800,  but  shown  as 
Cooper's  alley  on  Carleton's  map  of  1800,  and  sometimes  so  called  as 
late  as  1818;  this  part  commonly,  however,  called  Brattle  square  or 
Brattle  street  tiU  1820,  when  name  of  Brattle  street  was  extended 
over  whole  street  from  Court  street  to  Dock  square,  the  part  lead- 
ing west  to  Court  street  being  previously  called  Hillier's  lane  (1708) 
and  sometimes  also  Belknap's  alley  (1744)  and  Gay  alley;  the  east- 
erly end  near  Dock  square  included  in  the  extension  of  Washington 
street,  Nov.  6,  1872.     L  65,  L  818,  L  949. 

Brattle=street  square,  B.,  1800;  from  Wing's  lane  (now  Elm  street) 
to  the  church  (corner  present  Brattle  street  and  Brattle  square),  then 
east  to  Dock  square;  Brattle  street  or  square  (now  part  of  Brattle 
street  and  Brattle  square)  sometimes  so  called;  part  running  east 
to  Dock  square  also  called  Cooper's  alley  about  same  time,  and 
Hillier's  lane  on  maps  of  1769  and  1775. 

*Bray  street,  Rox.,  1898;  from  3023  Washington  street,  opposite  West- 
minster avenue,  to  1860  Columbus  avenue;  authority  to  open  given 
by  Street  Commissioners,  April  7,  1898;  laid  out,  March  3,  1899. 
L  3084. 

Brazer's  corner,  B.,  1800;  corner  Dock  square  and  Exchange  lane  (now 
street),  then  so  called. 

*Bread  street,  B.,  1808;  from  Broad  street  to  India  street,  between 
Wharf  street  and  Custom  House  street;  conveyed  to  city  for  a  public 
way,  March  9,  1808,  by  deed,  and  shown  as  Bread  street  in  1808; 
confirmed  as  a  pubUc  street,  Sept.  15,  1834;  name  changed  to  Franklin 
street,  March  1,  1896. 


List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston.  69 

*Breck  street,  Bri.,  1871;  from  Warren  street  to  Washington  street; 
laid  out,  Dec.  16,  1873;  included  in  the  laying  out  of  Massachusetts 
avenue  (now  Commonwealth  avenue),  Nov.  6,  1883. 

*Breed  square,  E.  B.,  1909;  the  open  space  at  the  junction  of  Ben- 
nington, Breed  and  Saratoga  streets  named  Breed  square  by  order 
of  aty  Council  approved,  Feb.  13,  1909. 

fBreed  street,  E.  B.,  1875  (Breed's  Island);  from  1010  Bennington  street 
to  176  Gladstone  street;  from  Ford  street  to  Terrace  avenue  (now 
Gladstone  street),  shown  on  plan  made  by  Whitman  &  Breck,  dated 
1875;  this  last-named  portion  laid  out,  Aug.  23,  1886;  authority  to 
open  part  between  Ford  street  and  Bennington  street  given  by 
Street  Commissioners,  April  21,  1893.     L  1936,  L  1937. 

Breen  place,  B.,  1870;  from  Livingston  street,  south,  between  Charles 
street  and  the  river;  called  Livingston  place,  1844;  named  Breen 
place,  May  10,  1870;  obhterated  by  the  construction  of  the  Charles 
River  Embankment  (now  Charlesbank),  authorized  1881,  com- 
pleted 1887. 

Bremen  place,  E.  B.,  1859;  from  24  Bremen  street,  northwest,  between 
Sumner  street  and  Maverick  street. 

tBremen  street,  E.  B.,  1833;  from  232  Sumner  street  to  Addison  street; 
accepted  from  Sumner  street  to  Porter  street.  May  29,  1857; 
accepted  from  Porter  street  to  Curtis  street,  July  29,  1861;  accepted 
at  junction  of  Bennington  street,  July  23,  1862;  small  triangular  piece 
on  the  easterly  side,  junction  with  the  southwesterly  Hne  of  Curtis 
street,  discontinued,  Sept.  27,  1904,  by  a  special  commission 
appointed  by  the  Superior  Court  under  authority  of  chapter  390,  Acts 
of  1899  and  amendments  thereto;  grade  revised  at  junction  of  Saratoga 
street,  Bennington  street,  Prescott  street,  Porter  street,  Maverick 
street  and  Sumner  street,  Sept.  27,  1904;  these  changes  were  made 
under  authority  mentioned  above  and  are  to  meet  the  grade  of  the 
above  mentioned  streets,  which  have  been  elevated  across  the  tracks 
of  the  B.  &  A.  P.  R.  L  891,  L  892,  L  893,  L  894,  L  3813,  L  3814, 
L  3815,  L  3816,  L  3817,  L  3818. 

Brennan  place.  So.  B.,  1899;  from  241  Athens  street,  southwesterly, 
between  D  street  and  Payson  avenue. 

t Brent  street.  Dor.,  1885;  from  658  Washington  street  to  Melbourne 
street;  ]5rivate  way  heretofore  known  as  Baker  avenue  and  later  as 
Brandon  street,  laid  out  with  name  of  Brent  street,  Nov.  12,  1885; 
authority  to  open  part  from  Carlisle  (now  Wainwright)  street  to 
Melbourne  street  given  by  Street  Commissioners,  May  20,  1897. 
L  1896,  L  2537. 

Brenton  street,  Dor.,  1892;  from  168  Glen  way  street  to  117  Greenwood 
street;  authority  to  open  under  the  name  of  Raleigh  street  given  by 
Street  Commissioners,  March  28,  1893;  had  been  previously  called 
Brenton  street;  again  called  Brenton  street  in  1903. 

*Brentwood  street,  Bri.,  1889;  from  116  Frankhn  street  to  229  Everett 
street;  laid  out  by  Selectmen  as  Pearl  street,  Dec.  16,  1873;  laid  out 
as  Brentwood  street,  Aug.  13,  1889.     L  2150. 

Brewer  avenue,  Rox.,  1872;  from  Dudley  street  to  George  street, 
between  Magazine  street  and  Clarence  street;  changed  in  same  year 
to  Woodward  avenue;  laid  out  as  Woodward  avenue,  May  7,  1877. 

*Brewer  street,  W.  Rox.,  1855;  from  18  Burroughs  street  to  21  EUot  street; 
shown  as  a  street  without  name  in  1849;  laid  out,  March  19,  1875; 
called  Beaver  street,  1874-79.     L  1030. 


70  List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston. 

Brewer's  hill,  B.,  1800;  from  Charter  street  to  Lynn  (now  Commercial) 
street,  parallel  with  and  southwest  of  Henchman's  lane  (now  street); 
called  Shding  alley,  1708,  1732  and  1769;  called  Foster's  lane,  1741, 
and  as  late  as  1819  or  later;  called  also  Fuller  street  on  Carleton's 
map  of  1795,  and  called  Brewer's  hill  by  Edes's  hst  of  1800;  called 
Foster  street  on  Carleton's  map  of  1800,  which  name  it  now  bears. 

Brewery  court,  Chsn.,  1831-40;  from  45  Salem  turnpike  (now  Chelsea 
street);  not  now  identified. 

*Brewster  street.  So.  B.,  1861;  from  501  East  Seventh  street  to  526  East 
Eighth  street,  between  Springer  street  and  I  street;  laid  out,  Oct.  29, 
1877.     L  1284. 

Brewster  street,  Rox.,  1864;  from  Eustis  street,  southwest,  then  south- 
east across  Harrison  avenue  to  Winslow  street;  name  changed  to 
Renfrew  street,  April  20,  1869. 

Brick  alley,  B.,  1788;  from  Cow  lane  (now  High  street),  opposite  end 
of  Long  lane  (now  Federal  street),  to  Belcher's  lane  (now  Purchase 
street);  called  Crooked  alley,  1708;  Brick  alley,  1788;  Board  alley, 
1848;  erroneously  called  Broad  alley,  1864;  shown  as  Board  alley 
on  plans  as  late  as  1870,  and  extending  from  High  street  near  and 
east  of  junction  of  Federal  street  to  Purchase  street,  but  now  closed. 

Brick  alley,  B.,  1848;  from  139  North  street  to  58  Fulton  street;  near 
Ferry  street;  from  Ann  (now  North)  street,  east,  1848. 

Bridge  court,  B.,  1833;  from  George  (now  West  Cedar)  street,  west, 
between  Cambridge  street  and  Stetson's  place;  called  Gilson's  court 
or  place,  1867. 

Bridge  I  court,  B.;  from  23  North  Anderson  street,  east,  between 

Bridge=street  (      Parkman  street  and  Adams  place;  called  Bridge  court 

in  1828,  1830-35,  1869-87;  Bridge-street  court  in  1829;  now  known 

as  Bridge  court. 

*Bridge  street,  B.,  1798;  from  Cambridge  street,  north,  across  Vine  (now 
Parkman)  street,  west  of  Blossom  street;  from  Cambridge  street  to 
South  Allen  street,  1809;  so  much  of  street  as  fell  within  the  lands 
of  the  Massachusetts  General  Hospital  discontinued,  Nov.  19,  1817, 
Blossom  street  to  be  substituted  therefor;  formerly  extended  from 
Vine  (now  Parkman)  street  to  land  of  Massachusetts  General  Hospital, 
Oct.  31,  1831;  accepted  as  a  pubhc  street,  Sept.  15,  1834;  name 
changed  to  North  Anderson  street,  April  21,  1868.  Stiffolk  Deeds, 
Lib.  193,  fol.  88. 

Bridge  street,  W.  Rox.;  from  321  Walk  Hill  street. 

Bridge  street,  W.  Rox.,  1872;  from  664  Canterbury  street,  east,  crossing 
end  of  Brook  street. 

Bridge  street,  Chsn.,  1714;  from  Fish  street  (now  Charles-river  avenue), 
east,  to  "the  swing  bridge"  (near  south  end  of  present  Gray  street); 
described  as  "New  Fore  street,  what  is  now  called  Water  street," 
and  laid  out  40  feet  wide,  1780;  Water  street  as  thus  laid  out  probably 
included  Bridge  street  and  Battery  street. 

Bridge=street  avenue,  B.,  1832;  from  Bridge  (now  North  Anderson) 
street  to  Blossom  street;  named  Adams  place,  1845,  but  given  in  direc- 
tories as  above  until  1849. 

Bridges's  lane,  B.,  1796;  from  Middle  (now.  Hanover)  street  to  Salem 
street;  name  used  late  in  the  eighteenth  century  for  street  commonly 
known  as  Beer  lane,  1708-1800;  same  street  also  called  Bear  lane, 
1708;  "  Beer  lane  or  Bridges's  lane  "  named  Richmond  street,  Jan.  22, 
1800;  named  Parmenter  street,  Dec.  31,  1870. 


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Bridle=path  bridge,  Rox.,  1894;  an  arch  bridge  in  the  Riverway,  from 
Audubon  road,  across  Muddy  river  to  bridle  path,  near  Brookline 
avenue;  work  was  begun  in  August,  1893;  completed,  Aug.  13, 
1894;  maintained  by  the  Park  Department. 

Brigden's  lane,  Chsn.,  1670;  from  Bow  street,  next  west  of  Grave  street 
to  the  river,  12  feet  wide;  called  Jenner's  lane,  1767;  shown  as  Cook's 
lane  in  1818;  new  street  laid  out  over  Cook's  lane  from  Bow  street  to 
Front  street,  and  called  Jenner  street,  Sept.  17,  1866. 

Brigg's  court,  Rox.,  1847;  from  Orange  (now  Elmwood  and  Hampshire) 
street. 

Brigg's  place,  B.,  1849;  from  244  Shawmut  avenue,  southeast,  between 
Bradford  street  and  Groton  street;  called  New  court,  1845;  named 
Briggs  place,  1849. 

*Brigham  street,  E.  B.,  1892;  from  175  Webster  street  to  a  point  southeast 
of  Ida  street,  formerly  part  of  Terrace  place;  laid  out,  Nov.  26,  1892. 
L  2460,  L  2461,  L  4157. 

*Brighton  avenue,  Bri.  (formerly  B.  and  Bri.),  1825;  from  1161  Com- 
monwealth avenue  to  480  Cambridge  street;  laid  out  but  not  named, 
May  1,  1824,  by  the  Court  of  Sessions,  from  the  termination  of  the  road 
made  by  the  Boston  and  Roxbury  Mill  Corporation  in  Brighton  to  the 
square  in  Waterto-RTi  (Sessions  and  Commissioners,  January,  1822,  to 
September,  1831,  Middlesex  Reg.);  shown  as  Brighton  avenue  or  road 
to  Mill-dam,  on  plan  dated  1825;  an  early  name  sometimes  given  to  the 
MiU-dam  road  from  BrookHne  Une  to  Watertown  Une,  and  same  name 
used  at  times  down  to  1875;  said  road  named  Avenue  street,  June  15, 
1840  (Brighton  Town  Records,  Vol.  2,  p.  363);  named  Beacon  street, 
Nov.  10,  1846;  North  Beacon  street,  March  5,  1860;  highway  over 
Mill-dam  road  and  Watertown  turnpike,  connecting  bridges,  "from 
boundary  Une  between  Brighton  and  Brookline  through  Brighton  to 
boundary  line  at  Arsenal  grounds,"  accepted,  Nov.  19,  1868  (Town 
Records,  Vol.  4,  p.  397);  name  of  part  of  North  Beacon  street  from  the 
former  boundary  line  of  towns  of  Brighton  and  Brookline  to  Cam- 
bridge street  at  Union  square  changed  to  Brighton  avenue,  March  1, 
1884;  name  of  part  of  Brighton  avenue  from  Beacon  street  to  Mas- 
sachusetts avenue  (now  Commonwealth  avenue)  at  Malvern  street 
changed  to  Commonwealth  avenue,  being  a  continuation  of  the  same, 
March  1,  1887;  sometimes  described  as  Brighton  branch  of  the  Mill- 
dam,  Brighton  road  and  road  to  the  JMill-dam.  L  649,  L  1799,  L  2726, 
L  2727,  L  2728,  L  3286,  L  3287,  L  3288,  L  3289. 

Brighton  court,  B.,  1848;  from  Brighton  street,  southeast,  between 
Allen  street  and  Poplar  street,  extending  to  junction  of  Kennard  court 
and  Lovell  place;  Brighton-street  court,  1860;  Elder  court,  1863; 
Elder  place  since  1868. 

Brighton  road,  Rox.  and  Bri.;  see  Brighton  avenue. 

Brighton  road,  Bri.,  1847;  from  junction  of  Newton  road  (now  part  of 
Washington  street)  and  Brookline  road  (now  part  of  Washington 
street),  northeast;  called  Cambridge  street. 

Brighton  square,  Bri.;  at  intersection  of  Chestnut  Hill  avenue  and 
Academy  Hill  road.  < 

♦Brighton  street,  B.,  1816;  from  end  of  101  Lowell  street  across  Leverett 
street  and  Poplar  street  to  67  Allen  street;  from  Leverett  street  to 
Poplar  street  called  Copper  street,  1803;  changed  to  Brighton  street, 
1816;  Brighton  street  extended  from  Poplar  street  to  North  Allen 
(now  Allen)  street,  1826;  extended  north  on  Barton  point,  March  15, 
1828;  confirmed  as  a  pubUc  street,  Sept.  15,  1834;  part  from  Leverett 
street,   north,   extended   to  the  flats  and  sometimes   called   North 


72  List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston. 

Brighton  street,  1834;  Lowell  street  extended  in  1842  to  Brighton 
street,  aAd  part  from  Leverett  street  to  Lowell  street,  accepted  May  1, 
1848.     L  560. 

tBrighton  street,  Chsn.,  1852;  from  95  Cambridge  street,  northeast, 
across  Perkins  street,  then  north  by  B.  &  M.  R.  R.,  then  northwest 
to  10  Caldwell  (formerly  Columbia)  street;  laid  out  from  Cambridge 
street  to  Perkins  street,  Oct.  25,  1852;  remainder  shown  as  BrookUne 
street  in  1858;  called  Brighton  street  from  Cambridge  street  to  Colum- 
bia street,  1868;  grade  revised,  Aug.  4,  1900,  between  Cambridge  street 
and  Perkins  street  by  order  of  a  special  commission  appointed  by  the 
Superior  Court,  under  authority  of  chapter  428,  Acts  of  1900  and 
amendments  thereto.     L  3960. 

Brighton  street,  Bri.;  part  of  Washington  street,  from  junction  of 
Tremont  street,  west,  so  called  in  1871. 

Brighton=street  avenue,  B.,  1844;  from  107  Brighton  street,  northwest, 
to  15  Auburn  street,  between  Livingston  (now  Chambers)  street  and 
Poplar  street;  called  Derby  avenue,  1841;  Brighton-street  avenue, 
1844. 

Brighton=street  court,  B.,  1860;  from  Brighton  street,  southeast, 
between  Allen  street  and  Poplar  street,  extending  to  junction  Kennard 
court  and  Lovell  place;  called  Brighton  court,  1848;  Brighton-street 
court,  1860;  Elder  court,  1863;  Elder  place  since  1868. 

Brighton=street  place,  B.,  1859;  from  66  Brighton  street,  southeast, 
between  Leverett  street  and  Chambers  street. 

Brimmer      )  avenue,  B.,  1822-26;  from  Liberty  square  to  Broad  street; 
Brimmer's  (      another  name  for  street  called  Liberty  street  on  Hales's 

map  of  1814  and  at  various  times  till  1826;  Liberty  street  included 

in  Water  street,  March  20,  1826. 

Brimmer  avenue,  /  B.,    1842;  from  Essex    street,  north,   opposite  end 

Brimmer  place,      )      of  Harrison  avenue;  called   Essex    place,    1816; 

Essex  court,  1818;  Brimmer  avenue  or  place,  1842;  Harrison  avenue 

extended  from  Essex  street  to  Bedford  street,  over  Brimmer  place, 

part  of  Chickering  place  and  part  of  Norfolk  place,  July  6,  1881. 

Brimmer  avenue,  E.  B.,  1876;  from  Ashley  avenue,  northeast,  to  Revere 
line. 

Brimmer  place,  B.,  1884;  from  North  street,  southeast,  near  Richmond 
street;  called  North  Brimmer  place,  1890. 

*Brimmer  street,  B.,  1866;  from  102  Pinckney  street  to  84  Beacon  street; 
part  between  Chestnut  street  and  Beacon  street  called  D  street,  1828; 
this  part  named  Messenger  street,  Jan.  5,  1856;  part  from  Pinckney 
street,  south,  to  Mt.  Vernon  street,  laid  out  as  Brimmer  street,  Dec.  19, 
1866;  extended  from  Mt.  Vernon  street  to  Chestnut  street,  Oct.  9, 
1868;  name  of  Messenger  street  changed  to  Brimmer  street,  April  20, 
1869.     L  266,  L  297,  L  346. 

Brimmer's  corner,  B.,  1800;  corner  Marlboro'  (now  Washington)  street 
and  School  street,  then  so  called. 

Brimstone  corner,  B.;  a  colloquial  name  for  the  corner  of  Tremont  street 
and  Park  street,  where  stands  the  Park-street  Church. 

Brinton  street,  Rox.;  from  Washington  street,  nearly  opposite  Marcella 
street,  southeast,  abandoned. 

Briscow's  corner,  B.,  1708;  corner  Marlboro'  (now  Washington)  street 
and  Rawson's  lane  (now  Bromfield  street),  then  so  called;  also 
written  Brisco's  corner. 


List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston.  73 

*BristoI  street,  B.,  1869;  from  365  Albany  street  to  442  Harrison  avenue, 
between  Dover  street  and  Thayer  street;  laid  out  parallel  with  and 
250  feet  distant  southwest  from  Dover  street,  March  12,  1869.  L  431, 
L  444, L  2336, L  3278. 

Bristol  street,  B.,  1828;  from  Northampton  street  to  Dedham  (now 
East  Dedham)  street;  shown  on  "  Plan  of  the  Neck  Lands  belonging 
to  the  City  of  Boston,"  and  dated  May  22,  1828;  location  never 
adopted. 

Broad  alley,  B.,  1722;  from  Orange  (now  Washington)  street,  west; 
called  HoUis  street,  1732. 

Broad  alley,  B.,  1864;  from  High  street,  near  and  east  of  junction  of 
Federal  street  to  Purchase  street;  Board  alley  (earlier  called  Crooked 
alley  and  also  Brick  alley)  erroneously  so  called  in  1864;  now  closed. 

*Broad  street,  B.,  1805;  from  117  State  street,  between  Kilby  street  and 
India  street  to  315  Atlantic  avenue;  from  State  street  to  Batterymarch 
street  {i.  e.,  to  present  junction  of  Batterymarch  street  and  Broad 
street)  laid  out  70  feet  wide  and  named,  June  26,  1805;  name  of  Broad 
street  extended  over  part  of  Batterymarch  street,  running  easterly 
from  former  end  of  Broad  street  to  Foster's  wharf,  1808;  50-foot 
street  laid  out  from  Sconce  (now  Belcher)  lane  (termination  of  Broad 
street,  near  Foster's  wharf)  through  part  of  Flounder  alley  to  Sea 
street,  at  present  termination  of  Summer  street,  and  said  street 
included  in  Broad  street,  Oct.  23,  1833;  name  of  Sea  street  from 
easterly  end  of  Summer  street  to  South  Boston  bridge  discontinued, 
and  entire  street  leading  from  State  street  to  South  Boston  lower  (free) 
bridge  called  Broad  street,  Jan.  3,  1834;  name  of  part  from  Summer 
street  to  North  Free  bridge  changed  to  Sea  street  again,  April  4, 
1842,  and  named  Federal  street,  April  30,  1856;  name  of  part  from 
Rowe's  wharf  to  Federal  street  changed  to  Atlantic  avenue,  March  17, 
1874.  Vol.  31,  p.  76.  Vol.  31,  p.  82.  L  186,  L  339,  L  466,  L  586, 
L  622, L  788, L  810, L  874, L  875, L  876. 

Broad  street,  Chsn.,  1670;  early  name  for  the  street  leading  from  the 
northeast  side  of  the  Market-place  (now  City  square),  north;  same 
street  called  Market  street,  1714,  and  Main  street,  1769. 

*Broadway,  B.  and  So.  B.,  1804;  from  908  Washington  street,  opposite 
Pleasant  street,  across  Fort  Point  channel  to  109  Dorchester  avenue, 
opposite  West  Broadway;  laid  out  and  named  from  the  north  end 
of  Dorchester  street  in  South  Boston,  southeast  to  the  sea,  and  north- 
west to  the  line  of  the  Turnpike  (now  Dorchester  avenue),  Feb.  27, 
1805,  plan  dated  Oct.  4,  1804;  laid  out  from  Federal  street  (now 
Dorchester  avenue),  southeasterly,  to  low  water  mark,  Nov.  17,  1868: 
extended  across  Fort  Point  channel  to  Albany  street,  crossing  and 
over  a  part  of  Way  street.  May  3,  1869;  part  east  of  Dorchester 
street  named  East  Broadway  and  part  west  of  said  street  named 
West  Broadway,  Feb.  18,  1873;  extended  from  Albany  street  to 
Washington  street,  opposite  Pleasant  street,  over  part  of  Curve 
street  and  including  Vinal  place,  July  3,  1880.  L  8,  L  125,  L  154, 
L  361, L  362, L  363, L  367, L  368, L  473, L  632, L  1465, L  1466, L  1532, 
L  2117,  L  3993. 

*Broadway,  Chsn.,  1858;  part  of  Main  street  from  Columbia  (now  Cald- 
well) street,  near  Somerville  line,  southeast;  the  continuation  of 
Main  street  in  Somerville  is  called  Broadway. 

*Broadway  bridge,  B.  and  So.  B.,  1871;  from  Albany  street  over  Fort 
Point  channel  to  Dorchester  avenue;  Broadway  extended  over 
channel  to  Albany  street.  May  3,  1869;^  work  on  bridge  begun  in 
1870;  bridge  opened  for  public  travel  in'March  or  April,  1871;  col- 
loquially called  St.  Patrick's  bridge. 


74  List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston. 

♦Broadway  bridge,  B.,  1882;  on  Broadway,  between  Albany  street  and 
Curve  street,  over  the  tracks  of  the  N.  Y.  C.  &  H.  R.  R.  R.;  original 
bridge  built  by  the  City  of  Boston;  work  was  begun  in  September, 
1880;  completed  in  April,  1882. 

Broadway  court,  So.  B.,  1863;  from  junction  621  East  Broadway  and 
Emerson  street,  southeast  of,  and  parallel  with,  I  street;  built  over, 
April,  1909. 

Brodbine  avenue,  Rox.,  1894;  from  307  Dudley  street  to  Forest  street; 
authority  to  open  given  by  Street  Commissioners,  Dec.  26,  1894. 

■  Broderick  alley,  B.,  1885;  from  488  Commercial  street,  southwest, 
between  Jackson  avenue  and  Commercial  court. 

Bromfield  place,  B.,  1828-48;  from  Bromfield  street,  north  (closed). 

*BromfieId  street,  (B.;  from  369  Washington  street,  between  School 
Bromfield's  lane,  \  street  and  Winter  street,  to  102  Tremont  street; 
called  Rawson's  lane,  1708;  Bromfield's  lane,  1751;  named  Brom- 
field street,  Nov.  10,  1828;  existed  in  1670,  but  unnamed.  See 
Suffolk  Deeds,  Lib.  6,  fols.  238,  239;  Lib.  462,  fol.  296.  Vol.  31,  p.  21. 
L  453. 

*Bromley  park,  Rox.,  1872;  from  70  Bickford  street  across  Albert  street 
to  N.  Y.,  N.  H.  &  H.  R.  R.;  laid  out.  May  15,  1874.     L  928. 

fBromley  street,  Rox.,  1872;  from  46  New  Heath  street,  between  Parker 
street  and  B.  &  P.  (now  N.  Y.,  N.  H.  &  H.)  R.  R.,  southwest,  crossing 
Heath  street  and  Bromley  park;  laid  out  from  New  Heath  street  to 
Bromley  park.  May  15,  1874.     L  927. 

Bronsdon  street,  Bri.,  1905;  from  Lawrence  street,  between  Portsmouth 
street  and  Fletcher  street,  north,  to  School  street;  shown  on  plan  by 
John  N.  McClintock,  dated  June  3,  1905. 

*Brook  avenue.  Dor.,  1855;  from  495  Dudley  street,  southwest,  south  and 
northeast  to  573  Dudley  street  again;  called  Brook  street  in  1856; 
laid  out  from  Stoughton  (now  Dudley)  street,  crossing  West  Cottage 
street  to  Stoughton  (now  Dudley)  street,  Aug.  12,  1869.  L  880, 
L  1511. 

Brook=avenue  place,  I  Dor.;    from    21    Brook    avenue,  west,  between 
Brook  court,  j      Dudley    street     and    West    Cottage     street; 

shown  as  an  unnamed  place  in   1855;  called  Brook  court  in   1860; 

called  Leavitt  place  in  1873;  Brook-avenue  place  in  1884. 

Brook  place,  Dor.,  1875;  from  Dudley  street,  nearly  opposite  north 
end  of  Brook  avenue,  northeast;  Brook  place  and  Clifton  park  laid  out 
under  the  name  of  Rockford  street,  Sept.  25,  1899.     L  3177. 

Brook  road,  W.  Rox.,  1899;  from  Forest  Hills  street,  northwest,  to  Stony 
Brook  opposite  Lotus  place;  formerly  a  part  of  A  street. 

Brook  street.  Dor.,  1856;  from  Dudley  street,  southwest,  south  and 
northeast  to  Dudley  street  again;  Brook  avenue  so  called  in  1856. 

Brook    )  street,   Dor.,  1874;  from   72    Parkman    street,   north,   across 
Brooks  )      Gibson    street   to   near  Park   street;    formerly  from   Howe 

(now  Parkman)  street,  north,  across  Gibson  street  to  Tenean  creek; 

this  portion  of  Tenean  creek  filled;  shown  as  an  unnamed  street  in 

1852;  shown  as  a  proposed  street  in  1874. 
Brook    )  street.  Dor.,  1874;    from  2092   Dorchester   avenue,    opposite 
Brooks  )      the    south    cemetery,    east,    crossing     Patterson    street  to 

Hutchinson  street;  now  Brook  street. 

Brook  street,  W.  Rox.,  i872;  from  89  Paine  street,  north,  to  Bridge 
street;  called  Brooks  street  in  1906. 


List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston.  75 

Brook  street,  W.  Rox.,  1872;  from  69  Bellevue  avenue  to  20  Hill  street, 
crossing  Orange  street  and  Berry  street. 

Brook  street,  W.  Rox.,  1874;  from  76  Mt.  Hope  street,  north  of  Lawn 
street,  east,  to  Stony  Brook;  shown  as  an  unnamed  street  in  1853. 

Brook  street,  W.  Rox.,  1882;  from  197  Florence  street,  between  Sher- 
wood street  and  Sycamore  street,  southwest  then  northwest  to  161 
Sycamore  street;  shown  as  an  unnamed  street  in  1874. 

Brook    )  street,  W.  Rox.,  1882;  from  Newbern  street  to  Ashland  street; 

Brooks  S  formerly  from  Newbern  street  to  Stony  Brook,  between 
Canterbury  street  and  Hyde  Park  line,  shown  as  an  unnamed  street  in 
1874  and  as  proposed  street  in  1884;  shown  extended  to  Ashland 
street  on  plan  dated  1903  as  Brooks  street.  Suffolk  Deeds,  Lib.  2917, 
fol.  387. 

Brook  Farm  avenue,  W.  Rox.,  1874;  from  Baker  street  to  Newton 
line  but  shown  in  1874  and  later  as  from  Baker  street,  west,  in  an 
irregular  line  on  land,  and  to  buildings  of  Martin  Luther  Orphan 
Home. 

*Brookfield  street,  W.  Rox.;  from  830  South  street  to  39  South  Fairview 
street;  laid  out,  Dec.  27,  1893.     L  2577,  L  3688. 

*BrQokford  street,  Rox.  and  Dor.,  1883;  from  186  Blue  Hill  avenue, 
opposite  Woodbine  street,  to  77  Howard  avenue  at  Hartford  street; 
laid  out,  July  6,  1883,  the  part  near  Blue  Hill  avenue  being  laid  out 
over  the  southerly  portion  of  Rand  (earlier  Bismarck)  street.  L  1715, 
L  2677. 

Brookledge  street,  Rox.,  1889;  from  268  Humboldt  avenue,  between 
Hutchings  street  and  Seaver  street,  to  115  Elm  Hill  avenue.    L  4135. 

*Brookline  avenue,  B.  and  Rox.,  1849;  from  661  Beacon  street,  at 
Commonwealth  avenue,  southwest,  to  Brookline  line;  called  road  to 
the  Punch  Bowl  Tavern  in  1828;  Punch  Bowl  road  on  map  1845; 
Brookline  street  in  1845,  and  by  directories  until  1868;  road  over 
Mill-dam  on  plan  dated  1850,  called  Brookline  Branch  of  Western 
avenue,  or  Punch  Bowl  road,  and  by  those  names  located  by  inden- 
ture between  Commonwealth  and  Roxbury  Mill  Corporation,  dated 
Dec.  30,  1856,  from  the  Mill-dam  (now  Beacon  street)  to  Washing- 
ton street,  Brookline;  laid  out  as  Brookline  avenue,  Dec.  7,  1868. 
L  416,  L  417,  L  648,  L  735,  L  736,  L  1800,  L  1801,  L  2505,  L  3191, 
L  3192,  L  3786,  L  3787. 

Brookline=avenue  bridge,  Rox.,  1871;  on  Brookline  avenue,  near 
Bellevue  street,  across  Muddy  river;  wooden  bridge  with  21-foot 
span  built  in  1871,  to  replace  one  built  of  round  logs  laid  side  by 
side  and  covered  with  gravel;  the  bridge  was  discontinued  in  the 
spring  of  1884  on  account  of  the  construction  of  a  covered  channel 
for  Muddy  river  through  Brookline  avenue  to  Charles  river. 

*Brookline=avenue  bridge,  Rox.,  1884;  on  Brookline  avenue  over  the 
tracks  of  the  N.  Y.  C.  &  H.  R.  R.  R.;  built  by  the  B.  &  A.  R.  R. 
Co.  under  supervision  of  the  city;  work  completed  late  in  1884. 

*Brookline=avenue  bridge,  Rox.,  1892;  on  Brookline  avenue,  in  the 
Riverway,  just  beyond  Fenwood  road,  across  Muddy  river;  a  stone 
arch  bridge  built  by  the  Park  Departments  of  Boston  and  Brookline 
in  1892,  and  maintained  by  them  jointly. 

Brookline  road,  Bri.,  1847;  leading  southeast  from  junction  of  New- 
ton road  (now  Washington  street)  and  Brighton  road  (now  Cam- 
bridge street);  now  part  of  Washington  street.  See  "  Old  road  to 
Roxbury." 


76  List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston. 

*Brookline  street,  B.,  1824;  from  Warren  avenue  to  Albany  street;  from 
Tremont  street  to  Washington  street  seems  to  have  been  called 
both  Brookline  street  and  Dorchester  street  previous  to  1834;  from 
Tremont  street  to  Front  street  named  Brookline  street,  Sept.  15, 
1834,  reaching  to  Albany  street  on  the  extension  of  that  street  to 
Roxbury  line,  April  21,  1855;  accepted,  Dec.  7,  1857;  part  west  of 
Tremont  street  to  line  of  Boston  Water  Power  Company,  accepted, 
Dec.  21,  1859;  whole  street  accepted,  Oct.  30,  1860;  laid  out  from 
Tremont  street  to  Warren  avenue  and  accepted,  May  21,  1867;  part 
from  Washington  street  to  Albany  street  named  East  Brookline 
street,  and  part  from  Washington  street  to  Warren  avenue  named 
West  Brookline  street,  April  21,  1868.     L  138. 

Brookline  street,  Rox.,  1845;  Brookline  avenue,  so  called  on  plan,  and 
by  directory  until  1868. 

Brookline  street,  Chsn.,  1858;  from  Perkins  street,  northeast,  to  and 
along  B.  &  M.  R.  R.,  then  northwest  to  Columbia  (now  Caldwell) 
street;  by  directory  1868,  and  thereafter  considered  as  a  part  of 
Brighton  street. 

*Brookline=street  bridge,  Camb.;  the  portion  of  Brookline  street 
covered  by  the  bridge  colloquially  called  Brookline  street  bridge; 
relocated,  June  2,  1905,  from  Essex  street  in  Boston  to  Brookline 
street  in  Cambridge  under  same  name  by  the  Cambridge  Bridge  Com- 
mission, acting  under  legislative  authority,  chapter  391,  Acts  of 
1904;  old  bridge  closed,  Oct.  2,  1905;  construction  of  new  bridge 
commenced  June  27,  1905;  opened  to  team  and  foot  travel,  Nov. 
28,  1906;  to  cars  of  the  Boston  Elevated  Railway  Company,  Dec. 
8,  1906. 

tBfookline=street  bridge,  B.  and  Camb.,  1905;  from  Essex  street  in 
Boston  to  Brookline  street  in  Cambridge;  portions  of  Essex  street 
in  Boston,  and  Brookline  street  in  Cambridge,  relocated  and  named 
Brookline  street  bridge,  June  2,  1905,  by  the  Cambridge  Bridge 
Commission  acting  under  legislative  authority,  chapter  391,  Acts 
of  1904;  construction  of  bridge  commenced,  June  27,  1905;  opened 
to  team  and  foot  travel,  Nov.  28,  1906;  to  cars  of  the  Boston  Elevated 
Railway  Company,  Dec.  8,  1906. 

Brooklyn  street,  W.  Rox.;  from  160  Sycamore  street  to  113  Florence 
street. 

Brook's  corner,  B.,  1708;  corner  Marshall  lane  (now  street)  and  Creek 
lane  (now  square),  then  so  called. 

Brooks  place,  B.,  1861;  from  218  Cambridge  street,  south,  next  east  of 
Anderson  street. 

Brooks  place,  Rox.,  1854;  from  Brooks  (now  Conant)  street,  south, 
between  Phillips  street  and  Parker  street;  called  Brooks-street 
place,  1860-68;  now  called  Conant-street  place  or  court. 

Brooks  place,  Bri.,  1883;  from  Washington  street,  north,  about  815 
feet  southeast  of  Oak  square;  abandoned;  Montfern  avenue  in  rear 
same  place. 

*Brooks  street,  E.  B.,  1835;  from  274  Bremen  street,  between  Putnam 
street  and  Marion  street,  to  103  Condor  street  (with  proposed  exten- 
sion south  from  Bremen  street  to  Front  street);  a  strip  50  feet  wide 
in  the  extension  of  Brooks  street  from  Condor  street  to  Harbor 
Commissioners'  line  was  purchased  by  the  City,  Aug.  31,  1850,  for 
water  pipe  purposes;  accepted  from  Chelsea  street  to  Condor  street, 
June  3,  1856;  accepted  from  Chelsea  street  to  Bremen  street,  Nov 
26,  1861.     L  606,  L  641,  L  673,  L  2154. 


List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston.       77 

Brooks  street,  Rox.,  1845;  from  Parker  street,  northeast  of  Smith 
street,  northwest,  780  feet;  shown  as  extending  to  Bumstead  lane 
(now  St.  Alphonsus  street)  in  1867;  named  Conant  street,  April 
21,  1868. 

Brooks  street,  W.  Rox.;  from  Paine  street  to  Bridge  street. 

Brooks  street,  W.  Rox.,  1903;  from  Newbern  street  between  Canterbury- 
street  and  Wilmot  street,  to  Ashland  street;  name  of  Brook  street 
shown  as  changed  to  Brooks  street  on  plan  dated  1903.  Suffolk 
Deeds,  Lib.  2912,  fol.  387. 

Brooks  street,  Chsn.,  1831;  from  Morton  street,  near  Edward  Adams' 
ropewalk  (now  corner  of  Moulton  street  and  Bainbridge  street)  to 
Mystic  river  in  1846;  shown  as  a  part  of  Morton  street  in  1818; 
this  street  was  accepted  as  Moulton  street  by  Selectmen,  June  9, 
1826;  but  names  of  Brooks  street,  Morton  street  and  Moulton  street 
were  applied  to  it  subsequently  and  simultaneously;  now  called 
Moulton  street. 

*Brooks  street,  Bri.,  1858;  from  307  Faneuil  street  to  North  Beacon 
street;  formerly  from  Faneuil  street  to  Faneuil  station,  B.  &  A. 
R.  R.;  resolve  that  said  street  be  laid  out  so  as  to  intersect  the  new- 
county  way  (Faneuil  street)  proposed  by  Commissioners,  July  8. 
1872;  laid  out,  Dec.  18,  1873;  accepted  conditionally,  Dec.  30,  1873; 
laid  out  by  city  from  Faneuil  street  to  B.  &  A.  R.  R.,  April  22,  1876. 
Relocated  and  extended  between  Holton  street  and  North  Beacon 
street,  Dec.  17,  1897.     L  1152,  L  1153,  L  2954. 

*Brooks=street  bridge,  Bri.,  1902;  on  Brooks  street,  at  Faneuil  station, 
across  the  depressed  roadway  in  Brooks  street;  work  begun  in  1901; 
completed,  Aug.  2,  1902. 

Brooks=street  place,  Rox.,  1860-68;  from  Brooks  (  now  Conant)  street, 
south,  between  Phillips  street  and  Parker  street;  called  Brooks 
place,  1854-60;  now  Conant-street  place. 

Brooksdale  road,  Bri.,  1899;  from  224  Parsons  street  to  19  Ranelegh 
road;  authority  to  open  given  by  the  Street  Commissioners,  July 
25,  1899. 

*Brookside  avenue,  W.  Rox.,  1868;  from  160  Green  street  to  185  Boylston 
street,  between  Amory  street  and  Washington  street;  called  "Brook- 
side  or  Chemical  avenue,"  in  1870;  laid  out  from  Green  street,  north- 
east, to  land  of  heirs  of  William  H.  Sumner  (?'.  e.,  to  present  junction 
with  Chemical  avenue),  Feb.  27,  1871;  extended  to  extension  of 
Boylston  street,  Sept.  8,  1873.     L  1654,  L  1655. 

Broughton  street,  W.  Rox.,  1907;  from  Centre  street,  northwest 
about  345  feet,  parallel  with  and  150  feet  southwest  of  Lakeville 
place;  authority  to  open  given  by  the  Street  Commissioners,  April 
9, 1907. 

*Brown     (  avenue,    W.  Rox.,  1848;  from  235  Florence  street,  at   Mt. 

Brown's  (      Hope  station,    southwest,    to    294    Poplar    street;    called 

Alpine  avenue  in  1847;  Belmont  avenue  in  1843-49;  Brown's  avenue 

in  1855;    laid  out  and  accepted  as  Brown   avenue,  March  29,  1869. 

L  1467. 

Brown  court,      )  Bri.;  from  Webster  avenue,  northerly;    called  Brown 

Brown's  block,  >      court  in  directory,  1876  to  1882,  inclusive;  from  1882 

Brown's  court,  )      to  1896  the  name  does  not  appear  in  the  directory; 

called   Brown's   court   in   directory,    1896   to   1902,  inclusive;  called 

Brown's  block  in  Assessor's  books,   1895  to  1902,  inclusive;   called 

Islington  terrace  in  1903. 

Brown  place,  W.  Rox.,  1875;  from  11  Seaverns  avenue,  south,  near 
Centre  street;  shown  but  not  named  in  1874;  called  Brown  terrace 
by  the  Jamaica  Plain  Real  Estate  Trust,  1903. 


78  List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston. 

Brown  street,  B.,  1828;  that  part  of  Hull  street,  from  Snow  Hill  street 
to  Lynn  (now  Commercial)  street,  so  called. 

Brown  street,  Rox.,  1872;  from  70  Hunneman  street,  between  Harrison 
avenue  and  Fellows  street,  northeast. 

Brown  terrace,  W.  Rox.,  1903;  from  11  Seaverns  avenue,  south,  near 
Centre  street;  Brown  place  called  Brown  terrace  by  Jamaica  Plain 
Real  Estate  Trust,  1903. 

Browning  avenue.  Dor.,  1872;  from  41  Bernard  street,  southwest, 
between  Kingsdale  street  and  Talbot  avenue. 

Brown's  corner,  B.,  1732;  corner  of  Milk  street  and  Bishop's  alley 
(now  Hawley  street),  then  so  called. 

Brown's  court,  Chsn.,  1856;  from  44  Lawrence  street,  nearly  opposite 
Johnson  avenue,  southwest. 

Brownton  street,  Bri.,  1907;  from  AUston  street,  about  264  feet  north- 
east of  AUston  square,  southeast  about  319  feet;  authority  to  open 
given  by  the  Street  Commissioners,  July  23,  1907. 

*Bruce  street.  Dor.,  1894;  from  324  Ashmont  street  to  61  Wrentham 
street;  formerly  from  Ashmont  street  to  Dracut  street;  laid  out  as 
Wrentham  street,  from  Ashmont  street  to  Dell  (now  Dracut)  street, 
March  27,  1890;  name  changed  to  Bruce  street,  March  1,  1894;  por- 
tion of  Wrentham  street  between  Dracut  street  and  the  portion  of 
Wrentham  street  leading  from  Dorchester  avenue  called  Bruce 
street  about  1895;  this  last  named  portion  laid  out,  Dec.  13,  1906. 
L.  2214,  L  3934. 

Bruce  street,  W.  Rox.;  from  Ricker  street  to  Joy  street;  near  Brook- 
line  hne. 

Brunswick   avenue,   Rox.   and   W.   Rox.,    1883;    from   Centre   street, 

-  opposite  junction  of  Pynchon  street   (now  Columbus  avenue)   and 

Heath  street  to  West  Walnut  park;  shown  as  a  proposed  street  in 

1884;  part  of  included  in  the  extension  of  Columbus  avenue,  Jan.  4, 

1895;  remainder  abandoned. 

Brunswick  street,  Dor.,  1891;  from  1954  Dorchester  avenue,  east,  then 
south,  nearly  opposite  Fuller  street;  called  Acadia  court  from  1870  to 
1891. 

fBrunswick  street,  Rox.  and  Dor.,  1884;  from  Elm  Hill  avenue  oppo- 
site Wenonah  street  to  244  Coliimbia  road;  from  Elm  Hill  avenue  to 
Warren  street;  shown  as  an  unnamed  street  in  1884;  authority  to 
open  part  between  Warren  street  and  Blue  Hill  avenue  given  by 
Street  Commissioners,  June  14,  1892,  and  laid  out,  Oct.  15,  1892; 
authority  to  open  part  east  of  Blue  Hill  avenue  given  by  Street 
Commissioners,  Dec.  5,  1893;  authority  to  open  portion  from  Columbia 
street  (now  Columbia  road),  northwesterly,  given  by  Street  Com- 
missioners, Dec.  7,  1895.     L  2450. 

*Brush  Hill  turnpike  I  Rox.,  Dor.  and   W.  Rox.,  1805;   from   Warren 
or  avenue^  (      street    to    Milton   Une;     location    as    above 

filed  by  the  Brush  Hill  Turnpike  Corporation,  September,  1805,  the 
part  south  of  Seaver  street  near  Roxbury  and  Dorchester  Hne  being 
laid  out  over  a  part  of  the  old  Canterbury  street;  laid  out  by  County 
Commissioners  as  a  pubUc  liighway  from  junction  of  highway  in 
Milton  to  junction  of  highway  in  Dorchester  at  or  near  store  of 
George  L.  Fisher,  December,  1849;  proprietors  relinquished  franchise 
of  corporation,  Oct.  13,  1856;  remainder  of  street,  as  far  as  Warren 
street,  in  Roxbury,  not  before  made  pubhc,  laid  out,  December, 
1856;  part  from  Warren  street  to  West  Roxbury  Une  at  Seaver  street 
included  in  Grove  Hall  avenue,  Jan.  28,  1867;  Grove  Hall  avenue 
and  Brush  Hill  avenue  named  Blue  Hill  avenue,  Oct.  25,  1870. 


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*Bryant  street,  Rox.,  1884;  from  399  Huntington  avenue  to  200  Hemen- 
way  street;  part  of  Rogers  avenue  lying  north  of  Huntington  avenue 
laid  out  with  name  of  Bryant  street,  May  21,  1884.     L  1777. 

Buchanan  court,  W.  Rox.,  1873;  from  South  street,  west,  between 
White  avenue  (now  Custer  street)  and  Jamaica  street;  name  changed 
to  At  wood  square. 

Buchanan  place,  Rox.,  1858;  from  653  Parker  street,  west,  between 
Conant  street  and  Smith  street. 

Buckingham  place,  B.,  1873;  from  Buckingham  street,  south,  laid  out 
with  name  of  Burbank  street,  Oct.  20,  1894.     L  2660. 

*Buckingham  street,  B.,  1872;  from  265  Columbus  avenue,  opposite 
Clarendon  street,  west,  to  135  Dartmouth  street;  named,  Oct.  22, 
1872;  laid  out,  Oct.  25,  1873.     L  901. 

Buckland  avenue.  Dor.,  1909;  from  Morton  street,  between  Wildwood 
street  and  Lucerne  street,  southeast,  to  rear  of  lots  abutting  Willow- 
wood  street;  shown  on  plan  by  Frederick  P.  Hall  dated  March,  1909; 
name  changed  to  Roosevelt  street  on  plan  by  Hall  dated  March,  1909. 

Buckley  avenue,  Rox.;  from  the  rear  of  302  Centre  street,  west,  across 
the  end  of  Johnson  avenue  to  the  rear  of  316  Centre  street. 

*Bucknam  street,  Rox.,  1895;  from  17  Fisher  avenue  to  80  Lawn  street; 
authority  to  open  given  by  Street  Commissioners,  Sept.  19,  1895; 
laid  out,  Sept.  16,  1909.     L  4169. 

Buena  Vista  avenue,  [  Rox.,  1867;  from  217  Warren  street,  opposite 
*Buena  Vista  street,     \      Montrose  avenue  (now  Montrose  street),  to 
36  Walnut  avenue;  called  Buena  Vista  street  in  1869-76;  laid  out 
with  the  name  of  Buena  Vista  street,  April  30,  1894.     L  2590. 

Buffalo  street,  B.,  1839;  from  Beach  street,  south,  between  Front 
street  (now  Harrison  avenue)  and  Hudson  street;  name  given  in 
1839  to  street  then  and  now  known  as  Tyler  street. 

Buffalo  street,  Bri.,  1882;  from  140  Market  street,  east,  south  of  and 
parallel  with  B.  &  A.  R.  R.,  leading  to  cattle  yards. 

Bulfinch  place,  B.,  1805;  from  5  Bulfinch  street  to  46  Bow^doin  street; 
referred  to  as  a  30-foot  street  in  1797  (Suffolk  Deeds,  Lib.  186, 
fol.  37);  called  "  Clap's  building  "  in  1807. 

*Bulfinch  street,  B.,  1800;  from  166  Court  street  at  Bowdoin  square  to 
9  Allston  street;  from  Cambridge  (now  Court)  street,  south,  to  the 
present  Allston  street,  thence  to  Middlecot  (now  Bowdoin)  street, 
1800;  called  "a  new  street  from  Bowdoin  square  to  Middlecot  street" 
in  1801;  referred  to  as  a  30-foot  street  in  1797  (Suffolk  Deeds,  Lib. 
189,  fol.  47);  part  running  west  to  Middlecot  street  considered  a  part 
of  Somerset  place  as  early  as  1821;  Somerset  place  named  Allston 
street,  Dec.  19,  1842;  Bulfinch  street  erroneously  called  Middlecot 
street  on  Hales's  plan  of  Bowdoin  square,  1819;  confirmed  as  a  public 
street,  June  9,  1834. 

*Bullard  street.  Dor.;  from  52  Bowdoin  avenue  to  102  Bowdoin  street; 
part  from  Bowdoin  avenue  to  Union  avenue  (now  Rosseter  street) 
and  formerly  called  Maple  Grove  avenue;  laid  out  as  Bullard  street, 
March  21,  1888;  part  from  Bowdoin  avenue  (now  Rosseter  street)  to 
Bowdoin  street,  and  formerly  called  Union  avenue,  named  Bullard 
street,  March  1,  1889.     L  1650,  L  2059. 

Bullock  street,  So.  B.,  1888;  from  393  D  street  to  490  E  street;  formerly 
B  street  to  C  street  and  from  D  street;  formerly  (proposed  street) 
from  B  street  to  the  proposed  extension  of  E  street  on  the  so-called 
Commonwealth  fiats;  portion  between  C  street  and  D  street  included 
in  taking  for  Commonwealth  park  (now  playground),  1891;  portion 
between  B  street  and  C  street  included  in  land  of  Old  Colony  Railroad 


80  List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston. 

Company,  July  15,  1902  (date  of  deed);  under  Acts  of  1902,  chapte 
377.    See   plans  in  office  of  Harbor  and  Land  Commissioners,  and 
office  of  City  Engineer,  Vol.  F,  p.  3. 

Bull's  corner,  B.,  1708;  comer  of  Summer  street  and  Sea  (now  Federal) 
street,  then  so  called. 

Bumstead  court,  B.,  1825;  from  21  Boylston  street  to  northwest  of 
Haymarket  place. 

Bumstead  lane,  Rox.,  1863;  from  Himtington  avenue  to  Tremont 
street;  formerly  from  Ward  street  to  and  across  Tremont  street; 
laid  out  from  Tremont  street  to  Huntington  avenue  with  name  of 
St.  Alphonsus  street,  Dec.  20,  1893.     L  2563,  L  2564,  L  2565. 

Bumstead  place,  B.,  1807-1868;  from  Common  (now  Tremont)  street, 
east,  then  north  to  Bromfield's  lane;  now  closed  except  the  portion 
leading  into  Bromfield  street,  which  is  now  imnamed. 

Bunker  Hill  court,  Chsn.,  1842;  from  316  Bunker  Hill  street,  southwest, 
near  Mead  street. 

*Bunker  Hill  street,  Chsn.,  1714;  from  134  Chelsea  street,  northwest, 
over  Bunker  Hill  to  509  Main  street,  at  junction  with  Medford  street; 
early  called  "road  over  Bunker's  Hill,"  and  "road  to  brick  kilns"; 
from  road  to  Moulton's  point  (at  present  junction  Bunker  Hill  street 
and  Moulton  street),  northwest,  over  Bunker  Hill  to  Market  (now 
Main)  street,  1714;  staked  out  by  Eben  Breed's  land  to  the  brick 
kilns,  Aug.  7,  1809;  laid  out  from  the  Neck  to  Salem  turnpike  60  feet 
wide,  March,  1825;  southeast  end  of  Morton  (also  called  Moulton) 
street,  from  Bunker  Hill  street  to  Salem  turnpike,  named  Bunker 
Hill  street,  being  a  continuation  of  the  same,  Dec.  15,  1834;  ex- 
tended from  Tufts  street  to  Vine  street,  July  10,  1854.  L  2156, 
L  2255,  L  2591. 

Bunker  Hill  terrace,  Chsn.,  1893;  from  23  Tufts  street,  near  Bunker 
Hill  street;  authority  to  open  given  by  Street  Commissioners,  June  9, 
1893. 

Bur  lane,  B.;  see  Beer  lane  and  Bridges  lane  (now  Parmenter  street). 

*Burbank  street,  B.,  1894;  from  40  Buckingham  street,  southeast,  and 
then  northeast;  formerly  called  Buckingham  place;  laid  out  as 
Burbank  street,  Oct.  20,  1894.     L  2660. 

Burbank  street.  Dor.,  1895;  from  Washington  street  to  Merrill  street; 
authority  to  open  given  by  Street  Commissioners,  March  27,  1895, 
laid  out  under  the  name  of  Fenelon  street,  June  2,  1896.     L  2771. 

*Burgess  street.  Dor.,  1888;  from  636  Dudley  street  to  93  Clifton  street; 
formerly  called  Taylor  street;  laid  out  as  Burgess  street,  July  12,  1888. 
L  2076. 

Burgoyne  street,  Dor.;  from  104  Beaumont  street  to  105  Elm  road. 

*Burke  street,  Rox.,  1860;  from  1007  Tremont  street  to  750  Columbus 
avenue,  between  Benton  street  and  Coventry  street;  shown  as  an 
unnamed  street  in  1849;  laid  out.  May  18,  1891.     L  2292. 

Burke's  court,  E.  B.;  from  86  Everett  street,  northeast,  near  Cottage 
street;   sometimes  called  Burke  court. 

Burley  street,  W.  Rox.,  1884;  from  349  Metropolitan  avenue  to  80 
Dale  street. 

Burlingame  way,  W.  Rox.,  1899;  from  28  Montclair  avenue,  southwest. 

Burlington  avenue,  B.,  1872;  from  123  Brookline  avenue,  south  of 
Butler  street,  to  Brookline  branch  railroad;  by  directories,  from  1876 
from  Brookline  avenue  to  Beacon  street,  but  part  from  railroad  to 
Beacon  street  called  Munson  street  in  1875  and  since 


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Burlington  street,  B.,  1864;  name  given  without  authority  to  part  of 
Dedham  (now  Dartmouth)  street,  west  from  Tremont  street;  order 
given  to  remove  signs  bearing  this  name,  Aug.  30,  1864. 

Burlington  street,  B.,  1874;  from  Beacon  street  to  Mountfort  street; 
shown  on  plan  by  Whitman  &  Break  dated  November,  1874;  location 
abandoned;  Aubudon  road  in  about  the  same  location. 

Burmah  street,  Dor.,  1896;  from  Edgewater  drive,  northerly;  near  Hyde 
Park  hne;  authority  to  open  given  by  Street  Commissioners,  Feb.  24, 
1896. 

fBurnett  street,  W.  Rox.,  1890;  from  3551  Washington  street  near  and 
south  of  Keyes  street,  northwest;  thence  southwest  parallel  with 
Washington  street  (about  500  feet),  with  an  arm  extending  southeast 
(from  opposite  No.  51)  to  3583  Washington  street.  The  whole  of 
Baily  street  with  the  exception  of  the  portion  southwest  from  the 
arm  extending  southeasterly  to  Washington  street,  laid  out  as  Burnett 
street,  March  29,  1890;  the  remaining  portion  of  Baily  street  called 
Burnett  street,   1890.     L  2215. 

*Burney  street,  Rox.,  1871;  from  1502  Tremont  street  to  55  Delle  avenue; 
formerly  from  Tremont  street  to  south  of  Delle  avenue  and  so  shown, 
on  Bromley's  atlas  of  1884;  laid  out  from  Tremont  street  to  Delle 
avenue,  May  6,  1892;  portion  south  of  Delle  avenue  abandoned. 
L  2396. 

Burnham  place.  So.  B.,  1899;  from  476  East  Third  street,  northerly, 
between  H  street  and  I  street. 

*Burnhani  street.  So.  B.,  1883;  from  Lowland  (now  Mercer)  street, 
between  Vale  street  and  Newman  street,  northeast  to  East  Ninth 
street;  laid  out,  July  13,  1883  (now  in  Columbia  road);  Columbia  road 
extended  over  Burnham  street,.  Aug.  31,  1897.     L  1719,  L  2876. 

Burnham  street,  Rox.,  1901;  from  942  Massachusetts  avenue,  about  240 
feet  southeast  from  and  parallel  with  Atkinson  street,  northeast  to 
31  South  Bay  avenue. 

Burnt  district,  B.,  1872;  name  commonly  given  to  that  part  of  the 
City  bounded  approximately  by  Washington  street,  Milk  street.  Con- 
gress street,  Exchange  place,  Kilby  street,  Batterymarch  street, 
Milk  street,  Oliver  street.  High  street,  Hartford  street;  thence  to 
the  water,  along  the  water  front  to  Summer  street;  thence  by  a  line 
substantially  parallel  with  and  150  feet  south  of  that  street  to  Wash- 
ington street;  the  property  within  this  described  area  was  totally 
destroyed  on  Nov.  9  and  10,  1872,  by  the  most  destructive  fire  that 
ever  visited  Boston,  starting  at  the  southeasterly  corner  of  Summer 
and  Kingston  streets  at  about  7  p.  m.,  Nov.  9;  its  northerly  course 
was  deflected  at  the  Federal  Building,  corner  Milk  and  Devonshire 
streets,  and  finally  brought  under  control  at  about  midnight,  Nov.  10; 
area  burned  about  65  acres  and  loss  estimated  at  about  $75,000,000. 
See  Memo.  Hist.,  Boston,  Vol.  IV.,  p.  48.  Shurtleff,  3d  ed.,  p.  xlvii. 
City  Documents,  Nos.  51  and  97  for  1873.     CC.  373.     A-110. 

*Burr  street,  W.  Rox.,  1877;  from  37  Boylston  street  to  52  Spring  Park 
avenue;  called  B  street  in  1868;  laid  out  with  name  of  Burr  street, 
April  25,  1877.     L  1230. 

Burrage  park,  Rox.,  1908;  from  138  Townsend  street,  northeast;  named 
in  1908,  by  Robert  J.  Todd,  owner;  name  changed  to  Burr  Oak  park, 
1909. 

*Burrell  street,  Dor.,  1898;  from  520  Dudley  street  to  267  Norfolk  avenue; 
the  names  of  Hudson  street  and  Pontine  street  changed  to  Burrell 
street,  March  1,  1898.     L  1213,  L  2582,  L  2804. 

Burrill  place.  So.  B.,  1870;  from  161  I  street,  west,  between  East  Sixth 
street  and  East  Seventh  street. 


82  List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston. 

Burr  Oak  park,  Rox.,  1909;  from  138  Townsend  street,  northeast;  name 
of  Burrage  park  changed  to  Burr  Oak  park,  1909. 

Burroughs  place,  B.,  1848;  from  17  HolHs  street,  north,  between  Hollis 
place  and  Washington  street. 

*Burroughs  street,  W.  Rox.,  1825;  from  697  Centre  street  to  100  Pond 
street;  named  from  Centre  street  near  Joshua  Seaver's  to  Pond  street, 
May  9,  1825;  probably  a  public  highway  some  time  previous.  L  1595, 
L  2312. 

Burt  avenue.  Dor.,  1885;  from  Washington  street,  nearly  opposite 
Rockwell  street,  east,  to  Ashmont  street;  part  beginning  a  short  dis- 
tance east  from  Washington  street,  and  running  toward  Ashmont 
street,  previously  called,  in  part,  Tolman  lane;  laid  out  under  name 
of  Burt  street,  June  21,  1897.     L  2851. 

*Burt  street.  Dor.,  1897;  from  103  Ashmont  street  to  794  Washington 
street;  formerly  Burt  avenue;  laid  out,  June  21, 1897.     L  2851,  L  3626. 

Burton  avenue,  Rox.,  1876;  from  23  Copeland  street,  near  Waverly 
street,  southeast;  called  Copeland  court  in  1873. 

Burton  street,  Bri.,  1891;  from  725  Washington  street  to  the  proposed 
extension  of  Newton  street;  authority  to  open  given  by  Street  Com- 
missioners, Oct.  22,  1891. 

Burt's  lane,  Dor.;  from  1595  Blue  Hill  avenue,  west,  then  southeast  to 
Oakland  street;  Oakland  place  colloquially  called  Burt's  lane. 

Bury  lane,  B.;  from  Leverett  street,  northeast,  to  the  water,  northwest 
of  Cart  lane  (now  Minot  street);  another  name  for  Berry  lane  (now 
Barton  street). 

Bury  lane,  j  B.,  1732;  from  Long  lane  (now  Federal  street)  to  Atkin- 
Bury  street,  [  son  (now  Congress)  street;  shown  but  not  named  in 
1722;  called  Bury  street,  1732;  named  Barracks  lane  by  Selectmen, 
1788;  but  name  not  used;  called  Berry  street,  1803;  name  changed  to 
Channing  street,  July  14,  1845;  "Bury  street  soe  called  from  ye  Town 
of  Burry  (sic)  where  Mr.  Atkinson  was  borne.  It  runneth  out  of 
Atkinson  street  in  to  Long  lane  meeting  both  at  right  angles";  shown 
as  25  feet  wide  on  plan.  From  "Plan  of  the  Atkinson  estate,  March 
19,  1711-12  by  N(athaniel)  G(reen)"  in  Massachusetts  Historical 
Society. 

Burying=place  lane,  Dor.,  1806;  from  Norfolk  street  along  east  side  of 
Catholic  cemetery;  widened,  May  12,  1806;  called  also  Cemetery  lane 
or  street;  probably  included  in  Bernard  street. 

Bush  street,  B.,  1873;  from  92  East  Canton  street,  northeast,  between 
Thorn  street  and  Andrews  street;  named  April  1,  1873. 

Bush=tree  hill.  So.  B.,  1700;  small  hill  on  site  of  what  is  now  Independ- 
ence square;  now  demolished. 

*Bushnell  street.  Dor.;  from  1892  Dorchester  avenue  to  11  Weyanoke 
street;  laid  out  from  Ashmont  street  to  Rowena  street,  Aug.  29,  1889; 
extended  from  Rowena  street  to  Beale  street,  June  21,  1890;  exten- 
sion from  Ashmont  street  to  Dorchester  avenue  laid  out,  Aug.  10, 
1893;  laid  out  from  Beale  street  over  the  private  way  known  as 
Randolph  terrace  to  Weyanoke  street,  June  1,  1897.  L  2159,  L  2232,. 
L  2523,  L  2909. 

Bussey  place,  B.,  1842;  from  101  Arch  street,  west,  midway  between 
Franklin  street  and  Summer  street;  called  Summer  place  for  short 
time  previously. 

*Bussey  street,  W.  Rox.,  1832;  from  425  South  street  to  241  Walter 
street  along  the  southwest  side  of  the  Arnold  Arboretum. 


List  of  Stkeets^  Etc.,  in  Boston.  83 

Butland  court,  So.  B.,  1877;  from  147  O  street,  westerly;  shown,  but 
without  name,  on  plan  dated  April  5,  1871,  filed  with  Suffolk  Deeds, 
Lib.  1056,  fol.  18;  referred  to  as  Butland  court  in  deed  dated  Jan.  24, 
1877  (Lib.  1362,  fol.  271);  erroneously  shown  on  Bromley's  atlas  of 
1884  as  Butland  place. 

Butland  place,  So.  B.;  from  147  O  street,  between  East  Fifth  street  and 
East  Sixth  street,  westerly;  Butland  court  erroneously  called  Butland 
place  in  Bromley's  atlas  of  1884. 

Butler  avenue,  E.  B.,  1875;  from  the  Winthrop  Branch  of  the  B.,  R.  B. 

&  L.  R.  R.,  southwest,  parallel  with  the  railroad  to  the  water;  formerly 
from  Austin  avenue  at  Bennington  street,  southwest,  to  flats  across 
Saratoga  street,  parallel  with  the  railroad;  laid  out  from  Saratoga 
street  to  Ashley  avenue  (now  street)  under  name  of  Beachmont 
avenue,  April  12,  1887;  laying  out  void  on  account  of  the  Railroad 
Commissioners  not  approving  the  laying  out  at  grade  over  tracks 
of  the  B.,  R.  B.  &  L.  R.  R.;  from  the  railroad  to  Austin  avenue 
included  in  land  of  said  railroad.     L  2042,  L  2043,  L  2044. 

Butler  place,  B.,  1886;  from  144  Prince  street,  southwest,  near  Lafay- 
ette avenue. 

Butler  row,  B.;  Chatham  row,  erroneously  so  called  in  petition  of  Mace 
Tisdale  et  al.,  asking  that  the  way  may  be  called  Chatham  row. 

Butler  row,  B.;  from  100  State  street,  northerly,  then  easterly 
along  the  northerly  line  of  the  estates  facing  State  street,  to  Chat- 
ham row;  formerly  from  Merchants  row  (No.  11)  easterly  about 
214  feet  to  the  capsill  of  an  ancient  wharf  (Belcher's),  then  south- 
erly to  a  passageway  12  feet  wide  (this  passageway  widened  to  20 
feet  constitutes  a  part  of  the  present  Butler  row).  Butler's  row 
was  laid  out  by  Peter  Butler,  and  was  the  way  leading  from  Mer- 
chants row  to  Spear's  wharf;  the  name  was  derived  from  the  row 
of  wooden  buildings  which  abutted  upon  the  way,  and  which  were 
known  as  Butler's  row  (Suffolk  Deeds,  Dec.  21,  1714,  Lib.  29,  fol.  85; 
Nov.  12,  1720,  Lib.  35,  fol.  11;  Record  Commissioners'  Report, 
Vol.  29,  p.  235,  March  4,  1715);  referred  to  in  depositions  and  on  plan 
by  Alexander  Orrock  as  to  conditions  existing  in  1783  (Suffolk  Deeds, 
Lib.  436,  fol.  271;  Lib.  580,  fol.  175);  April  23,  1832,  Butler's  row 
discontinued  in  accordance  with  report  of  committee  of  Feb.  25, 
1828,  viz.:  "That  no  buildings  shall  be  erected  within  20  feet  of  the 
north  line  of  the  estates  now  bounding  northerly  on  a  passageway 
running  parallel  to  State  street,  whereby  that  passageway  may  be 
widened  whenever  an  agreement  shall  be  made  by  the  proprietors 
abutting  upon  the  same,  to  20  feet;  and  also  on  condition  that  pre- 
vious to  said  discontinuance  a  lot  of  land  bounding  at  least  18  feet 
on  Chatham  street  and  at  least  18  feet  on  said  last  mentioned  passage- 
way, and  containing  at  least  1,800  feet,  shall  be  conveyed  to  the 
city  with  a  clear  title  and  its  exclusive  property"  (Board  of  Aldermen 
records,  1828,  p.  51;  1832,  p.  145);  by  the  terms  of  this  agreeijaent 
Butler's  row  was  moved  south,  its  southerly  line  becoming  coincident 
with  the  northerly  line  of  the  estates  fronting  on  State  street;  Aug.  31, 
1833,  the  City  of  Boston,  in  consideration  of  $4,000  to  it  paid  by  John 
P.  Thorndike  and  David  Greenough,  released  to  the  said  Thorndike 
all  its  right,  title  and  interest  in  Butler's  row  heretofore  used  as  a 
public  highway,  leading  from  Merchants  row,  easterly  .  .  .  then 
southerly  to  another  passageway  12  feet  wide  (this  12-foot  passage- 
way laid  out  by  Peter  Butler;  referred  to  in  Suffolk  Deeds,  Sept.l6, 
1718,  Lib.  33,  fol.  100;  widened  to  20  feet  constitutes  a  part  of  the 
present  Butler  row);  on  the  above  date  (Aug.  31,  1833)  John  P.  Thorn- 
dike widened  the  northerly  side  from  the  passageway  leading  to  State 
street,  easterly  about  132  feet,  making  the  way  between  these  points 
20  feet  wide  (this  widening  an  easement)  (Suffolk  Deeds,  Lib.  372, 
fol.  13);  Feb.  26,  1842,  John  D.  Williams  et  al.  petitioned  the  Mayor 


84  List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston. 

and  Board  of  Aldermen  to  have  "  the  ancient  highway  leading  from 
Chatham  street,  westerly  and  southerly  of  the  wooden  stores  on 
Chatham  street  cleaned  and  kept  open  for  the  public  use  "  ;  the  com- 
mittee on  laying  out  and  widening  streets  reported  that  the  way 
is  a  public  way  about  38  feet  wide  and  is  encumbered  contrary  to 
law;  acting  upon  the  recommendation  of  the  committee  the  Board 
of  Aldermen  ordered  the  City  Marshal  to  remove  all  obstructions 
(Board  of  Aldermen  records,  March  7,  1842);  Hezekiah  Earl,  City  Mar- 
shal, summoned  to  appear  before  the  Court  of  Common  Pleas  the 
first  Tuesday  of  January,  1843,  to  answer  to  the  charge  of  trespass 
brought  by  William  Pitts  et  al.,  the  charge  being  that  the  defendant 
entered  and  destroyed  the  plaintiff's  fence  on  land  bounded  north- 
erly on  Chatham  street,  10  feet;  easterly  on  a  wooden  store  of  the 
plaintiff's  and  extending  southerly  at  a  width  of  10  feet,  from  Chat- 
ham street  to  the  length  of  said  store  (this  refers  to  Butler  square 
(Board  of  Aldermen  records,  1842,  pp.  377,  378);  upon  default  of  the 
defendant  the  court  awarded  damages  to  the  plaintiff;  Nov.  23, 
1904,  petition  to  the  Land  Court  by  John  T.  Bradlee  to  have  reg- 
istered title  to  estate  situate  on  the  westerly  side  of  Chatham  row 
and  between  State  street  and  Chatham  street;  March  3,  1906,  inden- 
-,  ture  between  John  T.  Bradlee  and  Moses  Williams  et  al.,  relative 
to  that  part  of  Butler  row  between  Chatham  row  and  Butler  square 
(Suffolk  Deeds,  Lib.  3110,  fol.  609);  March  13,  1906,  decree  of  Land 
Court,  registering  title  to  land  of  Bradlee  mentioned  above  (Suffolk 
Deeds,  Lib.  3117,  fol.  397);  this  decree  includes  the  portion  of  Butler 
row  between  Chatham  row  and  Butler  square  in  land  of  Bradlee, 
but  by  terms  of  indenture  mentioned  above  the  way  shall  always 
remain  open  throughout  its  present  length  and  width  as  shown  on 
plan  filed  with  the  above  indenture,  to  a  height  of  at  least  18  feet 
above  the  present  surface  of  the  paving  in  the  middle  of  the  way; 
in  a  communication  from  the  Law  Department  to  the  Board  of 
Health,  dated  Aug.  28,  1907,  the  Corporation  Counsel  declares  that 
in  his  opinion  the  portion  of  Butler  row  between  the  easterly  and 
westerly  lines  of  Butler  square  is  a  private  way;  from  this  decision 
and  that  of  the  Land  Court,  and  the  preceding  description,  it  is  to 
be  inferred  that  no  part  of  Butler  row  is  a  public  highway;  before 
the  decision  of  the  Land  Court  was  made  the  portion  between  Chat- 
ham row  and  the  westerly  line  of  Butler  square  was  supposed  to  be 
a  public  street;  the  portion  of  Butler  row  leading  northerly  from 
State  street  was  laid  out  by  Peter  Butler,  its  date  is  uncertain;  but 
reference  may  be  had  (without  name)  to  a  deed  of  Aug.  27,  1717; 
in  Hopkins's  atlas  of  1874  the  way  from  State  street  to  Chatham  row 
called  Butler  row;  in  directory  since  1875  called  Butler's  row;  same  in 
Bromley's  atlas  of  1884;  in  Bromley's  atlases  of  1888,  1890,  1895, 
1898  and  1902,  and  in  decision  of  the  Land  Court  mentioned 
above,  called  Butler  row. 

*Butler  square,  B.;  from  56  Chatham  street  to  Butler  row;  originally 
a  part  of  Belcher's  dock;  the  date  when  the  dock  was  filled  and 
•when  the  way  received  its  name  is  uncertain;  the  plan  filed  with 
the  deposition  of  Alexander  Orrock  on  conditions  existing  in  1783 
(Suffolk  Deeds,  Lib.  436,  fol.  271)  shows  that  part  of  the  dock  now 
occupied  by  Butler  row  as  filled;  in  1818  WilKam  Pitts  et  al.,  in  a 
plea  of  ejectment  wherein  Pitts  et  al.  demand  possession  of  land 
situated  near  State  street,  and  bounded  easterly  on  a  store  and 
other  land  of  the  plaintiffs  36  feet  6  inches  southerly  on  a  street  or 
passageway  14  feet,  westerly  on  a  passageway  28  feet  and  northerly 
on  Belcher's  dock,  11  feet,  decision  was  in  favor  of  the  town  (Court 
of  Common  Pleas,  Vol.  16,  1818,  p.  485);  case  appealed  and  in 
default  of  plaintiffs  the  case  was  decided  in  favor  of  the  town  (Vol.  6, 
1819,  p.  41,  and  plan  in  Engineer's  office.  Vol.  2,  p.  2);  in  deed  dated 
Aug.  31,  1833,  Butler  square  is  mentioned  as  "a  way  anciently  known 
as  Butler's  dock"  (Suffolk  Deeds,  Lib.  372,  fol.  19);  in  the  case  of 
William  Pitts  et  al.  vs.  Hezekiah  Earl,  City  Marshal,  brought  in 


List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston.  85 

Court  of  Common  Pleas,  January  term,  1843  (p.  156),  to  recover 
damages  to  fence  on  land  bounded  northerly  on  Chatham  street 
10  feet,  easterly  on  a  wooden  store  of  the  plaintiffs  and  extending 
southerly  at  a  width  of  10  feet  from  Chatham  street  to  the  length 
of  said  store,  the  City  Marshal  defaulted  and  the  case  was  given  to 
the  plaintiffs;  in  Hopkins's  atlas  of  1874  called  Butler  square;  same 
in  Bromley's  atlas  of  1884;  in  Bromley's  atlases  of  1888,  1890,  1895, 
1898,  1902,  called  Butler's  square;  in  decree  of  the  Land  Court  regis- 
tering title  of  John  T.  Bradlee,  and  dated  March  13,  1906,  the  way 
is  called  Butler  square. 

*Butler  street,  B.,  1842;  from  State  street,  north,  to  Chatham  street; 
Chatham  row  so  named,  March  7,  1852  (City  Clerk's  records,  1842, 
p.  48);  renamed  Chatham  row,  July  3,  1848  (City  Clerk's  records, 
1848,  p.  301). 

Butler  street,  B.,  1874;  from  83  Brookline  avenue,  between  Burlington 
avenue  and  Depot  street,  northwest,  to  Brookline  branch  railroad. 

fButler  street,  Dor.,  1874;  from  95  Richmond  street  to  50  Vose  street; 
laid  out  from  Adams  street  to  Richmond  street.  May  9,  1874;  part 
from  Adams  street  to  Riverview  avenue  first  shown  in  1881. 
L923. 

Butler's  corner,  B.,  1708;  corner  King  (now  State)  street  and  Mer- 
chants row,  then  so  called. 

Buttercup  row,  Rox.;  a  colloquial  name  for  the  row  of  wooden  build- 
ings 13  to  21  Roxbury  street. 

*Buttolph  street,  B.,  1733;  from  Cambridge  street,  south,  to  May  (now 
Myrtle)  street,  between  South  Russell  street  and  Garden  street,  1800; 
confirmed  as  a  public  street,  Sept.  15,  1834;  name  changed  to  Irving 
street,  April  25,  1855;  called  also  Botolph  and  Butolf  street. 

Buttonwood  court.  Dor.,  1871;  from  45  Buttonwood  street,  east. 

*Buttonwood  Street,  Dor.,  1864;  from  17  Locust  street  to  10  Crescent 
avenue;  laid  out  from  Mt.  Vernon  street  to  Grafton  street  (formerly 
Garden  street),  March  27,  1882;  laid  out  from  Mt.  Vernon  street  to 
Locust  street,  Aug.  14,  1891;  authority  to  open  from  Grafton  street 
to  Crescent  avenue  given  by  Street  Commissioners,  May  20,  1892; 
laid  out  from  Grafton  street  to  Crescent  avenue,  Dec.  23,  1893. 
L  1592, L  2323, L  2575. 

Buttrick  place,  B.,  1847;  from  53  North  Margin  street,  east. 

Byers  road.  Dor.,  1907;  from  Ormond  street  about  200  feet  northeast  from 
Wellington  Hill  street,  southwest  then  east  to  Outlook  street;  shown 
on  plan  by  Henry  C.  Mildram,  dated  May  2,  1907. 

fBynner  street,  Rox.,  1896;  from  20  Creighton  street  to  Jamaicaway; 
authority  to  open  from  Day  street  to  Jamaicaway  given  by  Street 
Commissioners,  March  18, 1896;  extended  over  Hyde  street  and  Priesing 
terrace  from  Day  street  to  Creighton  street,  June  3,  1902.  L  3482, 
L  3790. 

Byrnes  place,  E.  B.;  from  Havre  street,  northwest,  between  Maverick 
street  and  Decatur  street;  called  Conologue  court  in  Hopkins's  atlas 
of  1874  and  Bromley's  atlas  of  1884;  the  way  not  shown  on  later 
atlases;  in  directory  of  1881  and  since,  called  Byrnes  place;  included 
in  land  taken  for  Fitton  school,  1892. 

Byron  court,  W.  Rox.,  1848;  from  46  School  street,  south,  between  Erie 
place  and  Ellsworth  place. 


86  List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston. 

Byron  street,  B.,  1830;  from  10  River  street  to  70  Brimmer  street, 
between  Beacon  street  and  Chestnut  street;  shown  as  B  street  in 
1828;  "from  River  street  to  the  water,  1830";  proviso  in  chapter  58, 
Acts  of  1844,  that  City  shall  have  the  right  to  extend  same  to  the 
channel  over  wharf  to  he  built  by  Boston  and  Roxbury  Mill  Corpora- 
tion; order  for  City  to  release  such  right,  passed,  Sept.  27,  1847. 

fByron  street,  E.  B.,  1838;  from  138  Coleridge  street,  north,  then  west 
to  Chelsea  street,  near  the  bridge;  laid  out  from  Saratoga  street  to 
Coleridge  street,  July  24,  1889;  laid  out  from  Saratoga  street  to 
Pope  street,  Dec.  1,  1891.     L  1851,  L  2145,  L  2146,  L  2370,  L  3469. 

*Byron=street  bridge,  E.  B.;  on  Byron  street  over  the  tracks  of  the 
B.,  R.  B.  &  L.  R.  R.;  original  bridge  a  narrow  wooden  one,  and  was 
built  by  the  railroad  company  at  the  time  its  road  was  constructed; 
the  present  bridge  was  built  by  the  city  in  1889. 

C  street,  B.,  1828;  from  River  street  to  Brimmer  street,  between  Mt. 
Vernon  street  and  Chestnut  street;  from  A  (now  River)  street,  west, 
280  feet,  nearly  to  the  water,  1828;  called  Lime  street,  1845. 

C  street,  Rox.,  1896;  from  Langdon  street  about  191  feet  southwest 
of  Massachusetts  avenue,  running  parallel  with  D  street,  northwest,  to 
Proctor  street;  shown  on  plan  dated  Jan.  10,  1896,  on  file  in  Suffolk 
Deeds,  Lib.  2345,  fol.  145. 

*C  street,  So.  B.,  1804;  from  2  Baxter  street  to  525  Congress  street; 
formerly  from  old  boundary  line  between  South  Boston  and  Wash- 
ington Village  near  end  of  Baxter  street  to  low-water  mark  (with 
proposed  extension  to  Eastern  avenue,  now  Congress  street);  pro- 
jected "  from  the  boundary  line  to  the  sea,"  Oct.  4,  1804;  laid  out  and 
named,  Feb.  27,  1805;  laid  out  from  old  line  between  Boston  and 
Dorchester  to  low- water  mark,  Nov.  17,  1868;  laid  out  from  southerly 
line  of  Fargo  street  to  Congress  street  by  decree  of  Superior  Court, 
March  19,  1897,  under  authority  of  chapter  535  of  the  Acts  of  1896; 
laid  out  from  low-water  mark  to  Fargo  street,  and  widened  to  80  feet 
between  the  northerly  line  of  Cypher  street  and  the  southerly  line  of 
Fargo  street,  under  authority  of  chapter  377  of  the  Acts  of  1902,  and 
approved  May  6,  1902;  see  plan  in  office  of  Harbor  and  Land  Com- 
missioners, also  office  of  City  Engineer,  Vol.  F,  p.  3. 

C  street,  Dor.,  1892;  from  Bakersfield  street  to  Stoughton  street; 
authority  to  open  from  F  (now  Bakersfield)  street  to  Stoughton  street 
given  by  Street  Commissioners,  May  4,  1892;  now  Mayfield  street. 

C  street,  W.  Rox.,  1868;  from  Boylston  street,  southwest,  to  Spring 
Park  avenue,  between  Burr  (formerly  B)  street  and  Nelson  (now 
Dresden)  street;  laid  out  under  the  name  of  Clive  street,  July  17, 
1888.     L  2077. 

Cable  street,  W.  Rox.,  1895;  from  Merriam  street  to  Minton  street; 
authority  to  open  given  by  Street  Commissioners,  March  20,  1895. 

Cabot  place,  Rox.;  from  116  Cabot  street  to  99  Warwick  street;  shown  in 
1860,  but  not  named. 

Cabot  street,  B.,  1828;  from  Pleasant  street  to  West  Castle  (now  Castle) 
street,  included  wholly  or  in  part  in  extension  of  Tremont  street,  1832. 

*Cabot  street,  Rox.,  1841;  from  998  Tremont  street,  near  junction  with 
Hammond  street,  to  17  Linden  park  (now  Linden  Park  street),  near 
Roxbury  street;  part  from  present  junction  with  Ruggles  street, 
south,  to  Worcester  turnpike  (later  Washington,  now  Roxbury 
street),  including  small  portion  of  present  Linden  park  named  as  a 
part  of  Ruggles  street.  May  9,  1825;  part  from  Ruggles  street,  north, 


List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston.  87 

to  Tremont  street  not  constructed  till  later;  acceptance  of  Cabot 
street  (probably  this  part)  recommended  by  Selectmen,  March  8, 
1841;  shown  in  1843  as  extending  from  Tremont  street  to  Washington 
(now  Roxbury)  street,  but  part  from  present  Ruggles  street,  south, 
commonly  called  a  part  of  Ruggles  street  till  much  later;  street  from 
Tremont  street  to  Washington  street  by  Linden  park  (now  Linden  Park 
street),  part  of  what  has  been  called  Cabot  street  and  part  Ruggles 
street,  named  Cabot  street,  Aug.  9,  1858  (no  record  of  the  change  of 
portion  now  called  Linden  park  to  that  name). 

Calder  place,  W.  Rox.;  from  305  Chestnut  avenue,  near  corner  of  Green 
street,  northwest. 

*Calder  street,  W.  Rox.,  1872;  from  819  Blue  Hill  avenue  to  32  Canter- 
bury street,  opposite  Franklin  Park;  laid  out,  Oct.  3,  1902.  L  3499, 
L  3793. 

Caldwell  street,  Rox.,  1886;  from  544  Parker  street  to  33  Halleck  street. 
L  3189.     Suffolk  Deeds,  Lib.  1711,  fol.  150. 

*CaldweIl  street,  Chsn.,  1887;  from  660  Main  street  to  69  Perkins  street 
parallel  with  and  near  Somerville  line;  same  street  called  Columbia 
court  in  1866,  but  usually  known  as  Columbia  street;  private  street 
called  Columbia  street  laid  out  as  a  public  way  and  named  Caldwell 
street,  June  7,  1887.     L  1992. 

Caledonia  street,  Rox.;  from  Massachusetts  avenue  to  Huntington 
avenue;  laid  out-  from  Falmouth  street  to  Huntington  avenue  as 
Norway  street,  Dec.  22,  1891;  laid  out  as  Norway  street  between 
Massachusetts  avenue  and  Falmouth  street,  Sept.  14,  1894. 

Caledonia  terrace,  W.  Rox.,  1899;  from  Prospect  street,  about  125  feet 
northeast  from  Charles  street,  southeast;  shown  on  plan  by  G.  W. 
Bartlett,  dated  June  10,  1899. 

Caledonian  grove,  W.  Rox.;  from  the  rear  of  the  lots  on  the  southwest 
side  of  Charles  street,  opposite  Hamilton  and  Prospect  streets,  to 
Charles  river. 

Calef  street,  Bri.,  1895;  from  16  Garden  street,  southwest;  authority  to 
open  given  by  Street  Commissioners,  Nov.  13,  1895. 

Calhoun  street.  Dor.,  1900;  from  Codman  street,  between  Magdala 
street  and  Genoa  street,  north,  to  Carnac  street;  shown  on  plan  by 
Frederic  R.  Page,  dated  November,  1900. 

*Call  street,  W.  Rox.,  1877;  from  2  Gordon  street  at  Jamaica  Plain 
station,  B.  &  P.  (now  N.  Y.,  N.  H.  &  H.)  R.  R.  to  66  Hall  street;  laid 
out  as  a  new  street  from  said  station  near  Gordon  street  to  Starr 
street  {i.  e.,  present  corner  of  Call  street  and  Everett  street),  March  10, 
1873;  no  record  of  any  name  given,  but  commonly  called  Union 
avenue  and  Starr  street;  "street  from  Gordon  street  to  Keyes  street, 
part  of  which  has  been  called  Starr  street  and  part  Union  avenue," 
named  Call  street,  Dec.  4,  1877;  Call  street  laid  out  from  Keyes  street 
to  Hall  street.  May  7,  1891.     L  1028,  L  1029,  L  1891,  L  2291. 

*Call  street,  Chsn.,  1842;  from  33  Park  street,  near  junction  of  Henley 
street  and  Warren  street,  to  40  Chelsea  street;  mentioned  as  a  town 
dock,  July  31,  1822;  shown  as  town  way  from  Warren  (now  Park) 
street  to  Chelsea  street  on  plan  of  burnt  district,  1836;  street  leading 
by  Leonard  Tufts's  shop  to  Chelsea  street  named  Call  street,  Feb.  18, 
1842;  laid  out  by  metes  and  boxmds,  June  16,  1848. 

Call=street  place,  Chsn.;  from  14  Call  street  to  35  Henley  street. 

Callahan  place,  Bri.,  1901;  from  305  Western  avenue. 


88  List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston. 

*Caliender  street,  Dor.,  1898;  from  Don  street  to  12  Tucker  street; 
formerly  from  Blue  Hill  avenue  to  Tucker  street;  portion  from 
Tucker  street  to  Don  street  (formerly  Chapman  avenue)  laid  out 
under  the  name  of  Callender  street,  Oct.  3,  1898;  portion  from  Don 
street  to  Blue  Hill  avenue  first  shown  on  Board  of  Survey  filing,  dated 
Aug.  25,  1896;  the  name  of  this  last  named  portion  changed  to 
Claxton  street  by  owners  of  abutting  property,  Jan.  1,  1906.  L  3027, 
L  3028, L  3593, L  3594. 

fCalumet  street,  Rox.,  1886;  from  Tremont  street,  at  its  junction  wath 
Huntington  avenue,  southwest,  then  southeast,  crossing  Hillside 
street  and  Harleston  street  to  268  Parker  Hill  avenue  near  Parker 
street;  laid  out  between  Tremont  street  and  Hillside  street,  Sept. 
19,  1887;  authority  to  open  from  Parker  Hill  avenue  to  Hillside 
street  given  by  Street  Commissioners,  Nov.  8,  1894.     L  2025,  L  2026. 

Calvert  place,  B.,  1878;  from  238  Dover  street  between  Harrison  avenue 
and  Albany  street,  north,  then  west. 

*Cambria  street,  Rox.;  from  80  Dalton  street  to  8  St.  Cecilia  street,  laid 
out.  May  14,  1890.     L  2224. 

^Cambridge  bridge,  B.  and  Camb.,  1898;  from  the  foot  of  Cambridge 
street  in  Boston  to  Main  street  in  Cambridge.  "The  cities  of  Boston 
and  Cambridge,  by  a  commission  .  .  .  shall  construct  as  a  highway, 
a  new  bridge  across  Charles  river,  to  be  known  as  Cambridge  bridge, 
at,  upon  or  near  the  present  site  of  .  .  .  West  Boston  bridge " 
(chapter  467,  Acts  of  1898);  authority  to  construct  without  drawbridge 
given  by  Act  of  1899,  chapter  180,  provided  the  United  states  gov- 
ernment gives  its  consent  (which  was  given);  work  on  bridge  begun 
in  July,  1900;  outwa^rd  bound  cars  began  running  Aug.  12,  1906; 
inward  bound  cars,  Nov.  27,  1906;  dedicated  on  the  evening  of  July 
31,  1907,  the  fourth  day  of  Boston's  first  "  Old  Home  Week  "  celebra- 
tion. 

*Cambridge  road,  1681;  from  the  Main  street,  at  the  neck,  west,  to 
Cambridge  (Charlestown  land  records);  the  old  way  to  Cambridge 
from  Charlestown,  known  also  as  Cambridge  way  and  road  to  Cam- 
bridge; shown  in  1818;  called  Cambridge  road  as  late  as  1859;  called 
also  Cambridge  street  as  early  as  1847;  now  Cambridge  street. 

^Cambridge  street,  B.,  1708;  from  Bowdoin  square  to  Cambridge  bridge; 
from  Sudbury  street,  at  present  junction  of  Court  street,  west,  to 
the  water,  1708;  from  Sudbury  street,  west,  to  the  water,  then  south- 
by  the  water  to  the  Common,  1733;  from  Sudbury  street  to  the  water 
at  about  the  present  line  of  West  Cedar  street,  1784;  part  from  Sud- 
bury street  to  Bowdoin  square  included  in  Court  street,  1807;  laid 
out  westerly  about  450  feet  near  the  bridge  and  accepted,  July  28, 
1828;  part  formerly  owned  by  the  Bridge  Corporation  confirmed  as 
a  public  street,  Sept.  15,  1834;  part  from  junction  with  West  Cedar 
street  to  stone  abutment  of  Hancock  free  bridge,  then  lately  filled 
in  and  formerly  the  easterly  part  of  said  bridge,  deeded  by  Hancock 
Free  Bridge  Corporation  to  City,  accepted  as  a  public  street  and 
named  Cambridge  street,  Oct.  28,  1850;  extended  to  the  bridge  again, 
Oct.  25,  1854.     L  18,  L  312,  L  3090. 

Cambridge  street,  B.,  1774;  Castle  street,  so  called. 

^Cambridge  street,  Chsn.,  1847;  from  572  Main  street,  at  Sullivan  square, 
to  Somerville  line;  the  old  way  from  Charlestown  to  Cambridge; 
called  Cambridge  road,  1681;  and  from  an  early  time  also  Cam- 
bridge way  and  road  to  Cambridge;  laid  out  and  accepted,  Dec. 
28,  1857;  altered  from  Brighton  street  to  Somerville  line  and  lines 
established,  April  25,  1859;  grade  changed,  Aug.  4,  1900,  from  a  point 
near  Sever  street  and  Sullivan  square  for  a  distance  of  1,400  feet  to 
Carter  street,  by  elevating  the  street  and  carrying  the  same  by  a 


List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston.  89 

bridge  or  viaduct  across  the  tracks  of  the  B.  &  M.  R.  R.  and  the 
tracks  of  the  B.  &  A.  R.  R.  (now  N.  Y.  C.  &  H.  R.  R.  R.);  by  order 
of  a  special  commission  appointed  by  the  Superior  Court  under 
authority  of  chapter  428,  Acts  of  1890,  and  amendments  thereto. 
L  1245,  L  1357,  L  1358,  L  1359,  L  2198,  L  3955,  L  3956. 

*Cambridge  street,  Bri.,  1840;  from  287  Washington  street,  nearly 
opposite  Winship  street,  to  Cambridge  line,  in  Charles  river;  shown 
as  "road  to  Cambridge,"  1815;  "road  from  Brighton  to  Cambridge- 
'  port,"  1835;  named  (from  Washington  street  to  Cambridgeport), 
June  15,  1840;  called  Brighton  road,  1847.  L  2266,  L  2267,  L  2294, 
L  2295,  L  2389,  L  2530,  L  2675,  L  2721,  L  2735,  L  2784,  L  2814, 
L  3144,  L  3145,  L  3146,  L  3621,  L  3622,  L  3623,  L  3939. 

Cambridge=street  avenue,  B.,  1857;  from  291  Cambridge  street,  near 
North  Grove  street,  north,  then  west  by  south  side  of  County  Jail 
lot  to  187  Charles  street. 

*Cambridge=street  bridge,  Bri.  and  Camb.,  1810;  from  Cambridge  street 
in  Brighton,  over  Charles  river,  to  River  street  in  Cambridge; 
Jonathan  L.  Austin  et  al.  were  incorporated  March  2,  1808,  for  the 
purpose  of  building  this  bridge  and  what  is  now  called  River  street 
in  Cambridge,  to  be  completed  in  two  years;  by  Act  of  the  Legislature, 
passed  Feb.  13,  1810,  the  time  limit  was  extended  one  year;  the 
bridge  and  road  were  soon  after  completed  and  maintained  by  the 
proprietors  until  Nov.  12,  1832,  when  the  Town  of  Cambridge  assumed 
the  care  of  the  bridge;  Boston  end  of  the  bridge  was  repaired  in  1884, 
when  the  bridge  was  closed  to  travel  from  Sept.  19  to  Oct.  20;  Cam- 
bridge end  had  been  previously  repaired. 

*Cambridge=street  bridge,  Chsn.,  1901;  on  Cambridge  street,  between 
Rutherford  avenue  and  Parker  street,  over  the  tracks  of  the  B.  & 
M.  R.  R.  and  the  tracks  of  the  N.  Y.  C.  &  H.  R.  R.  R.;  built  by 
the  B.  &  M.  R.  R.  under  authority  of  chapter  428  of  the  Acts  of  the 
Legislature  of  1890,  and  amendments  thereto;  opened  to  travel  in 
the  summer  of  1901. 

Cambridge=street  place,  B.,  1857;  between  327  and  337  Cambridge 
street  to  Cambridge-street  avenue. 

Cambridge  terrace,  Bri.;  from  546  Cambridge  street,  south,  then  east 
to  18  Webster  street;  formerly  from  Cambridge  street,  between  Allston 
Heights  and  Webster  avenue,  southeast,  to  Webster  terrace;  authority 
to  open  given  by  Street  Commissioners,  May  15,  1893;  Webster 
terrace  called  a  part  of  Cambridge  terrace,  1901. 

Cambridge  way,  Chsn.;  see  Cambridge  road. 

Camden  place,  B.,  1847;  from  1822  Washington  street,  between  North- 
ampton street  and  Flagg  street,  southeast. 

*Camden  street,  B.,  1826;  from  1817  Washington  street,  opposite  Cam- 
den place,  to  B.  &  P.  (now  N.  Y.,  N.  H.  &  H.)  R.  R.;  from  Washing- 
ton street  to  Tremont  street  called  Davis  street,  1810;  laid  out  from 
Washington  street  to  Tremont  street,  July  24,  1826;  named  Camden 
street,  Sept.  15,  1834;  from  1853  to  1857  this  part  of  the  street  was 
not  considered  by  the  committee  on  streets  and  paving  as  being  in 
their  charge;  on  Dec.  7,  1857,  the  street  was  accepted  and  placed  in 
charge  of  the  Board  of  Aldermen;  accepted  west  of  Tremont  street, 
Dec.  2,  1867;  laid  out  from  B.  &  P.  R.  R.  to  Falmouth  (now  St. 
Stephen)  street,  Oct.  7,  1878;  name  of  part  west  of  B.  &  P.  R.  R. 
to  Falmouth  (now  St.  Stephen)  street  changed  to  Gainsborough  street, 
March  1,  1886.     L  30,  L  118,  L  119,  L  532,  L  1296,  L  1321. 

Cameron  street,  Rox.,  1894;  from  Heath  street,  north,  abandoned; 
present  Wensley  street  in  about  the  same  location. 


90  List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston. 

Cameron  street,  Dor.,  1905;  from  987  Dorchester  avenue  northwest- 
erly about  330  feet  to  Pleasant  terrace;  authority  to  open  given  by 
the  Street  Commissioners,  May  19,  1905;  included  in  the  laying  out 
of  Taft  street,  Dec.  30,  1909.     L  4194. 

Campbell  place,  Rox.;  from  221  Eustis  street,  southwest,  between 
Hampden  street  and  Adams  street. 

Canaan  street.  Dor.,  1908;  from  221  Hallowell  street,  between  Messinger 
street  and  Oakland  street,  northwest,  to  Livermore  street;  shown  on 
plan  dated  April  25,  1908.     Suffolk  Deeds,  3274,  end. 

Canal  bank,  Chsn.;  from  Beacham  street  to  Dorrance  street;  shown 
as  Temple  street,  1884. 

*Canal  bridge,  B.  and  Camb.,  1808;  from  the  end  of  Leverett  street  in 
Boston  to  Bridge  street  in  Cambridge;  the  "  Canal  Bridge  Company  " 
incorporated  under  authority  of  chapter  88,  Acts  of  1807,  approved 
Feb.  27,  1807,  and  chapter  60,  Acts  of  1808.  approved  Feb.  26,  1808; 
opened,  Aug.  30,  1809;  sold  to  Hancock  Free  Bridge  Corporation, 
July  1,  1846  (Acts  of  1846);  placed  in  charge  of  the  City  of  Cambridge, 
Feb.  1.  1858  (Acts  of  1858),  at  which  time  the  bridge  became  free; 
placed  in  charge  of  commissioners  in  May,  1871  (Acts  of  1870); 
called  also  (though  not  officially)  Craigie's  and  Canal  bridge  (Andrew 
Craigie  was  one  of  the  incorporators);  closed  and  removal  began 
July  5,  1905;  Charles  River  Dam  on  the  same  site;  a  temporary 
bridge,  "Craigie  Temporary  Bridge,"  to  take  place  of  the  old  one 
during  construction  of  Charles  River  Dam,  opened  July  2,  1905. 

Canal  street,  B.,  1807;  from  Haymarket  square  to  133  Causeway  street; 
laid  out  across  the  Mill  pond  from  Union  street  to  Causeway  street, 
Aug.  3,  1807;  part  of,  near  Union  street,  laid  out  as  part  of  Hay- 
market  square,  April  21,  1845;  part  southeast  of  Market  street 
relocated  as  a  part  of  Haymarket  square,  Nov.  8,  1901;  same  part 
relocated  again  as  Canal  street,  March  18,  1902.  L  3011,  L  3012, 
L  3281,  L  3472,  L  3624,  L  3625. 

Canal  street,  B.,  1834;  from  Fulton  street  and  Clinton  street  over  the 
Mill  creek  to  Charlestown  street  (now  Washington  street  North) 
and  Cross  street  at  Haymarket  square;  laid  out,  October,  1833; 
named  Blackstone  street,  Sept.  22,  1834;  called  also  Creek  street 
the  same  year  previous  to  naming;  part  from  Ann  (now  North) 
street,  east,  previously  called  Royall's  alley. 

Canal  street,  Rox.,  1858;  from  Swett  (now  Southampton)  street  at 
junction  with  East  Chester  park  (now  Massachusetts  avenue),  north- 
east; name  changed  to  Hilton  street,  April  21,   1868. 

Canal  street,  Chsn.,  1847;  from  Cambridge  street  at  Sullivan  square, 
south  to  Middlesex  street,  then  southeast  to  Main  street  at  Han- 
cock square,  1847;  part  from  Middlesex  street  to  Hancock  square 
laid  out  and  named  Essex  street,  Dec.  31,  1855;  laid  out  60  feet  wide 
from  Richmond  street  (which  then  terminated  at  a  point  near  the 
present  junction  of  Rutherford  avenue  and  Dunstable  street)  to 
Cambridge  street,  Sept.  9,  1867;  "  the  northeast  line  of  which  pub- 
lic street  will  be  a  continuation  from  Cambridge  street  to  Richmond 
street  of  the  southwest  line  of  the  place  or  way  known  as  Canal 
street;  "  this  60-foot  street  laid  out  on  a  continuation  of  Richmond 
street,  Sept.  30,  1867,  but  name  of  Richmond  street  appears  not  to 
have  been  commonly  used;  Canal  street  as  laid  out,  Sept.  9,  1867, 
discontinued,  Sept.  7,  1868,  and  laid  out  again  by  slightly  altered 
plan,  Oct.  26,  1868;  name  of  Canal  street  extended  over  the  portion 
of  Richmond  street  between  Austin  street  and  former  termination 
of  Canal  street,  June  16,  1874;  both  Richmond  street  and  ^Canal 
street  named  Rutherford  avenue.  May  28,  1878.  L  1216,  L  1217, 
L  1218,  L  1219,  L  3011,  L  3012. 


List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston.  91 

Cannon  street,  Chsn.,  1878;  from  173  Medford  street,  north,  nearly- 
opposite  Monument  street;  a  colloquialism. 

Canny  place,  B.,  1883;  from  37  Webster  avenue,  northeast,  between 
Unity  street  and  Washington  place;  Webster  court  (1857-83),  now 
so  called. 

♦Canterbury  street,  W.  Rox.,  1825;  from  783  Blue  Hill  avenue,  opposite 
Abbot  street,  in  an  irregular  line  to  360  Poplar  street;  named  from 
Brush  Hill  turnpike  (now  Blue  Hill  avenue)  to  Poplar  street,  May 
9,  1825;  probably  a  public  highway  some  time  previous,  and  Brush 
Hill  avenue  or  turnpike,  between  Canterbury  street  and  Seaver 
street;  probably  laid  out  over  a  part  of  the  old  street.  L  2308, 
L  2500,  L  3470,  L  3681,  L  4111. 

*Canton  street,  B.,  1826;  laid  out  on  the  Neck  from  Tremont  street 
to  Washington  street,  July  24,  1826;  named  from  Tremont  street  to 
Front  street  (now  Harrison  avenue),  Sept.  15,  1834;  reaching  to 
Albany  street  on  the  extension  of  that  street  to  Roxbury  line,  April 
21,  1855;  accepted  Dec.  7,  1857;  from  Tremont  street  about  170  feet 
west  to  Water  Power  Company's  line,  accepted  Dec.  21,  1859;  laid 
out  from  Harrison  avenue  to  Albany  street,  Oct.  30,  1860;  whole 
street  accepted,  Oct.  30,  1860;  part  west  of  Tremont  street  called 
(without  authority)  Hawthorne  street  and  signs  bearing  that  name 
ordered  to  be  removed  Aug.  30,  1864;  laid  out  from  Tremont  street 
to  Warren  avenue,  May  21,  1867;  from  Washington  street  to  Albany 
street  named  East  Canton  street  and  from  Washington  street  to 
Warren  avenue  named  West  Canton  street,  April  21,  1868.     L  50. 

Canton=street  court,  B.,  1840;  from  27  West  Canton  (formerly  Canton) 
street,  north,  between  Washington  street  and  Shawmut  avenue. 

Canton=street  place,  B.,  1844;  from  28  West  Canton  (formerly  Canton) 
street,  south,  between  Washington  street  and  Shawmut  avenue, 
nearly  opposite  Canton-street  court. 

Capen  place,  B.,  1846-57;  from  Hanover  street,  south,  between  Elm 
street  and  Union  street,  closed. 

Capen  street.  Dor.;  from  Freeport  street  to  Ashland  street  and  from 
Greenhill  street  to  Preston  street;  formerly  from  Freeport  street  to 
Preston  street;  from  Freeport  street  to  Preston  street  shown  in  1870; 
authority  to  open  from  Ashland  street  to  Freeport  street,  given  by 
Street  Commissioners,  Dec.  7,  1895;  portion  between  Ashland  street 
and  Greenhill  street  laid  out  with  name  of  Everdean  street,  Oct.  3, 
1902;  portion  between  Preston  street  and  Greenhill  street  and 
Ashland  street  and  Freeport  street  called  Everdean  street  in  1903. 
L  3501. 

*Capen  street.  Dor.,  1871;  from  264  Norfolk  street  to  Fairmount  street; 
laid  out  from  Norfolk  street  to  Evans  street,  Nov.  6,  1890;  laid  out 
from  Evans  street  to  Fairmount  street,  Oct.  7,  1901.  L  2268,  L  3416, 
L  3417,  L  3799. 

Capital  street,  W.  Rox.,  1907;  from  492  Baker  street  about  216  feet 
northwest  of  Farragut  street,  southwest  about  331  feet;  authority  to 
open  given  by  the  Street  Commissioners,  Oct.  17,  1907. 

*Cardington  street,  Rox.,  1893;  from  13  Cobden  street,  northeast,  to 
Fenner  street;  authority  to  open  given  by  Street  Commissioners, 
Feb.  6,  1893;  laid  out,  Nov.  22,  1899.     L  3233,  L  3545. 

Carey  court,  Chsn.,  1893;  from  18  Maudlin  street  to  Water  street;  called 
Battery  lane,  1714;  described  as  running  from  Maudlin  street  and 
called  Carriggs  court,  1854;  called  Carey  street,  1875. 

Carey  place,  Chsn.,  from  129  High  street,  northeast,  then  southeast, 
between  Bolton  place  and  Sullivan  street;  shown  as  an  unnamed 
place,  1861;  now  called  Cary  place,  1906. 


92  List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston. 

*Carey  street,  Chsn.,  1875;  from  18  Maudlin  street  to  80  Water  street; 
Carriggs  court  (early  called  Battery  lane,  and  now  Carey  court)  so 
called  in  1875. 

Carl  street,  W.  Rox.,  from  Corey  street,  southwest,  to  and  beyond  Park 
street;  laid  out  and  extended  to  Mount  Vernon  street  under  the  name 
of  Montview  street,  Nov.  17,  1893;  part  of  at  an  earlier  date  known 
as  Walnut  avenue. 

Carleton  avenue,  )  Dor.;  from   Harvard  street  to  Park   street;    Carle- 
Carleton  place,      )      ton  street    (formerly  Carleton   avenue)  so  called, 
1874;   now  Kilton  street. 

tCarleton  street,  B.,  1868;  from  Yarmouth  street  to  West  Rutland  square; 
formerly  from  Yarmouth  street,  adjoining  the  B.  &  P.  Div.  of  the 
N.  Y.,  N.  H.  &  H.  R.  R.  to  West  Chester  park  (now  Massachusetts 
avenue);  the  streets  running  from  Columbus  avenue  were  laid  out 
to  the  location  line  of  the  railroad,  thus  intercepting  Carleton 
street  at  these  points;  laid  out  from  West  Chester  park  to  West 
Newton  street,  Dec.  31,  1870,  but  order  for  laying  out  afterwards 
declared  defective;  portion  from  West  Chester  park  (now  Massachu- 
setts avenue)  northeast  about  87  feet  now  built  over;  laid  out  from 
Yarmouth  street  to  West"  Newton  street,  July  30,  1901;  portion  from 
West  Rutland  square  to  southwest  of  Wellington  street  called 
Claremont  street  in  1903.  L  502,  L  516,  L  3379,  L  3380,  L  3845, 
L  3846. 

Carleton  )  street.  Dor.,  from   Crescent  avenue   to   Columbia    road    at 
Carlton    ]      crossing  of   O.    C.    (now   N.   Y.,   N.   H.    &    H.)    R.    R.; 
shown  as  an  unnamed  street,  1860;  laid  out  and  name  changed  to 
Carson  street,  from  Crescent  avenue  to  Mt.  Vernon  street  (now  Colum- 
bia road),  Jan.  5,  1887.     L  1970. 

*CarlisIe  street,  Rox.,  1883;  from  514  Warren  street,  east,  between  Gaston 
street  and  Holborn  (formerly  Hayward)  street;  private  way  called 
Roslin  street  laid  out  as  Carlisle  street,  Sept.  20,  1883.     L  1732. 

Carlisle  street.  Dor.,  1877;  from  Locust  street  to  Mt.  Vernon  street 
between  Von  Hillern  street  and  Richardson  avenue  (proposed);  shown 
without  name  in  Hopkins's  atlas,  1874;  location  never  adopted. 

Carlisle  street.  Dor.,  1871;  from  Welles  avenue  to  Centre  street;  shown 
as  extending  from  Welles  avenue,  north,  in  1874;  extended  about  204 
feet  to  Centre  street,  1880;  laid  out  as  Wainwright  street,  Aug.  25, 
1899.     L  3163. 

*Carlos  street.  Dor.,  from  149  Lauriat  avenue  to  156  Callender  street; 
authority  to  open  given  by  Street  Commissioners,  Sept.  14,  1894; 
Carlos  street  laid  out,  Nov.  11,  1897.     L  2918^  L  3315. 

*Carlow  street,  Rox.,  1899;  from  842  Albany  street  to  19  Chadwick  street; 
Chadwick  place  laid  out  and  extended  under  the  name  of  Carlow 
street,  Dec.  22,  1899.     L  3244,  L  3512. 

Carls  street,  Dor.,  1905;  from  Marsh  street  about  160  feet  east  of  Georgie 
street  (now  Myrtlebank  avenue),  south,  parallel  with  Georgie  street  to 
Milton  street;  shown  on  plan  by  Richmond  P.  Souther,  dated  March  30, 
1905;  name  changed  to  Allendale  avenue  on  plan  dated  October,  1907. 
Suffolk  Deeds,  Lib.  3226,  end. 

Carlton  avenue.  Dor.,  1860;  from  Harvard  street  to  Park  street;  called 
Carleton  avenue  and  Carleton  place  in  1874;  Carleton  street,  1884; 
now  Kilton  street. 

Carlton  court,  Rox.;  from  167  Vernon  street,  opposite  Simmons  street, 
northeast;  shown  as  abandoned  in  Bromley's  atlas  of  1906. 


List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston.  93 

Carlton  park,  B.,  1870;  an  irregular  shaped  piece  of  land  reserved  for  a 
park  in  the  center  of  the  interior  of  the  block  bounded  by  Warren 
avenue,  Columbus  avenue  and  West  Canton  street.  Suffolk  Reg.,  Lib. 
993,  fol.  25. 

Carlton  place,  B.,  1838;  from  Eliot  street,  south,  between  Warren  (now 
Warrenton)  street  and  Tremont  street;  called  Eliot  court,  1829-38; 
now  built  over. 

Carlton  street.  Dor.,  1884;  from  Harvard  street  to  Park  street;  called 
Carlton  avenue,  1860;  Carleton  avenue  and  Carleton  place,  1874;  now 
Kilton  street. 

Carmel  street,  Rox.,  1897;  from  1526  Tremont  street  to  69  Delle  avenue; 
authority  to  open  given  by  Street  Commissioners,  June  15,  1897. 

*Carmen  street.  Dor.,  1897;  from  the  westerly  line  of  Shafter  street,  at  its 
junction  with  Faxon  street,  to  46  Kilton  street;  formerly  from  Faxon 
street,  northwesterly;  laid  out  from  Shafter  street  to  Kilton  street, 
Dec.  21,  1908.     L  4114. 

Carnac  street.  Dor.,  1900;  from  18  Magdala  street,  east,  crossing  the 
end  of  Calhoun  and  Genoa  streets  to  the  Shawmut  branch  railroad, 
shown  on  plan  by  Frederic  R.  Page,  dated  November,  1900. 

Carnegie  street.  So.  B.,  1902;  from  507  Dorchester  avenue  nearly  oppo- 
site Woodward  street,  west,  to  the  N.  Y.,  N.  H.  &  H.  Pl.  R.;  authority 
to  open  given  by  the  Street  Commissioners,  April  12,  1902. 

Carnes  court,  B.,  1767;  from  Ann  (now  North)  street;  cannot  now  be 
identified. 

Carnes  court,  I  B.;  from  14  Hawkins  street,  southwest;  called  Carnes 
Carnes  place,  )      court,  1820;  Carnes  place,  1836,  1906. 

Carnes  place,  Rox.;  from  16  Gardner  avenue. 

Carnes  street,  Chsn.,  1870;  from  Afford  street,  east,  to  Everett  line; 
opened  on  old  almshouse  estate,  April  24,  1850;  laid  out  through 
portion  of  almshouse  estate  from  the  highway  to  Everett  line  and 
named  Carnes  street,  October  25,  1870;  called  Dexter  street,  1896. 

*Carney  place,  B.,  1831;  from  Washington  street  to  Shawmut  avenue; 
laid  out,  Oct.  1,  1870;  name  changed  to  Waterford  street,  Nov.  8, 1871. 
L  545,  L  562. 

*Carolina  avenue,  W.  Rox.,  1849;  from  62  South  street  to  69  Call  street; 
from  South  street  to  Roanoke  avenue  over  what  are  now  Carolina 
avenue  and  Newbern  street;  part  from  junction  with  Newbern 
street  to  Starr  (now  Call)  street  called  Child  street,  1850;  part  of 
Newbern  street  so  called,  1861;  altered,  extended  and  constructed 
from  South  street  to  B.  &  P.  R.  R.,  including  Child  street,  March  10, 
1873;  Williams  street  extended  over  a  portion  of  Carolina  avenue 
to  Call  street,  July  20,  1899.     L  3143. 

Carolina  place,  W.  Rox.;  from  111  Carolina  avenue,  nearly  opposite 
John  A.  Andrew  street,  southwest. 

Carpenter  place,  B.;  from  Winchester  street  at  corner  of  Ferdinand 
street,  south;  shown  on  Bromley's  atlas,  1888,  as  "formerly  Carpenter 
place." 

*Carpenter  street,  So.  B.,  1887;  from  17  Preble  street  to  8  Hyde  street; 
formerly  called  Ceylon  street;  laid  out,  Nov.  28,  1887.     L  2039. 

Carriggs  court,  Chsn.,  1854—83;  from  Maudlin  street  to  Water  street; 
called  Battery  lane,  1714;  called  Carey  street,  1875;  called  Carey 
court,  1883. 


94  List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston. 

Carriggs  court,  Chsn.,  1883;  from  8  Ice  court,  northeast;  shown  in  1884 
as  extending  from  Water  street,  northwest,  between  Carey  court 
and  Wapping  street  in  position  of  court  called  Ice  court. 

Carroll  place,  B.,  1834;  from  Salem  street,,  west,  between  Baldwin 
place  and  Cooper  street;  changed  to  Jerusalem  place,  April,  1903. 

Carroll  street,  W.  Rox.,  1893;  from  295  Vermont  street  to  Keith  street. 

Carroll  street,  W.  Rox.,  1906;  from  34  Schiller  road  to  Dedham  line; 
shown  on  plan  dated  August,  1906,  and  filed  with  Suffolk  Deeds. 

Carroll's  court,  Chsn.;  from  Beacham  street,  near  corner  of  Arlington 
avenue,  northwest;  built  over  in  1899. 

*Carruth  street.  Dor.,  1869;  from  239  Ashmont  street  to  412  Codman 
street;  laid  out,  Aug.  12,  1869.     L  976. 

Carson  beach.  So.  B.  and  Dor.;  easterly  from  Columbia  road,  between 
Mt.  Vernon  street  and  Gerrish  street  extended;  changed  to  McKenzie 
beach,  1906. 

*Carson  street,  Dor.,  1887;  from  44  Crescent  avenue  to  897  Columbia 
road;  formerly  from  Crescent  avenue  to  Mt.  Vernon  street  at  crossing 
of  O.  C.  (now  N.  Y.,  N.  H.  &  H.)  R.  R,;  called  Carleton  or  Carlton 
street,  1860;  laid  out  as  Carson  street,  Jan.  5,  1887.     L  1970. 

Cart  lane,  B.,  1733;  from  Leverett  street,  east;  called  Minot  street, 
1825. 

Carter  place,  B.,  1874;  from  65  Charter  street,  northeast,  between 
Jackson  avenue  and  Foster  street;  called  Dillaway  place,  1840;  Carter 
place,  1874. 

Carter  street.  Dor.,  1869;  from  Neponset  turnpike  (now  avenue),  west, 
crossing  Train  street;  called  Boutwell  avenue,  1858,  and  shown  as 
extending  to  Train  street;  called  Boutwell  street,  1874;  laid  out 
from  Neponset  avenue  to  Train  street,  and  named  Boutwell  street, 
May  31,  1882. 

*Carter  street,  Chsn.;  from  106  Cambridge  street,  near  Somerville  line, 
and  nearly  opposite  Parker  street,  southerly,  to  25  Roland  street; 
shown  in  1874;  laid  out,  Oct.  11,  1901.     L  3418,  L  3739. 

Carver  place,  B.,  1855;  from  40  Carver  street,  east,  south  of  and  near 
Eliot  street. 

*Carver  street,  B.,  1803;  from  106  Boylston  street  to  111  Pleasant  street; 
part  from  Eliot  street  to  Pleasant  street  called  Haskins  street,  1803-14; 
whole  street  from  Pleasant  street,  north,  to  the  burial  ground 
(Boylston  street),  1817;  confirmed  as  a  public  street,  Sept,  15,  1834. 

Cary  place,  Chsn.;  from  129  High  street,  northeast,  then  southeast, 
between  Bolton  place  and  Sullivan  street;  shown  as  unnamed  place, 
1861;  sometimes  called  Carey  place. 

*Cary  street,  Rox.,  1875;  from  Ruggles  street  at  junction  with  Culvert 
(now  Whittier)  street  to  Tremont  place  (now  Terry  street);  laid 
out,  Dec.  20,  1875;  discontinued,-.  Jan.  4,  1895.  L  1120,  L  1291, 
L  2684. 

Cary  street,  W.  Rox.,  1866;  from  Forest  Hills  avenue  to  14  Union 
terrace. 

Case  street,  W.  Rox.,  1905;  from  Centre  street,  between  Holbrook 
street  and  Aldworth  street,  northwesterly,  for  a  distance  of  about 
1,100  feet  (about  301  feet  beyond  Dane  street);  authority  to  open 
given  by  the  Street  Commissioners,  July  10,  1905;  the  approval  of 
this  street  obliterated  Rugby  street,  which  was  in  about  the  same 
location  as  Case  street;  name  changed  to  Dunster  road  by  abutting 
owners,  April,  1907. 


List  of  Steeets,  Etc.,  in  Boston.  95 

Caspar  street,  W.  Rox.,  1894;  from  160  Lasell  street  to  Furbush  road; 
authority  to  open  part  from  Weld  street  to  Lasell  street  given  by- 
street Commissioners,  April  20,  1894. 

fCass  street,  W.  Rox.,  1849;  from  2213  Centre  street  to  96  Spring  street, 
near  Spring-street  station;  called  "  Granite  (formerly  Cass)  street  "  ; 
Granite  street,  between  Centre  street  and  Powell  street,  laid  out  and 
name  changed  to  Cass  street,  Dec.  10,  1883.     L  1748. 

Cassnet  street,  Dor.,  1899;  from  58  Dickens  street,  northerly. 

Castle  court,  E.  B.;  from  168  Everett  street,  northeast,  between  Lamson 
street  and  Doherty  court. 

*CastIe  street,  B.,  1722;  from  971  Washington  street  to  386  Tremont 
street;  from  Orange  (now  Washington)  street,  east,  to  the  harbor,  and 
west  to  Cambridge  bay,  formed  the  part,  from  Charles  river  to  Front 
street  (now  Harrison  avenue),  "which  goes  through  the  dock," 
built  in  the  manner  of  a  timber  wharf,  covered  with  gravel  and 
railed  at  both  sides  in  1817;  parts  on  corresponding  sides  of  Orange 
street  seem  to  have  been  called  also  East  and  West  Castle  streets 
from  an  early  date;  West  Castle  street  (from  Washington  street  to 
Tremont  street)  named  Castle  street,  June  23,  1874;  East  Castle 
street  named  Motte  street,  June  23,  1874;  Castle  street  figures  as 
new  in  Suffolk  Deeds,  Lib.  24,  fol.  239;  Castle  street  was  so  named 
because  it  was  the  usual  way  to  the  "Castle."  L  524,  L  546,  L  547, 
L  563,  L  566,  L  727,  L  837,  L  838,  L  1349,  L  3980. 

Castle=lsland  foot=bridge.  So.  B.,  1892;  from  Marine  Park  to  Castle 
Island;  a  temporary  foot-bridge  built  in  1892;  completed,  except  the 
draw,  June  2,  1892;  draw  finished,  July  2,  1892;  the  bridge  and  island 
were  open  to  the  public,  July  29,  1892. 

Castle  Rock  street.  Dor.,  1895;  from  9  Grampian  way  to  10  Woodland 
avenue;  authority  to  open  given  by  Street  Commissioners,  Oct.  7, 
1895. 

*Castle  square,  B.,  1894;  open  space  at  the  junction  of  Chandler  street 
with  Ferdinand  street  and  Tremont  street;  named  Castle  square, 
June  8,  1894. 

Castlegate  road,    )  Dor.,  1901;  from  494  Blue  Hill  avenUe  to  209  Nor- 
Castlegate  street,  5      mandy  street;  authority  to  open  given  by  Street 
Commissioners  Jan.  8,  1901;  called  Castlegate  road  same  year. 

Castleton  street,  W.  Rox.,  1895;  from  Jamaicaway  to  South  Huntington 
avenue;  formerly  from  Jamaicaway  to  point  100  feet  southeast  of 
Catalpa  street  (now  South  Huntington  avenue);  authoritv  to  open 
given  by  Street  Commissioners,  Jan.  5,  1895;  portion  southeast  of 
South  Huntington  avenue  shown  as  abandoned  on  the  laying  out 
plan  of  the  above. 

Catalpa  street,  W.  Rox.,  1895;  from  Perkins  street,  north,  crossing 
Castleton  street;  authority  to  open  given  by  Street  Commissioners, 
Jan.  5,  1895;  South  Huntington  avenue  laid  out  over  Catalpa  street, 
March  4,  1901.     L  3372,  L  3373,  L  3374,  L  3375. 

*Catawba  street,  Rox.,  1845;  from  12  Laurel  street  to  37  Sherman  street; 
shown  on  plan  by  A.  R.  Binney,  dated  Nov.  20,  1845;  laid  out, 
Sept.  7,  1871.     L  686. 

Cathedral  court,  Rox.;  from  northeast  of  Cathedral  street,  southwest, 
to  Ray  street. 

Cathedral  street,  Rox.;  from  16  Fenwick  street,  northwest,  to  Cathedral 
court,  1884. 

^Catherine  street,  W.  Rox.,  1893;  from  135  Bourne  street  to  301  Florence 
street;  formerly  called  Spruce  street;  laid  out,  Dec.  28,  1893. 
L  2579. 


96  List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston. 

*Causeway  street,  B.,  1807;  from  27  Leverett  street  to  Endicott  street; 
from  Endicott  street  to  Charles-river  bridge  at  Prince  street  com- 
monly known  as  Causeway  street;  from  Leverett  street  to  the  cause- 
way, shown,  1722;  called  Mill  alley,  1733;  Mill  street,  1788;  part 
near  Leverett  street  also  at  times  called  Walder  street;  called  Cause- 
way street  and  laid  out  into  the  Mill  pond,  1807;  extended  to  the  foot 
of  Charlestown  street  (now  Washington  street  North),  1819;  the 
portion  near  Leverett  street  called  Merrimac  street  by  Hales 's  plan, 
1819;  accepted,  Dec.  11,  1826.  Vol.  31,  p.  68.  L  165,  L  280,  L  2535, 
L  3073,  L  3695. 

Cawfield  street,  Dor.,  1909;  from  Elder  street  about  139  feet  east  of 
Eastman  street,  south,  to  Eastman  street;  authority  to  open  given 
by  the  Street  Commissioners,  Aug.  17,  1909. 

*Cazenove  place,  )  B.,  1871;  from  77  Chandler  street  to  252  Columbus 
*Cazenove  street,  j  avenue;  leading  from  Chandler  street  towards 
B.  &  A.  R.  R.,  named  Cazenove  place,  Sept.  12,  1871;  laid  out,  Oct. 
15,  1874;  extended  to  Columbus  avenue,  Sept.  23,  1878;  named 
Cazenove  street,  March  1,  1882;  northerly  end  (about  43  feet) 
included  in  the  location  of  the  B.  &  P.  R.  R.,  March  17,  189SXdate  of 
filing  with  Suffolk  Registry),  under  authority  of  chapter  516,  Acts  of 
1896.     L  973,  L  1318,  L  3983. 

Cedar  avenue.  Dor.,  1836;  from  122  Bowdoin  street  to  130  Olney  street. 

Cedar  avenue,  W.  Rox.,  1870;  from  296  Lamartine  street  to  15  Oakdale 
street;  shown  from  Lamartine  street  to  Nebraska  street  (now  Chest- 
nut avenue),  but  not  named  in  1848;  part  from  Lamartine  street  to 
Oak  place  (now  Oakdale  street)  shown  in  1870;  part  from  Chestnut 
avenue  to  Lamartine  street  laid  out  with  name  of  Bell  street,  Oct.  23, 
1888.     L  2098. 

Cedar  lane,  B.,  1826;  from  Chestnut  street,  north,  near  Charles  street; 
from  Chestnut  street  to  Mt.  Vernon  street,  1830;  called  Chestnut 
place,  1839;  Chestnut  avenue,  18B3. 

Cedar  park,  Rox.;  from  116  Cedar  street,  near  corner  of  Highland  street, 
southwest,  to  meet  Highland  Park  street. 

*Cedar  place.  Dor.,  1876;  from  junction  Monadnock  street  and  33  Bird 
street,  southwesterly,  to  N.  E.  R.  R.,  1884.     L  1552,  L  2208. 

Cedar  place.  Dor.,  1869;  from  Qmncy  street  to  Lawrence  avenue; 
called  also  Cedar  street;  now  called  Mascoma  street. 

Cedar  square,  Rox.;  the  inclosure  between  Cedar  street,  Thornton 
street.  Cedar  square  and  Juniper  street;  formerly  the  name  was 
applied  to  a  private  way  of  irregular  shape  and  as  new  streets  were 
extended  through  it  the  name  was  applied  to  the  inclosure. 

Cedar  square,  Rox.;  from  Thornton  street,  abutting  the  northeasterly 
side  of  Cedar  square,  to  Juniper  street. 

Cedar  square,  Rox.;  formerly  a  private  way  rimning  northeast  from 
Cedar  street  by  two  branches,  one  either  side  of  the  square,  so  called, 
the  westerly  of  which  extended  past  the  square  with  a  branch  to 
the  east  along  the  north  side  of  the  square;  the  easterly  branch  from 
Cedar  street  extended  northward  with  an  opening  into  Sha-WTnut  avenue 
(now  Washington  street)  and  another  opening  into  Guild  street; 
sho'WTi  but  not  named,  1835-44;  part  of  same  included  in  extension 
of  Thornton  street  to  Guild  street,  Dec.  10,  1881,  and  part  in  Juniper 
street,  same  date.     L  1578,  L  1580. 

Cedar=square  avenue,  Rox.,  1870;  from  Shawmut  avenue  (now  Wash- 
ington street)  westerly  about  150  feet,  then  southerly  towards 
Cedar  square  and  parallel  with  Shawmut  avenue  (now  Washington 
street);  part  parallel  with  Washington  street  now  part  of  Juniper 
street. 


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Cedar  street,  B.;  see  South  Cedar  street  and  West  Cedar  street. 

fCedar  street,  Rox.,  1835;  from  2661  Washington  street  to  1310  Columbus 
avenue,  and  from  N.  Y.,  N.  H.  &  H.  R.  R.  to  Terrace  street;  from 
Dedham  turnpike  (now  Washington  street)  to  Centre  street,  1835; 
road  from  Centre  street,  opposite  Cedar  street,  to  Lowell  street  (after- 
ward Pynchon  street,  now  Columbus  avenue)  accepted  and  named 
Cedar  street,  Sept.  13,  1844;  from  Highland  street  to  Centre  street 
accepted,  conditionally,  Sept.  3,  1855;  same  part  accepted,  June  28, 
1858;  from  Shawmut  avenue  (now  Washington  street)  to  Highland 
street  accepted,  conditionally,  Sept.  27,  1858;  whole  street  accepted, 
July  30,  1860;  formerly  extended  across  the  B.  &  P.  (now  N.  Y., 
N.  H.  &  H.)  R.  R.,  to  Terrace  street,  but  was  not  a  public  way  and 
is  now  discontinued.     L 


Cedar  street,  Rox.;  from  Francis  (formerly  Longwood)  street  to  Eka 
street  (now  Longwood  avenue);  Belle vue  street  so  called,  1850-57. 

Cedar  street.  Dor.;  from  Quincy  street  to  Lawrence  avenue;  Cedar 
place  sometimes  so  called;  now  Mascoma  street. 

tCedar  street,  Dor.,  1853;  from  101  River  street,  northwest,  to  Manchester 
street,  accepted,  June  15,  1853.     L  1587. 

Cedar  street,  W.  Rox.,  1872;  from  4495  Washington  street,  near  corner 
of  Beech  street  to  170  Bellevue  avenue. 

*Cedar  street,  Chsn.,  1862;  from  27  High  street  to  6  Bartlett  street;  shown 
as  an  unnamed  street  in  1839;  accepted,  Oct.  20,  1862;  laid  out  and 
widened,  June  29,  1863;  continued  and  laid  out  between  Laurel 
street  and  Bartlett  street,  March  29,  1870. 

Cedar  street,  Bri.,  1840;  from  Cambridge  street  to  Brookline,  crossing 
Avenue  (now  Beacon)  street;  formerly  a  part  of  the  "Old  Road  to 
Roxbury";  named,  June  15,  1840;  name  changed  to  South  Harvard 
street,  Nov.  10,  1846;  called  Harvard  avenue,  Dec.  30,  1873. 

Cedar=street  court,  )  B.,    1831;    from   South  Cedar   (now  Winchester) 
Cedar=street  place,  (      street,  east;    called    Cedar-street    court,    1831; 
Cedar-street  place,  1840;  South  Cedar-street  place,  1857. 

Cemetery  lane  or  street.  Dor.;  from  Norfolk  street,  north,  along  the 
east  side  of  the  Catholic  cemetery;  shown  as  an  unnamed  lane,  1838; 
called  Cemetery  street,  1872;  at  one  time  connected  with  Warner 
avenue  (now  street),  and  late  a  part  of,  probably  made  a  part  of 
Bernard  street;  also  called  Burying-place  lane. 

Center  \  street,  B.,  1773;  from  Hanover  street  to  North  street;  from 
Centre  J  Ann  (now  North)  street,  northwest,  called  Ball's  alley  and 
Penaway's  alley  previous  to  1708;  Paddy's  alley,  1708;  Center 
street,  1773;  named  by  Selectmen  from  Aim  street,  north  of  the 
bridge,  into  Middle  (now  Hanover)  street,  1788;  called  North  Centre 
street,  but  no  record  of  naming. 

Central  avenue,  Rox.,  1855;  from  junction  of  Blue  Hill  avenue  and 
Warren  street,  east;  sometimes  called  Centre  avenue;  now  built 
over. 

♦Central  avenue,  Dor.,  1875;  from  70  River  street  to  Neponset  river;  laid 
out  to  meet  street  of  like  name  in  Milton,  Nov.  13,  1875.     L  1092. 

Central  avenue,  W.  Rox.,  1872;  from  Washington  street,  near  Cedar 
street,  northwest;  laid  out  as  Cornell  street,  Aug.  7,  1890.     L  2256. 

*Central=avenue  bridge.  Dor.  and  Milton,  1876;  from  Central  avenue  in 
Dorchester  to  Central  avenue  in  Milton;  built  by  the  City  of  Boston; 
Town  of  Milton  paid  one-third  of  the  cost  of  construction  and  the 
City  of  Boston  two-thirds;  work  completed  in  November,  1876; 
opened  to  travel  early  in  1877. 


98  List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston. 

Central  bridge,  B.;  Craigie's  bridge,  sometimes  so  called. 

Central  court,  B.,  1805;  from  Washington  street,  east,  near  Summer 
street  from  Newbury  (now  Washington)  street,  east,  then  south, 
then  west  to  Newbury  street,  1816;  the  southerly  entrance  from 
Newbury  street  was  called  Deming's,  Demming's,  or  D'Emming 
court,  1806-16;  Avon  place,  1824;  built  over. 

Central  court,  Bri.;  from  Market  street,  east  about  1,230  feet;  given 
as  one  of  the  bounds  of  Lincoln  street  in  order  for  acceptance  of  that 
street,  June   13,   1873. 

Central  place,  B.,  1842;  from  Winter  street  to  Music  Hall;  name 
changed  to  Music  Hall  place,  Feb.  25,  1874. 

Central  place,  Chsn.;  from  106  Main  street,  near  Devens  street,  south- 
west. 

♦Central  square,  E.  B.,  1833;  the  open  space  intercepting  Border  street, 
west  of  the  termination  of  Saratoga  street,  Bennington  street  and 
Porter  street,  and  lying  on  either  side  of  Meridian  street,  north  of  the 
termination  of  Liverpool  street;  accepted,  laid  out  according  to 
metes  and  bounds  in  deed  from  East  Boston  Company  to  City  of 
Boston  and  named,  Nov.  10,  1851;  part  accepted,  July  12,  1852. 
Vol.  31,  p.  34.     Vol.  31,  p.  43.     Lib.  626,  fol.  233. 

Central  square,  Rox.,  1860;  open  space  lying  between  the  Post  Office, 
Guild's  buildings,  Soren's  block  and  land  formerly  of  Amos  Stevens; 
so  named,  Dec    31,  1860. 

♦Central  street,  B.,  179-;  from  32  Kilby  street  to  235  Atlantic  avenue; 
existed  as  a  40-foot  passageway  from  Kilby  street  down  what  was 
then  known  as  Central  wharf  nearly  to  the  present  Broad  street, 
179-;  extended  by  Broad  street,  east,  across  Broad  street  to  India 
street,  1806;  confirmed  as  a  public  street,  Sept.  15,  1834;  opened  by 
Central  Wharf  and  Wet  Dock  Corporation  along  south  side  of  State- 
street  block,  18 — ;  accepted,  conditionally,  for  a  distance  of  458  feet, 
east,  from  street  running  between  Custom  House  and  State-street 
block,  April  13,  1858;  part  from  India  street  to  west  end  of  State- 
street  block,  accepted,  conditionally,  June  1,  1858;  extended  to 
Atlantic  avenue,  Aug.  16,  1876.     L  134,  L  853,  L  1163. 

Central  street,  W.  Rox.;  from  1680  Centre  street  to  Bellevue  station  of 
N.  Y.,  N.  H.  &  H.  R.  R.,  1864. 

Central  street,  Bri.;  Centre  (now  Lincoln)  street  so  called  in  1851  and 

1872. 

Central  wharf,  B.,  1816;  from  244  Atlantic  avenue,  easterlv;  formerly 
from  India  street,  easterly,  across  Atlantic  avenue;  from  the  east 
side  of  Atlantic  avenue  there  were  two  entrances  to  the  wharf  proper, 
the  northern  one  being  in  continuation  of  Central  street;  Milk  street 
laid  out  over  southerly  portion,  March  21,  1901;  built  in  1816. 
L  1001,  L  3368. 

Centre  avenue,  Rox.;  from  junction  of  Blue  Hill  avenue  and  Warren 
street;  Central  avenue  sometimes  so  called;  now  built  over. 

♦Centre  avenue.  Dor.,  1869;  from  1683  Dorchester  avenue  to  189  Centre 
street;  laid  out,  Aug,  12,  1869.     L  3149. 

Centre  court.  Dor.;  from  390  Centre  street,  near  Adams  street,  north. 

Centre  place.  So.  B.;  from  63  Preble  street,  nearly  opposite  Ward 
street,  south;  to  Hyde  street,  1884;  shown  as  a  part  of  Ward  street 
on  Bromley's  atlas  of  1899. 

Centre  place,  Rox.,  1867;  from  61  Centre  street,  near  Gardner  street, 
northwest. 


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Centre  place,  Dor.;  from  224  Centre  street,  north,  near  junction  with 
Remington  street. 

Centre  place,  W.  Rox.;  from  638  Centre  street,  near  Green  street,  south- 
east, to  Warren  square. 

Centre  street,  B.,  1788;  from  Ann  (nov/  North)  street  to  Middle  (now 
Hanover)  street;  North  Centre  street  so  called  in  Town  Records  of 
1788. 

Centre  street,  B.,   1800;  from  Cambridge  street,  crossing  May   (now 
Myrtle)  street  to  the  ropewalks;  extended  to  Pinckney  street,  1833; 
name  changed  to  Anderson  street.  May  21,  1861;  also  called  West 
■  Centre  street. 

Centre  street,  E.  B.,  1864;  from  Orleans  street  to  Marginal  street; 
accepted,  conditionally,  Jan.  25,  1864;  name  changed  to  Haynes 
street,  April  21,  1868. 

Centre  street.  So.  B.;  from  Dorchester  street  to  Preble  street;  name 
changed  to  Ward  street,  Aug.  7,  1855. 

*Centre  street,  Rox.  and  W.  Rox.,  1825;  from  Eliot  square  to  Dedham 
line;  that  part  of  this  street  lying  in  Roxbury,  and  to  South  street 
in  West  Roxbury,  laid  out,  Jan.  19,  1662;  called  the  Middlepost 
road  from  Boston  to  Hartford;  altered  from  Colonel  Draper's  through 
Dedham  to  Dover  line,  May,  1795;  called  "  Old  road  to  Dedham," 
1823;  "Road  from  the  parting  stone  by  J  Riley's  store,  by  Rev. 
Mr.  Gray's  meeting  house,  by  Captain  Winchester's  to  Rev.  Mr. 
Flagg's  meeting  house,  and  on  to  Dedham  line";  named  Centre 
street,  May  9,  1825;  called  Boston  road,  1833;  name  of  part  in  West 
Roxbury  changed  to  Austin  street,  May  3,  1852;  name  of  Austin 
street  changed  to  original  name  of  Centre  street,  Dec.  2,  1861. 
L  373,  L  1041,  L  11.38,  L  1145,  L  1588,  L  1595,  L  1757,  L  1758, 
L  1955,  L  2037,  L  2140,  L  2945,  L  2977,  L  3404,  L  3441,  L  3442, 
L  3475,  L  3530,  L  4171. 

^Centre  street.  Dor.,  1837;  from  608  Washington  street,  opposite  Norfolk 
street,  to  411  Adams  street;  mistake  in  location  (road  from  Plymouth 
road  to  Lower  road)  rectified,  April,  1804;  named  from  Upper  road 
(now  Washington  street)  to  Lower  road  (now  Adams  street),  March 
11,  1840.     L  584,  L  969,  L  2758,  L  2787,  L  2788. 

Centre  street,  Bri.,  1846;  from  Franklin  street  to  Everett  street; 
included  in  the  laj'ing  out  of  Lincoln  street,  April  25,  1876;  portion  of 
Lincoln  street  between  Franklin  street  and  Cambridge  street  called 
Centre  street  in  deeds  of  1862-67  and  1869,  Vol.  57,  p.  6. 

Centry  Field,  B.;  the  Common  for  a  long  time  so  called;  called  also 
Training  Field. 

Centry  or  Sentry  hill,  B.,  1708;  Beacon  hill,  then  so  caUed;  also  Cen- 
tury or  Centuary  hill. 

Centry  \  street,  B.,  1708;  the  highway  leading  north  from  Beacon 
Centrey  j  street,  between  Captain  Alford's  land  and  Madam  Shrimp- 
ton's  pasture  to  Centry  hill  (to  the  head  of  the  former  Temple  street), 
laid  open  and  named  Centrey  street,  May,  17  08;  an  order  for 
continuance  to  lie  open  was  passed,  April  25,  1709;  called  Cen- 
tury street  in  list,  1732;  from  Common  (now  Tremont)  street  to 
Beacon  hill,  1784;  from  Granary  on  Common  street  to  almshouse  on 
Beacon  street,  1800;  the  part  northwest  from  Beacon  street  called 
Sumner  (now  Mt.  Vernon)  street,  1800;  the  part  from  Common 
street  to  Beacon  street  named  Park  street,  1803;  a  part  of  Sudbury 
street  and  a  part  of  Court  street  once  so  called;  also  spelled  Sentry. 

Centurie=hill  street,  B.;  a  part  of  Queen  (now  Court)  street  was  once 
so  called. 

Century  street,  B.;  Centry  street  so  called  in  list  of  1732. 


100  List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston. 

Cerwithy's  corner,  1708;  corner  Prince  street  and  Salem  street  was 
then  so  called. 

Ceylon  street,  So.  B.;  from  Preble  street  to  Hyde  street;  from  Preble 
street,  south,  1874;  laid  out  and  name  changed  to  Carpenter  street, 
Nov.  28,  1887.     L  2039. 

fCeylon  street,  Dor.,  1873;  from  80  Bird  street  to  southwest  of  Quincy 
street  nearly  to  Columbia  road;  laid  out,  from  Quincy  street  to  Bird 
street,  Nov.  22,  1873.     L  912. 

Chadwick  court,  Rox.;  from  66  Chadwick  street,  near  Orchard  park, 
southeast. 

Chadwick  place,  Rox.,  1872;  from  Chadwick  street,  northwest;  Car- 
low  street  laid  out  over  Chadwick  place,  Dec.  22,  1899.     L  3244. 

*Chadwick  street,  Rox.,  1868;  from  37  Hampden  street  to  24  Ambrose 
street  at  junction  with  Trask  place  (now  Orchard  Park  street); 
name  of  Eaton  street  from  Hampden  (formerly  East)  street  to  Yeoman 
street  changed  to  Chadwick  street,  April  21,  1868'  laid  out  through 
Trask  place  from  Yeoman  street  to  Orchard  park.  May  24,  1870; 
extended  to  Hartopp  place  (now  Ambrose  street),  Dec.  31,  1870; 
(this  extension  does  not  include  the  portion  of  Orchard  park  now  used 
as  a  part  of  Chadwick  street,  and  there  is  no  record  of  the  laying 
out  of  the  said  portion).     L  529. 

Chair  alley,  B.;  from  Cross  street  to  Richmoiid  street,  between  Fulton 
street  and  Commercial  street;  laid  out  as  Public  alley  101,  Oct.  31, 
1898.     L  3045. 

Chalmers  street.  Dor.,  1900;  from  492  Geneva  avenue,  opposite  Vinson 
street  to  23  Freeman  street;  authority  to 'open  given  by  Street  Com- 
missioners, Sept.  6,  1900. 

*Chamberlain  street,  Dor.;  from  27  Algonquin  street,  north,  to  30  Har- 
vard street,  nearly  opposite  Harvard  avenue;  authority  to  open 
given  by  Street  Commissioners,  March  24,  1893;  laid  out,  July  10, 
1896.     L  2776,  L  3269. 

^Chambers  I  street,  B.,  1788;  from  105  Cambridge  street  to  385  Charles 
Chamber  )  street;  the  third  of  three  streets  leading  from  Cam- 
bridge street  to  Green  street,  so  called  in  1732;  from  Cambridge 
street,  northerly,  by  the  marsh  to  Mr.  Allen's  house,  so  named  by 
Selectmen,  July  4,  1788;  from  Cambridge  street  to  Green  street, 
1800;  extended  over  "Wiltshire  street  to  Poplar  street,  Sept.  18, 
1811;  portion  formerly  called  Wiltshire  street  together  with  Gravel 
street  (from  Poplar  street  to  Leverett  street)  accepted  and  named 
Chambers  street,  May  26,  1828;  part  formerly  Gravel  street  named 
Ashland  street,  Feb.  22,  1845;  but  the  name  Ashland  street  has 
been  commonly  applied  only  to  the  part  running  at  right  angles  to 
Leverett  street;  extended  to  Spring  street,  through  Spring-street 
place,  Jan.  6,  1872;  extended  from  Spring  street  to  Brighton  street, 
■June  7,  1893;  name  of  Livingston  street  from  Brighton  street  to 
Charles  street,  changed  to  Chambers  street,  March  1,  1894.  L  579, 
L  732,  L  2519,  L  2765,  L  3169. 

^Chambers  street,  Chsn.,  1780;  from  27  City  square  to  28  Water  street; 
laid  out  30  feet  wide  from  Russell's  and  Odin's  land  to  New  Fore 
(now  Water)  street,  1780;  laid  out  by  a  committee  by  order  of  town 
after  the  fire,  Dec.  23,  1835.     L  1974. 

Chambers=street  court,  B.,  1828;  from  26  Chambers  street,  west,  near 
Cambridge  street. 

*Chamblet  street.  Dor.;  from  38  Hartford  street  to  87  Magnolia  street; 
formerly  called  Robert  avenue;  authority  to  open  from  Magnolia 
street  to  Hartford  street  given  by  Street  Commissioners,  Nov.  17, 
1892;  Chamblet  street  laid  out,  Nov.  5,  1897.     L  2913,  L  3251. 


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Champney  court,  IB.,    1834;  from    43    Anderson  street,  near    Revere 
Champney  place,  )      street,  west;  now  called  Champney  place. 

Champney  court.  So.  B.;  from  25  Champney  street,  southwest,  to  Old 
Colony  avenue. 

Champney  place,  Rox.;  from  14  Madison  street,  southwest,  then  south- 
east, parallel  with  Madison  street,  nearly  to  Washington  street. 

Champney  street.  So.  B.,  1859;  from  15  Newman  street  to  Columbia 
road;  formerly  from  Lowland  (formerly  -Highland,  now  Mercer) 
street,  northwest,  to  O.  C.  (later  N.  Y.,  N.  H.  &  H.)  R.  R.,  now  Old 
Colony  avenue,  then  northeast  to  Newman  street;  shown  on  plan 
1860;  Columbia  road  extended  over  a  portion  of  Champney  street, 
Aug.  31,  1897.     L  2875,  L  2876. 

Champney  street,  Bri.;  from  635  Washington  street  to  14  Stratton 
street. 

*Chandler  street,  B.,  1866;  from  415  Tremont  street  to  318  Columbus 
avenue;  called  Avenue  H  on  plan  Back  Bay  lands;  H  street  from 
Tremont  street  to  Berkeley  street  conditionally  accepted,  Nov. 
24,  1865;  accepted  and  name  changed  to  Chandler  street,  April  28, 
1866;  laid  out  from  Berkeley  street  to  Columbus  avenue,  Nov.  3,  1869. 
L  307,  L  354,  L  3975. 

*Change  alley,      IB.;  from   50  State  street  to  13  Faneuil  Hall  square 
*Change  avenue,  (      laid  out  as  "a  passage  7  foote  wide,"  April  29,  1639 
called  Pierce's  alley,  1708;  Change  alley,  1788;  Fitche's  alley,  1796 
Flagg  alley,  1828;  named  Change  avenue,  March  22,  1841.     L  242, 
L  1765. 

Channel  street.  Dor.;  from  141  Walnut  street,  southeast,  to  Neponset 
river  (Neponset). 

Channing  place,  B.,  1852;  from  23  Leather  square  (formerly  Sister 
street),  east. 

*Channing  street,  B.,  1845;  from  74  Federal  street  to  167  Congress 
street;  called  Bury  street  from  Long  lane  to  Atkinson  street,  1708; 
Barrack  lane,  1788;  Berry  street,  1803;  named  Channing  street, 
July  14,  1845.     L  834,  L  835. 

Chapel  place,  B.,  1844;  from  167  Friend  street,  north,  near  Traverse 
street. 

Chapel  place,  B.,  1859;  from  Albany  street,  west,  near  Harvard  street; 
built  over  in  1898. 

Chapel  place,  B.,  1837;  from  Washington  street  to  Marlboro'  chapel; 
Gillam  or  Oilman  place,  1809;  Chapel  place,  1837;  closed. 

Chapel  place,  B.;  from  Friend  street,  between  Traverse  street  and 
Market  street,  northeast. 

*Chapel  street,  Rox.;  from  Milford  place  (now  Sarsfield  street)  to  Weston 
street;  laid  out,  July  16,  1885;  included  in  the  extension  of  Columbus 
avenue,  Jan.  4,  1895;  a  small  portion  not  included  in  Columbus 
avenue,  discontinued  on  same  date.     L  1872,  L  2683. 

Chapel  street,  Rox.  and  W.  Rox.,  1867;  from  Boylston  street  to 
Wyman  street,  between  Curtis  street  (now  Chestnut  avenue)  and 
Lamartine  street;  shown  as  an  unnamed  street,  1856;  name  changed  to 
Curtis  street,  June  22,  1878;  named  Danforth  street,  Sept.  12,  1881. 

Chapin  avenue,    W.  Rox.,  1869;  from  455  La  Grange  street,  northeast. 

Chapman  avenue,  Dor.;  from  Tucker  street  to  Don  street,  formerly 
from  Blue  Hill  avenue,  northeast,  to  Tucker  street;  parallel  with 
Lauriat  avenue;  later  the  portion  from  Blue  Hill  avenue  to  Don 
street  abandoned;  laid  out  from  Don  street  to  Tucker  street  under 
the  name  of  Callender  street,  Oct.  3,  1898.     L  3027,  L  3028. 


102  List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston. 

*Chapman  place,  B.,  1841;  from  54  School  street  to  6  Bosworth  street, 
called  Cook's  court,  1733;  Chapman  place,  1841;  reported  to  have 
been  a  public  highway  for  many  years,  Dec.  24,  1846;  extended  to 
Montgomery  place  (now  Bosworth  street),  Dec.  22,  1882.  L  182, 
L  1675,  L  1712. 

Chapman  place,  Chsn.;  from  66  Chapman  street,  between  Rutherford 
avenue  and  Washington  street,  southeast;  shown  but  not  named  in 
1846. 

*Chapman  street,  B.,  1852;  from  Washington  street  to  Tremont  street; 
laid  out,  including  Killam  place,  Jan.  3,  1852;  named  May  24,  1852; 
extended  from  Tremont  street  to  Chandler  street,  Aug.  20,  1860; 
same  portion  discontinued  (except  the  part  taken  by  the  extension 
of  Appleton  street),  Sept.  16,  1872;  name  of  part  between  Tremont 
street  and  Washington  street  changed  to  Compton  street,  March  1, 
1895.  Vol  31,  pp.  18,  19.  Vol.  19,  p.  124.  L  56,  L  190,  L  197, 
L  544,  L  545,  L  720,  L  728,  L  764. 

*Chapman  street,  Chsn.,  1846;  from  202  Main  street  to  105  Washington 
street  at  jimction  with  Austin  street;  shown  but  not  named,  1844; 
shown  from  Washington  street  to  Richmond  street  (now  Rutherford 
avenue).  May  2,  1846;  laid  out  from  Main  street  to  Lawrence  street, 
Jan.  2,  1851;  laid  out  and  accepted  from  Lawrence  street  to  Austin 
street,  Dec.  18,  1854;  widened  over  lands  and  flats  of  Commonwealth, 
June  29,  1863. 

Chardon  court,  B.,  1874;  from  7  Chardon  street,  southeast;  called  Char- 
don-street  place,  1841;  Gran^  place,  1866;  Chardon  court,  1874. 

Chardon  court,  I  B.,  from  Chardon  street,  north;  called  Chardon  place, 
Chardon  place,  (      1840;  Chardon  court,  1842;   Chardon-street  court, 
1849;  closed. 

*Chardon  street,  B.,  1821;  from  Bowdoin  square  to  60  Merrimac  street  at 
junction  with  Portland  street;  from  Bowdoin  square  to  the  present 
Hawkins  street  was  a  part  of  Hawkins  street  in  1743;  called  Chardon's 
lane  in  1795  and  probably  in  1784;  Chardon  street  in  1821;  made  part 
of  Ivers  street  (which  then  extended  from  Bowdoin  square  to  Merrimac 
street),  Dec.  30,  1859;  whole  street  renamed  Chardon  street.  May  21, 
1860.     Vol.  31,  pp.  81-89.     L  92. 

Chardon=street  court,  B.,  1849;  from  Chardon  street,  north;  called 
Chardon  place,  1840;  Chardon  court,  1842;  Chardon-street  court, 
1849;  closed. 

Chardon=street  place,  B.,  from  Chardon-street,  northwest,  now  built 
over. 

Chardon=street  place,  B.,  1841;  from  Chardon  street,  southeast;  Grant 
place,   1866;  Chardon  court,   1874. 

Chardon's  lane,  B.,  1795;  from  bottom  of  Hawkins  street,  southerly, 
to  Lyman's  (i.  e.,  corner  Cambridge  street);  part  of  Hawkins  street 
prior  to  1795;  called  Chardon's  lane  in  1795,  and  probably  as  early 
as  1784;  called  Chardon  street  (from  Hawkins  street  to  Bowdoin 
square),  1821. 

Charlemont  street.  Dor.,  1906;  from  Minot  street,  northwest,  to  the 
northwesterly  line  of  Franconia  street  extended  ;  authority  to  open 
given  by  the  Street  Commissioners,  March  15,  1906. 

Charles  place.  So.  B.;  from  Foundry  street,  near  Swan  street,  southeast; 
closed;  in  territory  taken  by  O.  C.  R.  R.  by  authority  of  Acts  of 
Legislature  of  1893. 

Charles  place,  Chsn.;  from  Charles  street,  southeast;  shown  but  not 
named  in  1844;  also  called  Charles-street  place. 


List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston.  103 

*Charles  street,  B.,  1805;  from  179  Boylston  street,  opposite  Park  square 
to  168  Leverett  street;  permission  to  form  and  complete  100  feet  of 
new  street  from  Pleasant  street  to  Beacon  street  parallel  with  the  rope- 
walks  granted,  July  6,  1803;  laid  out  from  Beacon  street  to  Cambridge 
bridge,  1805;  from  Boylston  street  to  Cambridge  street,  1809;  in  1817 
said  street  extended  from  the  west  end  of  Beacon  street  to  West 
Boston  bridge;  accepted  as  a  pubHc  street,  Sept.  15,  1834;  from  Liv- 
ingston (now  Chambers)  street,  southwest,  1841;  extended  from  jail 
land  to  Allen  street,  July  31,  1855;  North  Charles  street  extended 
from  Allen  street  to  bend  in  street  north  of  Poplar  street,  June  12, 
1857;  extended  from  Livingston  street  to  Leverett  street,  Nov.  5, 
1858;  the  street  extending  from  Cambridge  street  to  Leverett  street, 
laid  out  in  1855  and  1857  in  parts  as  "  Charles  street  extended  "  and 
"North  Charles  street "  ;  named  Charles  street,  Feb.  13,  1866.  L  45, 
L  97,  L  170,  L  175,  L  178,  L  202,  L  278,  L  935,  L  1439. 

Charles  street,  Rox.;  from  Bumstead  lane  (now  St.  Alphonsus  street) 
to  B.  &  P.  (now  N.  Y.,  N.  H.  &  H.)  R.  R.;  name  changed  to  Ward 
street,  April  21,  1868. 

*Charles  street,  Dor.,  1874;  from  1461  Dorchester  avenue  to  466  Geneva 
avenue;  laid  out  from  Dorchester  avenue  to  Ditson  street,  Aug.  3, 
1874;  extended  to  Geneva  avenue,  Aug.  27,  1884.     L  954,  L  1809. 

Charles  street,  W.  Rox.;  from  338  Spring  street,  near  Dedham  line, 
southeast,  then  south. 

Charles  street,  W.  Rox.,  1872;  from  Poplar  street,  nearly  opposite  Dale 
street,  to  Kittredge  street;  included  in  the  laying  out  of  Cornell  street, 
from  Poplar  street  to  Washington  street,  June  24,  1892. 

*Charles  street,  Chsn.,  1850;  from  479  Main  street  to  412  Bunker  Hill 
street;  name  of  School-house  street  changed  to  Charles  street,  Sept.  30, 
1850. 

Charlesbank,  B.,  1889;  the  name  of  the  park  between  Charles-river  dam 
and  West  Boston  bridge  from  Charles  street,  west,  to  Charles  river ; 
named,  Aug.  9,  1889;  previously  called  Charles-river  Embankment. 

Charlesgate,  B.;  the  name  of  the  parkway  southwest  of  Massachusetts 
avenue,  extending  from  Charles  river  to  Back  Bay  Fens. 

Charlesgate  bridge,  B.,  1882;  on  Charlesgate,  west,  across  the  tracks 
of  the  N.  Y.  C.  &  H.  R.  R.  R.  to  Ipswich-street  bridge;  work  begun  in 
1881,  and  was  so  far  completed  in  October,  1882,  that  the  bridge  was 
used  for  teaming  purposes. 

Charlesgate  bridge,  B.,  1901;  on  Charlesgate,  west,  over  Ipswich  street; 
a  temporary  floor  was  laid  and  it  was  opened  for  travel  in  January, 
1901. 

Charlesgate,  east,  B.,  1887;  name  of  the  street  extending  from  Charles 
river  to  N.  Y.  C.  &  H.  R.  R.  R.  along  the  easterly  side  of  the  Charles- 
gate; named,  Dec.  30,  1887;  at  one  time  it  was  proposed  to  name  this 
street  Ipswich  street.     L  1515. 

Charlesgate,  west,  B.,  1887;  name  of  the  street  extending  from  Charles 
river  to  Boylston  road  along  the  westerly  side  of  the  Charlesgate; 
named,  Dec.  30,  1887;  at  one  time  it  was  proposed  to  name  this  street 
Jersey  street.     L  1515. 

Charles  river,  from  Cedar  Swamp  pond  in  Milford,  Mass.,  in  a  winding 
course  to  Boston  harbor,  opposite  East  Boston;  named  by  Capt. 
John  Smith  in  1614  in  honor  of  Charles  I.,  King  of  England;  the 
curious  connection  between  Charles  river  and  Neponset  river,  by 
means  of  Mother  Brook,  which  separates  a  small  portion  of  Dedham 
near  West  Roxbury  from  the  rest  of  the  town,  forms  literally  a  large 


104  List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston. 

island  territory,  consisting  of  Brookline,  Brighton,  Newton,  a  small 
portion  of  Dedham,  Dorchester,  West  Roxbury,  Roxbury  and  Boston; 
the  Indian  name  for  Charles  river  is  Quineboquin. 

*Charles=river  avenue,  Chsn.;  from  33  City  square  to  Harbor  line;  for- 
merly from  City  square  to  Charles-river  bridge;  shown,  but  not  named, 
1841. 

*Charles=river  bridge,  B.  and  Chsn.,  1785;  from  Commercial  street  oppo- 
site Prince  street  in  Boston  to  Charles-river  avenue  in  Charlestown; 
John  Hancock  etal.  made  a  corporation  under  title  "The  Proprietors 
of  Charles  River  Bridge,"  March  9,  1785  (chapter  21,  Acts  of  1785); 
this  bridge  took  the  place  of  the  ferry  which  ran  from  the  foot  of 
Prince  street  to  Charlestown,  and  was  the  only  direct  means  of  com- 
munication between  Boston  and  the  country  on  the  other  side  of 
Charles  river;  work  begun  on  the  bridge,  June  1, 1785;  completed,  June 
17,  1786;  authority  to  collect  tolls  for  forty  years;  term  extended  in 
1792  to  seventy  years;  March  17,  1841,  act  passed  authorizing 
purchase  of  the  franchise  by  the  Commonwealth;  tolls  to  be  con- 
tinued for  the  payment  of  the  same,  and  for  repairs;  after  purchase 
tolls  commenced  Dec.  1,  1841,  and  continued  until  Dec.  1,  1843, 
when  the  bridge  became  free  and  continued  so  until  Jime  2,  1854; 
tolls  commenced  again  June  2,  1854,  and  continued  until  April  8, 
1858;  Srince  then  the  bridge  has  been  free;  on  account  of  the  ruinous 
condition  closed  for  rebuilding,  July  11,  1854;  opened  again.  May  16, 
1855;  placed  under  charge  of  commissioners  in  May,  1871;  length 
from  abutment  to  abutment  1,102  feet,  width  50  feet;  sometimes 
called  Charlestown  bridge;  about  Nov.  27,  1899,  bridge  abandoned, 
the  new  "  Charlestown  bridge  "  superseding  it.  (For  details  see  City 
Doc.  20  of  1873.) 

*Charles=river  bridge,  B.;  from  Commercial  street,  opposite  Prince  street, 
to  the  harbor  Hne;  the  portion  of  Charles-river  bridge  left  after  the 
abandonment  of  the  bridge,  between  harbor  lines,  in  1899. 

Charles=river  dam,  B.  and  Camb.,  1908;  from  foot  of  Leverett  street 
in  Boston  across  Charles  river  to  Bridge  street  in  Cambridge;  built 
on  site  of  old  Craigie's  bridge  under  authority  of  chapter  465  of  the 
Acts  of  the  Legislature  of  1903;  approved,  June  24,  1903;  it  incloses 
the  Charles-river  basin,  which  is  8^  miles  long  from  the  dam  to  Water- 
town  dam  and  contains  830  acres  of  water  surface;  work  on  temporary 
bridge  begun,  March  2,  1905;  driving  of  piles  for  cofferdam  begun, 
March  2,  1905;  old  Craigie's  bridge  closed  to  traffic  at  1.10  o'clock 
a.  m.,  July  2,  1905;  temporary  bridge  opened  at  same  time;  work 
begun  on  removal  of  Craigie's  bridge,  July  5,  1905;  lock  open  to 
navigation,  Sept.  1,  1908;  gates  of  shut-off  dam  closed,  Oct.  20,  1908; 
basin  filled,  Oct.  27,  1908,  to  elevation  grade  8.0,  Boston  City  base; 
first  electric  car  from  Cambridge  went  over  the  dam  1.02  p.  m., 
Tuesday,  Jan.  25,  1910;  all  inward  bound  cars  began  running  over 
the  dam  at  6  p.  m.  on  the  above  date;  all  outward  bound  cars  began 
running  over  the  dam  at  1  a.  m.,  Thursday,  Jan.  27;  opened  to  all 
traffic  at  9.05  a.  m.,  Thursday,  Jan.  27. 

Charles=river  Embankment,  B.;  former  name  of  the  park  between 
Craigie's  bridge  and  West  Boston  bridge  from  Charles  street,  west, 
to  Charles  river;  now  called  Charlesbank. 

Charles=river  square,  B.,  1909;  from  Charles-river  Embankment  about 
46  feet  northerly  from  Revere  street,  easterly,  to  rear  of  lots  132-140 

.  Charles  street;  authority  to  open  under  name  of  Parkway  square 
given  by  Street  Commissioners,  Sept.  8,  1909;  name  changed  to 
Charles-river  square  by  abutting  owners,  Dec.  14,  1909. 

Ciiarles=street  place,  Chsn.,  1843;  from  9  Charles  street,  south;  also 
called  Charles  place. 


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*CharIestown  bridge,  B.  and  Chsn.,  1899;  from  Causeway  street  at  Keany 
square  in  Boston  proper  to  City  square  in  Charlestown;  built  by  the 
Boston  Transit  Commission  under  authority  of  chapter  548  of  the 
Acts  of  1894;  work  on  the  bridge  begun  Aug.  15,  1896;  opened  for 
public  travel,  Nov.  27,  1899;  this  bridge  superseded  the  Charles-river 
bridge,  which  was  abandoned  upon  the  opening  of  the  new  bridge;  the 
new  bridge  is  about  1,900  feet  long  and  100  feet  wide.  (For  details 
see  records  in  City  Engineer's  office.) 

*Charlestown  bridge,  B.  and  Chsn.;  from  Commercial  street,  opposite 
Prince  street,  to  Charles-river  avenue;  Charles-river  bridge  sometimes 
called  Charlestown  bridge;  abandoned  between  harbor  lines  upon  the 
opening  of  the  new  "Charlestown  bridge,"  about  Nov.  27,  1899. 

Charlestown  ferry,  B.  and  Chsn.;  upon  nearly  the  same  site  as  the 
bridge  until  1786.     (The  date  of  the  bridge  was  1785.) 

Charlestown  square,  Chsn.,  1802;  in  front  of  City  Hall,  bounds  defined, 
March  1,  1802;  name  changed  to  City  square,  Jan.  17,  1848. 

*Charlestown  street,  B.,  1806;  from  Haymarket  square  to  Causeway 
street;  laid  out  from  Charles-river  bridge  across  Mill-pond  and  to 
Middle  (now  Hanover)  street.  May  26,  1806;  street  accepted,  Dec.  11, 
1826;  said  to  have  extended  from  Haymarket  square  to  Causeway 
street  in  1840;  part  of  included  in  Haymarket  square,  April  21,  1845; 
widened  and  relocated,  Oct.  12,  1898;  name  changed  to  Washington 
street  North,  March  1, 1901.  L  1039,  L  3030,  L  3031,  L  3634,  L  3635, 
L  3636. 

*Charlesview  street,  Bri.,  1897;  from  134  Bigelow  street  to  45  Newton 
street;  portion  of  Bigelow  street  from  bend,  northerly,  laid  out  with 
name  of  Charlesview  street,  July  22,  1897.     L  2856. 

^Charlotte  street.  Dor.,  1896;  from  700  Blue  Hill  avenue  to  41  Bradshaw 
street;  authoritv  to  open  from  Old  Road  to  Bradshaw  street  given 
bv  Street  Commissioners,  June  16,  1896;  this  portion  of  Old  Road 
discontinued,  March  15,  1897;  laid  out,  Sept.  9,  1902.  L  3489, 
L  3843. 

*Charter  street,  B.,  1708;  from  394  Hanover  street,  northwest,  to  560 
Commercial  street;  from  North  (now  Hanover)  street  running  by  the 
north  side  of  Copp's  hill  burying  ground  towards  Charlestown  ferry, 
1708;  to  the  ferryway,  1732;  to  Lynn  (now  Commercial)  street, 
1803;  "Charter  street  got  its  name  in  1708  from  the  Province  Charter 
of  1692.  Before  that  the  street  was  a  lane  and  was  associated  with 
the  Colony  Charter,  for  it  is  said  that  that  document  was  hidden  during 
the  troublous  days  of  1681  in  the  house  of  John  Foster,  which  stood 
at  the  corner  of  this  lane  and  Foster  lane  (now  street)."  Vol.  31, 
pp.  60  and  71. 

Chase  street,  Dor.,  1897;  from  223  East  Cottage  street  to  17  Willis 
street;  authoritv  to  open  given  by  Street  Commissioners,  Dec.  8,  1897. 

Chase  street,  W.  Rox.,  1893;  from  411  Ashland  street,  about  97  feet 
southeast  from  the  boundary  line  between  Hyde  Park  and  West 
Roxbury  produced  to  Ashland  street,  southwesterly  to  Hyde  Park 
boundary  line;  shown  on  plan  dated  May  1,  1893.  Suffolk  Deeds, 
Lib.  2833,  fol.  447. 

*Chatham  row,  B.,  1829;  from  136  State  street  to  57  Chatham  street; 
laid  out  but  not  named.  May  9,  1827  (City  Clerk's  records,  1827, 
p.  160  and  Vol.  3,  p.  5,  Engineering  Department,  Surveying  Division); 
named  Chatham  row,  March  18,  1829  (City  Clerk's  records,  1829, 
p.  75);  named  Butler  street.  March  7,  1842  (City  Clerk's  records,  1842, 
p.  48);  renamed  Chatham  row,  July  3,  1848  (City  Clerk's  records,  1848, 
p.  301);  the  petition  requesting  the  change  of  name  refers  to  the  way 


106  List  op  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston. 

as  "  Butler's  row"  (by  virtue  of  some  vote  passed  within  the  last  five 
years);  this  evidently  refers  to  the  order  of  March  7,  1842,  which 
named  the  way  Butler  street. 

♦Chatham  street,  B.,  1827;  from  21  Merchants  row  to  S  Commercial 
street:  part  of  called  Butler's  row,  1789;  laid  out  from  Merchants  row 
to  Commercial  street,  March,  1825;  named,  Jan.  15,  1827. 

♦Chaucer  street,  E.  B.,  1838;  from  37  Pope  street  to  28  Moore  street; 
accepted,  Dec.  10,  1861.     L  247,  L  4039. 

Chauncey  place,  Chsn.;  from  88  Decatur  street  to  69  Moulton  street, 
shown  but  not  named,  1850;  shown  from  Decatur  street  to  Fremont 
place,  1892. 

Chauncy  place,  B.,  1809;  in  front  of  First  church,  Summer  street, 
1809;  street  laid  out  from  Summer  street  to  Bedford  street,  through 
Chauncy  place  and  Bedford  place,  Jan.  3,  1856;  same  named  Chauncy 
street,  Jan.  5,  1856.     L  62. 

Chauncy  place,  W.  Rox.,  1857;  from  3156  Washington  street,  opposite 
Boylston  street,  southeast. 

*Chauncy  street,  B.,  1856;  from  53  Summer  street  to  50  Essex  street; 
continuous  highway  laid  out  from  Summer  street,  through  Chaimcy 
place  and  Bedford  place,  to  Bedford  street,  Jan.  3,  1856;  same 
named  Chauncy  street,  Jan.  5,  1856;  named  in  honor  of  the  Rev. 
Dr.  Chauncy,  pastor  of  the  First  Church;  the  street  at  times  has 
been  erroneously  spelled  Chauncey  street;  extended  through  Rowe 
street  to  Essex  street,  April  15,  1856.  L  62,  L  72,  L  430.  L  840, 
L  1598, L  1973, L  2202, L  2203. 

Cheapside,  B.,  1816;  from  Tremont  street  to  Brattle  alley;  laid  out  and 
so  named  by  the  Selectmen,  March  5,  1816  (Selectmen's  Minutes, 
1811-1816,  p.  366);  street  from  Court  street  to  the  market  named 
Market  street,  June  11,  1817;  sometimes  called  New  Cornhill  from 
Court  street  to  Washington  street;  named  Cornhill,  May  6,  1829. 

Checkley's  entry,  B.,  1732;  corner  Ann  street  and  Scottow's  alley; 
then  so  called. 

Cheever  court,  E.  B  ;  from  359  Sumner  street,  near  Webster  avenue, 
southwest. 

Cheever's  corner,  B.,  1800;  corner  Cambridge  street  and  Staniford 
street  then  so  called. 

Chelmsford  j>treet,  Dor.,  1906;  from  732  Adams  street,  between  Saranac 
street  and  Franconia  street,  east,  to  20  Charlemont  street;  authority 
to  open  given  by  Street  Commissioners,  March  15,  1906. 

Chelsea  avenue,  E.  B.  (Breed's  Island);  from  Saratoga  street,  at  junc- 
tion with  Ford  street,  to  Eastern  Division  of  B.  &  M.  R.  R.;  laid  out 
under  the  name  of  Boardman  street,  Oct.  8,  1900.  L  3322,  L  3323, 
L  3324. 

♦Chelsea  bridge,  Chsn.  and  Chelsea;  from  Chelsea  street,  Charlestown, 
over  Mystic  river  to  Broadwav,  Chelsea;  original  bridge  built  in 
1802-1803;  this  bridge  was  superseded  in  1895  by  a  bridge  at  an 
elevated  grade,  over  the  tracks  of  the  B.  &  M.  R.  R.,  over  the  South 
channel  and  over  the  North  channel. 

♦Chelsea  bridge  (South  channel),  Chsn.,  1895;  from  Chelsea  street,  over 
the  South  channel  in  Mystic  river  to  the  Boston  and  Maine  bridge 
over  the  tracks  of  the  railroad  on  Mystic  wharf;  built  under  authority 
of  chapter  374,  Acts  of  the  Legislature  of  1892,  and  opened  to  public 
travel,  Dec.  28,  1895;  this  bridge  and  that  over  the  tracks  of  the 
B.  &  M.  R.  R.  and  over  the  North  channel  supersedes  the  bridge 
built  in  1802-03. 


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*CheIsea  bridge  (over  tracks  of  the  B.  &  M.  R.  R.),  Chsn.,  1895;  from 
Chelsea  bridge  to  Chelsea  bridge,  over  the  tracks  of  the  B.  &  M.  R.  R. 
on  Mystic  wharf;  constructed  by  the  railroad  company  under  author- 
ity of  chapter  374,  Acts  of  the  Legislature  of  1892,  and  opened  to 
public  travel,  Dec.  28,  1895;  this  bridge  and  that  over  the  south 
channel  and  over  the  North  channel  supersedes  the  built  bridge  in 
1802-03. 

*Chelsea  bridge  (North  channel),  Chsn.  and  Chelsea,  1895;  from  the 
bridge  over  the  tracks  of  the  B.  &  M.  R.  R.  on  Mystic  wharf,  over 
the  North  channel  in  Mystic  river  to  Broadway  in  Chelsea;  built 
under  authority  of  chapter  374,  Acts  of  the  Legislature  of  1892;  team 
and  foot  travel  stopped  about  May,  1895;  trolley  cars  to  Chelsea  and 
beyond  run  over  a  temporary  bridge;  new  draw  first  run  on  Dec. 
26,  1895;  opened  to  public  travel,  Dec.  28,  1895;  this  bridge  and  that 
over  the  tracks  of  the  B.  &  M.  R.  R.  and  over  the  South  channel 
supersedes  the  bridge  built  in  1802-03. 

Chelsea  court,  E.  B.;  from  154  Chelsea  street,  between  Porter  street  and 
Marion  street,  northwest. 

Chelsea  ferry,  B.;  from  foot  of  Hanover  street  to  Chelsea;  called  also 
Winnisimmet  ferry. 

Chelsea  Free  bridge,  formerly  from  East  Boston  to  Chelsea;  at  an 
early  date  belonged  to  "Proprietors  of  Chelsea  Point  bridge";  so 
much  as  lay  in  Boston  laid  out,  July  1,  1851. 

Chelsea  place,  E.  B.;  from  96  Chelsea  street,  between  Porter  street  and 
Decatur  street,  northwest. 

*Chelsea  place,  Chsn.,  1860;  from  Chelsea  street  to  Water  street;  for- 
merly a  private  way;  portion  from  Water  street  about  halfway  to 
Chelsea  street,  laid  out,  May  22,  1860;  remainder  laid  out,  Nov.  25, 
1867;  name  changed  to  Hudson  street,  Feb.  6,  1871. 

*CheIsea  street,  B.,  1826;  from  Shawmut  avenue  to  Tremont  street; 
laid  out  west  of  Tremont  street,  July  24,  1826;  named  from  Tre- 
mont street  to  Suffolk  street  (now  Shawmut  avenue),  Sept.  15, 
1834;  name  changed  to  Upton  street,  April  2,  1857. 

♦Chelsea  street,  E.  B.,  1833;  from  Maverick  square  to  Chelsea  bridge; 
from  Maverick  street  to  Decatur  street,  laid  out  and  accepted,  May 
6,  1850;  from  Decatur  street  to  Chelsea  Free  bridge,  one-half  the 
width,  accepted.  May  27,  1850;  so  much  as  was  not  accepted  in  1850 
laid  out  as  a  public  highwav,  Nov.  29,  1852;  from  Decatur  street  to 
Chelsea  Free  bridge,  whole  width  accepted,  June  3,  1856;  accepted 
at  junction  Bennington  street  and  at  junction  Princeton  street, 
Nov.  1,  1858;  at  junction  Saratoga  street,  Sept.  13,  1859;  grade 
revised  from  Curtis  street,  north,  about  90  feet  and  southwest  about 
105  feet,  Sept.  27,  1904,  by  a  special  commission  appointed  by  the 
Superior  Court  under  authority  of  chapter  390,  Acts  of  1899  (act 
abolishing  grade  crossings  of  the  B.  &  A.  and  B.  &  M.  R.  R.).  L  971, 
L  1653,  L  3117,  L  3180,  L  3811. 

*CheIsea  street,  Chsn.,  1833;  from  City  square  to  Chelsea  bridge;  from 
Chelsea  bridge  to  Hanley  street;  known  as  Salem  turnpike,  1818; 
by  an  act  of  the  Legislature  passed  June  17,  1831,  the  Salem  turnpike 
and  Chelsea  Bridge  Corporation  surrendered  to  the  Town  of  Charles- 
town  that  part  of  the  turnpike  road  which  is  between  the  square  and 
the  northwest  corner  of  the  Navy  Yard  at  Wiley's  corner;  laid  out 
as  a  new  street,  near  site  of  the  fire,  to  take  the  place  of  Gill  street 
(Gill  street  discontinued)  from  southeast  corner  of  the  square  to 
Joiner  street,  Dec.  7,  1835;  laid  out  by  County  Commissioners,  from 
easterly  side  of  Charlestown  (now  City)  square  to  Wapping  street, 
March  21,  1836;  to  be  constructed,  etc.,  by  town  on  or  before  May  1, 
1837;  laid  out  as  a  public  highway  from  junction  with  Mt.  Vernon 
street  to  Vine  street,  Sept.  7,  1863.     L  2156,  L  2960. 


108  List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston. 

*CheIsea=street  bridge,  E.  B.  and  Chelsea,  1834;  at  foot  of  Chelsea  street, 
East  Boston,  over  Chelsea  creek  to  Marginal  street,  Chelsea;  built 
by  the  proprietors  of  "The  Chelsea  Free  bridge,"  and  opened  to  pub- 
lic travel  in  October,  1834;  portion  within  the  limits  of  Boston  laid 
out  as  a  public  highway  by  the  Mayor  and  Aldermen,  May  6,  1850, 
under  authority  of  an  act  of  the  Legislature  of  1855;  whole  bridge 
became  public,  July  12,  1855,  upon  fulfillment  of  conditions  by  the 
Town  of  Chelsea. 

*Chelsea  Point  bridge,  E.  B.,  1839;  from  Breed's  Island  to  Winthrop;  pro- 
prietors of  Chelsea  Point  bridge  incorporated  in  1835;  bridge  built 
and  it  was  opened  for  public  travel  in  the  fall  of  1839;  portion  within 
the  limits  of  the  City  of  Boston  laid  out  as  a  public  highwav,  Julv  1, 
1850;  deeded  to  the  Citv  of  Boston  in  May,  1851  (Suffolk  Deeds, 
Lib.  621,  fol.  175);  now  called  Winthrop  bridge. 

Chemical  avenue,  W.  Rox.,  1870;  from  Washington  street,  between 
Boylston  street  and  Green  street,  to  Brookside  avenue;  shown  in 
1843-49,  from  Dedham  turnpike  (now  Washington  street)  to  Labo- 
ratory, but  not  named;  shown  on  plan  in  1870  as  "avenue,"  and  in 
accompanying  deed  called  "  Brookside  or  Chemical  avenue";  laid 
out  as  a  public  street  and  name  changed  to  Cornwall  street,  J;me 
24,  1886.     L  1913. 

*Cheney  street,  Rox.,  1882;  from  487  Blue  Hill  avenue  to  76  Elm  Hill 
avenue;  private  way  called  Mt.  Seaver  avenue  laid  out  from  Elm  Hill 
avenue  to  Montana  street,  as  Cheney  street,  June  26,  1882;  extended 
to  Blue  Hill  avenue,  April  11,  1883.     L  1617,  L  1697. 

*Cherokee  street,  Rox.;  from  35  Hillside  street,  northeast,  then  north- 
west to  11  Pontiac  street;  laid  out,  Nov.  27,  1907.     L  4048. 

Cherry  court,  Rox.;  from  Cherry  street,  southeast;  shown,  but  not 
named,  1884. 

Cherry  place,  Rox.;  from  Tremont  street,  northeast,  between  Phillips 
street  and  Faxon  street;  called  Sherbrooke  place  in  1896. 

*Cherry  street,  B.,  1837;  from  1045  Washington  street,  near  Compton 
street,  to  150  Shawmut  avenue;  laid  out,  Dec.  16,  1870.  L  545,  L  562, 
L  728. 

*Cherry  street,  Rox.,  1853;  from  Quincy  street,  northeast,  crossing 
Dove  street;  laid  out,  Sept.  29,  1874;  name  of  Cherry  street  changed 
to  Dacia  street,  March  1,  1892.     L  964,  L  2358. 

*Cheshire  street,  W.  Rox.,  1881;  from  80  Green  street,  northeast,  near 
Lamartine  street;  private  way  called  Walnut  place  laid  out  as 
Cheshire  street,  May  2,  1881.     L  1521,  L  2210. 

Chessman  place,  B.,  1842;  from  250  Hanover  street,  northwest,  near 
Parmenter  (formerly  Richmond)  street. 

Chester  avenue,  B.;  see  East  and  West  Chester  avenue. 

^Chester  park,  B.,  1858;  from  Washington  street  to  Albany  street; 
from  South  Bay  to  Boston  Water  Power  Company's  land  named 
Chester  park,  June  22,  1858;  part  east  of  Harrison  avenue  named 
East  Chester  park,  Nov.  16,  1858;  from  ShaTsinut  avenue  to  Tremont 
street  named  Chester  square,  Dec.  29,  1858;  from  Tremont  street, 
west,  to  Boston  Water  Power  Company's  land  called  West  Chester 
park  and  so  accepted,  Dec.  21,  1859;  from  Washington  street  to 
Shawmut  avenue  named  Chester  square,  March  3,  1864;  from  Wash- 
ington street  to  Albany  street  named  East  Chester  park,  April  27, 
1869;  East  Chester  park  named  East  Chester  avenue,  July  13,  1869; 
and  East  Chester  avenue  named  Chester  park,  April  5,  1870;  name  of 
East  Chester  park,  Chester  park,  Chester  square  and  West  Chester 
park  changed  to  Massachusetts  avenue,  March  1,  1894.     Vol.  31,  p.  1. 


List  of  Stkeets,  Etc.,  in  Boston.  109 

Chester  place,  B.,  1860;  from  538  Shawmut  avenue,  near  Chester  square 
(now  Massachusetts  avenue),  east,  then  south  to  141  Northampton 
street. 

Chester  place,  W.  Rox.,  1906;  from  58  Maple  street. 

^Chester  square,  B.,  1857;  from  Washington  street  to  Tremont  street; 
the  part  of  Chester  street  called  Chester  square  accepted,  Dec.  29, 
1857;  Chester  street  named  Chester  park,  June  22,  1858;  "so  much 
of  the  street  now  known  in  the  records  of  the  city  as  Chester  park 
between  Shawmut  avenue  and  Tremont  street"  named  Chester 
square,  Dec.  29,  1858;  part  of  Chester  park  from  Washington  street 
to  Shawmut  avenue  named  Chester  square,  March  3,  1864;  Chester 
square  included  in  West  Chester  avenue,  July  3,  1869;  part  of  West 
Chester  avenue  from  Tremont  street  to  Shawmut  avenue  named 
Chester  square,  Oct.  5,  1869;  part  of  West  Chester  avenue  from 
Washington  street  to  Shawmut  avenue  named  Chester  square,  April  5, 
1870;  name  of  East  Chester  park,  Chester  park,  Chester  square  and 
West  Chester  park  changed  to  Massachusetts  avenue,  March  1,  1894. 
Vol.  31,  p.  1.     L  98. 

*Chester  street,  B.,  1826;  from  Washington  street,  west,  1826;  named, 
Sept.  15,  1834;  extended  from  southeast  side  of  Harrison  avenue  to 
creek  formerly  the  boundary  line  between  Boston  and  Roxbury, 
with  mall  through  same,  April  11,  1853;  part  of  Chester  street  incor- 
rectly named  Chester  square  in  1857;  Chester  street  accepted,  Dec.  7, 
1857;  name  of  Chester  street  from  South  Bay  to  Boston  Water  Power 
Company's  land  changed  to  Chester  park,  June  22,  1858;  name  of 
East  Chester  park,  Chester  park,  Chester  square  and  West  Chester 
park  changed  to  Massachusetts  avenue,  March  1,  1894. 

Chester  street,  Dor.;  from  73  Oakland  street,  near  N.  E.  R.  R.,  north- 
east, to  near  Blue  Hill  avenue.     L  3950. 

^Chester  street,  Bri.,  1841;  from  Commonwealth  avenue  to  35  Ashford 
street,  formerly  from  Brighton  avenue  (formerly  North  Beacon 
street)  to  Ashford  street;  accepted,  conditionally,  Dec.  30,  1873; 
accepted,  Sept.  16,  1876;  laid  out  from  Brighton  avenue  to  Com- 
monwealth avenue,  Oct.  3,  1898.     L  1169,  L  3029,  L  3357. 

Chesterfield  street,  Rox.;  from  915  Massachusetts  avenue  to  Allerton 
street. 

Chestnut  avenue,  B.,  1863;  from  Chestnut  street,  near  Charles  street, 
to  Mt.  Vernon  street;  called  Cedar  lane,  1826;  Chestnut  place,  1839; 
Chestnut  avenue,  1863;  laid  out  as  Malcolm  street,  Dec.  16,  1891. 
L  2376. 

*Chestnut  avenue,  W.  Rox.,  1877;  from  58  Green  street  to  280  Centre 
street;  part  from  Green  street  to  Boylston  street  called  Nebraska  street, 
1848;  Chestnut  street,  1857;  part  from  Boylston  street  to  Wyman 
street  called  Curtis  street,  1852;  both  laid  out  as  one  street  and 
named  Chestnut  avenue,  Dec.  26,  1877;  Gilbert  street  from  Wyman 
street  to  Centre  street  made  part  of  Chestnut  avenue,  Feb.  6,  1886. 
L  1128,  L  1499. 

Chestnut  court,  Chsn.;  from  6  Chestnut  street,  near  Chelsea  street, 
northwest. 

Chestnut  grove,  W.  Rox.;  from  600  Centre  street,  opposite  Pond  street, 
southeast. 

Chestnut  park,  Bri.,  1870;  private  way,  shown  on  plan,  Middlesex  South 
Registry,  Lib.  1134,  fol.  641,  but  not  named. 

Chestnut  place,  B.,  1839;  from  Chestnut  street,  near  Charles  street,  to 
Mt.  Vernon  street;  called  Cedar  lane,  1826;  Chestnut  place,  1839; 
Chestnut  avenue,  1863;  laid  out  as  Malcolm  street,  Dec.  16,  1891. 
L  2376. 


110  List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston. 

Chestnut  place,  So.  B.,  1871;  from  38  B  street,  between  West  Fifth 
street  and  West  Sixth  street,  to  N.  Y.,  N.  H.  &  H.  E,.  R.;  named, 
June  20,  1871. 

Chestnut  place,  W.  Rox.,  1870;  from  221  Chestnut  avenue,  near  Spring 
Park  avenue,  northwest. 

Chestnut  place,  Bri.,  1899;  from  50  Winship  street,  southeast. 

Chestnut  square,  W.  Rox.;  from  226  Chestnut  avenue,  southeast,  then 
northeast  and  northwest  to  206  Chestnut  avenue;  formerly  from  226 
Chestnut  avenue,  nearly  opposite  Chestnut  place,  southeast,  then 
northeast;  authority  to  open  from  202  Chestnut  avenue,  southeast 
about  262  feet,  then  southwest  about  187  feet,  given  by  Street  Com- 
missioners, Aug.  26,  1896. 

fChestnut  street,  B.,  1800;  from  15  Walnut  street  to  Charles  River 
Embankment;  formerly  from  15  Walnut  street,  parallel  with  Beacon 
street,  to  Charles  river;  from  Walnut  street,  west,  to  the  water,  1800; 
extended  to  Charles  street,  Dec.  2,  1822;  accepted,  Dec.  31,  1827; 
extended  toward  Charles  river,  bounding  west  on  a  passageway, 
March  11,  1833;  part  west  of  Charles  street  accepted,  conditionally, 
Aug.  7,  1855;  from  Charles  street  to  Messinger  (now  Brimmer)  street 
accepted,  Aug.  25,  1857;  recommendation  for  accep|tance  to  sea-wall 
when  street  should  be  extended  and  graded  by  abutters  and  offered 
to  the  city,  March  4,  1867.     L  114,  L  266,  L  276. 

*Chestnut  street,  Rox.,  1833;  from  Elm  avenue  (now  Mt.  Pleasant  ave- 
nue), near  junction  of  Dudley  street  and  Dearborn  street,  to  same 
at  a  point  near  Blue  Hill  avenue;  accepted,  May  11,  1840;  name 
changed  to  Forest  street,  April  20,  1868. 

Chestnut  street.  Dor.;  from  Eben  I.  Andrews's  to  Dorchester  turnpike, 
probably  near  Cottage  street,  and  through  land  of  Andrews;  named, 
March  11,  1840;  discontinued,  March  14,  1853. 

*Chestnut  street,  W.  Rox.,  1860;  from  Perkins  street,  north,  to  Brook- 
line  line;  laid  out  over  part  of  Chestnut  street  and  Pond  lane  from 
Perkins  street  to  Washington,  later  Tremont  street,  and  now  Hunt- 
ington avenue,  Nov.  20,  1867;  street  laid  out  from  point  in  Perkins 
street,  near  gate-house  of  Jamaica  Pond  Aqueduct,  and  running 
northerly  to  boundary  line  between  West  Roxbury  and  Brookline, 
at  point  where  Chestnut  street  in  Brookline  meets  the  boundary, 
following  nearly  the  same  path  or  private  way  then  existing,  and 
same  named  Chestnut  street,  Nov.  20,  1867;  shown  as  Pond  avenue, 
1874. 

Chestnut  street,  W.  Rox.,  1852;  from  Green  street  to  Boylston  street; 
shown  as  Nebraska  street,  1843-49;  no  record  of  change  of  name; 
laid  out  by  Selectmen  as  Chestnut  street  (that  evidently  being  its 
established  name)  and  accepted  by  the  Town,  July  25,  1868;  together 
with  Curtis  street  named  Chestnut  avenue,  Dec.  26,  1877. 

*Chestnut  street,  Chsn.,  1845;  from  7  Monument  square  to  72  Chelsea 
street;  part  from  Monument  square,  southeast,  shown  but  not  named, 
1839;  laid  out  from  Adams  street  to  Lexington  street  (Monument 
square).  May  5,  1845;  name  of  Townsend  street  (from  Adams  street 
to  Chelsea  street)  changed  to  Chestnut  street,  June  20,  1846.    L  2492. 

Chestnut  terrace,  W.  ;ftox.,  1898;  from  231  Lamartine  street  to 
9  Chestnut  square. 

♦Chestnut  Hill  avenue,  Bri.,  1872;  from  360  Washington  street,  opposite 
Market  street,  to  Brookline  line;  shown  as  "road"  in  1843;  named 
Rockland  street  from  near  Parish  house  (Washington  street),  south, 
to  South  street  and  continued  to  Brookline  line,  June  15,  1840; 
widened  from,  the  junction  of  South  street  and  Rockland  (now  Chest- 
nut Hill  avenue)  street  to  the  junction  of  the  streets  now  known 
as  Chestnut   Hill  avenue  and   Academy   Hill   road,   and   extended 


List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston.  Ill 

through  private  land,  including  an  unnamed  passageway,  to  Wash- 
ington street,  opposite  Market  street,  June  11,  1871  (Town  Records, 
Vol.  4,  p.  511);  plan  made  by  Henry  M.  Wightman,  May  3,  1871  (Vol. 
57,  p.  1);  Rockland  street  from  Washington  street,  opposite  Market 
street,  to  Brookline  line  changed  to  Chestnut  Hill  avenue,  Dec.  27, 
1872  (Town  Records,  Vol.  4,  p.  598;  Vol.  57,  p.  1).  L  1573,  L  1630, 
L  2720. 

Chestnut  Hill  driveway,  Bri.;  from  Commonwealth  avenue  around  the 
Chestnut  Hill  Reservoir,  in  Chestnut  Hill  park,  to  Beacon  street. 

Chestnut  Hill  park,  Bri.,  1898;  the  grounds  aroimd  Chestnut  Hill 
Reservoir  belonging  to  the  City  of  Boston;  this  includes  all  the  land 
up  to  and  including  the  driveway  southwesterly,  northwesterly, 
southerly  and  easterly  to  Beacon  street;  also  small  portions  lying 
between  the  main  entrance  at  Beacon  street  and  Commonwealth 
avenue;  and  also  the  portion  lying  between  the  same  main  entrance 
and  the  B.  &  A.  R.  R.  Suffolk  Deeds,  Lib.  2115,  fol.  580;  Lib. 
2863,  fol.  106.     L  3248,  L  3539. 

Cheswick  road,  W.  Rox.,  1903;  from  Baker  street,  about  168  feet 
south  of  Vermont  street,  southeast,  parallel  with  Sanborn  avenue, 
to  the  Needham  branch  railroad;  formerly  from  Baker  street  to 
land  of  the  Highland  Ice  Company;  shown  on  plan  dated  August, 
1903  (Suffolk  Deeds,  Lib.  3109,  fol.  419);  from  Tarleton  road  to  land 
of  the  Highland  Ice  Company,  included  in  the  location  (1905)  and 
land  (1907)  of  the  N.  Y.,  N.  H.  &  H.  R.  R.,  Needham  branch. 

Chickamauga  park,  Rox.,  1900;  from  153  Highland  street  near  Fort 
avenue,  westerly;  authority  to  open  given  by  Street  Commissioners, 
Oct.  30,  1900. 

*Chickatawbut  street,  Dor.;  from  361  Neponset  avenue  to  8  Glide 
street;  from  Neponset  turnpike  to  Baptist  meeting-house  located. 
May  2,  1853;  extended  from  the  church  to  Plain  street,  March  2, 
1868;  extended  again,  March  1,  1869. 

Chickering  place,  B.,  1855;  from  566  Washington  street,  opposite  Avery 
street  to  28  Harrison  avenue;  from  Washington  street,  east,  called 
Sweetser's  alley,  1798;  Sweetser's  court,  1809;  Chickering  place, 
1855;  part  included  in  extension  of  Harrison  avenue,  July  6,  1881. 

*Child  street,  W.  Rox.;  from  88  South  street  to  93  Call  street;  the 
eastern  end  of  Carolina  avenue,  from  Newbern  street  to  Starr  (now 
Call)  street,  called  Child  street,  1850,  and  part  of  Child  street,  from 
Lee  street  to  Starr  street,  called  Jamaica  street;  latter  street  called 
Child  street,  1860;  Carolina  avenue  extended  to  railroad  over  street 
formerly  Child  street,  previous  to  1873;  Child  street  laid  out  from 
Call  street  to  Lee  street,  Dec.  12,  1881;  laid  out  from  Lee  street  to 
South  street,  June  22,  1892.     L  1582,  L  2406. 

Childs  court,  Rox.,  1852;  from  2241  Washington  street,  opposite 
Palmer  street,  northwest;  called  Hall's  court,  1875. 

*Chilmark  street,  B.,  1893;  from  771  Commonwealth  avenue  to  348 
Bay  State  road;  laid  out,  Jan.  22,  1901.     L  3350. 

Chilson  place,  B.,  1844;  from  Lyman  street,  north;  included  in  exten- 
sion of  Staniford  street.  May  11,  1886. 

Chilton  road,  W.  Rox.,  1897;  from  Weld  street  to  Gould  avenue;  author- 
ity to  open  given  by  Street  Commissioners,  Oct.  6,  1897. 

Chip  street,  Chsn.;  from  Moulton  street  to  Medford  street;  laid  out 
and  accepted  and  name  changed  to  Corey  street,  May  23,  1853. 

Chipman  street.  Dor.,  1870;  from  72  Norfolk  street,  opposite  the  ceme- 
tery, to  63  Torrey  street,  and  from  Dunbar  avenue,  northerly  for 
about  102  feet;  authority  to  open  from  Dunbar  avenue,  northerly, 
given  by  Street  Commissioners,  April  29,  1898. 


112  List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston. 

Chisholm  park,  Rox.,  1901;  easterly  from  564  Warren  street,  between 
Gaston  street  and  Intervale  street;  authority  to  open  given  by  Street 
Commissioners,  April  3,  1901;  laid  out  under  the  name  of  Elm  Hill 
park,  Dec.  21,  1905.     L  3861. 

*Chiswick  road,  Bri.;  from  184  Chestnut  Hill  avenue  to  Englewood 
avenue,  laid  out,  Nov.  13,  1895.  L  2720,  L  2742,  L  2743,  L  2744, 
L  3360,  L  3361. 

Choate  street,  B.,  1846-53;  from  Pleasant  street,  near  the  Common; 
supposed  to  be  what  is  now  called  Providence  street. 

Chocorua  street,  W.  Rox.,  1901;  from  31  Walk  Hill  street  and  Asticou 
road,  at  their  junction,  southwest;  authority  to  open  given  by 
Street  Commissioners,  May  25,  1901;  authority  to  open  in  a  new 
location  given  by  Street  Commissioners,  Dec.  20,  1904. 

Christian  court,  B.,  1848;  from  Canal  street,  near  Market  street, 
southwest;  now  built  over. 

Christopher  Gibson  playground.  Dor.;  between  Park  and  Bourneside 
streets  and  Dorchester  avenue.^ 

Christopher  street,  Dor.,  1899;  from  1534  Dorchester  avenue  to  Brook 
street.  •    • 

Church  avenue,  So.  B.;  from  355  West  Broadway,  near  E  street,  to 
Silver  street. 

Church  court,  Chsn.;  from  109  Warren  street,  at  Thompson  square, 
northeast. 

*Church  green,  B.,  1715;  vacant  space  at  intersection  of  Bedford  street 
and  Summer  street;  early  so  called  and  sold  to  religious  society  in 
1715;  the  open  space  at  the  junction  of  Summer  street,  Bedford 
street  and  Lincoln  street  named  Church  green,  Feb.  16,  1901. 
L  306. 

Church  lane,  Bri.;  from  452  Cambridge  street  to  229  Brighton  avenue, 
near  Union  square. 

Church  place,  B.,  1844;  from  Church  street,  east,  next  south  of  Madi- 
son place;  called  Moore  place,  1840;  Church  place,  1844;  now  closed. 

Church  place,  B.,  1896;  from  6  North  Grove  street,  west;  formerly 
called  Davis  court. 

Church  place,  Rox.,  1868;  from  188  Cabot  street,  nearly  opposite 
Whittier  street,  southeast. 

Church  place,  Dor.;  from  Washington  street,  near  Centre  street,  east; 
included  in  the  laying  out  of  Moultrie  street,  Oct.  1,  1901.    L  3422. 

Church  square,  B.,  1708;  from  Cornhill  (now  Washington  street), 
nearly  opposite  King  (now  State)  street,  round  the  old  meeting- 
house, or  old  brick  church,  1708-1800;  called  Cornhill  square,  1809; 
Cornhill  court,  1814;  southerly  branch  leading  to  Washington  street 
called  a  part  of  Court  avenue,  1839. 

*Church  street,  B.,  1835;  from  351  Tremont  street  to  16"  Columbus 
avenue,  and  from  21  Providence  street  to  240  Boylston  street;  from 
Fayette  street,  north,  across  the  B.  &  P.  (now  N.  Y.,  N.  H.  &  H.) 
R.  R.,  with  proposed  extension  to  meet  proposed  extension  of  Boylston 
street  in  1835;  extended  north  to  Boylston  street,  1846;  accepted. 
May  24,  1852;  extended  from  Fayette  street,  south,  to  Tremont  street, 
through  Lincoln  court,  June  24,  1852;  portion  adjoining  estate  of 
B.  &  P.  R.  R.  Corp.  from  Providence  street  to  proposed  exten- 
sion of  Columbus  avenue  discontinued,  Nov.  10,  1871.  Vol.  31,  p.  40. 
Vol.  31,  p.  49.  Vol.  31,  p.  52.  L  60,  L  387,  L  391,  L  392,  L  393, 
L  394,  L  613. 


List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston.  113 

*Church  street,  Dor.,  1840;  from  Adams  street  at  Eaton  square  to  41 
High  street;  from  Captain  Eaton's  by  Dr.  Thaxter's  and  Mr.  Colyer's 
so  named,  March  11,  1840;  from  Bowdoin  street  to  Winter  street,  the 
rest  of  the  street  being  called  Highland  street,  1874;  part  west  of 
Adams  street  named  Bowdoin  street,  March  1,  1882;  laid  out  from 
Winter  street  to  High  street,  over  a  portion  of  Highland  street, 
Oct.  16,  1891.     L  765,  L  1010,  L  1414,  L  2349.     Vol.  128. 

*Church  street,  W.  Rox.,  1830;  from  1649  Centre  street,  opposite  South 
street,  to  Brookline  Une. 

Church  street,  Bri.,  1863;  from  Washington  street  to  Mt.  Vernon  street; 
called  also  Cochran  lane;  called  Worcester  street  in  1875;  laid  out 
with  the  name  of  Eastburn  street,  June  11,  1886.     L  1911. 

Church=street  district,  B.,  1868;  this  territory  bounded  by  Pleasant 
street,  Tremont  street,  Ferdinand  street  and  Columbus  avenue; 
Church  street  divided  this  territory  practically  equally  east  and  west. 
This  territory  was  originally  a  part  of  the  fiats  of  the  "Empty  Basin" 
in  Charles  river,  which  after  the  original  filling  had  been  completed 
was  left  but  slightly  above  tide  water,  and  in  places  it  was  below  it; 
its  condition  became  such  that  it  became  a  menace  to  the  public 
health,  and  as  a  sanitary  measure  an  order  was  passed  by  the  City 
Council,  approved  by  the  Mayor,  May  9,  1868,  under  authority  of 
chapter  308  of  the  Acts  of  the'  Legislature  of  1868,  appointing  a  com- 
mission to  raise  the  territory,  the  streets  to  be  left  at  grade  18  above 
mean  low  water  and  the  back  yards  and  cellars  at  grade  12;  the  work 
was  completed,  October,  1869.  See  Suffolk  Deeds,  Lib.  938,  fol. 
121;  also  City  Doc.  41,  1868. 

Churchill  place,  Dor.;  from  1113  Washington  street  at  Lower  Mills, 
nearly  opposite  Richmond  street,  southwest. 

Churchill  street,  Dor.,  1909;  from  2135  Dorchester  avenue,  through 
land  of  heirs  of  Asaph  Churchill,  to  1008  Washington  street. 

Circuit=drive  bridge,  W.  Rox.,  1893;  in  Franklin  Park  over  a  portion 
of  the  easterly  end  of  Scarboro'  pond;  a  stone  arch  bridge  (30-foot 
span)  built  in  1893  and  maintained  by  the  Park  Department. 

Circuit  place,  Rox.;  from  Circuit  street,  southwest;  Fen  wick  street 
laid  out  through  it  to  Hulbert  street,  Jan.  14,  1884.     L  1752. 

Circuit  square,  Rox.;  from  36  Circuit  street,  near  corner  of  Regent 
street,  southwest. 

*Circuit  street,  Rox.,  1845;  from  29  Walnut  avenue,  westerly,  to  Regent 
street,  thence  northerly  to  2586  Washington  street;  first  shown  run- 
ning from  Dedham  turnpike  (now  Washington  street)  to  Warren 
street;  extended  to  Walnut  street  (now  avenue)  previous  to  1858; 
laid  out  between  Walnut  avenue  and  Shawmut  avenue  (now  Washing- 
ton street),  July  1,  1871;  Walnut  avenue  afterwards  opened  through  a 
part  of  Qrcuit  street.     L  634,  L  635,  L  636,  L  637. 

City  court,  B.,  1822;  from  Fish  (now  North)  street,  west;  called  Me- 
chanic street,  1825. 

*City  Hall  avenue,  B.,  1839;  from  31  School  street  to  Court  square,  on 
the  east  side  of  City  Hall;  opened  by  an  indenture  between  the  City 
of  Boston  and  Wilham  J.  Niles,  June  6,  1839;  named  by  the  Board  of 
Aldermen  and  approved  by  the  Mayor,  Dec.  31,  1861.     L  1350. 

City  Point  court.  So.  B.;  from  879  East  First  street,  near  O  street,  south. 

City  Point  park.  So.  B.;  east  of  Farragut  road,  between  said  road  and 
the  water;  now  called  Marine  Park. 


114  List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston. 

City  Point  pier,  So.  B.,  1885;  from  the  head-house  on  southerly  side 
of  Marine  Park;  wooden  pier,  extending  about  1,229  feet,  begun 
November,  1885,  completed  March  26,  1886  (no  record  of  date  of 
opening);  the  head-house  now  covers  a  portion  of  this  pier;  the 
remaining  portion  of  the  pier  is  of  iron  and  was  constructed  under 
two  contracts,  viz.,  first,  completed  July  16,  1887,  opened  Dec.  2, 
1888;  second,  opened  Aug.  29,  1889;  the  final  estimate  was  dated 
Feb.  16,  1891;  total  length  about  2,850  feet;  the  name  City  Point 
pier  is  a  colloquialism. 

*City  square,  Chsn.,  1848;  at  junction  of  Main,  Park,  Chelsea  and  Cham- 
ber streets,  Charlestown  bridge,  Warren  avenue,  Rutherford  avenue 
and  Harvard  street;  shown  but  not  named,  1838;  formerly  called 
Charlestown  square;  named  City  square,  Jan.  17,  1848.  L  1549, 
L  1815. 

City  wharf,  B.,  1855;  from  Commercial  street,  opposite  South  Market 
street,  to  the  water;  accepted,  Aug.  6,  1855;  named  City  wharf, 
Sept.  10,  1855;  included  in  extension  of  South  Market  street  to 
Atlantic  avenue,  April  2,  1872.     Vol.  31,  p.  47.     L  46,  L  1000. 

Claflen  place,  B.,  1834;  from  Pleasant  street,  west,  near  London  (now 
Kirkland)  street;  a  portion  included  in  the  extension  of  Shawmut 
avenue  in  1870;  the  remainder  later  built  over.     L  549. 

Claflin  street,  So.  B.;  from  C  street  to  E  street;  formerly  from  B  street 
to  E  street,  northeast  of  and  parallel  with  Mt.  Washington  avenue; 
portion  between  B  street  and  C  street  included  in  land  of  O.  C.  R.  R. 
Co.,  July  15,  1902  (date  of  deed);  see  plan  in  office  of  Harbor  and 
Land  Commissioners  and  office  of  City  Engineer,  Vol.  F,  p.  3. 

Clapboard  street,  B.,  1795;  from  Olive  (now  Mt.  Vernon)  street,  oppo- 
site Hancock  street  (now  south  part  of  Joy  street),  north,  about  to 
the  present  Pinckney  street;  Belknap  (now  Joy)  street  extended 
south  from  May  (now  Myrtle)  street  through  Clapboard  street  across 
Olive  street  and  thence  through  George  (earlier  Hancock)  street  to 
Beacon  street,  1803;  named  Joy  street,  1851. 

Clapp  place,  Dor.,  1851;  from  230  Boston  street  to  Roseclair  street; 
formerly  from  Boston  street,  southeasterly;  extended  to  Roseclair 
street  in  1894. 

Clapp  street.  So.  B.,  1866;  from  West  Seventh  street  to  West  Eighth 
street;  laid  out  as  a  public  street  with  name  of  Loring  street,  Aug. 
27,  1884.     L  1808. 

Clapp  street,  Dor.  and  Rox.,  1870;  from  215  Boston  street,  northwest, 
to  Graham  street;  formerly  from  215  Boston  street,  northwest, 
then  west,  crossing  Oak  street  to  N.  E.  R.  R.;  laid  out  and  accepted 
from  Boston  street  to  East  Chester  park  (now  Massachusetts  avenue), 
Sept.  13,  1883;  from  Graham  street  to  beyond  Oak  street  included  in 
land  purchased  by  Boston  College,  April  6,  1899  (Suffolk  Deeds,  Lib. 
2597,  fol.  241);  portion  between  land  of  Boston  College  and  the 
railroad  abandoned.     L  1730. 

Clapp  street,  Rox.;  from  204  Norfolk  avenue  to  the  N.  E.  R.  R. 

Clapp's  building,  B.;  Bulfinch  place  so  called  in  1807. 

Clap's  corner,  B.,  1800;  corner  of  Fish  (now  North)  street  and  Proctor's 
lane  (now  Richmond  street)  then  so  called. 

*Claremont  park,  B.,  1870;  from  535  Columbus  avenue  to  B.  &  P.  (now 
N.  Y.,  N.  H.  &  H.)  R.  R.;  part  of  Worcester  street  from  Columbus 
avenue  to  B.  &  P.  R.  R.  named  Claremont  park,  Nov.  22,  1870. 
L  502,  B  516. 


List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston.  115 

Claremont  street,  B.;  from  West  Rutland  square  to  southwest  of 
Wellington  street;  this  portion  of  Carleton  street  called  Claremont 
street  in  1903. 

Clarence  place,  Rox.,  1870;  Clarence  street  from  George  street,  south- 
west, so  called. 

Clarence  place,  Dor.;  from  Washington  street  to  Whitfield  street; 
laid  out  as  West  Tremlett  street,  Aug.  14,  1901.     L  3382. 

*Clarence  street,  Rox.,  1871;  from  436  Dudley  street  to  115  George 
street;  named,  Jan.  2,  1873;  laid  out,  Nov.  28,  1879.     L  1406. 

Clarence  street,  Rox.,  1873;  from  Bartlett  street  to  Marie  avenue; 
abandoned  1901;  authority  to  open  the  extension  of  Lambert  street 
in  about  the  same  location  as  Clarence  street  given  by  the  Street  Com- 
missioners, April  30,  1901. 

Clarence  street,  W.  Rox.,  1870;  from  Spring  street  (near  Dedham  line) 
to  Belle  avenue;  portion  between  Spring  street  and  Hamilton  street 
laid  out  with  name  of  Gould  street,  Sept.  28,  1888.     L  2094. 

Clarence  terrace.  Dor.,  1897;  from  17  Wentworth  street,  near  Norfolk 
street,  southwest. 

Clarendon  avenue,  W.  Rox.,  1869;  from  38  Augustus  avenue,  between 
Poplar  street  and  Metropolitan  avenue,  southeast,  to  391  Poplar  street; 
formerly  from  Roslin  avenue  (now  Kittredge  street),  southeast,  to 
Poplar  street,  and  so  shown  on  plan  by  G.  L.  Richardson,  dated  June, 
1870;  after  an  interval  of  about  320  feet  southerly,  on  Poplar  street, 
then  southeast  and  southwest  to  about  267  feet  southwest  of  Metro- 
politan avenue,  and  so  shown  on  plan  by  the  above  G.  L.  Richardson, 
dated  July,  1869,  and  filed  in  Norfolk  Registry;  portion  between 
Poplar  street  and  MetropoHtan  avenue  laid  out  as  Maynard  street, 
Oct.  17,  1887;  portion  between  Augustus  avenue  and  Kittredge  street 
laid  out  as  Whitford  street,  Oct.  23,  1888;  from  Metropohtan  avenue, 
southwest,  shown  on  Bromley's  atlas  of  1905  as  a  part  of  Maynard 
street.     L  2033,  L  2099. 

Clarendon  avenue,  W.  Rox.;  from  521  Beech  street  to  Haute  vale 
street,  called  also  Clarendon  street;  Clarendon  avenue  since  1906. 

Clarendon  court,  W.  Rox.,  1901;  from  5  Clarendon  park,  near  corner  of 
Poplar  street,  northwest;  name  of  Rosamond  place  changed  to  Clar- 
endon court  in  1901. 

Clarendon  park,  W.  Rox.,  1870;  from  279  Poplar  street,  southwest,  to 
Metropolitan  avenue,   crossing  Clarendon  avenue. 

Clarendon  place,  B.,  1868;  from  Berkeley  street  to  Clarendon  street; 
laid  out  and  name  changed  to  Gray  street,  Oct.  11,  1870.     L  354. 

^Clarendon  street,  B.,  1860;  from  553  Tremont  street  to  276  Columbus 
avenue,  and  from  southeast  of  St.  James  avenue  northwest  to  Beacon 
street;  called  Avenue  B  on  plan  of  Back  Bay  lands,  1855;  called 
Clarendon  street  from  Beacon  street  to  B.  &  P.  R.  R.,  1860  (this  part 
of  the  railroad  abandoned  under  authority  of  chapter  516  of  the  Acts 
of  the  Legislature  of  1896);  from  Tremont  street  to  Boylston  street, 
1863;  laid  out  from  Appleton  street  to  Warren  avenue.  May  21,  1867; 
from  Warren  avenue  to  Tremont  street,  Oct.  16,  1867;  from  Appleton 
street  to  Chandler  street,  April  12,  1870;  from  Chandler  street  to 
Columbus  avenue,  July  19,  1870;  from  Beacon  street  to  B.  &  P.  R.  R., 
Nov.  6,  1870  (railroad  location  abandoned  latter  part  of  1899). 
L  354,  L  374,  L  410,  L  543. 

Clarendon  street,  W.  Rox.;  from  junction  of  Roslin  avenue  and  Kit- 
tredge street,  south  and  west,  across  Metropolitan  avenue;  Clarendon 
avenue  sometimes  so  called;  Clarendon  avenue  in  1906. 


116  List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston. 

Clarendon  street,  W.  Rox.,  1871;  from  521  Beech  street  to  Hautevale 
street;  called  also  Clarendon  avenue ;  Clarendon  avenue  since  1906. 

Clark  court,  I  W.   Rox.;   from  242   Lamartine  street,  near  Lamartine 
Clark  place,  )      court,  southeast,    to    the   N.  Y.,  N.  H.  &   H.  R.  R.; 
called  Clark  place  in   1906. 

Clark        ) 

Clark's     [square,  B.,  1708;  "the  Square  liing  on  ye  Southly  side  of 

Clarke's  )      the    North    Meeting  House  including  ye   wayes   on   each 

side  of  ye  watch-house"  1708;  shown  in  1722  as  Clarke's  square;  in 

1729  as  Clark's  square  and  was  the  inclosure  between  Moon  street, 

Garden  court,  Sun  court  and  Fleet  street;  named  North  square,  1788. 

*Clark  ') 
Clark's  >  street,  B.,  1788;  from  391  Hanover  street  to  292  Commercial 
Clarke's  )  street;  called  "New  street  20  feet  wide  "  in  1712  (Suffolk 
Deeds,  Lib.  26,  fol.  217,  and  Lib.  27,  fol.  309);  called  Foster  street 
from  Ship  (now  Commercial)  street  to  North  (now  Hanover)  street 
in  list  of  1732;  named  Clarkes  street,  July  4,  1788;  shown  as  Foster's 
lane,  1800;  called  Clark  street  in  Edes's  list,  1800;  called  Clark  street 
in  list,  1817;  widened  and  laid  out  from  Ann  (now  North)  street  to 
Commercial  street.  May  2,  1836.     Vol.  31,  p.  58.     L  12,  L  1149. 

Clark  street,  Rox.;  from  Ruggles  street,  northeast,  to  Sudbury  (now 
Weston)  street;  opened  by  William  Clark  through  his  land;  named 
Windsor  street,  April  21,  1868;  greater  part  now  in  Columbus  avenue; 
remainder  discontinued. 

Clark  street.  Dor.,  1872;  from  Bellevue  street,  southwest,  crossing 
Hamilton  avenue  (now  Hamilton  street);  laid  out  from  Quincy  street 
to  Barrington  (now  Hamilton)  street,  with  the  name  of  Clarkson 
street,  May  28,  1890.     L  2226. 

*Clark's  alley,  B.,  1824;  from  Hanover  street  to  Ann  (now  North)  street, 
south  of  Richmond  street;  confirmed  as  a  public  way,  Sept.  15,  1834; 
a  portion  near  Hanover  street  now  built  over  and  the  remainder  called 
Keith's  alley,  1868. 

Clark's  (Jonas)  corner,  B.,  1708;  corner  of  Middle  (now  Hanover)  street 
and  Bennet  street,  then  so  called. 

Clark's  corner,  B.,  1732;  corner  of  Common  (n,ow  Tremont)  street  and 
School  street,  then  so  called. 

Clark's  corner,  B.,  1732;  corner  of  Cornhill  (now  Washington  street) 
and  Spring  lane,  then  so  called. 

Clark's  corner,  B.,  1732;  corner  Summer  street  and  Bishop's  alley  (now 
Hawley  street),  then  so  called. 

Clark's  (Dr.)  corner,  B.,  1732;  corner  Fish  (now  North)  street  and 
Gallop's  (now  Board)  alley,  then  so  called. 

Clark's  court,  Chsn.;  from  314  Bunker  Hill  street,  southwest,  opposite 
St.  Francis  de  Sales  burying  ground. 

fClarkson  street.  Dor.,  1890;  from  30  Hendry  street  to  Barry  street;  called 
Clark  street  from  Bellevue  (now  Quincy)  street,  southwest,  crossing 
Hamilton  street,  1872;  laid  out  from  Quincy  street  to  Barrington  (now 
Hamilton)  street.  May  28,  1890.     L  2226. 

*Clarkwood  street.  Dor.,  1904;  from  1268  Blue  Hill  avenue  to  503  Norfolk 
street;  Harlem  street  called  Clarkwood  street  in  1904;  laid  out,  Dec. 
20,  1909.     L  4186. 

Claxton  street.  Dor.,  1906;  from  996  Blue  Hill  avenue  to  Don  street; 
name  of  portion  of  Callender  street  between  the  above  points  changed 
to  Claxton  street  by  owners  of  abutting  property,  Jan.  1,  1906. 


List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston.  117 

Clay  place,  Rox.;  from  98  Linden  Park  street,  opposite  Simmons  street, 
southwest. 

*CIay  street,  Rox.,  1839;  from  Tremont  street,  southeast,  to  Simmons 
street;  accepted,  Dec.  10,  1861;  shown  in  1884  as  extending  past 
Simmons  street  to  Stony  Brook  sewer;  name  of  Clay  street  from 
Tremont  street  to  Simmons  street  changed  to  Linden  Park  street, 
March  1,  1885. 

Clay  street.  Dor.;  from  Neponset  avenue  to  Commercial  (now  Freeport) 
street,  at  Pope's  Hill  station;  laid  out  and  named  Pope's  Hill  street, 
Dec.  8,  1882.     L  1669. 

fClaybourne  street,  Dor.,  1897;  from  13  Bowdoin  street,  south,  to  and 
beyond  Dakota  street;  authority  to  open  from  Bowdoin  street,  south, 
for  a  distance  of  219  feet  given  by  Street  Commissioners,  Aug.  16, 
1897;  authority  to  open  from  Dakota  street,  north  and  south,  given  by 
Street  Commissioners,  Feb.  25,  1898;  laid  out  from  Dakota  street 
southeasterly  for  about  206  feet,  Oct.  24,  1904;  laid  out  from  Dakota 
street  to  Bowdoin  street,  Nov.  3,  1906.     L  3751,  L  4117. 

Claymont  terrace,  Dor.,  1897;  from  141  Neponset  avenue,  near  corner  of 
King  street,  west,  to  Queen  street. 

Claymoss  road,Bri.,  1909;  from  Commonwealth  avenue,  about  271  feet 
southwest  from  Washington  street,  northwest  to  Union  street;  shown 
on  plan  by  G.  H.  Sherman,  dated  April  2,  1909;  authority  to  open 
given  by  the  Street  Commissioners  Aug.  17,  1909. 

Clayton  place,  Rox.,  1850;  from  55  Magazine  street  about  184  feet 
southwest  of  Norfolk  avenue,  southeast  about  416  feet;  shown  on  plan 
dated  Jan.  16,  1850,  and  recorded  in  Suffolk  Deeds,  Lib.  197,  end. 
L  3712. 

Clayton  place.  Dor.;  from  46  Clayton  street,  southeasterly,  toward 
N.  E.  R.  R. 

fClayton  street.  Dor.,  1870;  from  59  Park  street  to  67  Greenwich  street,  at 
its  junction  with  Commercial  (now  Freeport)  street;  laid  out  from 
Greenwich  street  to  Dickens  street.  May  19,  1882;  grade  revised  so 
that  the  way  may  be  carried  under  the  Shawmut  branch  railroad, 
Oct.  12,  1907,  by  a  decree  of  the  Superior  Court,  acting  under  authority 
of  chapter  111  of  the  Revised  Statutes  and  chapter  440,  Acts  of  the 
Legislature  of  1902.     L  1611. 

Clearview  street.  Dor.,  1894;  from  Blue  Hill  avenue,  opposite  Fessen- 
den  street,  to  Back  (now  Harvard)  street,  nearly  parallel  with  Walk 
Hill  street;  authority  to  open  from  Blue  Hill  avenue,  near  Walk  Hill 
street,  given  by  Street  Commissioners,  Dec.  26,  1894;  abandoned; 
Ponemah  street  is  in  about  the  same  location  as  a  part  of  this  street. 

Cleaves  street,  W.  Rox.,  1900;  from  2039  Columbus  avenue  (about  450 
feet  northwest  from  Walnut  avenue),  southwesterly;  authority  to  open 
given  by  Street  Commissioners,  Dec.  13,  1900. 

Clematis  street.  Dor.,  1903;  from  291  Centre  street  (160  feet  northeast 
from  Redwood  street)  to  Whitten  street;  authority  to  open  given  by 
the  Street  Commissioners,  Feb.  19,  1903. 

fClement  avenue,  W.  Rox.;  from  end  of  Farrington  street,  west,  par- 
allel with  West  Roxbury  Branch  of  B.  &  P.  (now  N.  Y.,  N.  H.  &  H.) 
R.  R.  to  Park  street;  authority  to  open  from  Park  street  to  Flora  (now 
Meredith)  street,  given  by  Street  Commissioners,  Nov.  17,  1893;  laid 
out  from  the  northeasterly  line  of  Flora  (now  Meredith)  street  to  the 
southwesterly  side  of  Stratford  street,  Aug.  9,  1906.     L  3881,  L  4119. 

Clement  park.  Dor.,  1899;  from  162  Centre  street  to  Dayton  street;  for- 
merly called  Gorham  street. 


118  List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston. 

Clement  street,  Dor.;  from  31  Nixon  street,  west,  to  the  Shawmut  Branch 
of  the  N.  Y.,  N.  H.  &  H.  R.  R.,  laid  out  under  the  name  of  Dayton 
street,  Jan.  6,  1909.     L  4123. 

Cleveland  avenue,  Bri.;  from  19  Everett  street,  near  North  Beacon 
street,  southeast;  also  called  Cleveland  place. 

^Cleveland  circle,  Bri.,  1907;  the  open  space  at  the  junction  of  Chestnut 
Hill  avenue,  Beacon  street  and  Sutherland  road  named  Cleveland 
circle  by  order  of  the  City  Council,  approved  by  the  Mayor,  May  10, 
1907. 

Cleveland  park,  Rox.,  1898;  from  4  Cleveland  street,  southeast. 

*Cleveland  place,  B.,  1846;  from  17  Snow  Hill  street  to  18  Margaret 
street;  called  Margaret  alley,  1814;  Margaret  alley  laid  out,  June  9, 
1834;  Margaret  avenue,  1837;  Cleveland  place,  1846. 

Cleveland  place,  Bri.;  from  Everett  street,  near  North  Beacon  street, 
southeast;  also  called  Cleveland  avenue;  called  Cleveland  avenue 
in  1906. 

*Cleveland  street,  Rox.,  1854;  from  39  Winthrop  street  to  28  Moreland 
street,  opposite  Greenville  street;  laid  out,  June  24,  1875.     L  1053. 

Cleveland  street,  E.  B.;  from  Putnam  street,  between  Shrimpton  street 
and  the  B.,  R.  B.  &  L.  R.  R.,  northeast,  to  Coleridge  street;  authority 
to  open  from  Putnam  street  to  parkway  (now  Neptune  road)  given 
by  Street  Commissioners,  April  21,  1893. 

Cliff  place,  Rox.;  from  30  Cliff  street,  southeast,  nearly  opposite  Glen- 
wood  street. 

*Cliff  street,  Rox.,  1844;  from  137  Warren  street,  near  Circuit  street,  to 
2434  Washington  street;  shown  as  an  unnamed  30-foot  passageway 
in  1840;  shown  as  CHff  street,  1843-49;  from  Warren  street  to  Dedham 
turnpike  (now  Washington  street)  subsequently  called  Cottage 
street,  1857-63;  name  changed  from  Cottage  street  to  Cliff  street, 
April  21,  1868;  laid  out  to  Shawmut  avenue  (now  Washington 
street),  Dec.  16,  1870.     L  594,  L  595,  L  596. 

Clifford  place,  B.,  1854;  from  24  Fleet  street,  northeast;  built  over  in 
1898. 

^Clifford  street,  Rox.,  1845;  from  298  Warren  street,  opposite  Dale 
street,  to  167  Blue  Hill  avenue;  laid  out,  March  8,  1872.     L  501. 

Clifford  street,  W.  Rox.;  from  1008  Canterbury  street  to  Grew  avenue, 
near  B.  &  P.  (now  N.  Y.,  N.  H.  &  H.)  R.  R.,  and  parallel  with  rail- 
road for  part  of  the  way. 

Clifton  avenue,  B.,  1840;  from  Suffolk  street  (now  Shawmut  avenue) 
to  Middlesex  street;  closed. 

Clifton  park,  Rox.;  from  Clifton  street,  between  Shirley  street  and 
Hudson  street,  southeast,  connecting  with  Brook  place;  also  called 
Chfton  place;  Brook  place  and  Chfton  park  laid  out  under  the 
name  of  Rockford  street,  Sept.  25,  1899.     L  3177. 

Clifton  place,  B.;  from  1919  Washington  street,  northwest,  nearly 
opposite  Newcomb  street. 

♦Clifton  street.  Dor.,  1862;  from  686  Dudley  street  to  51  Shirley  street, 
opposite  George  street;  laid  out  from  Cottage  (now  East  Cottage) 
street  to  Hudson  street,  Aug.  12,  1869;  extended  from  Hudson 
street  to  Shirley  street,  at  George  street,  Sept.  1,  1875;  from  Cottage 
street  to  Dudley  street,  in  part  through  private  way  called  Taylor 
avenue,  June  15,  1883.     L  1074,  L  1707,  L  1708,  L  38.94. 


List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston.  119 

Clifton  street,  W.  Rox.,  1852;  from  26  Norfolk  street  to  39  Kittredge 
street,  crossing  Albano  street. 

Clinton  court,  Chsn.,  1870;  from  Cambridge  street,  west  of  B.  &  M. 
R.  R.,  north;  also  called  Clinton  place;  called  Clinton  place  in  1906. 

Clinton  place,  Chsn.,   1870;  from  77  Cambridge  street  to  36  Perkins 

street;  also  called  Clinton  court;  extended  from  its  northerly  ter- 
minus to  Perkins  street,  Aug.  4,  1900,  by  order  of  a  special  com- 
mission appointed  by  the  Superior  Court  under  authority  of  chapter 
428,  Acts  of  1900,  and  amendments  thereto  (this  action  of  the  com- 
missioners does  not  make  the  way  a  public  one). 

*Clinton  street,  B.,  1824;  from  35  Merchants  row  to  147  Atlantic  avenue; 
from  Merchants  row,  east,  1824;  laid  out  (as  a  new  street)  from 
Merchants  row  to  Commercial  street,  parallel  with  North  Market 
street,  March  10,  1828;  same  named,  April  8,  1829;  having  become 
obstructed  near  Commercial  street,  "  continued  to  Commercial 
street  and  laid  out"  again,  Oct.  10,  1831;  laid  out  from  Commercial 
street  to  about  18  feet  east  of  new  street  (Mercantile  street),  July  7, 
1854  (City  Clerk's  Records,  1854,  p.  490);  extended  to  Atlantic 
avenue,  Oct.  8,  1875.  Vol.  31,  p.  104.  L  20,  L  614,  L  1042,  L  1081, 
L  2751,  L  3684,  L  3685. 

Clinton  street.  Dor.;  from  Waterlow  street  to  Faxon  street;  a  part  of 
what  was  formerly  called  Waterlow  street;  laid  out  as  Shafter 
street,  Nov.  16,  1898.     L  3057. 

*Clive  street,  W.  Rox.,  1888;  from  47  Boylston  street  to  70  Spring  Park 
avenue;  called  C  street  in  1868;  laid  out,  July  17,  1888.     L  2077. 

Clough  street,  B.,  1733;  from  Frog  lane  (now  Boylston  street)  to  HoUis 
street,  1733;  later  to  Dr.  Byle's  at  corner  of  present  Common  street 
to  Orange  (now  Washington)  street,  through  Walker  lane  or  street 
(now  Common  street),  1743;  from  Orange  street  to  Dr.  Byle's  house 
at  present  corner  of  Tremont  street  and  Common  street,  1750;  from 
Dr.  Byle's  to  Frog  lane  being  called  Holyoke  street;  from  Orange 
street  to  Frog  lane,  including  Clough  and  Holyoke  streets,  named 
Nassau  street,  July  4,  1788;  same  included  in  Common  street,  1824; 
Common  street  named  Tremont  street,  1829;  part  of  Tremont 
street,  from  Miss  Byle's  to  Washington  street,  named  Common 
street  again,  1836. 

Clough  street,  B.,  1756;  Unity  street,  from  Charter  street  to  Love  lane 
(now  Tileston  street)  so  called. 

Clover  street,  Dor.,  1897;  from  24  Minot  street  about  365  feet  south- 
west of  Neponset  avenue,  southeast;  authority  to  open  given  by  the 
Street  Commissioners,  June  5,  1906. 

*Clyde  street,  E.  B.,  1869;  from  71  Marginal  street,  southwest,  to  Cunard 
steamship  wharf  (now  Clyde-street  pier);  laid  out,  Aug.  17,  1869; 
named,  Sept.  14,  1869.     L  110,  L  476. 

Clyde=street  pier,  E.  B.,  1909;  at  foot  of  Clyde  street;  former  pier  of 
the  Cunard  Steamship  Company. 

Coan  place,  Rox.,  1906;  from  23  Conant  street,  between  Parker  street 
and  Phillips  street,  northeast;  named  by  the  owner  in  1906. 

*Cobb  street,  B.,  1870;  from  1009  Washington  street,  near  Castle  street, 
to  130  Shawmut  avenue;  laid  out,  Dec.  16,  1870.     L  547,  L  563. 

Cobb  street,  B.,  1840;  from  Washington  street  to  Harrison  avenue; 
name  changed  to  Florence  street,  1842. 

*Cobden  street,  Rox.,  1871;  from  291  Walnut  avenue,  near  Westminster 
avenue,  to  2988  Washington  street;  laid  out,  Sept.  23,  1871.     L  693. 


120  List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston. 

Cobler's  court,  B.,  1798;  from  Washington  street,  westerly,  opposite 
Old  South  Church;  referred  to  as  an  1 1-foot  passageway,  Dec.  2,  1729 
(Suffolk  Deeds,  Lib.  66,  fol.  51);  Joys  alley,  1784  (Suffolk  Deeds, 
Lib.  143,  fol.  46);  Cobler's  court,  1798  (Record  Commissioners  Report, 
Vol.  22,  p.  334);  Harvard  place,  1820. 

Coburn  court,  B.,  1867;  from  26  PhilUps  street,  south,  near  Anderson 
street. 

Coburn  place,  B.,  1875;  from  15  Reed  street,  near  Northampton  street, 
northwest;  shown  as  built  over  in  Bromley's  atlas  of  1895. 

Cochituate  street,  E.  B.;  from  Walley  street  to  St.  John  avenue. 

Cochran  lane,  Bri.,  1863;  from  Washington  street,  southwest;  Church 
street  so  called. 

Codman  avenue,  Rox.,  1871;  from  Washington  street  to  Amory  street; 
laid  out  as  a  public  street,  with  name  of  Dimock  street,  Oct.  20, 
1884.     L  1826. 

Codman  Hill  street,  Rox.,  1899;  from  2928  Washington  street,  near 
Codman  street,  southeast,  to  31  Codman  park;  formerly  called  Cod- 
man park  and  Codman  hill. 

fCodman  park,  Rox.,  1870;  from  11  Townsend  street,  southeast,  with  an 
arm  at  the  end  branching,  one  part  to  the  southeast  and  the  other 
northwest,  to  Codman  place;  formerly  from  11  Townsend  street, 
south,  with  an  arm  at  the  end  branching,  one  to  the  southeast 
and  the  other  northwest,  to  Codman  place;  also  a  branch  about  mid- 
way running  to  Washington  street;  from  Shawmut  avenue  (now 
Washington  street),  between  Townsend  street  and  Cobden  street 
named,  June  8,  1870;  portion  from  Townsend  street  laid  out,  July 
16,  1877;  portion  from  Washington  street  now  called  Codman  hill. 
L  1254. 

Codman  place,  Rox.;  from  2954  Washington  street,  near  Cobden  street, 
southeast,  to  Codman  park. 

*Codman  square.  Dor.,  1900;  the  open  space  at  the  junction  of  Talbot 
avenue,  Washington,  Norfolk  and  Centre  streets;  named,  May  4, 
1900. 

*Codman  street.  Dor.,  1859;  from  Adams  street  to  Morton  street;  from 
Adams  street  to  Washington  street  located,  March  28,  1859;  no 
record  has  been  found  of  the  laying  out  of  portion  between  Washing- 
ton street  and  Morton  street,  but  the  Town  of  Dorchester  in  "Taxable 
Valuations,"  published  in  1869,  refers  to  this  portion  as  public  street; 
grade  changed  so  that  the  street  may  go  under  the' railroad  according 
.  to  plan  recorded  Sept.  12,  1893  (Suffolk  Deeds,  Lib.  2152,  fol.  369); 
done  under  authority  of  the  general  railroad  law.     CC  874. 

Coffee  court,  (Dor.;    from    Washington    street,    near    School    street. 
Coffee  place,  S      west;  name  changed  to  Kenberma  road  by  abutters, 
Sept.  29,  1905. 

Coffey  street.  Dor.,  1888;  from  16  Newhall  street  to  283  Neponset 
avenue,  between  Newhall  avenue  and  Ashmont  street. 

Coffin  street.  Dor.,  1897;  from  Savin  Hill  avenue  to  Springdale  street; 
authority  to  open  given  by  Street  Commissioners,  April  20,  1897; 
name  changed  to  Everett  road  in  1898. 

Coffin's  field,  B.,  1775;  between  Essex  street.  Summer  street.  Short 
street  and  South  street. 

Coggin  street,  Chsn.,  1837;  from  Bunker  Hill  street  to  Mystic  river; 
later  called  Linden  street;  now  part  of  Baldwin  street. 


.  List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston.  121 

*Cohasset  street,  W.  Rox.,  1889;  from  27  Corinth  street  to  Albano  street; 
formerly  called  Salem  street;  laid  out,  Oct.  30,  1889.     L  2186. 

*CoIberg  avenue,  W.  Rox.;  from  164  Beech  street  to  224  Belgrade  avenue; 
laid  out,  June  25,  1909.     L  4144,  L  4145. 

Colburn  street,  Rox.,  1898;  from  872  Huntington  avenue,  southerly, 
then  southwesterly,  then  westerly  to  341  Heath  street;  authority  to 
open  given  by  the  Street  Commissioners,  June  30,  1898. 

Cold  )  lane,  B.,   1708;    from    Hanover    street,  northwest,  to  the  Mill- 
Cole  )      pond;  called  Cole  lane  on  Carlton's  map,  1800;  also  in  order  for 
filling  in  Mill-pond,  1807;  included  in  Portland  street  about  1809. 


I'S) 


Colburne's  )      between  1709  and  1732. 

fColeman  street.  Dor.,  1872;  from  Quincy  street  to  12  Hendry  street; 
formerly  from  Quincy  street,  near  Bowdoin  street,  to  Hamilton  street; 
laid  out  from  Quincy  street  to  Hamilton  street,  April  18,  1881. 
L  1520. 

fColeridge  street,  E.  B.,  1838;  from  Rice  street  to  Swift  street;  from 
Rice  street  across  Short  street  to  the  water,  with  proposed  exten- 
sion to  Baltic  street  in  1838;  laid  out  from  Wordsworth  street  to 
Short  street,  Aug.  6,  1889.     L  2147. 

Cole's  place,  B.,  1839;  from  Pleasant  street  to  Church  street;  Hamlen 
place,  1844;  now  closed. 

CoIIamore  place,  B.,  1857;  from  85  Salem  street,  near  Parmenter  street, 
southeast,  then  northeast. 

College  court,  B.,  1849;  from  Fruit  street;  probably  included  in  North 
Grove  street  in  1855. 

College  street,  Dor.,  1898;  from  Whitman  street,  easterly,  nearly  to 
745  Washington  street;  authority  to  open  given  by  the  Street  Com- 
missioners, April  29,  1898. 

Collins  street,  Dor.,  1872;  from  1483  Blue  Hill  avenue,  opposite  Mattapan 
station  on  the  Midland  Div.  of  N.  Y.,  N.  H.  &  H.  R.  R.,  northwest. 
L  3953. 

Collins  street,  E.  B.  (Breed's  Island);  from  26  Bayswater  street  to  River- 
side avenue,  parallel  with  Saratoga  street. 

*ColHston  road,  Bri.,  1897;  from  62  Kilsyth  road  to  29  Lanark  road; 
Windsor  road  laid  out  and  name  changed  to  Colliston  road,  Dec.  11, 
1897.     L  2943. 

Colman  place,  Bri.,  1907;  from  272  Western  avenue,  southerly,  through 
land  of  Noah  H.  Colman. 

Colonial  avenue.  Dor.,  1891;  from  293  Talbot  avenue  to  New  England 
avenue. 

Colonial  path,  Bri.,  1895;  from  Colonial  road,  nearly  opposite  Union 
street,  southwest,  to  Nottingham  road. 

Colonial  road,  Bri.,  1894;  from  1679  Commonwealth  avenue  to  68 
Chestnut  Hill  avenue. 

Colonnade  row,  B.,  1811;  a  uniform  range  of  twenty-four  brick  build- 
ings, each  with  row  of  freestone  columns,  upon  Common  (now 
Tremont)  street,  south  of  West  street;  called  Fayette  place,  1824. 

Colony  place,  \Rox.;    from     853     Albany    street,     near     Hunneman 
Colony  street,  J      street,  to  60  Fellows  street;  Colony  street  since  1900. 


122  List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston. 

*Colony  street,  So.  B.,  1849;  from  Swan  street,  near  Dorchester  avenue, 
to  Foundry  street;  accepted,  conditionally,  Oct.  29,  1849;  laid  out, 
between  Sixth  (now  Foundry)  street  and  Swan  street,  Oct.  12,  1869; 
closed;  taken  by  O.  C.  R.  R.  Co.,  May  24,  1893,  by  authority  of 
chapter  127  of  the  Acts  of  the  Legislature  of  1893.  L  483,  L  555, 
G  330. 

Colorado  street,  Dor.,  1903;  from  94  Mattapan  street,  between  Itasca 
street  and  Almont  street,  southwest,  nearly  to  Messinger  street; 
shown  on  plan  dated  May  2,  1903  (filed  with  Land  Court);  extended 
to  Croyden  street  by  plan  dated  April  25,  1908.  Suffolk  Deeds, 
Lib.  3274,  end. 

Colson's  lane,  B.,  1746;  "near  the  great  trees  at  the  south  end." 

*Colton  street,  So.  B.,  1888;  from  39  West  First  street  to  30  West  Second 
street;  Green  alley  between  West  First  street  and  West  Second 
street  laid  out  under  name  of  Colton  street,  Dec.  31,  1888.     L  2110. 

*Columbia  avenue,  So.  B.,  1898;  from  Dorchester  avenue  to  point 
south  of  Columbia  road  and  Mt.  Vernon  street;  the  old  location  of 
the  N.  Y.,  N.  H.  &  H.  R.  R.  Co.  laid  out  as  a  new  80-foot  highway 
from  Dorchester  avenue  to  point  where  new  location  of  the  railroad 
departs,  by  decree  of  Superior  Court,  acting  under  authority  of  chapter 
428  of  the  Acts  of  the  Legislature  of  1890,  and  chapter  519  of  1897, 
filed,  June  23,  1898;  has  at  times  been  unofficially  called  Columbia 
avenue  or  Old  Colony  boulevard;  now  called  Old  Colony  avenue,  but 
not  officially. 

Columbia  avenue,  Dor.,  1901;  from  84  Mt.  Vernon  street,  between 
Buttonwood  street  and  Von  Hillern  street,  northerly,  to  43  Locust 
street. 

Columbia  court,  Chsn.,  1866;  Columbia  street  so  called. 

Columbia  court,  Chsn.,  1880;  from  rear  662  Main  street,  1880-87; 
laid  out  as  Caldwell  street,  June  7,  1887.     L  1992. 

Columbia  place,  Dor.,  1846;  from  Columbia  road,  near  Geneva  avenue, 
to  Vaughan  avenue;  closed. 

Columbia  place,  Dor.;  from  374  Columbia  road,  near  Quincy  street, 
northwest. 

♦Columbia  road,  Dor.  and  So.  B.,  1897;  from  600  Blue  Hill  avenue  to 
Marine  Park;  Columbia  street  widened,  name  changed  to  Columbia 
road  and  extended  over  a  portion  of  Hancock  street  to  Upham's 
corner,  thence  over  Boston  street  from  Dudley  street  to  Edward 
Everett  square,  thence  over  Dorchester  way  across  N.  Y.,  N.  H.  & 
H.  R.  R.,  thence  northerly  parallel  with  the  railroad  to  Mercer 
street,  thence  easterly  over  portions  of  Mercer  street,  Champney 
street,  over  Burnham  street  and  East  Ninth  street  to  I  street,  thence 
over  the  Strandway  to  Marine  Park  (the  corners  of  all  the  public 
streets,  between  the  two  last  mentioned  points,  are  included  in  the 
laying  out  of  Columbia  road);  laid  out,  Aug.  31,  1897.  L  2863, 
1, 2864,  L  2865,  L  2866,  L  2867,  L  2868,  L  2869,  L  2870,  L  2871,  L  2872, 
L  2873,  L  2874,  L  2875,  L  2876,  L  2877,  L  2878,  L  2879,  L  2880, 
L  2881,  L  2882,  L  2883,  L  3367,  L  3376,  L  3388,  L  3389,  L  3390, 
L  3391,  L  3392,  L  3393,  L  3394,  L  3395,  L  3396,  L  3460,  L  3865,  L  3866, 
L  3867,  L  4004,  L  4008,  L  4009,  L  4010,  L  4011,  L  4012,  L^^  4013, 
L  4014,  L  4015,  L  4016,  L  4017,  L  4018,  L  4019,  L  4020,  L  4021, 
L  4022,  L  4023,  L  4024,  L  4025,  L  4026. 

*Columbia=road  bridge.  Dor.,  1902;  on  Columbia  road,  of  two  equal 
spans,  one  over  tracks  of  the  O.  C.  Div.  of  the  N.  Y.,  N.  H.  &  H 
R.  R.,  and  the  other  over  Old  Colony  avenue;  built  in  1902. 

*Columbia=road  bridge,  Dor.,  1902;  on  Columbia  road  over  Shoreham 
street;  built  in  1902. 


List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston.  123 

Columbia  square,  B.,  1814;  the  two  squares  situated  on  the  north- 
westerly and  southeasterly  sides  of  Washington  street,  between 
Newton  (now  West  Newton)  street  and  Milton  (now  East  Newton) 
street  on  the  southwest,  and  Brookline  (now  West  Brookline)  street 
and  Dorchester  (now  East  Brookline)  street  on  the  northeast; 
the  square  on  the  northwest  side  of  Washington  street  named  Black- 
stone  square,  1832;  the  square  on  the  southeast  side  of  Washington 
street  called  Shawmut  square,  previous  to  1845,  changed  to  Franklin 
square,  April  21,  1845;  called  Shawmut  square,  1847-49;  Franklin 
square,  1849;  the  square  is  to  be  forever  kept  open;  see  City  Records, 
1826,  page  81;  shown  on  Hales's  plan  of  Boston,  1814.  CC  40,  CC  41, 
CC47. 

*CoIumbia  square,  Dor.,  1899;  the  open  space  formed  by  the  junction 
of  Columbia  road,  Dudley  street  and  Stoughton  street;  named 
Columbia  square,  Aug.  16,  1899;  formerly  called  Upham's  Corner. 

*CoIumbia  street,  B.,  1809;  from  83  Bedford  street  to  132  Essex  street; 
confirmed  as  a  public  street,  Sept.  15,  1834. 

Columbia  street,  Chsn.;  from  Main  street  to  Perkins  street;  shown 
but  not  named,  1858;  called  Columbia  court,  1866;  laid  out  as  a 
public  street,  and  named  Caldwell  street,  June  7,  1887.     L  1992. 

*Columbia  street,  Rox.  and  Dor.,  1840;  from  Hancock  street  at  Upham's 
Corner  to  Blue  Hill  avenue;  named  from  Payson's  shop  by  Wales's 
to  Brush  hill,  March  11,  1840;  called  Wales  place,  1833.  Columbia 
road  extended  over  Columbia  street,  Aug.  31,  1897.  L  561,  L  790, 
L  955, L  1282, L  1308, L  1402, L  1979. L  2536,  L  2863,  L  2864,  L  2865, 
L  2866, L  2867, L  2868, L  3866, L  3867. 

Columbia  terrace.  Dor.;  from  Richfield  street  at  junction  with  Columbia 
road,  southeast. 

Columbia  terrace,  Dor.,  1903;  from  Columbia  road,  between  Button- 
wood  street  and  Moseley  street,  southwest. 

Columbine  street,  Dor.,  1907;  from  Blue  Hill  avenue,  between  Lauriat 
avenue  and  Balsam  street,  to  Ashton  street;  authority  to  open  given 
by  the  Street  Commissioners,  April  5,  1907. 

*Columbus  avenue,  B.  and  Rox.,  1860;  from  Park  square  to  379  Walnut 
avenue,  opposite  Franklin  Park;  in  1860  projected  from  Park  square 
to  Roxbury  line,  over  land  of  Boston  Water  Power  Company;  laid 
out  from  Church  street  to  Ferdinand  street,  Oct.  9,  1868;  order 
authorizing  Mayor  and  Aldermen  to  contract  with  Boston  Water 
Power  Company  for  transfer  to  city  of  Columbus  avenue  and  streets 
between  it  and  B.  &  P.  (now  N.  Y.,  N.  H.  &  H.)  R.  R.,  Nov.  18,  1868; 
laid  out  from  Ferdinand  street  to  Northampton  street,  Oct.  16, 
1869;  from  Church  street  to  Park  square,  Dec.  29,  1871;  from  North- 
ampton street,  southwest,  to  near  old  Roxbury  line,  Dec.  30,  1881; 
extended  from  near  old  Roxbury  line,  through  Berlin  street.  Chapel 
street,  Windsor  street,  a  portion  of  Tremont  street,  Pynchon  street, 
a  portion  of  Brunswick  avenue,  and  through  that  part  of  Seaver 
street  between  Washington  street  and  Walnut  avenue,  Jan.  4,  1895. 
L  354,  L  398,  L  410,  L  452,  L  515,  L  516,  L  569,  L  613,  L  745,  L  878, 
L  1448,  L  1584,  L  2680,  L  2681,  L  2682,  L  2683,  L  2684,  L  2685, 
L  2686,  L  2687,  L  2688,  L  2689,  L  2690,  L  2691,  L  2692,  L  2693, 
L  2694, L  2695, L  2696,  L  2697, L  3550, L  3551, L  3552,  L  3553, L  3554, 
L  3555, L  3556, L  3557, L  3558, L  3559, L  3991. 

*Columbus=avenue  bridge,  B.,  1865;  on  Columbus  avenue  over  the 
tracks  of  the  N.  Y.  C.  &  H.  R.  R.  R.;  built  by  the  Boston  Water  Power 
Company  in  1865;  came  into  possession  of  City  of  Boston  when 
Columbus  avenue  was  laid  out  as  a  highway,  Oct.  28,  1869. 

Columbus  place,  B.,  1869;  from  167  Eliot  street,  near  Carver  street, 
north;  named,  Sept.  13,  1869. 


124  List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston. 

*Columbus  square,  B.,  1876;  between  Warren  avenue  and  Columbus 
avenue;  part  of  Warren  avenue  bounded  by  Pembroke  street,  West 
Newton  street  and  Columbus  avenue;  named  Columbus  square, 
April  4,  1871. 

Colwell  place,  Bri.;  from  167  Chestnut  Hill  avenue,  near  South  street, 
northwest;  called  also  Colwell  avenue;  called  Colwell  avenue  in  1906. 

*Comins  terrace,  Rox.;  from  36  Bower  street,  nearly  opposite  Sherman 
street,  southeast;  laid  out,  June  14,  1895.     L  2706,  L  3270. 

^Commerce  street,  B.,  1853;  from  3  Commercial  street  to  197  Atlantic 
avenue;  from  Commercial  street,  east,  in  1853;  accepted,  condition- 
ally, Nov.  26,  1866;  extended  to  Atlantic  avenue,  Dec.  24,  1874. 
L  614,  L  1002. 

Commercial  avenue,  B.,  1834;  from  Ann  (now  North)  street,  at  head 
of  Union  wharf;  continued  to  Commercial  street,  March  10,  1834; 
named  Commercial  avenue,  April  28,  1834;  discontinued  March  13, 
1835. 

Commercial  avenue,  Chsn.,  1870;  from  Alford  street,  northwest,  to 
Somerville  line;  Arlington  avenue,  so  called. 

Commercial  court,  B.,  1836-41;  from  Commercial  street,  near  Fulton 
street;  closed. 

Commercial  court,  B.,  1849;  from  486  Commercial  street,  between  Jack- 
son avenue  and  Foster  street,  southwest;  called  Commercial-street 
avenue,  1839;  Commercial  court,  1849;  called  Commercial  place, 
1875;  Commercial  court,  1883. 

Commercial  place,  B.,  1849;  from  Commercial  street  to  Charter  street, 
with  branch  northwest  to  Foster  street;  from  Commercial  street, 
near  Henchman  street,  1849. 

Commercial  place,  B.;  Commercial  court,  so  called,  1875. 

Commercial  point.  Dor.;  from  Freeport  street,  opposite  foot  of  Wash- 
ington street  and  Union  street. 

Commercial  street,  B.,  1817;  that  part  of  Milk  street  from  Battery- 
march  street  to  the  water  named  Commercial  street.  May  29,  1817; 
renamed  Milk  street,  July  6,  1824. 

^Commercial  street,  B.,  1828;  from  170  State  street  to  165  Prince  street; 
a  marginal  street  65  feet  wide  projected  from  North  Market  street  to 
Lewis  wharf,  April  17,  1826;  order  for  erection  of  bridge  over  Mill 
creek  connecting  Marginal  street,  so  called,  with  the  65-foot  street 
leading  to  Long  wharf,  July  28,  1828;  the  marginal  street  above 
described  accepted  and  named  Commercial  street,  Dec.  22,  1828;  the 
65-foot  street  leading  from  Long  wharf  to  southerly  end  of  Commercial 
street  considered  continuation  of  same  and  named  Commercial  street, 
June  17,  1829;  extended  to  Clark  street,  July  15,  1833;  from  present 
terminus  to  Hanover  street,  Oct.  17,  1833;  Ljmn  street,  from  Prince 
street  to  Hanover  street,  and  part  of  Ann  (now  North)  street,  from 
Hanover  street,  to  Commercial  street,  named  Commercial  street, 
Feb.  17,  1834.  Vol.  31,  p.  47.  L  17,  L  33,  L  134,  L  1384,  L  1385, 
L  1.386,  L  1387,  L  1388,  L  1392,  L  1393,  L  1394,  L  1395,  L  1396, 
L  1947,  L  3068,  L  3484. 

^Commercial  street.  Dor.,  1810;  from  Hancock  street  to  Neponset 
avenue;  road  from  Quincy  turnpike  (now  Neponset  avenue)  to 
Commercial  point,  with  bridge  over  Mill  creek  and  draw,  originally 
built  by  authority  of  the  General  Court  in  or  about  1809;  having 
become  unsafe  and  impassable,  the  same  were  rebuilt  by  the  Tenean 
Free  Bridge  Company,  1833,  and  again  laid  out  by  County  Com- 
missioners, 1844;  called  old  Plymouth  road,  between  Dorchester  alms- 


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house  and  Commercial  point;  same  named  Commercial  street,  March 
11,  1840;  name  changed  to  Freeport  street,  March  1,  1892.  L  710, 
L  721,  L  1840,  L  1862. 

Commercial=street  avenue,  B.,  1839;  from  Commercial  street,  opposite 
Ripley's  wharf;  called  Commercial  court,  1849. 

Commercial  wharf,  B.;  from  84  Atlantic  avenue;  formerly  from  Com- 
mercial street;  Atlantic  avenue  laid  out  over  a  portion  of  the  wharf, 
Dec.  18,  1868;  from  205  Commercial  street  to  Atlantic  avenue,  and 
from  175  Commercial  street  to  Atlantic  avenue  called  in  1906  Com- 
mercial wharf  north  and  south  respectively. 

Commercial  wharf  north,  B.,  1906;  from  205  Commercial  street  to 
69  Atlantic  avenue;  this  portion  of  Commercial  wharf  called  Com- 
mercial wharf  north  in  1906. 

Commercial  wharf  south,  B.,.  1906;  from  175  Commercial  street  to 
85  Atlantic  avenue;  this  portion  of  Commercial  wharf  called  Com- 
mercial wharf  south  in  1906. 

Common,  The,  B.,  1634;  between  Park  street.  Beacon  street,  Charles 
street,  Boylston  street  and  Tremont  street;  early  called  Centry  field 
and  Training  field;  purchased  by  Governor  Winthrop  and  others  of 
William  Blackstone,  Nov.  10,  1634;  laid  out  as  "  a  place  for  a  training 
field"  and  for  "the  feeding  of  cattell";  originally  much  larger  than 
now,  extending  northeasterly  nearly  to  Beacon  street  and  easterly  to 
Mason  street;  the  first  discontinuance  was  made  for  the  Granary 
Burying  Ground  in  1660;  portion  between  Tremont  street  and 
Mason  street  sold,  1795-1801;  present  area,  including  the  Central 
Burial  Ground,  48f  acres. 

♦Common  street,  B.,  1824;  from  825  Washington  street  to  278  Tremont 
street;  called  Walker's  lane  or  Walker's  street,  1741;  a  part  of 
Clough  street,  1743;  a  part  of  Nassau  street,  1788;  called  Common 
street  and  considered  a  part  of  the  continuous  street,  from  corner  of 
Harvard  street  to  Washington  street,  1824;  the  whole  named 
Tremont  street,  1829;  part  from  Washington  street  to  present 
Tremont  street  named  Common  street  again,  1836. 

Common  street,  B.,  1708;  from  School  street  through  the  Common  to 
Frog  lane  (now  Boylston  street),  1708;  from  the  corner  of  Howard 
street,  over  Pembei'ton  hill,  through  Tpemont  street  and  Nassau 
street  to  Washington  street,  1824;  part  from  Washington  street  to 
Court  street  named  Tremont  street,  and  part  from  junction  with 
Court  street  to  Howard  street  named  Pemberton  hill,  April  22,  1829; 
last  mentioned  part  named  Tremont  street,  Nov.  4,  1844;  parts  of 
Common  street  called  Colonnade  row,  Fayette  place  and  Long  acre 
at  different  times. 

♦Common  street,  Chsn.,  1831;  from  37  Winthrop  street  to  Adams  street, 
on  southwest  and  southeast  sides  of  Winthrop  square;  streets  lead- 
ing round  the  Training  field  on  southwest  and  southeast  sides  named 
Common  street,  March  14,  1831. 

♦Commonwealth  avenue,  B.,  Rox.  and  Bri.,  1862;  from  12  Arlington 
street  to  Newton  line;  laid  out  as  Avenue  V.,  from  Avenue  I.  (now 
Berkeley  street)  to  Cross-dam  (later  Parker  street),  120  feet  wide, 
by  indenture  between  Commonwealth  and  Boston  Water  Power 
Company,  dated  Jiuie  9,  1854;  laid  out  by  another  indenture  between 
same,  parallel  with  Beacon  street,  200  feet  wide,  from  Arlington 
street  to  Punch  Bowl  road  (now  Brookhne  avenue)  with  park,  etc., 
Dec.  27,  1856;  called  Avenue  V.  on  plan  of  Back  Bay  lands,  1860; 
conditionally  accepted  from  Arlington  street  to  Berkeley  street,  July 
28,  1862,  and  deed  satisfying  condition  accepted,  Feb.  15,  1864;  laid 
out  from  Berkeley  street  to  Clarendon  street,  Dec.  15,  1868;  from 
Clarendon  street  to  Dartmouth  street,  May  31,  1871;  from  Dartmouth 


126  List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston. 

street  to  Exeter  street,  May  19,  1873;  from  Exeter  street  to  West 
Chester  park  (now  Massachusetts  avenue),  Nov.  4,  1875;  extended  to 
Beacon  street,  July  8,  1879;  the  name  of  Brighton  avenue  from 
Beacon  street  to  Malvern  street  changed  to  Commonwealth  avenue, 
March  1,  1887:  the  name  of  Massachusetts  avenue  from  Brighton 
avenue  to  Chestnut  Hill  avenue  changed  to  Commonwealth  avenue 
March  1,  1887;  extended  from  Chestnut  Hill  avenue  through 
grounds  at  Chestnut  Hill  Reservoir  and  over  a  portion  of  South 
street  to  Newton  line,  Jan.  5,  1895;  part  from  Arlington  street 
to  Beacon  street  included  in  park  system,  Feb.  28,  1894;  from 
Brighton  avenue  to  Chestnut  Hill  avenue  included  in  park  system, 
Oct.  14,  1905;  from  Beacon  street  to  Brighton  avenue  and  from 
Chestnut  Hill  avenue  to  the  Newton  boundary  line  included  by  order 
of  the  City  Council  in  the  park  system,  Dec.  20,  1905.  L  374,  L  649, 
L  862,  L  1105,  L  1106,  L  1296,  L  1362,  L  1742,  L  1743,  L  1744, 
L  1745,  L  1799,  L  1964,  L  2050,  L  2051,  L  2052,  L  2053,  L  2054, 
L  2055,  L  2476,  L  2505,  L  2583,  L  2593,  L  2594,  L  2595,  L  2650,  L  2651, 
L  2652,  L  3091,  L  3092,  L  3093,  L  3094,  L  3095,  L  3096,  L  3097, 
L  3106,  L  3107,  L  3263,  L  3293,  L  3294,  L  3295,  L  3296,  L  3297, 
L  3298,  L  3674,  L  3675,  L  3676,  L  3872. 

*Commonwealth=avenue  bridge,  B.;  on  Commonwealth  avenue  over 
the  water  course  in  the  Charlesgate;  work  begun  on  the  bridge  about 
April  1,  1881;  completed  in  May,  1882;  not  open  to  public  travel 
until  1885  or  1886. 

Commonwaelth  avenue  park,  Bri.;  from  Commonwealth  avenue, 
between  Allston  street  and  Warren  street,  northwest. 

Commonwealth  park,  So.  B.;  now  called  Commonwealth  playground. 

Commonwealth  pier.  So.  B.,  1904;  from  Northern  avenue  at  foot  of 
B  street  and  foot  of  C  street;  owned  by  the  Commonwealth  of 
Massachusetts. 

Commonwealth  playground,  So.  B.,  1891;  land  bounded  by  C,  D  and 
Cypher  streets  and  Mt.  Washington  avenue  owned  by  the  Common- 
wealth of  Massachusetts,  but  City  of  Boston  authorized  to  use  it 
as  a  public  playground  under  Acts  of  Legislature,  chapter  421,  of 
1891;  approved,  June  11,  1891;  formerly  called  Commonwealth  park. 

Commonwealth  terrace,  Bri.,  1907;  from  185  Allston  street,  about  436 
feet  southwest  of  Warren  street,  northwest  about  300  feet;  authority 
to  open  given  by  Street  Commissioners,  June  28,  1907. 

*Compton  street,  B.,  1895;  from  1061  Washington  street  to  458  Tremont 
street;  name  of  Chapman  street  changed  to  Compton  street,  March 
1,  1895. 

Compton  street,  Dor.,  1894;  from  Dorchester  avenue,  parallel  with 
Dorchester  way  (now  Columbia  road)^  to  Greenhalge  street;  authority 
to  open  imder  the  name  of  Roseclair  street  given  by  Street  Com- 
missioners, Oct.  3,  1894;  laid  out  as  a  part  of  Roseclair  street,  Oct. 
3,  1902.     L  3500. 

Conant  court,  )Rox.;   from  29  King  street,  northeast;  called  Conant 
Conant  place,  )      court  and  Conant  place;  Conant  place  in  1906. 

Conant  court,  "|  Rox.;    from    Conant  street,  near  Parker  street, 

Conant  place,  !      southwest;    called     Brook's    place,     1854-60; 

Conant=street  court,  (      Brooks-street   place,    1860-68;  no  record,  but 

Conant=street  place,  J      name  probably  changed  at  same  time  Brooks 

street  was  named  Conant  street,  1868;  on  laying  out  plan  of  Conant 

street,   dated    1870,  called   Conant-street  place;  Hopkins's  atlas   of 

1873,  Conant  court;  Bromley's  atlases  of   1884  and   1899,  Conant 

place;  Bromley's  atlas  of  1888,  Conant-street  court;  Bromley's  atlas 

of  1906,  Conant  court;  same  in  Assessors'  books  of  1909. 


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*Conant  street,  Rox.,  1868;  from  647  Parker  street,  near  Longwood  avenue, 
to  652  Huntington  avenue,  shown  as  Brook  street,  from  Bumstead 
lane  (now  St.  Alphonsus  street),  southeast,  1845;  named  Conant 
street,  April  21,  1868;  laid  out  from  Parker  street  to  land  of  Thomas 
Wigglesworth,  Oct.  4,  1870;  extended  to  Huntington  avenue,  March 
22,  1883.     L  575,  L  576,  L  1696. 

Concord  avenue,  B.;  from  90  CHnton  street,  northeast,  to  Richmond 
street,  over  land  of  Mercantile  Wharf  Corporation. 

Concord  avenue,  Chsn.;  from  Jefferson  avenue  to  and  crossing  Lex- 
ington street;  shown  as  an  unnamed  street  in  1839;  part  between 
Lexington  street  and  Monument  street  at  one  time  called  Monument 
lane. 

Concord  place,  B.,  1876;  from  107  Worcester  street,  near  Tremont 
street,  to  Concord  square. 

*Concord  square,  B.,  1866;  from  723  Tremont  street  to  516  Columbus 
avenue;  part  of  Concord  street  from  Tremont  street  to  a  point  135 
feet  east  of  Colmnbus  avenue  accepted  and  named  Concord  square, 
July  10,  1866;  remainder  to  Columbus  avenue  laid  out,  June  23, 
1868.     L  329. 

^Concord  street,  B.,  1826;  from  Washington  street,  west;  laid  out  on 
the  Neck,  July  24,  1826;  from  Tremont  street  to  Front  street  (now 
Harrison  avenue)  named  Concord  street,  Sept.  15,  1834;  to  Albany 
street,  1854;  accepted,  Dec.  7,  1857;  portion  west  of  Tremont  street, 
accepted,  Dec.  21,  1859;  street  accepted,  Oct.  30,  1860;  part  from 
Tremont  street  to  a  point  135  feet  east  of  Columbus  avenue  named 
Concord  square,  July  10,  1866;  name  of  part  from  Washington  street 
to  Albany  street  changed  to  East  Concord  street  and  from  Washing- 
ton street  to  Tremont  street  to  West  Concord  street,  April  21,  1868. 
L212. 

Concord  street,  Chsn.,  1837;  from  Bunker  Hill  street,  northwest,  to 
Mystic  river,  '1837  and  1843;  discontinued. 

*Concord  street,  Chsn.,  1839;  from  28  Monument  square  to  154  Bunker 
Hill  street;  part  from  Tremont  street  to  High  street,  shown  as  an 
unnamed  street,  1834;  from  Monument  square  to  Bimker  Hill  street, 
1839;  laid  out  50  feet  wide,  Dec.  21,  1844;  accepted,  Dec.  23,  1844; 
name  of  part  from  Tremont  street  to  High  street  changed  to  Monu- 
ment square,  Feb.  2,   1860. 

*Condor  street,  E.  B.,  1852;  from  477  Border  street  to  40  Glendon  street; 
accepted  from  Border  street  to  Knox  (now  Glendon)  street,  Oct.  4, 
1852.     L  1616. 

■  Conduit,  B.,  1653;  near  Dock  square  in  the  open  space  formed  by  the 
junction  of  Union  street.  Wings  lane  (now  Elm  street)  and  Ann  (later 
Conduit,  now  North)  street;  in  May  the  General  Court  incorporated 
a  company  for  building  it;  probably  built  soon  after  fire  of  1653; 
"The  Conduit  was  a  large  reservoir  about  12  feet  square  made  for 
holding  water  conveyed  to  it  by  pipes  leading  from  neighboring 
wells  and  springs  for  the  purpose  of  extinguishing  fires  and  supply- 
ing the  inhabitants  dwelling  near  it  with  water  for  domestic  pur- 
poses"; see  Shurtleff's  Description  of  Boston,  page  401.  Shurtleff  also 
says:  "As  it  stood  in  the  very  early  time,  with  Captain  Cromwell's 
bell  it  must  have  been  one  of  the  most  remarkable  of  the  ancient 
landmarks  of  the  town.  Gradually  abandoned  it  fell  into  decay; 
the  last  trace  of  it  must  have  disappeared  over  100  years  ago." 

Conduit  alley,  B.,  1825;  from  Market  square  to  Ann  (now  North) 
street;  built  over. 

Conduit  street,  B.,  1652;  part  of  Ann  (now  North)  street  from  the  con- 
duit in  Dock  square  to  Cross  street,  originally  so  called.  See  Suffolk 
Deeds,  Lib.  1,  fol.  219. 


128  List  of  Stkeets,  Etc.,  in  Boston. 

Coney's  lane,  B.,  1677;  Cross  street  was  so  called  prior  to  1708;  appears 
in  Selectmen's  records  Oct.  2,  1677. 

Confirmation  (place,  Chsn.;  from  173  Rutherford  avenue,  northeast; 
Confirmed        (      called  Confirmation  place,  1885,  1906. 

Congress  court,  B.,  1826;  from  Congress  street,  east,  near  State  street; 
called  Post  Office  avenue,  1849. 

Congress  place,  B.,  1861;  from  192  Congress  street,  east,  nearly  opposite 
Matthews  street;  called  Congress-street  place,  1877,  1906. 

^Congress  square,  B.,  1821;  from  State  street,  south,  then  east  to  27 
Congress  street,  and  from  52  Devonshire  street,  east,  to  13  Congress 
street;  called  Half-square  court  from  King  (now  State)  street,  south, 
1708;  same  from  Maccarty's  corner  into  Pudding  lane  (now  Devon- 
shire street),  1732;  same  was  called  Court  square  and  Half-court 
square  in  1798;  same  "round  the  buildings  back  of  the  post  office," 
1800;  no  mention  of  it  in  Hst  of  1817;  called  Salter's  court,  1808; 
Exchange  square  (rear  of  Congress  street  and  State  street),  1818; 
Congress  square,  1821,  and  the  part  from  State  street,  west,  called 
Story  place,  1845;  but  in  1810  the  records  appear  of  it  as  Half-square 
court  and  at  that  date  the  area  leading  east  to  Congress  street  was 
laid  out,  making  a  direct  way  from  DevonsWre  street  to  Congress 
street;  name  Congress  square  again  given  to  part  from  State  street, 
south,  then  east  to  Congress  street,  some  time  prior  to  1874;  name 
Exchange  place  given  in  1854  to  part  from  Devonshire  street,  east, 
to  Congress  square;  Exchange  place,  "from  Devonshire  street  to 
Congress  street,"  made  part  of  Congress  square,  Oct.  17,  1873;  laid 
out,  south,  from  the  part  of  said  square  connecting  Congress  street 
with  Devonshire  street,  and  thence  east  to  Congress  street,  July  24, 
1900.     L  16,  L  497,  L  2587,  L  3313. 

*Congress  street,  B.  and  So.  B.,  1800;  from  35  State  street  to  a  point 
388.18  feet  east  from  the  easterly  line  of  A  street;  also  a  small  portion 
east  from  the  westerly  line  of  B  street,  nearly  to  D  street;  formerly 
from  State  street  to  Reserved  channel,  near  foot  of  L  street.  South 
Boston;  from  King  (flow  State)  street  to  Water  street  called  Leverett's 
lane,  1708;  called  Quaker  lane  in  1800;  from  Water  street  to  Milk 
street  called  Dalton's  row,  1769-88,  and  Dalton  street,  1788-1800; 
from  Milk  street  to  Cow  lane  (now  High  street),  including  Green  or 
Green's  lane,  and  to  Purchase  street,  including  Gray's  lane,  called 
Atkinson  street,  1732;  Dalton  street  and  Quaker  lane,  from  State 
street  to  Milk  street  named  Congress  street,  1800;  name  of  Atkinson 
street,  from  Milk  street  to  Broad  street  (now  Atlantic  avenue) 
changed  to  Congress  street,  Aug.  4,  1854;  part  from  Water  street  to 
Milk  street  named  Post  Office  square,  April  18,  1873;  Eastern  avenue, 
laid  out  from  Broad  street  (now  Atlantic  avenue)  to  Harbor  Com- 
missioners' line,  Jan.  3,  1874;  extended  across  Fort  Point  channel  to 
C  street,  March  14,  1879;  name  of  Eastern  avenue  from  Atlantic 
avenue  to  C  street  extended  changed  to  Congress  street,  March  1, 
1881;  Congress  street  from  the  westerly  line  of  B  street,  west,  about 
720  feet,  discontinued,  March  19,  1897,  by  decree  of  the  Superior 
Court,  under  authority  of  chapter  535  of  the  Acts  of  1896;  from  C 
street  (except  a  small  triangular  piece  at  C  street),  east,  to  the 
Reserved  channel,  included  in  the  laying  out  of  Summer  street 
under  the  above  named  decree.  Vol.  31,  pp.  5,  10,  12,  13,  22,  26, 
32,  55,  88,  97.  Vol.  19,  pp.  70,  129,  L  1,  L  28,  L  68,  L  87,  L  279, 
L  283,  L  439,  L  834,  L  844,  L  845,  L  846,  L  853,  L  856,  L  918,  L  1199, 
L  2205, L  2587, L  2829. 

Congress  street,  B.;  King  street  frequently  so  called  before  the  present 
name  of  State  street  was  settled  on  in  1784. 


List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston.  129 

*Congress=street  bridge,  B.  and  So.  B.,  1875;  from  Atlantic  avenue,  at 
foot  of  Congress  street,  over  Fort  Point  channel  to  the  sea  wall  of 
Fort  Point  channel  on  the  South  Boston  side;  Boston  end  built  on  a 
part  of  old  Russia  wharf;  finished  and  opened  for  public  travel, 
Nov.  2,  1875. 

Congress=street  place,  B.,  1877;  from  192  Congress  street,  east,  nearly- 
opposite  Matthews  street;  called  Congress  place,  1861;  Congress- 
street  place,  1877. 

*Congreve  street,  W.  Rox.;  from  937  South  street  to  1534  Centre  street; 
authority  to  open  from  Centre  street,  southeasterly,  for  a  distance  of 
1,028  feet  given  by  Street  Commissioners,  April  29,  1897;  laid  out 
from  South  street  to  Centre  street,  June  22,  1899.  L  3118,  L  3119, 
L  3575,  L  3576. 

Conley  street.  Dor.,  1903;  from  560  Freeport  street,  between  Neponset 
avenue  and  Pope's  Hill  street,  southeast,  to  N.  Y.,  N.  H.  &  H.  R.  R.; 
Flanders  called  Conley  street  in  1903. 

Connecticut  lane,  Rox.,  1662;  laid  out,  Jan.  19,  1662;  laid  out  two 
rods  wide  to  Brooklinaline,  Aug.  5,  1762;  now  Perkins  street. 

Connell  street,  Dor.;  from  Bellevue  street,  near  junction  of  Trull  street, 
southeast;  Cornell  street  erroneously  called  Connell  street. 

Connolly  street,  B.  and  Rox.;  from  43  Fellows  street,  northwest,  between 
East  Lenox  street  and  Orange  court,  to  Harrison  terrace. 

Conologue  court,  E.  B.,  1874;  from  Havre  street,  between  Decatur 
street  and  Maverick  street,  northwest;  so  called  in  Hopkins's  atlas  of 
1874  and  Bromley's  atlas  of  1884;  the  way  not  shown  in  later  atlases; 
in  directory  of  1881  and  since  shown  as  Byrnes  place;  included  in 
land  taken  for  Fitton  School,  1892. 

*Conrad  street.  Dor.,  1899;  from  13  Sumner  street,  nearly  opposite  Willis 
street,  northwesterly;  Roland  park  laid  out  as  Conrad  street,  Sept.  1, 
1899.     L  3182,  L  3511. 

Constance  road,  Rox.,  1907;  from  1580  Columbus  avenue,  between 
Dimock  street  and  Ritchie  street,  southeast;  shown  on  plan  by  H.  C. 
Mildram,  dated  Feb.  16,  1907. 

Constitution  wharf,  B.;  from  409  Commercial  street;  the  wharf  was 
formerly  known  as  Hartt's  naval  yard,  or  shipyard;  at  Hartt's 
yard  was  laid  the  keel  for  the  frigate  "  Constitution  "  in  November, 
1794;  in  honor  of  this  ship  the  wharf  was  later  named. 

Converse  street,  Bri.,  1905;  from  195  Parson  street,  northeasterly; 
named  by  the  owner  of  the  property,  Ervin  R.  Dix,  in  1905. 

*Conway  street,  W.  Rox.,  1885;  from  803  South  street  to  23  Fairview 
street;  private  way  called  Skinner  street;  laid  out  and  named  Conway 
street,  July  21,  1885.     L  1875. 

Cook  place,  B.,  1868;  from  Commercial  street,  north  of  Battery  street; 
shown  but  not  named,  1874  and  1884. 

Cook  street.  Dor.,  1874;  from  Washington  street,  near  Harvard  street, 
southwest;  laid  out  under  name  of  Gaylord  stree*,  from  Washington 
street  to  Chamberlain  street,  July  10,  1896.     L  2775. 

*Cook  street,  Chsn.,  1838;  from  259  Bunker  Hill  street  to  328  Medford 
street;  report  accepted  recommending  acceptance  of  street  under 
certain  conditions,  June  20,  1838;  laid  out  and  accepted,  Oct.  4,  1854. 

Cook=street  court,  Chsn.;  from  24  Cook  street,  near  Bunker  Hill  street, 
northwest,  crossing  Sheafe  street;  shown  as  an  unnamed  court,  1845. 


130  List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston. 

Cook=street  place,  Chsn.;  from  44  Cook  street,  near  Medford  street, 
to  Sheafe  street. 

Cook  terrace,  Dor.,  1904;  from  728  Norfolk  street,  southeast,  to  Fremont 
place;  the  name  of  Cook's  court  changed  to  Cook  terrace  in  1904. 

Cook's  corner,  B.,  1800;  corner  Orange  (now  Washington)  street  and 
Beach  street;  then  so  called. 

*Cook's  court,  B.,  1800;  the  way  back  of  Hunt's  grammar  schoolhouse 
in  School  street,  1800;  confirmed  as  a  public  street,  Sept.  15,  1834; 
called  Chapman  place,  1841;  reported  by  committee  to  be  an  old 
established  public  way,  Dec.  24,  1846. 

Cook's  court,  Dor.;  from  Norfolk  street,  southeast,  to  Fremont  place; 
name  changed  to  Cook  terrace,  November,  1904. 

Cook's  lane,  W.  Rox.,  1870;  from  Brush  Hill  turnpike  (now  Blue  Hill 
avenue)  to  Walnut  street;  later  Williams  street;  now  in  Franklin 
park. 

Cook's  lane,  Chsn.;  from  Bow  street  to  Front  street;  laid  out  and  widened, 
July  2,  1866;  name  changed  to  Jenner  street,  Sept.  17,  1866. 

Cooledge  avenue.  Dor.;  see  Coolidge  avenue. 

Coolidge  avenue,  B.,  1841;  from  36  Cambridge  street,  south,  then  west, 
to  34  Temple  street,  with  opening  into  Bowdoin  street. 

Coolidge  avenue,  Dor.,  1872;  from  Standish  street  to  Warner  street, 
and  from  Bernard  street,  southwest,  to  unnamed  street;  not  shown 
to  exist  between  Warner  avenue  (now  street)  and  Bernard  street; 
first  part  called  Cooledge  avenue  in  1884;  second  part  called  Coolidge 
avenue;  laid  out  as  Kingsdale  street,  Nov.  23,  1895.     L  2747. 

Coolidge  place.  So.  B.;  from  217  West  Second  street,  near  C  street,  to 
114  Bolton  street. 

^Coolidge  road,  Bri.,  1890;  from  41  Mansfield  street  to  285  North  Harvard 
street,  laid  out  as  Coolidge  street,  Aug.  24,  1892;  name  changed  to 
Coolidge  road,  March  1,  1901.     L  2429. 

*CooIidge  street,  Bri.,  1892;  from  Mansfield  street  to  North  Harvard 
street;  formerly  called  Coolidge  road;  laid  out  as  Coolidge  street, 
Aug.  24,  1892;  name  changed  to  Coolidge  road,  March  1,  1901. 
L  2429. 

^Cooper  street,  B.,  1807;  from  106  Salem  street  to  39  Washington  street 
North,  opposite  Beverly  street;  laid  out  across  the  Mill  pond,  Aug.  3, 
1807;  extended  to  Salem  street  over  Salem  place,  1838.  Vol.  31,  p.  96. 
L  1221. 

Cooper  street,  W.  Rox.,  1856;  from  Green  street  to  Stony  Brook;  not 
now  shown. 

Cooper=street  court,  B.,  1837;  from  Cooper  street,  southeast,  between 
Endicott  street  and  North  Margin  street;  also  called  Cooper  court; 
not  now  shown. 

Cooper's  alley,  B.,  1708;  the  "alley  leading  from  ye  end  of  Water  street 
through  Mr.  Oliver's  land  into  Milk  street  ";  the  third  of  the  ways  from 
Milk  street  to  Water  street,  1732;  called  Kilby  street,  1769;  Miller's 
lane  previously  to  1784;  named  Adams  street,  July  4,  1788;  Kilby 
street  again,  1825. 

Cooper's  alley,  B.,  1819;  the  easterly  end  of  Brattle  street  so  called; 
included  in  Brattle  street  in  1820. 

Cooper's  court,  B.,  1837;  from  Cooper  street,  southeast,  between  Endi- 
cott street  and  North  Margin  street;  also  called  Cooper-street  court; 
not  now  shown. 


List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston.  131 

Copeland  court,  Rox.,  1873;  from  Copeland  street,  near  Waverly  street, 
southeast;  now  called  Burton  avenue. 

Copeland  place,  Rox.;  from  69  Copeland  street,  near  Moreland  street, 
southeast. 

Copeland  street,  Rox.,  1835;  from  Cedar  street  to  Highland  street;  Haw- 
thorne street  so  called  in  1835  and  1843. 

*Copeland  street,  Rox.,  1851;  from  260  Warren  street  to  73  Moreland 
street;  accepted  conditionally,  May  26,  1851;  laid  out  and  extended 
from  Warren  street  to  Moreland  street,  June  15,  1869;  this  street 
appears  to  have  been  formerly  Mt.  Warren  avenue  by  a  plan  dated 
1869.     L  449. 

Copeland's  alley,  B.,  1824;  from  Court  street,  east,  near  Hanover  street; 
closed. 

Copeland's  lane,  B.,  1820;  from  Court  street  to  Sudbury  street;  called 
Alden's  lane,  1732;  Copeland's  lane,  1820;  Alden's  lane  again,  1829; 
named  Alden  street,  1846. 

Copenger  street,  Rox.,  1899;  from  23  Parker  Hill  avenue,  westerly,  oppo- 
site ~  Hillside  street;  authority  to  open  given  by  the  Street  Commis- 
sioners, March  17,  1899. 

*Copley  square,  B.,  1883;  junction  of  Dartmouth  street,  Boylston  street, 
Huntington  avenue.  Trinity  place  and  St.  James  avenue;  lot  bounded 
by  Huntington  avenue,  Dartmouth  and  Boylston  streets  purchased 
for  a  public  square  named  Copley  square,  Feb.  21,  1883;  Trinity 
triangle,  a  triangular  area  bounded  by  Huntington  avenue.  Trinity 
place  and  St.  James  avenue,  ihcluded  in  Copley  square,  April  21, 
1885. 

fCopley  street,  /Rox.  and  W.  Rox.;  from  159  School  street  near 
Copley  terrace,  f  Arcadia  street,  northeast,  crossing  Atherton  street, 
and  from  West  Walnut  Park  to  Columbus  avenue,  formerly  from  School 
street,  near  Arcadia  street,  northeast;  Copley  terrace  laid  out  and 
named  Copley  street,  Aug.  27,  1886;  shown  in  1884;  authority  to  open 
from  West  Walnut  park  to  ColumlDUs  avenue  given  by  Street  Com- 
missioners, Feb.  4,  1898.     L  1941. 

Copper  street,  B.,  1803;  from  Leverett  street  to  Poplar  street;  named 
Brighton  street,  1816. 

Copp's  hill,  B.;  between  Snow  Hill  street,  Charter  street  and  Lynn  (now 
Commercial)  street;  originally  called  Mill  hill,  1632,  and  district 
around  it  called  "  Mylne  Field  "  or  "Mill  Field  ";  a  windmill  had  been 
set  up  at  Watertown  by  the  early  settlers;  on^  Aug.  14,  1632,  "  the 
windmill  was  brought  down  to  Boston,  because  (whene  it  stood  nere 
Newtowne)  it  would  not  grind  but  with  a  westerly  winde";  it  was 
set  up  on  the  summit  of  this  hill,  hence  its  name;  the  hill  was  later 
called  Snow  hill,  the  derivation  of  the  name  being  unknown,  but  it 
has  been  suggested  that  it  probably  came  from  Snow  Hill  street  in 
London;  the  hill  was  later  changed  to  Copp's  hill,  but  at  what  date 
is  unknown,  but  certain  maps  made  at  the  time  of  the  Revolution 
show  the  name  on  a  portion  of  it;  the  derivation  of  that  name  is  from 
that  of  one  of  the  earliest  settlers,  William  Copp,  a  cobbler  who  owned 
a  lot  on  the  southeast  corner  near  Prince  street  in  1635.  From  the 
summit  of  the  hill  June  17,  1775,  a  British  battery  shelled  and  set 
fire  to  Charlestown. 

Copp's  Hill  avenue,  B.,  1849;  from  Prince  street  to  Snow  Hill  avenue; 
released  to  Boston  Gaslight  Company  in  exchange  for  land  to  widen 
Prince  street,  Dec.  8,  1866;  now  covered  by  Boston  Gas  Works.  L  151. 

Copp's  Hill  cemetery,  B.,  1659;  extending  easterly  from  Snow  Hill  street, 
between  Charter  street  and  Hull  street;  the  second  cemetery  founded 
in  the  town,  and  is  composed  of  four  successively  acquired  parcels. 


132  -  List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston. 

the  first  of  which  was  made  Feb.  20,  1659;  it  was  then  known  as  the 
North  burying  ground;  the  first  appearance  of  the  term  "Copp's  Hill" 
is  found  in  the  Selectmen's  minutes,  Jan.  21,  1725-1726;  the  cemetery 
contains  an  area  of  about  two  acres;  much  local  tradition  and  history 
are  connected  with  this  spot;  the  Mathers  lie  buried  here;  a  British 
battery  shelled  Charlestown  from  here,  near  the  Hull-street  gate, 
June  17,  1775;  the  original  entrance  was  from  Charter  street;  for 
detailed  account  see  City  Doc.  7,  1901.  Suffolk  Deeds,  Lib.  53, 
fol.  153;  Lib.  26,  fol.  97;  Lib.  230,  fol.  191;  Lib.  262,  fol.  296;  Lib. 
184,  fol.  59. 

*Copp's  Hill  terrace,  B.,  1905;  from  534  Commercial  street  to  91  Charter 
street;  name  of  Lime  alley  changed  to  Copp's  Hill  terrace,  March  1, 
1905,  by  order  approved  by  the  acting  Mayor,  Feb.  24,  1905. 

Copp's  Hill  terraces,  B.,  1896;  bounded  northerly  by  Commercial  street, 
easterly  by  Jackson  avenue,  southerly  by  Charter  street  and  westerly 
by  Copp's  Hill  terrace;  this  portion  of  North  End  Park  called  Copp's 
Hill  terraces  by  Park  Commissioners,  1896  (no  formal  vote  was  taken; 
it  was  so  called  to  separate  the  portions  of  North  End  Park  lying  on 
either  side  of  Commercial  street). 

Coral  court,  )  B.;    from    Anderson    street,    west;    called    Coral    court. 
Coral  place,  j      1844;  Coral  place,  1846;  closed  by  erection  of  Phillips 
schoolhouse  in  1861. 

Coral  place,  Chsn.;  from  92  Pearl  street,  between  Pearl-street  place  and 
Blaban  place,  northwest. 

*Corbet  street,  Dor.,  1871;  from  936  Morton  street  to  312  Norfolk  street; 
laid  out,  Aug.  15,  1889.     L  2152. 

Cordage  court.  So.  B.;  from  766  East  Seventh  street  to  767  East  Sixth 
street,  between  N  street  and  O  street. 

Cordis  court,  Chsn.;  from  Cordis  street  to  Pleasant  street;  also  called 
Cordis-street  place;  laid  out  as  Boyle  street,  Sept.  28,  1891.     L  2338. 

*Cordis  street,  Chsn.,  1799;  from  91  Warren  street  to  34  High  street; 
accepted,  April  7,  1817. 

*Cordis=street  avenue,  Chsn.;  from  17  Cordis  street  to  42  Pleasant  street; 
shown  as  Cross  street,  1799. 

Cordis=street  place,  Chsn.;  from  Cordis  street  to  Pleasant  street;  shown 
as  Cross  street,  1808,  when  land  was  given  to  lay  out  the  street;  called 
also  Cordis  court;  laid  out  as  Boyle  street,  Sept.  28,  1891.     L  2338. 

Corey  avenue,  B.,  1846;  from  10  Ash  street,  east,  then  northeast  to  37 
Bennet  street. 

Corey  avenue,  W.  Rox.;  from  Corey  street,  between  Maple  avenue  (now 
Pomfret  street)  and  Weld  street,  southeast,  to  Weld  street;  laid  out 
with  name  of  Ruskin  street,  April  1,  1890.     L  2216. 

Corey  court,  Chsn.;  from  58  Corey  street,  west,  near  Medford  street. 

fCorey  road,  Bri.,  1893;  from  221  Warren  street,  southwest,  to  Wood- 
stock avenue,  thence  southeast;  from  this  point  the  way  branches 
in  two  directions,  viz.,  northeast  to  rear  of  lot  on  Warren  street, 
and  southwest  parallel  with  the  boundary  line  to  Corey  road  in 
Brookline;  formerly  called  Dean  avenue;  by  change  of  the  Brookline 
boundary  line,  April  13,  1894,  a  portion  of  the  annexed  territory 
included  a  portion  of  the  street  which  had  been  made  public  by  the 
Town  of  Brookline;  portion  between  Washington  street  and  Beacon 
street  changed  to  Corey  road,  Feb.  15,  1893;  part  from  Washington 
street,  northeasterly,  nearly  to  Warren  street,  called  Summer  street 
in  1896. 


List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston.  133 

*Corey  street,  W.  Rox.,  1853;  from  Weld  street  at  junction  with  Arnold 
street  to  124  Park  street;  part  from  Austin  (now  Centre)  street,  north- 
west, shown  as  Garden  street,  1852;  laid  out  from  Weld  street  to 
Centre  street  and  accepted,  March  20,  1865;  extended  from  Centre 
street  to  Park  street,  Dec.  12,  1874;  laid  out  from  Centre  street  and 
extended  to  Weld  street,  July  30,  1875.  L  999,  L  1069,  L  1070, 
L  1071. 

*Corey  street,  Chsn.,  1853;  from  84  Medford  street  to  8  Moulton  street, 
near  Bunker  Hill  street;  shown  as  an  unnamed  street,  1850;  Chip  street 
laid  out,  accepted  and  name  changed  to  Corey  street.  May  23,  1853. 

Corinne  road,  Bri.,  1899;  from  19  Ranelegh  road  to  Allston  terrace; 
authority  to  open  from  Ranelegh  road  for  about  400  feet  easterly 
given  by  Street  Commissioners,  July  25,  1899. 

*Corinth  street,  W.  Rox.,  1882;  from  4225  Washington  street  at  Poplar 
street  to  20  Belgrade  avenue;  Basto  place,  laid  out,  extended  to  Bran- 
don street  (now  Belgrade  avenue)  and  named  Corinth  street,  Nov.  25, 
1882.     L  1666,  L  2580,  L  3226,  L  3648. 

fCorn  court,  B.,  1708;  from  11  Faneuil  Hall  square,  southeast,  to  rear 
of  estate  66  State  street,  with  an  arm  branching  in  irregular  form  to 
20  Merchants  row;  "The  way  Leading  from  Justice  Palmers  ware- 
house in  Corn  Market  (now  Faneuil  Hall  square)  up  to  Moorcocks 
buildings"  in  1708  (the  Town's  first  list  of  streets);  in  deed  dated 
Dec.  1,  1796  (Suffolk  Deeds,  Lib.  185,  fol.  17),  the  portion  southeast 
of  the  arm  leading  to  Merchants  row  is  called  Noyes  alley;  in  deed 
dated  Jan.  3,  1797  (Suffolk  Deeds,  Lib.  185,  fol.  75),  the  said  arm  to 
Merchants  row  called  Corn-court  lane  (the  "Golden  Ball  Tavern" 
is  shown  as  located  on  the  northwest  corner  of  the  "Lane"  and 
Merchants  row);  on  Hales's  "Maps  of  the  Street-Lines  of  Boston, 
1819-20,"  the  entire  length  of  the  portion  from  Faneuil  Hall  square, 
southeast,  is  shown  as  public  street;  the  "passageway"  leading  to 
Merchants  row  so  called  until  1867,  when  the  Boston  directory 
mentions  it  as  a  part  of  Corn  court,  and  it  is  so  known.  Suffolk 
Deeds,  Lib.  185,  fols.  17,  32,  75;  Lib.  197,  fols.  43,  45;  Lib.  189, 
fol.  120;  Lib.  404,  fol.  110;  Lib.  572,  fol.  195;  Engineering  Depart- 
ment, Vol.  13,  p.  9. 

Corn=court  lane,  B.;  the  portion  of  Corn  court  from  20  Merchants 
row  to  the  part  from  11  Faneuil  Hall  square,  southeast,  called  Corn- 
court  lane  in  deed  dated  Jan.  3,  1797  (Suffolk  Deeds,  Lib.  185,  fol.  75); 
in  this  deed  the  "Golden  Ball  Tavern"  is  mentioned  as  being  on  the 
northwest  corner  of  Merchants  row  and  Corn-court  lane.  •  ,:J 

Cornauba  street,  W.  Rox.;  from  22  Brown  avenue,  between  Poplar 
street  and  Ashland  street,  northwest,  then  northeast. 

tCornell  street,  W.  Rox.,  1890;  from  463  Poplar  street  to  Colberg  avenue; 
portion  between  Washington  street  and  Orange  street  called  Central 
avenue  in  1872;  laid  out  as  Cornell  street,  Aug.  7,  1890;  Cornell  street 
extended  from  Washington  street  over  private  land  and  through 
Charles  street  to  Poplar  street,  June  24,  1892.  L  2256,  L  2413, 
L  2414. 

Cornell  street.  Dor.;  from  26  Belle vue  street,  near  junction  of  Trull 
street;  so  called  in  directories  since  1898;  erroneously  called  Connell 
street  in  Bromley's  atlas  of  1894  and  since,  Richards's  atlas  of  1899  and 
the  Assessors'  books. 

Corn  hill,  B.,  1630;  the  most  easterly  of  the  three  prominent  hills  of 
the  peninsula  in  1630;  its  altitude  was  about  80  feet  above  tide 
water;  originally  called  Corn  hill  on  account  of  the  mill  erected  on 
its  summit  for  grinding  corn;  later  called  Fort  field;  and  Fort  hill 
in  1632. 


134  List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston. 

Cornhill,  B.,  1708;  from  School  street  to  Dock  square,  1708;  line  of 
street  laid  do'wn  and  established,  November  and  December,  1711,  and 
February,  1712;  name  changed  to  Washington  street,  1824. 

*Cornhill,  B.,  1829;  from  149  Washington  street  to  65  Court  street;  laid 
out  from  Tremont  street  at  ScoUay's  building  across  Court  street  to 
Cornhill  (now  Washington  street),  near  Brattle  alley,  including 
Belknap's  yard,  and  named  Cheapside  by  the  Selectmen,  March  5, 
1816  (Selectmen's  Minutes,  1811-1816,  p.  366);  named  Market  street, 
June  11,  1817;  part  between  arch  leading  to  Brattle  street  and  Dock 
square  named  Market  row,  Oct.  1,  1817;  from  Court  street  to  Wash- 
ington street  named  Cornhill,  May  6,  1829;  sometimes  called  New 
Cornhill;  part  between  Tremont  street  and  Court  street  named 
Pemberton  square,  Feb.  19,  1838,  and  ScoUay  square,  June  25,  1838. 
L  817. 

*Cornhill  court,  B.,  1814;  from  201  Washington  street,  west,  then  south, 
to  Court  avenue;  called  Church  square,  in  rear  of  the  First  Church, 
1708;  same  around  old  brick  church,  1800;  Cornhill  square,  1809; 
Cornhill  court  from  Cornhill  (now  Washington  street),  nearly  opposite 
State  street,  1814;  the  portion  between  Yoimg's  Hotel  and  Wash- 
ington street  on  the  southerly  side  of  Rogers's  building  called  Suffolk 
Inns,  1812;  Suffolk  avenue,  1820;  Court  avenue,  1837. 

Cornhill  square,  B.,  1809;  from  Cornhill  (now  Washington  street), 
nearly  opposite  State  street;  called  Church  square,  1708;  Cornhill 
square,  1809;  Cornhill  court,  1814. 

*Corning  street,  B.,  1895;  from  374  Tremont  street  to  935  Washington 
street;  formerly  Indiana  place;  name  changed  to  Corning  street, 
March  1,  1895.     L  3156. 

Corn  Market,  B.,  1708;  the  present  south  side  of  Faneuil  Hall  (then 
along  the  side  of  the  dock)  so  called  in  1708;  from  the  Sun  Tavern 
in  Dock  square  to  Merchants  row,  1732;  called  Corn  Market  street, 
1762;  Market  square,  1784;  included  in  Faneuil  Hall  square,  1855. 

Corn  Market  street,  B.,  1762;  Corn  Market  so  called  at  one  time; 
enlarged  on  south  side  of  Faneuil  Hall  Market,  April  14,  1762;  later 
a  part  of  Market  square,  and  now  a  part  of  Faneuil  Hall  square. 

*Cornwall  street,  W.  Rox.,  1886;  from  3247  Washington  street  to  364 
Amory  street;  Chemical  avenue  laid  out  from  Washington  street  to 
Brookside  avenue  and  name  changed  to  Cornwall  street,  June  24, 
1886;  extended  to  Boylston  avenue  (now  Amory  street),  Aug.  12, 
1891.     L  1913,  L  2320. 

*Corona  street.  Dor.,  1894;  from  51  Bowdoin  street,  near  Westville  street, 
to  387  Geneva  avenue;  authority  to  open  given  by  Street  Commis- 
sioners, Nov.  8,  1894;  laid  out,  Dec.  3,  1907.     L  4049. 

*Cortes  street,  B.,  1863;  from  6  Ferdinand  street  to  117  Berkeley  street; 
laid  out,  July  26,  1875.     L  1061. 

*Corwin  street,  Dor.,  1890;  from  263  Westville  street  to  19  Arcadia 
street;  formerly  called  Westville  street;  laid  out,  Sept.  10,  1890. 
L  2260. 

Cosmos  street,  E.  B.;  from  Wauwatosa  avenue  to  Benevento  street. 

Cottage  avenue.  Dor.,  1836;  from  Geneva  street  (now  avenue),  north- 
erly and  northwesterly,  to  Green  (now  Olney)  street;  name  changed 
to  Everton  street,  Dec.  30,  1876. 

Cottage  avenue,  W.  Rox.,  1851;  from  2092  Centre  street,  southeast,  to 
Washington  street;  called  Cottage  place,  1843-44-49,  and  in  1884; 
named  Cottage  street  by  town  in  1825. 

Cottage  court,  Rox.,  from  30  Julian  street  to  15  Gayland  street. 


List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston.  135 

Cottage=farm  bridge,  B.  and  Camb.;  Brookline-street  bridge  col- 
loquially called  Cottage-farm  bridge. 

Cottage=farm  bridge,  B.;  on  Commonwealth  avenue,  at  its  junction 
with  Essex  street,  over  the  tracks  of  the  N.  Y.  C.  &  H.  R.  R.  R.; 
formerly  called  Brighton-avenue  bridge;  original  bridge  built  by  the 
railroad;  when  Commonwealth  avenue  was  widened  the  old  bridge  was 
rebuilt  the  full  width  of  the  street;  work  was  begun  in  1895;  northerly 
half  opened  to  public  travel,  July  9,  1896,  when  old  bridge  was 
removed;  travel  over  the  southerly  half  began  in  the  fall  of  1896. 

Cottage  park,  Dor.,  1898;  from  234  Bowdoin  street,  between  Hamilton 
street  and  Norton  street,  northwest;  authority  to  open  given  by 
Street  Commissioners,  July  1,  1902. 

Cottage  place,  B.,  1833;  from  1240  Washington  street,  near  Perry 
street,  to  Harrison  avenue. 

Cottage  place,  Rox.,  1844;  from  1261  Tremont  street,  northwest,  to 
B.  &  P.  (now  N.  Y.,  N.  H.  &  H.)  R.  R..;  Columbus  avenue  extended 
across  it,  Jan.  4,  1895;  formerly  School  court. 

Cottage  place,  Rox.;  from  Tremont  street,  southeast;  name  changed 
to  Howe  court,  April  21,  1868. 

Cottage  place,  W.  Rox.,  1844;  from  Centre  street,  southeast;  shown 
in  1843-49;  also  called  Cottage  avenue  and  Cottage  street. 

Cottage  row,  Chsn.;  from  151  Medford  street,  nearly  opposite  Lexington 
street;  the  name  Cottage  row  originally  applied  to  a  block  of  wooden 
buildings  extending  northerly  from  Medford  street,  and  is  so  shown 
on  Hopkins's  atlas  of  1874;  this  row  of  buildings  shown  in  Bromley's 
atlas  of  1884  as  removed;  about  this  time  a  new  passageway  was 
created  a  few  feet  westerly  from  the  above,  running  from  163  Medford 
street,  and  called  Cottage  row;  colloquially  called  Battle  street; 
Cottage  row  not  now  identified. 

Cottage  side.  Dor.;  from  209  East  Cottage  street  to  31  Willis  street; 
formerly  Turpin  court, 

fCottage  street,  E.  B.,  1833;  from  118  Marginal  street  to  Neptune  road, 
leading  to  Wood  Island  Park;  from  Marginal  street  to  Swift  street  in 
1838;  laid  out  from  Marginal  street  to  Maverick  street,  Oct.  25,  1852; 
a  footbridge  25  feet  wide  extends  across  the  water  from  Maverick 
street  to  Prescott  street;  authority  to  open  from  Prescott  street  to 
Parkway  (Neptune  road)  leading  to  Wood  Island  Park  given  by 
Street  Commissioners,  April  21,  1893;  laid  out  from  Maverick  street 
to  the  northeasterly  Una  of  Gove  street,  Oct.  2,  1906.  L  1354,  L  3476, 
L  3895. 

Cottage  street.  So.  B.;  from  167  West  Ninth  street,  southwest,  to  Old 
Colony  avenue. 

Cottage  street,  Rox.;  from  Warren  street  to  Shawmut  avenue  (now 
Washington  street),  near  Dudley  street;  used  before  Dedham  turn- 
pike was  made  for  carting  wood  from  Muddy  Pond  woods;  Town 
Surveyor  recommended  closing  this  street,  April  7,  1845;  name 
changed  to  Cliff  street,  April  21,  1868;  called  Cliff  street  from  Warren 
street  to  Dedham  turnpike,  1843-49;  on  plan  dated  1863  called 
"  Cottage  street,  formerly  Cliff  street." 

*Cottage  street.  Dor.,  1799;  from  Dudley  street,  crossing  Five  Corners 
(now  Edward  Everett  square),  to  Pleasant  street;  named  from  Boston 
street  to  Old  road  (now  Dudley  street),  March  11,  1840;  name  of 
Myrtle  street  from  Boston  street  to  Pleasant  street  changed  to  Cottage 
.  street,  March  1,  1847;  name  of  Cottage  street,  between  Dudley  street 
and  Pleasant  street,  and  Pond  street,  between  Pleasant  street  and 
Dorchester  avenue,  changed  to  East  Cottage  street,  March  1,  1893. 
L  811,  L  812,  L  813,  L  814,  L  815,  L  858,  L  859,  L  860,  L  861,  L  2547. 


136  List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston. 

Cottage  street,  W.  Rox.,  1825;  from  Centre  street,  near  La  Grange 
street,  southeast;  named  "  from  Centre  street  by  Howe's  place," 
May  9,  1825;  called  Cottage  place,  1844;  also  on  Whitney's  map  of 
Roxbury,  1843-49,  and  again  in  1884;  called  Cottage  avenue,  1851, 
and  in  1874. 

Cottage  street,  W.  Rox.,  1849;  from  Pond  street  to  Perkins  street; 
called  so  in  184.3-49-51;  now  called  Prince  street. 

Cottage  street,  W.  Rox.,  1871;  from  Williams  (later  Brandon)  street 
(now  Belgrade  avenue)  to  Prospect  (now  Penfield)  street,  near  Birch 
street;  laid  out  with  name  of  Amherst  street,  Sept.  14,  1881.     L  1556. 

*Cottage  street,  Chsn.,  1855;  from  167  Bunker  Hill  street  to  210  Medford 
street;  laid  out,  April  8,  1878.     L  1301. 

Cottage=street  foot=bridge,  E.  B.,  1889;  over  fiats  in  East  Boston;  a 
wooden  pile  bridge  built  in  1889  for  foot  travel  only;  partially 
destroyed  by  ice  in  1903;  repaired. 

Cottage=street  place,  E.  B.;  from  33  Cottage  street,  between  Webster 
street  and  Sumner  street,  southeast. 

*Cottage  terrace.  Dor.;  from  52  East  Cottage  street,  between  Batchelder 
street  and  N.  E.  R.  R.,  northeast,  to  47  Marshfield  street;  authority 
to  open  given  by  Street  Commissioners,  April  11,  1895;  laid  out,  Jan. 
6,  1909.     L  4121. 

Cotting  court,  B.,  1848;  from  6  Cotting  street;  included  in  Wall  street, 
when  extended  to  Causeway  street  in  1852. 

Cotting  place,  B.,  1835;  from  18  Chambers  street,  near  Cambridge  street. 

*Cotting  street,  B.,  1843;  from  41  Lowell  street  to  95  Leverett  street; 
called  Leverett  court,  1822;  Cotting  street,  1843;  accepted  from 
Lowell  street  to  Wall  street,  Oct.  10,  1853;  accepted  from  Wall 
street  to  Leverett  street,  Aug.  27,  1855.     L  51. 

Cotton  alley,    )B.;  from  463  Atlantic  avenue  to  104  Purchase  street; 
Cotton  place,  J      called    Cotton  alley,  1826;    Cotton  place,  1828;    and 
since  by  both  names;  Cotton  place  in  1906. 

Cotton  hill,  B.;  anciently  so  called  and  as  late  as  1733;  named  after 
residence  of  Rev.  John  Cotton;  subsequently  called  Pemberton  hill 
after  James  Pemberton. 

*Cotton  street,  W.  Rox.,  1908;  from  Fairview  street,  between  Proctor 
street  and  Mendum  street,  to  Walter  street;  Milwood  street,  laid  out 
as  Cotton  street  in  honor  of  Alderman  Dudley  Cotton,  May  25,  1908. 
L  4068. 

fCourt  avenue,  B.,  1837;  from  211  Washington  street  to  Court  square; 
called  Suffolk  Inns,  1812;  Suffolk  avenue,  1820;  Court  avenue,  1837; 
part  from  Washington  street  to  Cornhill  court  at  one  time  a  part  of 
that  court. 

Court  square,  B.,  1798;  from  State  street  to  Congress  street;  called 
Half-square  court,  1708;  Court  square,  1798;  now  a  part  of  Congress 
square. 

Court  square,  B.,  1815;  from  School  street  to  the  new  court-house; 
laid  out  on  land  appertaining  to  the  schoolhouse  in  School  street, 
May  20,  1812;  named  Court  square,  Sept.  27,  1815;  now  included 
in  site  of  City  Hall. 

*Court  square,  B.,  1841;  from  24  Court  street,  southwest,  around  the 
old  court-house  to  28  Court  street;  laid  out  on  east  and  west  sides  of 
new  court-house,  Dec.  7,  1835;  street  on  west  side  discontinued, 
Aug.  15,  1836;  street  laid  out  around  new  court-house,  Nov.  5,  1838; 
square  in  which  court-house  is  situated  named  Court  square,  Aug. 
30,  1841.     L  222,  L  1350. 


List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston.  137 

*Court  street,  B.,  1788;  from  195  Washington  street  to  Bowdoin  square, 
between  Washington  street  and  Scollay  square  called  Prison  lane  from 
1634  to  1708;  from  Washington  street  to  the  head  of  Hanover  street 
called  Queen  street,  and  from  Sudbury  street  to  Bowdoin  square 
called  Cambridge  street,  1708;  name  of  Queen  street  changed  to 
Court  street,  July  4,  1788;  extended  to  Bowdoin  square  through  a 
part  of  Cambridge  street,  1807;  area  between  Court  street  and  Tremont 
street  named  Pemberton  square,  Feb.  19,  1838,  and  Scollay  square, 
June  25,  1838;  part  from  Sudbury  street  to  Bowdoin  square  called 
Green  street,  1850,  and  later  in  the  same  year  again  called  Court 
street;  part  once  called  Gentry  or  Sentry  street.  Century  or  Century 
Hill  street;  widened,  November,  1825,  Vol.  4,  p.  36;  Vol.  5,  p.  7. 
L  3,  L  11,  L  37,  L  74,  L  580,  L  1702. 

Court  street,  Dor.;  from  Minot  street,  south;  so  called  in  1874;  shown 
as  an  unnamed  place  in  1868;  called  Minot  place,  1884. 

Courtland  street,  Rox.,  1871;  from  Hemenway  street,  crossing  Hunt- 
ington avenue  to  Rogers  avenue,  called  Fencourt  in  1898. 

Cove,  The,  B.,  1708;  where  Faneuil  Hall  (sometimes  erroneously  called 
Quincy)  Market  now  stands;  then  so  called. 

Cove  place,  B.,  1845;  from  Cove  street,  east,  then  south  to  Furnace 
street;  from  Cove  street,  east,  1845;  discontinued  under  chapter  516 
of  the  Acts  of  1896;  taken  into  grounds  of  the  Boston  Terminal 
Company,  Jan.  5,  1897,  and  Dec.  31,  1897. 

fCove  street,  B.,  1838;  from  East  street,  between  East-street  place  and 
Federal  street,  to  Furnace  street;  formerly  from  East  street  to  Lehigh 
street;  from  East  street  to  Kneeland  street,  shown  on  plan  dated 
Nov.  19,  1838  (Suffolk  Deeds,  Lib.  437,  end);  from  Kneeland  street  to 
Furnace  street  on  plan  dated  April  23,  1840  (Suffolk  Deeds,  Lib.  454, 
end);  from  Furnace  street  to  Lehigh  street  on  plan  dated  Aug.  1,  1846 
(Suffolk  Deeds,  Lib.  567,  fol.  96);  accepted  and  laid  out  from  East  street 
to  Kneeland  street,  Aug.  23, 1852;  from  Furnace  street  to  Lehigh  street 
included  in  land  of  the  O.  C.  &  Newport  R.  R.  Co.,  Feb.  24,  1865 
(Suffolk  Deeds,  Lib.  854,  fol.  258);  the  whole  of  Cove  street,  between 
Kneeland  street,  Furnace  street  and  the  greater  portion  between  Knee- 
land street  and  East  street  included  in  land  taken  by  the  Boston 
Terminal  Company,  under  authority  of  chapter  516,  Acts  of  the  Legis- 
.  lature  of  1896,  approved  June  9,  1896,  and  filed  with  Suffolk  Deeds, 
Jan.  5,  1897;  under  authority  of  the  above  act  the  Street  Com- 
missioners widened  Cove  street  and  extended  the  same  over  land  of 
the  Terminal  Company  to  Summer  street,  April  8,  1897;  the  name 
of  Cove  street  changed  to  Atlantic  avenue,  March  1,  1898.  Vol.  31, 
p.  101.     L  2821,  L  2822,  L  3936. 

Coventry  street,  B.,  1733-91;  about  the  same  as  the  easterly  half  of 
Walnut  street. 

Coventry  street,  Rox.,  1849;  from  1033  Tremont  street  to  774  Columbus 
avenue. 

*Covington  street.  So.  B.,  1897;  from  Thomas  park  to  1350  Colimibia 
road;  Atlantic  street  from  Thomas  park  to  East  Eighth  street; 
laid  out  as  Covington  street.  May  13,  1897;  name  of  portion  of  Atlantic 
street  from  East  Eighth  street  to  Columbia  road  changed  to  Coving- 
ton street;  laid  out  from  East  Eighth  street  to  Columbia  road,  Nov. 
12,  1908.       L  2828,  L  3938,  L  4106. 

*Cow  lane,  B.,  1708;  from  Fort  Hill  to  Summer  street;  extended  by 
abutters  to  Sconce  street  and  accepted  by  town,  1741;  named  High 
street.  May  24,  1797,  but  called  Cow  lane  in  list  of  1800. 

Cow  lane,  Bri.,  1837;  see  plan.  Book  365,  page  554,  Middlesex  South 
District  Deeds. 


138  List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston. 

Cowells  corner,  B.,  1708;  corner  Newbury  (now  Washington)  street 
and  West  street  then  so  called. 

Cowing  street,  W.  Rox.;  from  158  La  Grange  street,  opposite  Martin 
street,  southwest,  then  southeast,  across  Partridge  street. 

fCowper  street,  E.  B.,  1838;  from  Rice  street  to  121  Moore  street  (with 
proposed  extension  to  Swift  street);  laid  out  from  Moore  street  to 
Short  street,  July  25,  1881.     L  1544. 

Coy's  lane,  Rox.;  an  old  road  or  cartway  from  Norfolk  and  Bristol 
turnpike  (now  Washington  street)  to  St.  James  street;  shown  in 
1844  (a  part  of  now  in  Circuit  street). 

Crab  alley,  B.;  from  6  Batterymarch  street  to  53  Broad  street. 

Crab  alley,  B.,  1708;  from  Batterymarch  street  to  the  focft  of  Water 
street,  opposite  Mackerel  lane  (now  Kilby  street);  included  in  Battery- 
march street,  1803;  sometimes  called  Crab  lane. 

Crab  alley,  B.,  1800;  from  Liberty  square  to  Broad  street;  called  Brim- 
mer avenue,  1822-26. 

Crab  lane,  B.,  1708;  "The  way  Leading  from  ye  House  formerly  ye 
Castle  Tavern  in  Macrill  lane  (now  Kilby  street)  passing  by  Mr. 
Hallaway's  wharfe  to  ye  sea,"  1708;  also  called  Crab  alley;  included 
in  Batterymarch  street,  1803. 

Craddock  street,  Dor.;  from  413  Neponset  avenue,  near  jmiction  of 
Walnut  street,  southwesterly. 

Craft  place,  W.  Rox.,  1896;  from  49  Wenham  street,  between  Varney 
street  and  Sunset  avenue. 

Craft  street,  Rox.,  1872;  from  South  Huntington  avenue,  near  Hunt- 
ington avenue,  to  Jamaica  way. 

Crafts  street,  Chsn.;  from  11  Roland  street,  northwesterly;  north- 
westerly end  at  Cambridge  street  closed  to  public  travel,  Aug.  4, 
1900,  by  order  of  a  special  commission  appointed  by  the  Superior 
Court  under  authority  of  chapter  428,  Acts  of  1900,  and  amendments 
thereto. 

*Craigie's  bridge,  B.  and  Camb.;  from  the  end  of  Leverett  street 
in  Boston  to  Bridge  street  in  Cambridge;  Canal  bridge  called  Craigie's 
bridge,  though  never  officially  so;  closed  at  1.10  o'clock  a.  m.,  July  2, 
1905,  and  removal  began,  July  5,  1905;  Charles-river  dam  built  on  the 
same  site;  a  temporary  bridge,  "Craigie  Temporary  Bridge,"  to  take 
the  place  of  the  old  one  during  construction  of  Charles-river  dam, 
opened,  July  2,  1905  (see  City  Doc.  15,  1906);  called  also  Central 
bridge. 

Craigie  temporary  bridge,  B.  and  Camb.,  1905;  a  temporary  bridge 
over  the  former  location  of  the  B.  &  M.  R.  R.,  opened,  July  2, 
1905;  to  be  used  during  construction  of  Charles-river  dam,  which 
occupies  the  site  of  Canal,  or,  as  it  is  famiharly  called,  "  Craigie's 
bridge."     See  City  Doc.  15,  1906. 

Crane  street,  W.  Rox.,  1897;  from  Amesbury  street,  at  its  junction 
with  Salisbury  street,  northwest,  to  Whidden  street;  shown  on  plan 
by  Nash  &  Hvmter,  November,  1897. 

Cranford  street,  Rox.,  1897;  from  254  Heath  street  to  Floyd  street, 
with  proposed  extension  to  Evergreen  street;  from  Heath  street  to 
Bynner  street,  formerly  called  Lorraine  street;  authority  to  open 
part  from  Heath  street  to  Floyd  street,  with  name  of  Cranford 
street,  given  by  Street  Commissioners,  April  2,  1897;  portion  between 
Evergreen  street  and  Bynner  street  shown  as  abandoned  on  Brom- 
ley's atlas  of  1906. 


List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston.  139 

*Cranston  street,  W.  Rox.,  1890;  from  53  Sheridan  street,  southwest, 
thence  northwest  and  northeast,  to  7  Sheridan  street"  portion  of 
Terrace  avenue,  from  53  Sheridan  street,  southwest,  then  northwest, 
laid  out  as  Cranston  street,  Nov.  11,  1890;  portion  of  Terrace  avenue, 
from  7  Sheridan  street,  southwest,  later  called  a  part  of  Cranston 
street.     L  2272. 

♦Crawford  street,  Rox.,  1872;  from  627  Warren  street  to  278  Walnut 
avenue;  laid  out  from  Warren  street  to  point  included  in  present 
Elm  Hill  avenue,  Oct.  16,  1877;  extended  through  Llewellyn  avenue 
to  Walnut  avenue,  Dec.  4,  1879.     L  1280,  L  1408,  L  1409. 

Crawshaw  place,  Rox.;  from  97  Hampshire  street,  northwest,  between 
Vernon  street  and  Linden  Park  street. 

Creek  lane,  B.,  1708;  from  Marshall's  lane  (now  Marshall  street)  to 
Scottow's  (now  Scott)  alley;  south  part  called  Creek  square,  1803; 
called  Hatter's  square,  1823;  the  part  leading  froixi  Marshall  street 
or  lane  called  Hancock  row,  1826;  whole  called  Creek  square,  1855. 

*Creek  square,  B.,  1803;  from  10  Marshall  street  to  70  Blackstone  street; 
formerly  Creek  lane;  the  name  was  appHed  to  part  of  same,  1803; 
called  Hatter's  square,  1823;  part  called  Hancock  row,  1826;  pre- 
vious name  again  applied,  1855. 

Creek  street,  B.,  1831;  from  Fulton  street  and  Clinton  street  to  Wash- 
ington street  North  and  Cross  street;  Ann-  (now  North)  street 
widened  near  Creek  street,  1831;  laid  out,  Oct.  23,  1833;  sometimes 
called  Canal  street;  discontinued;  seems  to  be  in  same  place  as 
present  Blackstone  street. 

Creek  street.  Dor.,  1840;  from  Pleasant  street  to  Dorchester  avenue, 
near  Commercial  (now  Freeport)  street;  named  "  from  Sam'l  Downers 
to  Dorchester  turnpike  and  Wales  creek,"  March  11,  1840;  called 
Swan  street  in  1854;  name  changed  to  Greenmount  street,  March  1, 
1901. 

*Creighton  street,  Rox.,.  1856;  from  369  Centre  street,  northwesterly, 
to  66  Day  street;  laid  out  from  Centre  street  to  Day  street,  Sept.  10, 
1889.     L2164. 

Crescent,  The,  B.,  1798;  part  of  the  present  Franklin  street,  between 
Bishop's  alley  (now  Hawley  street)  and  Federal  street;  laid  out  with 
an  oval  inclosure  300  feet  long  in  the  centre,  on  one  side  of  which 
was  Franklin  place,  and  on  the  other  the  Tontine  crescent,  a  block 
of  sixteen  dwelling  houses;  made  part  of  FrankUn  street,  1858. 

Crescent  avenue,  Chsn.;  from  Cambridge  street,  near  Somerville  Une, 
southerly,  to  imnamed  street;  now  Crescent  street. 

♦Crescent  avenue,  Dor.,  1810;  from  942  Dorchester  avenue,  opposite 
East  Cottage  street,  to  N.  Y.,  N.  H.  &  H.  R.  R.,  at  Crescent-avenue 
station;  located,  May  14,  1810;  laid  out  by  Selectmen,  Nov.  10, 
1868;  accepted  by  Town,  April  5,  1869. 

Crescent  avenue,  Bri.;  from  614  Washington  street,  southerly  and 
southwesterly,  to  Newton  Hne;  shown  but  not  named  in  1846. 

Crescent  court,  B.,  1844;  from  274  Friend  street,  southwest,  near 
Causeway  street;  called  Crescent  place,  1884;  shown  in  Bromley's 
atlas  of  1908  as  Crescent  court. 

Crescent  place,  B.;  Crescent  court  so  called  in  1884. 

Crescent  place,  B.,  1822;  from  Green  street,  north,  near  Pitts  street; 
laid  out  under  the  name  of  Hale  street,  May  31,  1900.     L  3325. 


140  List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston. 

Crescent  street,  Chsn.;  from  61  Roland  street  to  Cambridge  street*, 
and  from  Cambridge  street,  northerly,  with  part  in  Boston  and  part 
in  Somerville;  thence  northeast,  the  southeasterly  line  being  coinci- 
dent with  the  boundary  line,  to  Pearl  street  in  Somerville;  at  one 
time  the  part  southerly  from  Cambridge  street  called  Crescent 
avenue. 

Crest  avenue,  Dor.;  from  Med  way  street  to  Vose  street. 

Crest  street,  W.  Rox.;  from  20  Kirk  street  to  Mt.  Vernon  street. 

Crestwood  park,  Rox.;  from  148  Townsend  street,  between  Himiboldt 
avenue  and  Harold  street,  northeast;  formerly  Crestwood  terrace. 

Crestwood  terrace,  Rox.;  from  Townsend  street;  now  Crestwood  park. 

Crimmen  place,  Chsn.;  from  33  Corey  street,  east,  between  Moulton 
street  and  Medford  street. 

Crocker  place,  B.,  1857;  from  Albany  street,  east,  rear  of  East  Orange 
(now  Way)  street;  abandoned;  now  covered  by  tracks  of  the  N.  Y., 
N.  H.  &.  H.  R.  R. 

Crofts  street,  B.,  1732;  at  north  end  of  Ann  (now  North)  street;  from 
the  sea  northwest  to  the  Mill-pond;  probably  same  as  Cross  street. 

Cromwell  street,  Rox.;  from  Massachusetts  avenue  to  Dalton  street; 
laid  out  as  St.  Germain  street,  Sept.  14,  1894.     L  2618. 

Crooked  alley,  B.,  1708;  from  Cow  lane  (now  High  street)  to  Bel- 
cher's lane  (now  Purchase  street);  in  1834  it  existed  as  a  narrow 
passageway  opposite  head  of  Federal  street,  but  had  no  name; 
called  Brick  alley,  1788;"  Board  alley,  1847;  Broad  alley  by  plan, 
1864;  shown  as  Board  alley  as  late  as  1870,  but  now  built  over. 

Crooked  lane,  B.,  1708;  from  Dock  square  to  King  (now  State)  street; 
name  changed  to  Wilson's  lane.  May  12,  1712;  included  in  exten- 
sion of  Devonshire  street,  1872. 

Crooked  lane,  Chsn.;  an  early  name  for  Bow  street. 

Crosby  place,  B.,  1859;  from  64  West  Canton  street,  between  Newland 
street  and  Ivanhoe  street,  southwest. 

Crosby  place,  B.,  1876;  from  Reed  street;  now  built  over. 

Crosby  place,  Rox.;  from  1  Adams  street,  between  Hampden  street  and 
Yeoman  street,  northwest. 

Crosby   place,    )  W.    Rox.;    from   Call   street,   near   Carolina   avenue, 
Crosby  square,  )      southwest;  called  Crosby  square,  1906. 

Crosby  street,  Bri.,  1870;  from  10  Brooks  street,  near  N.  Y.  C.  &  H. 
R.  R.  R.,  at  Faneuil  to  Ranelegh  road;  shown  as  part  of  Parkman 
street  in  1874;  location  changed  and  called  Crosby  street  in  1884; 
name  changed  to  Riverview  road  in  1909. 

Cross=dam,  Rox.;  Parker  street  and  Hemenway  street  anciently  and 
for  a  long  time  so  called;  now  discontinued.     L  862. 

*Cross  street,  B.,  1708;  from  Haymarket  square  to  54  Commercial  street; 
from  the  Mill-pond,  southeast,  to  the  sea,  1708;  called  at  the  same 
time  "  the  highway  to  Breeden's  wharf  "  (Suffolk  Deeds,  Lib.  10,  fol. 
312);  probably  same  as  Crofts  street,  1732;  Coney  lane  and  Drum 
lane  continued  into  the  Mill-pond,  Sept.  30,  1807;  in  1817  it  crossed 
Middle  (now  Hanover)  street,  Back  (now  Salem)  street  and  Fish 
(now  North)  street;  extended  to  Commercial  street,  1830.  Vol.  31^ 
pp.  11,  37.     L  14,  L  2209. 

Cross  street,  B.,  1802;  the  part  of  Lyman  street  running  east  from 
Leverett  street  was  then  so  called. 


List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston.  141 

Crossstreet.E.  B.,  1833;  from  16  Border  street  to  15  New  street.     L  241. 

Cross  street,  Rox.,  1825;  from  Centre  street  to  Heath  street;  probably- 
laid  out  Jan.  19,  1662;  named,  May  9,  1825;  name  changed  to  Day 
street,  April  21,  1868. 

Cross  street,  Dor.,  1840;  from  Columbia  street  (now  Columbia  road), 
near  Quincy  street,  to  Hancock  street;  located.  May  18,  1807;  named, 
March  11,  1840;  name  changed  to  Glendale  street.  May  31,  1870. 

Cross  street,  So.  B.,  1807;  from  Middle  street  to  Short  (now  Tuckerman) 
street;  called  Short  street,  1840;  called  Tuckerman  street,  1900. 

Cross  street,  W.  Rox.;  from  20  Augustus  avenue  to  Hillside  avenue,  near 
Poplar  street. 

*Cross  street,  Chsn.,  1823;  from  Cordis  street  to  Pleasant  street;  accepted, 
June  6,  1823;  later  Cordis-street  place  (or  Cordis  court),  now  Boyle 
street;  laid  out  as  Boyle  street,  Sept.  29,  1891.     L  2338. 

*Cross  street,  Chsn.,  1839;  from  41  High  street  to  20  Bartlett  street,  oppo- 
site Trenton  street;  laid  out,  Oct.  29,  1839;  accepted,  Nov.  11,  1839. 

Cross=street  avenue,  Chsn.;  from  33  Cross  street  to  12  Cedar  street. 

Cross=street  court,  Chsn.;  from  29  Cross  street  to  10  Cedar  street. 

Crossin  place,  Rox.;  from  26  King  street,  southwest,  near  Elm  wood 
street. 

Crossland  place,  Bri.,  1897;  from  36  Winship  street,  southeast. 

Crossman  street.  Dor.,  1892;  from  junction  of  688  Norfolk  street  and 
Delhi  street,  northeast,  then  southeast  to  Cook  terrace. 

Crowley  street,  Rox.,  1901;  from  24  Francis  street,  near  corner  of  Hunt- 
ington avenue,  southwesterly. 

Croydon  street.  Dor.,  1908;  from  Itasca  street  about  216  feet  northeast 
of  Oakland  street,  northwest  to  Livermore  street;  shown  on  plan  dated 
April  25,  1908.     Suffolk  Deeds,  Lib.  3274,  end. 

Cruft  place,  B.,  1841-52;  from  Pearl  street,  east,  near  Milk  street;  closed. 

Crystal  place,  Chsn.;  from  20  Mead  street,  northwest,  near  Main  street. 

Cufflin  street,  Bri.,  1897;  from  126  Tremont  street  to  151  Nonantum 
street,  near  Newton  boundary  line. 

Culbert  place,  Rox.;  from  1281  Columbus  avenue,  near  Cedar  street, 
southeast,  to  N.  Y.,  N.  H.  &  H.  R.  R.;  changed  to  Vitale  place,  April 
14,  1909,  by  the  owner,  Gaetano  Vitale. 

Culvert  place,  Rox.;  from  Culvert  (now  Whittier)  street,  southwest, 
toward  Vernon  street;  laid  out  as  a  public  street  and  named  Downing 
street,  Aug.  29,   1884.     L  1812. 

Culvert  street,  Rox.;  from  Cabot  street  to  Ruggles  street;  part  from 
Tremont  street  to  Ruggles  street  laid  out,  July  29,  1867;  Columbus 
avenue  was  extended  across  Culvert  street,  Jan.  4,  1895;  name  changed 
to  Whittier  street,  March  1,  1898.     L  1015,  L  1115. 

^Cumberland  street,  B.  and  Rox.,  1880;  from  192  Huntington  avenue  to 
N.  Y.,  N.  H.  &  H.  R.  R.;  laid  out,  Jan.  19,  1880.     L  1425,  L  2191. 

fCummings  road,  Bri.;  from  Commonwealth  avenue,  south,  then  southeast 
to  70  Corey  road  near  Brookline;  authority  to  open  road  No.  4  (Cimi- 
mings  road)  given  by  Street  Commissioners,  May  13,  1892;  portion 
westerly  from  Corey  road  for  about  200  feet  laid  out  by  the  Town  of 
Brookline,  July  15,  1892;  on  account  of  change  of  boundary  line  this 
portion  now  in  Boston. 


142  List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston. 

*Cummmgton  street,  B.,  1893;  from  Blandford  street  to  Lawton  street 
laid  out,  Jan.  24,  1899.     L  3082,  L  3871. 

*Curnston  place,  B.,  1861;  from  460  Shawmut  avenue  to  4  Cumston  street; 
laid  out  as  a  public  street.  May  21,  1867.     L  352. 

*Cumston  street,  B.,  1847;  from  79  West  Concord  street  to  14  Rutland 
street;  new  street  from  Concord  street  to  Rutland  street  named  Cum- 
ston street,  1847;  accepted,  May  21,  1867.     L  352. 

*Cunard  street,  Rox.,  1849;  from  798  Columbus  avenue  to  65  Cabot  street; 
from  Tremont  street  to  Berlin  street  laid  out,  Oct.  15,  1877;  from 
Tremont  street  to  Cabot  street  laid  out,  Oct.  4,  1894.     L  1277,  L  2656. 

Cunard  wharf,  E.  B.,  1840;  at  foot  of  Clyde  street.  Pier  and  dock  from 
which  formerly  sailed  the  sloips  of  the  Cunard  Steamship  Company. 
A  pioneer  steamer  ("Unicorn")  was  first  ship  that  sailed  from  Liver- 
pool for  this  pier,  May  18,  1840.  The  steamer  "  Brittania  "  was  the  first 
regular  liner  whi'ch  sailed  from  Liverpool,  July  4,  1840.  The  Cunard 
line  now  sails  from  Pier  No.  3,  B.  &  A.  R.  R.  docks. 

*Cunningham  street.  Dor.;  from  160  Howard  avenue  to  55  Hartford 
street;  laid  out,  June  28,  1892.     L  2418. 

Curlew  street,  W.  Rox.;  from  Cottage  avenue,  southwest. 

Currier  street.  Dor.,  1903;  from  49  Itasca  street,  between  Almont  street 
and  Monterey  avenue,  northwest,  to  the  New  Calvary  cemetery;  shown 
on  plan  dated  May  2,  1903  (filed  with  Land  Court). 

Curtis  court,  Rox.;  from  163  Vernon  street,  near  Downing  street,  north- 
east; built  over  in  1903. 

*Curtis  street,  E.  B.,  1859;  from  569  Chelsea  street  to  654  Saratoga  street; 
laid  out  from  Chelsea  street  to  Pope  street,  Dec.  27,  1859;  extended  to 
Saratoga  street,  Dec.  31,  1875;  grade  revised  so  that  the  street  may 
pass  over  the  tracks  of  the  B.  &  A.  R.  R.,  Sept.  27,  1904,  by  a  special 
commission  appointed  by  the  Superior  Court,  under  authority  of 
chapter  390,  Acts  of  1899,  and  amendments  thereto.     L  1125,  L  3808. 

*Curtis  street,  Rox.  and  W.  Rox.,  1852;  from  Boylston  street,  opposite 
Chestnut  street,  north;  laid  out  from  Boylston  street  to  Wyman 
street,  Jan.  31,  1876;  street  from  Wyman  street  to  Green  street, 
part  of  which  has  been  called  Curtis  street  and  part  Chestnut  street, 
named  Chestnut  avenue,  Dec.  26,  1877;  Curtis  street  together  with 
Chestnut  street  included  in  one  street  and  named  Chestnut  avenue, 
Dec.    26,    1877.     L    1128. 

Curtis  street,  W.  Rox.,  1878;  from  Boylston  street  to  Wyman  street, 
near  Chestnut  avenue;  shown  as  an  unnamed  street,  1856;  called 
Chapel  street,  1867;  name  of  Chapel  street  changed  to  Curtis  street, 
June  22,  1878;  laid  out  as  Danforth  street,  Sept.  12,  1881.     L  1551. 

*Curtis  street,  W.  Rox.,  1825;  from  Norfolk  and  Bristol  turnpike  (now 
Washington  street)  to  Walnut  street  (now  avenue);  named  Dedham 
turnpike  south  of  Independent  spring  to  Back  street  (now  Walnut 
avenue),  May  9,  1825;  formerly  known  as  Jube's  lane,  and  probably 
a  public  highway  some  time  previous  to  1825;  Curtis  street  and  that 
part  of  Walnut  street  from  its  junction  with  Curtis  street  to  South 
street  named  Forest  Hill  street,  June  26,  1848;  named  Forest  Hills 
street,  Nov.  12,  1860,  by  the  Board  of  Selectmen;  no  record  of  action 
by  the  Town. 

*Curtis=street  bridge,  E.  B.,  1906;  on  Curtis  street,  between  Pope  street 
and  Chelsea  street,  over  the  tracks  of  the  N.  Y.  C.  &  H.  R.  R.  R.; 
built  by  the  B.  &  A.  H.  R.  Co.,  under  authority  of  chapter  390,  Acts 
of  the  Legislature  of  1899,  and  amendments  thereto;  opened  to  public 
travel,  Dec.  29,   1906. 


List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston.  143 

*Curve  street,  B.,  1840;  from  171  Albany  street  to  54  Broadway;  from 
Harrison  avenue  to  Lincoln  street,  1840;  to  Albany  street,  1846; 
accepted  conditionally,  Dec.  17,  1849;  accepted,  Jan.  5,  1856;  Broad- 
way extended  to  Washington  street  through  part  of  Curve  street, 
July  3,  1880.     L  435,  L  1530. 

*Cushing  avenue,  Dor.,  1881;  from  39  Sawj^er  avenue,  westerly,  northerly 
and  westerly  to  577  Columbia  road;  Thacher  avenue  laid  out  and. 
extended  to  Hancock  street  (now  Columbia  road),  including  part  of 
Upham  avenue,  and  name  changed  to  Cushing  avenue,  Oct.  28,  1881. 
L  1562,  L  1563,  L  1564,  L  2206. 

Cushing  street,  W.  Rox.;  from  412  Baker  street  to  18  Barnes  street; 
authority  to  open  given  by  Street  Commissioners,  May  3,  1895. 

Cushman  avenue,  B.,  1855;  from  103  Leverett  street  to  9  Wall  street, 
between  Minot  street  and  Cotting  street;  called.  Leverett  lane,  1831; 
Cushman  avenue,  1855. 

Cusson  place,  B.,  1871;  from  32  South  Margin  street,  near  Norman  street, 
southwest. 

*Custer  street,  W.  Rox.,  1881;  from  61  South  street  to  Arnold  Arboretum; 
White  avenue  from  South  street  to  Woodman  street  laid  out  and 
name  changed  to  Custer  street.  May  19,  1881;  laid  out  from  Woodman 
street  to  Arnold  Arboretum,  Sept.  27,  1899.     L  1522,  L  3174,  L  3465. 

*Custom=House  street,  B.,  1804;  from  70  Broad  street  to  31  India  street; 
confirmed  as  a  public  street,  Sept.  15,  1834.     L  15. 

Cygnet  street,  Bri.,  1897;  from  51  Litchfield  street  to  52  Antwerp  street. 

Cypher  street.  So.  B.,  1888;  from  185  B  street  to  420  E  street,  northeast 
of  and  parallel  with  West  First  street. 

Cypress  place,  B.,  1840;  from  Cypress  street,  east,  near  Vine  (now  Park- 
man)  street;  called  Cypress-street  place  in  1848;  built  over. 

Cypress  place,  B.;  Cypress  street  from  Cambridge  street  to  Parkman 
street;  so  called  in  Bromley's  atlases  of  1883-1908;  in  directories 
and  Assessors'  books  of  1909  called  Cypress  street. 

Cypress  road,  Bri.,  1890;  from  George  street  to  Dustin  street,  between 
Spring  street  and  Garden  street;  also  called  Cypress  street. 

Cypress  street,  B.,  1840;  from  253  Cambridge  street  to  44  Parkman 
street;  called  Cypress  place  in  Bromley's  atlases  of  1883-1908;  in  the 
directories  and  Assessors'  books  of  1909  called  Cypress  street. 

Cypress  street,  Bri.;  from  George  street  to  Dustin  street,  between 
Spring  street  and  Garden  street;  also  called  Cypress  road. 

Cypress  street,  W.  Rox.,  1872;  from  350  Beech  street  to  171  Belle vue 
avenue,  opposite  Cedar  street. 

*Cypress  street,  W.  Rox.;  from  152  Baker  street  to  204  Spring  street;  laid 
out,  Sept.  28,  1886.     L  1949. 

Cypress=street  place,  B.,  1848;  from  Cypress  street,  near  Vine  (now 
Parkman)  street;  called  Cypress  place,  1840;  now  built  over. 

*D  street,  B.,  1828;  from  Mill-dam  (now  Beacon  street),  north,  to  the 
water;  estabhshed  in  1828;  from  Western  avenue  (now  Beacon 
street)  to  Chestnut  street  accepted,  Aug.  7,  1855;  same  named 
Messinger  street,  Jan.  5,  1856;  name  changed  to  Brimmer  street, 
1869. 

D  street,  Rox.,  1896;  from  Langdon  street,  about  438  feet  northeast  of 
Norfolk  avenue,  running  northwest  to  Proctor  street;  shown  on  plan 
dated  Jan.  10,  1896,  on  file  in  Suffolk  Registry,  Lib.  2345,  fol.  145. 


144  List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston. 

fD  street,  So.  B.,  1804;  from  424  Dorchester  avenue  to  531  Summer 
street;  projected  "  from  the  boundary  Une  to  the  sea,"  Oct.  4,  1804; 
laid  out  and  named  Feb.  27,  1805;  laid  out  from  point  46  feet  south  of 
Baxter  street  to  O.  C.  (now  N.  Y.,  N.  H.  &  H.)  R.  R.,  Sept.  17,  1867; 
laid  out  50  feet  wide  from  O.  C.  R.  R.  northeasterly  to  low-water 
mark  ("502  to  509  feet  from  E  street"),  Nov.  17,  1868;  extended  to 
Dorchester  avenue  across  location  of  O.  C.  R.  R.,  passing  imder  the 
tracks,  March  29,  1882;  laid  out  from  southerly  side  of  Fargo  street 
to  Summer  (formerly  Congress)  street  by  decree  of  Superior  Court, 
March  19,  1897,  under  authority  of  chapter  535  of  the  Acts  of  1896. 
L  183,  L  369,  L  1593. 

D  street,  Dor.,  1892;  from  Pleasant  street  to  Bakersfield  (formerly  F) 
street;  authority  to  open  given  by  Street  Commissioners,  May  4,  1892; 
laid  out  as  Hinckley  street,  Sept.  24,  1901.     L  3428. 

D  street,  W.  Rox.,  1868;  from  Spring  Park  avenue,  southwest;  laid  out 
and  extended  to  Green  street  imder  name  of  Rockview  street.  May 
26,  1880.     L  1459,  L  1478. 

Dabney  place,  Rox.,  1868;  from  34  Regent  street,  near  Fountain  street, 
southeast. 

Dacia  place,  )  Rox.;    from    Dacia    street,  near    corner    Quincy    street, 
Dacia  court,  )      southeast;    included    in   the   laying   out    of  Wayland 
street,  Sept.  25,  1901.     L  3424. 

*Dacia  street,  Rox.;  from  114  Quincy  street  to  25  Brookford  street;  laid 
out  from  Dalmatia  street  to  Dewey  street,  Nov.  10,  1891;  laid  out 
from  Dewey  street  to  Brookford  street,  Dec.  31,  1891;  Cherry  street, 
from  Quincy  street  to  Dahnatia  street,  named  Dacia  street,  March  1, 
1892;  for  laying  out  of  this  part  see  Cherry  street.  L  964,  L  2357, 
L  2358,  L  2381. 

Dacia  terrace,  Rox.;  from  39  Dacia  street,  nearly  opposite  Dove  street, 
southeast. 

D'Acosta's  pasture,  B.;  the  space  between  Milk,  Summer,  Federal  and 
Hawley  streets  as  spoken  of  in  early  records. 

Dafforne's  corner,  B.,  1708;  corner  of  Milk  street  and  Cooper's  alley 
(now  Kilby  street);  then  so  called. 

Daggett's  alley  or  lane,  B.,  1789-1823;  from  North  (now  Hanover) 
street  to  Ship  (now  Commercial)  street;  Battery  alley  sometimes  so 
called  from  1789  to  1823;  Battery  street  since  1806. 

*Dahlgren  street,  Dor.,  1906;  from  68  Westville  street  to  51  Corona 
street;  Russell  park  laid  out  and  extended  to  Corona  street  under  the 
name  of  Dahlgren  street,  Nov.  20,  1906.     L  3922,  L  4089. 

Dakota  road.  Dor.,  1906;  from  29  Westville  street,  between  Greenbrier 
street  and  Head  street,  to  56  Dakota  street;  name  of  Bowdoin  square, 
west,  changed  to  Dakota  road  in  1906  (signs  on  either  end  of  the 
street  as  Dakota  road  in  1909). 

*Dakota  street.  Dor.;  from  437  Geneva  avenue  to  372  Washington  street; 
authority  to  open  portion  from  Greenbrier  street  to  Washington 
street  given  by  Street  Commissioners,  Feb.  25,  1898;  portion  of 
Bowdoin  square  now  included  in  Dakota  street;  laid  out  from  Wash- 
ington street  to  Greenbrier  street,  Nov.  13,  1901;  laid  out  from 
Greenbrier  street  to  Geneva  avenue,  Dec.  3,  1907.  L  3426,  L  3743, 
L  4050. 

Dale  avenue,  Rox.,  from  Dale  street,  north;  Sherman  street  extended 
from  Dale  street  to  Rockland  street,  including  Dale  avenue,  Oct.  10, 
1882.     L  1646. 


List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston,  145 

*Dale  street,  Rox.,  1844;  from  301  Warren  street  to  2698  Washington 
street;  petition  that  a  new  street  from  Warren  street  to  Walnut  street 
(now  avenue)  be  accepted  and  named  Dale  street,  reported  favor- 
ably on  certain  conditions,  April  1,  1844,  and  report  accepted  by 
town;  accepted  from  Shawmut  avenue  (now  Washington  street)  to 
Walnut  street,  Oct.  14,  1867;  accepted  from  Walnut  street  to  Warren 
street,  Oct.  28,  1867.     L  638,  L  907,  L  908,  L  1099. 

*Dale  street,  W.  Rox.,  1849;  from  466  Poplar  street,  southeast,  to  Hyde 
Park  Hne;  laid  out,  Nov.  12,  1877.     L  1289. 

Dalkeith  street,  Dor.;  from  153  Howard  avenue,  near  and  north  of 
Quincy  street,  to  northwest  of  Balfour  street;  authority  to  open  given 
by  Street  Commissioners,  May  25,  1893. 

Dallas  place,  Rox.;  from  178  Cabot  street,  near  Ruggles  street,  south- 
east. 

*Dalmatia  street,  Rox.  and  Dor.,  1891;  from  Blue  Hill  avenue  to  Howard 
avenue;  laid  out,  Dec.  8,  1891;  name  changed  to  Woodcliff  street, 
March  1,  1899.     L  2373. 

Dalrymple  street,  W.  Rox.;  from  17  Egleston  street  to  9  Georgiana 
street. 

*Dalton  street,  Rox.,  1878;  from  53  Falmouth  street  to  N.  Y.  C.  &  H.  R. 
R.  R.;  laid  out,  Oct.  7,  1878.     L  1296,  L  1320,  L  2311,  L  3697. 

Dalton  street,  B.,  1788;  from  Water  street,  opposite  Leverett's  lane,  to 
Milk  street;  opened  May  30,  1763,  but  no  name  then  officially  given; 
called  Dalton's  lane  or  row  imtil  1788,  when  it  was  named  Dalton 
street;  name  changed  to  Congress  street,  Jan.  22,  1800. 

Dalton's  lane  or  row,  B.,  1769;  opened  from  Water  street,  at  end  of 
Leverett's  lane,  into  Milk  street.  May  30,  1763,  but  not  then  named; 
so  called  prior  to  1788;  named  Dalton  street,  1788;  Congress  street, 
Jan.  22,  1800. 

Damascus  street,  Dor.;  from  Blue  Hill  avenue  to  Howard  avenue;  laid 
out  as  Dewey  street.  May  13,  1889.     L  2131. 

Damnation  alley,  B.;  a  colloquialism  to  the  passageway  leading  from 
9  Change  avenue  to  Corn  court;  used  as  a  "short  cut"  to  Hancock 
Tavern  (razed  in  May,  1903);  for  a  short  time  about  1875  there  was 
a  sign  on  the  corner  of  Change  avenue  bearing  the  name  of  Maiden 
avenue;  the  passageway  was  closed  to  travel  about  1906. 

Damon  place,  B.,  1876;  from  17  Bennet  street,  south,  to  lumamed  place 
leading  from  Ash  street;  built  over  in  1904. 

*Damrell  street.  So.  B.,  1910;  from  448  Dorchester  avenue  to  Old  Colony 
avenue;  Dorr  street  laid  out  and  extended  to  Old  Colony  avenue 
under  name  of  Damrell  street,  Jan.  7,  1910;  named  in  honor  of  the 
late  Capt.  John  S.  Damrell.     L  4200. 

Dana  court,  Rox.;  from  16  Dana  street,  southeast. 

Dana  place,  Rox.,  1849;  from  Dudley  street,  southwest,  with  branch 
to  the  west  and  another  southeast;  laid  out  and  extended  to  Cliff 
street  with  name  of  Dana  street,  Nov.  26,  1884.     L  1836. 

Dana  place,  Rox.;  from  26  Dana  street,  southeast. 

Dana  street.  So.  B.,  1881;  from  West  Ninth  street,  near  Dorchester 
street,  southwest,  nearly  to  Old  Colony  avenue;  called  Watti  court 
in  1847;  laid  out  and  named  Mitchell  street,  Aug.  12,  1885.     L  1877. 

*Dana  street,  Rox.,  1884;  from  137  Dudley  street  to  43  Cliff  street;  Dana 
place  laid  out  from  Dudley  street  and  extended  to  CUff  street  with 
name  of  Dana  street,  Nov.  26,  1884.     L  1836,  L  3160. 


146  List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston. 

Danby  street,  So.  B.,  1888;  from  C  street  to  E  street;  formerly  from 
B  street  to  E  street,  on  the  so-called  Commonwealth  fiats;  portion 
between  B  street  and  C  street  included  in  land  of  O.  C.  R.  R.  Co., 
July  15,  1902  (date  of  deed),  under  authority  of  Acts  of  1902, 
chapter  377,  Vol.  F,  p.  3. 

Dane  street,  W.  Rox.,  1905;  from  bend  in  Holbrook  street,  west,  to  Case 
street;  authority  to  open  given  by  the  Street  Commissioners,  July 
10,  1905;  the  approval  of  this  street  obliterates  so  much  of  Vane 
street  as  lies  between  the  same  points;  Bromley's  atlas  of  1905  shows 
Dane  street  as  extending  from  Holbrook  street  to  Orchard  street. 

Danforth  place,  Rox.;  from  22  St.  James  street,  south,  near  Alpine 
street. 

*Danforth  street,  Rox.  and  W.  Rox.,  1881;  from  76  Boylston  street  to 
101  Wyman  street;  Curtis  street  laid  out  as  Danforth  street,  Sept.  12, 
1881.     L  1551. 

Daniel  street,  Rox.,  1895;  from  Webber  street  to  Mall  street;  authority 
to  open  given  by  Street  Commissioners,  March  27,  1895;  name 
changed  to  Gertrose  street  in  1909. 

*Danube  street.  Dor.;  from  39  Brookford  street  to  36  Dewey  street;  laid 
out,  March  21,  1890.     L  2211. 

Danville  street,  W.  Rox.,  1905;  from  140  Bellevue  street  to  51  Wren 
street. 

Darling's  lane,  W.  Rox.,  1871;  from  Blue  Hill  turnpike  (now  avenue), 
near  WiUiams  street,  northwest,  then  southwest;  now  included  in 
FrankUn  Park. 

fDarling  street,  Rox.,  1898;  from  45  Calumet  street,  at  its  jimction  with 
Pequot  street,  southwest,  to  Parker  Hill  avenue;  authority  to  open, 
from  Calumet  street  to  Hillside  street,  given  by  Street  Commissioners, 
March  17,  1898;  and  from  Hillside  street  to  Parker  Hill  avenue, 
Nov.  19,  1900;  laid  out  from  Calumet  street  to  Hillside  street, 
Oct.  30,  1901.  L  3434,  L  3764. 
Darling  street.  Dor.,  1886;  from  91  Norfolk  street,  opposite  Wentworth 
street,  to  90  Southern  avenue. 

^Dartmouth  place,  B.,  1874;  from  65  Dartmouth  street,  northeast,  to  an 
unnamed  place  or  way  between  Warren  avenue  and  Appleton  street; 
laid  out  from  Dartmouth  street.  May  9,  1877.     L  1233. 

♦Dartmouth  street,  B.,  1866;  from  607  Tremont  street  to  Beacon  street; 
shown  as  Avenue  A  in  1855;  from  the  Mill-dam  across  the  Back 
Bay  to  Tremont  street,  opposite  Dedham  street  in  1856;  called  Ded- 
ham  street  to  1866,  with  exception  of  short  time  about  1864  when 
the  name  of  Burlington  street  was  used;  portion  of  Dedham  street, 
between  Tremont  street  and  the  hne  of  the  Boston  Water  Power 
Company's  land  (Beacon  street)  named  Dartmouth  street,  Jan.  23, 
1866;  laid  out  from  Tremont  street  to  Warren  avenue,  Dec.  3,  1867; 
laid  out  from  Warren  avenue  to  Columbus  avenue,  Oct.  20,  1868; 
laid  out  from  Columbus  avenue  to  St.  James  avenue,  April  27,  1869; 
laid  out  from  Beacon  street  to  the  former  boundary  Hne  between 
land  of  the  Commonwealth  and  of  the  Boston  Water  Power  Company 
(near  where  Huntington  avenue  now  is),  April  15,  1871.  CC  69. 
L  309,  L  354,  L  374,  L  410,  L  516,  L  526,  L  862,  L  1699,  L  3976, 
L  3977. 

*Dartmouth=street  bridge,  B.,  1869;  on  Dartmouth  street  over  the 
tracks  of  the  N.  Y.  C.  &  H.  R.  R.  R.,  and  the  tracks  of  the  N.  Y., 
N.  H.  &  H.  R.  R.;  originally  a  temporary  wooden  structure,  built  in 
1869  in  connection  with  the  Peace  Jubilee  Festival  held  at  corner  of 
Huntington  avenue  and  Dartmouth  street,  June  15,  16,  17,  1869; 
the  bridge  though  not  completed  was  used  during  the  "Jubilee."    A 


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new  bridge  was  begun,  July  20,  1878,  and  was  completed  and  opened 
for  travel,  Jan.  30,  1879;  under  authority  of  chapter  516,  Acts  of 
the  Legislature  of  1896,  extensive  changes  were  made  in  the  bridge 
to  accommodate  a  relocation  of  the  tracks  of  the  N.  Y.,  N.  H.  & 
H.  R.  R. 

Dassett's  )  alley,  B.,  1789;  from  Brattle  square  to  Court  street;  some- 
Dorsett's  )  times,  but  rarely,  so  called;  called  Brattle  street,  1708; 
Brattle's  alley  or  lane,  1722;  Dassett's  alley,  1789;  Franklin  avenue, 
1818;  properly  Dassett's  alley  was  the  easterly  end  of  Brattle  street 
leading  to  Dock  square;  called  Cooper's  alley,  1819;  included  in 
Brattle  street,   1820. 

Davenport  avenue,  Dor.,  1894;  from  530  Columbia  road,  near  Hancock 
street,  northwest,  to  28  Virginia  street. 

Davenport  place,  Rox.;  from  23  Davenport  street,  northeast;  aban- 
doned about  1900,  the  buildings  having  all  been  destroyed. 

Davenport  square,  Dor.;  shown  on  atlas  of  1894  as  between  Rocky  Hill 
avenue  and  Arion  street,  near  junction  Columbia  road  and  Hancock 
street. 

*Davenport  street,  Rox.,  1859;  from  967  Tremont  street  to  702  Columbus 
avenue;  laid  out,  Nov.  20,  1902.     L  3527,  L  3849. 

Davenport's  lane,  Dor.,  1805;  mentioned.  May  13,  1805;  straightened, 
April  1,  1816;  relocated,  Nov.  11,  1839;  now  Marsh  street  (from 
Adams  street,  near  Minot  street). 

Davenport's  lane,  Dor.,  1840;  from  Bowdoin  street,  west;  the  street 
from  Bowdoin  street  through  Davenport's  lane  named  Green  street, 
according  to  recommendation  of  committee,  March  11,  1840;  now 
Olney  street. 

Davidson  avenue.  Dor.;  from  57  Richfield  street,  opposite  Norton 
street. 

Davies  lane,  B.,  1708;  from  Beacon  street  at  the  corner  of  the  present 
Mt.  Vernon  street  across  the  State-house  grounds,  past  the  beacon 
to  Walnut  street  (then  Allen's  orchard),  1708;  shown  on  Bonner's 
plan,  1722;  on  Burgess's,  1729;  is  in  hst  of  1732;  but  is  not  shown  on 
Price's  map,  1733. 

Davis  court,  B.,  1869;  from  North  Grove  street,  near  Ci\.mb ridge  street, 
west;  changed  to  Church  court  in  1896. 

Davis  court,  E.  B.;  from  207  London  street  near  Marion  street,  south- 
east. 

Davis  place,  Rox.;  from  32  Webber  street  near  Fellows  street,  northeast. 

Davis  place,  Rox.;  from  879  Albany  street,  southwesterly. 

Davis  place.  Dor.;  from  Cottage  street,  near  Simmer  street,  southwest; 
called  also  Turpin  court;  now  Cottage  side. 

*Davis  street,  B.,  1853;  from  1040  Washington  street  to  347  Harrison 
avenue;  opened  from  Wasliington  street  to  Harrison  avenue,  Dec.  20, 
1852;  named  Davis  street,  Feb.  28,  1853.  Vol.  19,  p.  123;  Vol.  31, 
pp.  56  and  70. 

Davis  street,  B.,  1810;  from  Washington  street  to  Tremont  street,  1810; 
called  Camden  street,  1826. 

Davis  street,  Rox.,  1825;  from  Northampton  street  to  Eustis  street; 
prior  to  1800  this  street  led  from  town  landing  on  Roxbury  canal  to 
Eustis  street  (then  Mall  street);  later  Eustis  street  changed  south 
of  Mall  street  and  Davis  street  extended  across  New  Eustis  street 
to  Dudley  street;  named,  May  9,  1825;  certain  alterations  in  June, 
1842;  extended    to   Dudley   street   opposite   Elm   street    (npw   Mt. 


148  List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston. 

Pleasant  avenue),  April  2,  1855;  City  Government  of  Boston  re- 
quested Roxbury  to  lay  out  Davis  street  to  meet  Albany  street 
at  Roxbury  creek,  April  21,  1855;  name  changed  to  Albany  street, 
April  21,  1868. 

Davis  street,  Rox.,  1845;  from  Parker  Hill  avenue,  east;  from  High 
street  (Parker  Hill  avenue),  east,  1819;  name  changed  to  Hillside 
street,  April  21,  1868. 

*Davitt  street,  Dor.,  1906;  from  339  Savin  Hill  avenue,  northeasterly; 
Endleigh  street  laid  out  under  the  name  of  Davitt  street,  Nov.  2, 
1906.     L  3912,  L  4129. 

Dawson  street,  Dor.,  1897;  from  90  Templeton  street  to  48  Mallet 
street;  authority  to  open  given  by  Street  Commissioners,  Nov.  8,  1897. 

*Day  square,  E.  B.,  1900;  the  open  space  at  the  junction  of  Prescott, 
Chelsea  and  Bennington  streets,  named  by  Board  of  Aldermen, 
Jan.  7,  1901;  named  in  honor  of  the  late  Alderman  F.  B.  Day. 

*Day  street,  Rox.,  1868;  from  387  Centre  street  to  212  Heath  street; 
named  Cross  street.  May  9,  1825;  probably  laid  out  Jan.  19,  1662; 
name  changed  to  Day  street,  April  21,  1868.     L  381,  L  2187. 

Day  street,  Bri.,  1890;  from  junction  Washington  street  and  Cambridge 
street;  included  in  the  laying  out  of  Henshaw  street,  Nov.  6,  1891. 

Day's  alley  or  lane,  B.;  Henchman  street,  from  Charter  street  to  Lynn 
(now  Commercial)  street,  so  called  prior  to  1708. 

Dayton  avenue,  Rox.;  from  30  Mall  street,  northeast,  then  south  to 
Fremont  avenue. 

*Dayton  street.  Dor.,  1909;  from  31  Nixon  street,  west,  to  the  Shawmut 
Branch  of  the  N.  Y.,  N.  H.  &  H.  R.  R.;  Clement  street  laid  out 
under  name  of  Dayton  street,  Jan.  6,  1909.     L  4123. 

*Deacon  street,  B.,  1871;  from  76  West  Concord  street  to  15  Worcester 
street;  named,  Nov.  14,  1871;  laid  out,  Sept.  29,  1875.     L  1077. 

Deacon  street,  B.,  1788;  from  Friends  (Friend)  street  to  Cold  lane 
(Portland  street),  1788;  extended  from  Friend  street  to  Merrimac 
street,  Oct.  3,  1831;  name  of  Deacon  street  discontinued  and  Sud- 
bury street  extended  to  Merrimac  street,  Sept.  2,  1839;  name  of 
Deacon  street  again  discontinued  and  part  from  Portland  street  to 
Merrimac  street  made  part  of  Sudbury  street,  April  14,  1851. 

*Deaconess  road,  Rox.,  1909;  from  443  BrookHne  avenue,  opposite 
Smyrna  street,  to  Bellevue  street;  this  portion  of  Park  street  laid  out 
with  name  of  Deaconess  road,  Dec.  9,  1909.     L  4193. 

Dean  avenue.  Dor.;  from  Howard  avenue;  laid  out  as  Dean  street 
and  extended  to  Judson  street,  Oct.  14,  1892. 

Dean  street,  Rox.,  1904;  see  Rust  street. 

*Dean  street.  Dor.,  1892;  from  49  Howard  avenue  to  26  Judson  street; 
Dean  avenue  laid  out  as  Dean  street,  Oct.  14,  1892.     L  2447. 

Dean  street,  Bri.,  1871;  from  Warren  street  to  Breck  street;  closed; 
Massachusetts  (now  Commonwealth)  avenue  having  been  laid  out 
parallel  with  and  a  few  feet  from  it. 

Dean  way,  So.  B.,  1907;  from  924  and  928  East  Fourth  street;  name 
of  Bowe  place  changed  to  Dean  way  in  1907. 

*Dearborn  place,  Rox.,  1857;  from  24  Dearborn  street,  near  Eustis 
street,  to  Dearborn  Grammar  School;  laid  out,  June  27,  1871.    L  627. 

♦Dearborn  square,  Rox.,  1905;  the  open  space  at  the  junction  of  Albany, 
Mall  and  Dearborn  streets;  named  by  order  of  the  Board  of  Aldermen, 
May  19,  1905. 


List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston.  149 

*Dearborn  street,  Rox.,  1857;  from  922  Albany  street  to  256  Dudley 
street;  part  north  of  Eustis  street  called  Abney  place,  1850;  westerly 
line  established  from,  Davis  (now  Albany)  street  to  Eustis  street, 
June  22,  1857.     L  1314. 

Dearborn's  avenue,  B.,  1823;  from  Federal  street  to  Theatre  alley 
(Devonshire  street),  1823-45;  closed. 

*Deblois  street,  B.,  1871;  from  480  Shawmut  avenue  to  Deacon  street; 
named,  Nov.  14,  1871;  laid  out,  May  6,  1876.     L  1146. 

Decatur  avenue,  Rox.;  from  1255  Columbus  avenue,  west. 

Decatur  court,  Chsn.;  from  62  Decatur  street,  near  Bainbridge  street, 
northwest;  shown  as  an  unnamed  court  on  plan,  1850;  called  also 
Decatur-street  court. 

*Decatur  street,  B.,  1842;  from  1078  Washington  street  to  369  Harrison 
avenue,  near  Dover  street;  laid  out,  Aug.  13, >  1877.     L  1258. 

*Decatur  street,  E.  B.,  1833;  from  115  Border  street  to  80  Meridian 
street;  formerly  from  Border  street  to  Lamson  street;  accepted  con- 
ditionally, from  Border  street  to  Meridian  street,  Aug.  16,  1852,  and 
from  Meridian  street  to  Bremen  street.  May  17,  1856;  accepted  from 
Bremen  street  to  Orleans  street,  April  5,  1859;  part  from  Meridian 
street  to  Bremen  street  named  Gove  street,  March  1,  1893;  name  of 
public  portion  between  the  B.  &  A.  R.  R.  and  Orleans  street  called 
a  part  of  Gove  street,  1901,  but  name  never  legally  changed;  portion 
between  Orleans  street  and  Lamson  street  changed  to  Gove  street 
by  the  East  Boston  Company;  portion  between  Bremen  street  and 
the  southeasterly  line  of  location  of  the  B.  &  A.  R.  R.  discontinued, 
Sept.  27,  1904,  by  order  of  a  special  commission  appointed  by  the 
Superior  Court^  under  authority  of  chapter  390,  Acts  of  1899,  and 
amendments  thereto.     L  2502. 

Decatur  street,  W.  Rox.,  1872;  from  Beech  street,  northeast,  between 
Anawan  avenue  and  West  Roxbury  branch  railroad;  shown  only  on 
plan  on  Anawan  Land  Company,  dated  June,  1872. 

*Decatur  street,  Chsn.,  1850;  from  9  Bunker  Hill  street  to  14  Medford 
street;  portion  from  Vine  street  to  a  new  street  laid  out  and  accepted, 
Dec.  30,  1852;  extended  and  laid  out  from  Perry  street  to  Medford 
street,  Dec.  14,  1859;  extended  and  laid  out  of  uniform  width  from 
Vine  street  to  Bunker  Hill  street,  March  15,  1869. 

Decatur=street  court,  Chsn.;  from  Decatur  street,  northwest;  Decatur 
court  sometimes  so  called;  called  Decatur  court  in  1906. 

Decher  avenue,  W.  Rox.;  from  198  Lamartine  street. 

Declination  passage,  B.;  Henchman  street,  from  Charter  street  to 
Lynn  (now  Commercial)  street,  so  called  at  some  time  prior  to  1708; 
also  called  Day's  alley  or  lane. 

Dedham  court,  B.,  1850;  from  Dedham  street,  east,  1850;  included  in 
Meander  street,  1851. 

*Dedham  street,  B.,  1826;  from  Washington  street,  west,  1826;  the 
seventh  of  new  streets  at  South  End  from  Tremont  street  to  Front 
street  (now  Harrison  avenue),  named  Dedham  street,  Sept.  15,  1834; 
extended  to  Albany  street,  1854;  order  for  purchase  of  land  for 
extension  to  Beacon  street,  Nov.  8,  1856;  street  accepted,  Dec.  7, 
1857;  accepted  again,  Oct.  30,  1860;  portion  west  of  Tremont  street 
unofficially  called  Burlington  street  for  a  long  time,  and  this  name 
ordered  removed  from  sign  in  1864;  from  Tremont  street  to  line  of 
Boston  Water  Power  Company's  land  named  Dartmouth  street, 
Jan.  23,  1866;  from  Washington  street  to  Albany  street  named  East 
Dedham  street,  April  21,  1868;  from  Washington  street  to  Tremont 
street  named  West  Dedham  street,  April  21,  1868.     L  295,  L  372 


150  List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston. 

Dedham  turnpike,  Rox.  and  W.  Rox.,  1808;  from  Dudley  street  to 
Dedham  line;  Norfolk  and  Bristol  turnpike  sometimes  so  called; 
see  map  of  1849;  called  also  Dedham  and  Providence  turnpike, 
Dedham  road,  Dedham  old  road,  road  to  Dedham,  etc.,  Norfolk 
and  Bristol  turnpike;  later  called  Shawmut  avenue  and  now  Wash- 
ington street. 

Dedham  and  Providence  turnpike,  Rox.,  1843;  now  Washington 
street. 

*Deerfield  street,  B.,  1893;  from  541  Commonwealth  avenue  to  Charles 
river;  laid  out  and  construction  ordered,  Jime  7,  1893.     L  2516. 

Deering  road.  Dor.,  1907;  from  590  Harvard  street,  southeast,  parallel 
with  and  about  200  feet  southwest  of  Glendale  road,  to  about  300 
feet  beyond  Wellington  Hill  street;  shown  on  plan  by  Henry  C. 
Mildram,  dated  May  2,  1907. 

Deering's  corner,  B.,  1708;  corner  Cornhill  (now  Washington  street) 
and  Queen  (now  Court)  street;  then  so  called. 

Delaware  place,  Bri.,  1900;  from  12  Arlington  street,  between  Market 
street  and  Leicester  street,  southwesterly. 

Delaware  street,  Rox.;  from  Tremont  street  to  Calumet  street;  author- 
ity to  open  given  by  Street  Commissioners,  Feb.  27,  1894;  St. 
Alphonsus  street  extended  through  Delaware  street  to  Calumet 
street,  Sept.  23,  1895.     L  2734. 

Delay's  court,  Chsn.;  from  14  Walnut  street,  northwest. 

Delgarno  street,  W.  Rox.,  1907;  from  164  Neponset  avenue,  near  the 
junction  of  Neponset  avenue  and  Bourne  street,  northeasterly, 
parallel  with  Haliday  street  to  Bourne  street;  showTi  without  name 
on  plan  dated  Oct.  17,  1874  (Suffolk  Deeds,  Lib.  1339,  fol.  47); 
named  in  1907. 

Delhi  street.  Dor.,  1888;  from  686  Norfolk  street,  near  and  parallel 
with  N.  E.  R.  R.,  to  northeast  of  Woodlawn  avenue. 

Dell  avenue.  So.  B.,  from  East  Seventh  street,  near  I  street,  north; 
now  called  Linden  place. 

Dell  street.  Dor.,  1887;  from  Dorchester  avenue  to  Wrentham  (now 
Bruce)  street;  laid  out  as  Dracut  street,  April  19,  1890.     L  2221. 

fDelle  avenue,  Rox.,  1871;  from  735  Parker  street,  near  Tremont  street, 
to  beyond  Carmel  street;  laid  out  from  Parker  street  to  Bumey 
street,  July  9,  1879;  authority  to  open  from  Burney  street  to  beyond 
Carmel  street  given  by  Street  Commissioners,  June  15,  1897.     L  1363. 

Delmont  street.  Dor.,  1906;  from  Adams  street,  between  Franconia 
street  and  Oak  avenue,  east;  shown  on  plan  dated  Oct.  30,  1905, 
and  on  file  in  City  Engineer's  office.  Surveying  Division;  named  in 
honor  of  Charles  Delmont,  formerly  an  employee  in  the  office  of  the 
Street  Laying  Out  Department  of  Boston. 

Deming's  court,  B.,  1806;  from  Newbury  (now  Washington)  street, 
south  of  Central  court,  1806;  called  Central  court,  1816;  spelled 
also  Demming's  and  D'Emming's  court;  see  Avon  place. 

Demisa  square,  B.;  from  Reed  street  west  about  225  feet;  included 
in  East  Lenox  street,  1874.     L  957. 

D'Emming's) 

Demming's    >  court,  B.;  see  Deming's  court. 

Denning's      ; 

Dennis  place,  Chsn.;  from  Walnut  street,  near  Bunker  Hill  street,  north- 
west; now  called  Bellows  place. 


List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston.  151 

*Dennis  street,  Rox.;  from  457  Dudley  street  to  25  Woodville  street; 
formerly  from  Dudley  street  to  Blue  Hill  avenue;  laid  out,  Jan.  19, 
1662;  confirmed,  May  17,  1797;  named  from  Eustis  street  to  Warren 
street,  including  present  Dennis  street,  part  of  Blue  Hill  avenue  and 
part  of  South  Dennis  street.  May  9,  1825;  laid  out  by  County  Commis- 
sioners from  Warren  street  to  Eustis  (now  Dudley)  street,  near  Elm 
street  (now  Mt.  Pleasant  avenue),  September,  1840;  alterations  in 
Jime,  1842;  part  now  Blue  Hill  avenue  shown  on  plan  dated  1849  as 
East  street,  and  part  now  Quincy  street  as  South  Dennis  street; 
relocated  from  Dudley  street  to  Woodville  square  (now  street), 
Jime  4,  1886;  name  of  that  part  between  Woodville  square  and  Blue 
Hill  avenue  changed  to  Woodville  street,  March  1,  1890.  L  1085, 
L  1755,  L  1909. 

Dennison  street,  Rox.,  1897;  from  277  Wahiut  avenue  to  Townsend 
street;  authority  to  open  part  from  Harrishof  street,  to  a  point  40 
feet  southeast  of  Haley  street,  given  by  Street  Commissioners,  May  21, 
1897. 

*Denny  street.  Dor.,  1892;  from  173  Savin  Hill  avenue  to  near  Dorchester 
bay;  Bath  avenue  laid  out  from  Savin  Hill  avenue  to  Springdale 
street  as  Denny  street,  April  21,  1892;  extended  from  Springdale 
street  to  near  Dorchester  bay,  July  13,  1900.     L  2393,  L  3312. 

fDent  street,  W.  Rox.,  1872;  from  Weld  street  to  Keith  street,  and  from 
Vermont  street  to  Jordan  street;  formerly  from  Vermont  street  to 
Jordan  street,  and  from  Weld  street  to  100  feet  beyond  Lasell  street; 
portion  from  Jordan  street  to  Ivory  street  laid  out,  Sept.  28,  1876; 
authority  to  open  part  between  Lasell  street  and  Weld  street  given  by 
Street  Commissioners,  March  5,  1895.     L  1173. 

Denton  road,  Bri.,  1902;  from  427  Cambridge  street  (169.66  feet,  north- 
east, from  HoUis  road),  northwest,  to  66  Braintree  street;  portion 
from  Cambridge  street  northwest  about  205  feet  located  by  Board 
of  Survey  filing,  July  14,  1902;  authority  to  open  remaining  portion 
given  by  Street  Commissioners,  Nov.  5,  1902. 

Denton  terrace,  W.  Rox.,  1909;  from  227  Kittredge  street  to  Washing- 
ton street;  name  of  Mayo  street  changed  to  Denton  terrace  by  plan 
dated  Jan.  15,  1909  (Suffolk  Deeds). 

Denvir  street,  Dor.;  from  20  Edwin  street,  north,  near  Dorchester 
avenue. 

Depot  square,  Dor.,  1858;  at  junction  of  Wood  street,  Walnut  street, 
Rice  street  and  Taylor  street. 

Depot  square,  W.  Rox.;  from  133  Green  street  to  1  Gordon  street;  at 
Jamaica  Plain  station;  also  called  Woolsey  square. 

Depot  street,  Rox.;  from  Brookline  avenue,  near  Brookline  branch 
railroad,  northwest,  to  same;  now  discontinued. 

Derby  avenue,  B.,  1841;  from  Brighton  street  to  Auburn  street,  1841; 
called  Brighton-street  avenue,  1844. 

Derby  court,  So.  B.;  from  556  East  Second  street,  near  H  street,  north. 

Derby  place,  B.,  1853;  from  1939  Washington  street,  near  Woodbury 
street,  northwest,  to  Clifton  place. 

Derby  range,  B.;  from  Sudbury  street,  near  Hanover  street;  so  shown 
in  Assessors'  books,  1850. 

*Derne  street,  B.,  1806;  from  45  Bowdoin  street  to  46  Hancock  street; 
called  Hill  street  from  Middlecot  (now  Bowdoin)  street  to  Hancock 
street  in  Selectmen's  list,  1788;  named  Derne  street,  June  25,  1806-. 
L  1505,  L  2105. 


152  List  of  Streets^  Etc.,  in  Boston. 

Desmond  place,  Rox.;  from  90  Fellows  street;  Desmond  street  in 
1898-1906. 

Desmond  street,  Rox.,  1898;  from  90  Fellows  street,  southeast,  formerly- 
called  Desmond  place. 

*Devens  street,  Chsn.,  1882;  fro'm  277  Rutherford  avenue  to  94  Main 
street;  formerly  from  Washington  street  to  Main  street;  formerly 
a  part  of  Bow  street;  name  changed  to  Devens  street,  March  1,  1882; 
relocated  between  Rutherford  avenue  and  Washington  street,  Aug. 
14,  1901;  name  of  the  portion  between  Rutherford  avenue  and 
Washington  street  changed  to  Rutherford  avenue,  March  1,  1904. 
L  3402,  L  3852,  L  3853,  L  3854,  L  3855. 

Devens=street  place,  Chsn.;  from  76  Rutherford  avenue,  near  Devens 
street;  formerly  from  Devens  street. 

Dever  street.  Dor.,  1891;  from  180  Bowdoin  street,  between  Olney 
street  and  Blake  ville  street,  northwest. 

fDevon  street,  Rox.  and  Dor.,  1880;  from  578  Warren  street  to  Vaughan 
avenue;  laid  out  from  Blue  Hill  avenue  to  Warren  street,  Oct.  6, 
1880;  authority  to  open  part  east  of  Blue  Hill  avenue  given  by  Street 
Commissioners,  Dec.  5,  1893;  authority  to  open  portion  from  Columbia 
street  (now  Columbia  road),  northwesterly,  given  by  Street  Com- 
missioners, Dec.  7,  1895;  laid  out  from  Blue  Hill  avenue  to  Columbia 
road,  Aug.  17,  1898;  authority  to  open  from  Columbia  road  to 
Vaughan  avenue  given  by  the  Street  Commissioners,  July  8,  1908. 
L  1496,  L  3015,  L  3016,  L  3515,  L  3516. 

Devon  street,  Bri.;  from  Third  street  to  Fifth  street;  shown  on  atlas 
of  1882;  now  in  Brighton  cattle  yards. 

♦Devonshire  street,  B.,  1766;  from  Dock  square  to  88  Summer  street; 
from  King  (now  State)  street  to  Water  street  called  Pudden  or 
Pudding  lane,  and  from  Water  street  to  Milk  street  called  JoyUff's 
or  JoyUeff's  lane,  1708;  at  one  time  called  Black  Jack  alley  from 
Water  street  to  Milk  street;  Pudden  lane  was,  after  the  fire, 
enlarged  into  a  street,  named  Devonshire  street,  April  28,  1766,  in 
honor  of  a  merchant  of  Bristol  who  generously  contributed  to  aid 
the  sufferers  by  the  fire;  so  called  also  in  list  of  1788;  extended  from 
Milk  street  to  Franklin  street  through  Theatre  alley  and  Odeon 
avenue,  June  22,  1857;  extended  from  Franklin  street  to  Otis  and 
Winthrop  places,  June  26,  1858,  and  Sept.  3,  1858;  June  25,  1862, 
and  Dec.  30,  1862  (portions  of  estates  were  taken  at  the  various  dates 
mentioned);  name  of  Winthrop  place  changed  to  Devonshire  street, 
April  23,  1861;  same  part  accepted,  Oct.  16,  1861;  extended  50  feet 
wide  through  Wilson's  lane  across  Dock  (now  in  part  Adams)  square  to 
Washington  street,  June  6,  1872.  L  101,  L  105,  L  133,  L  163,  L  205, 
L  375,  L  376,  L  399,  L  400,  L  767,  L  772,  L  831,  L  832,  L  834,  L  852, 
L  982. 

Dewerson  court.  So.  B.;  from  Silver  street,  near  C  street,  northeast; 
now  built  over.  « 

Dewey  beach,  Chsn.;  the  beach  on  the  northeast  side  of  Medford  street, 
opposite  Charlestown  Heights. 

*Dewey  square,  B.,  1898;  open  space  at  the  junction  of  Summer  street 
and  Federal  street  and  Atlantic  avenue,  named  in  honor  of  Adm. 
George  Dewey,  U.  S.  N.,  Aug.  12,  1898. 

*Dewey  street,  Rox.  and  Dor.,  1889;  from  228  Blue  Hill  avenue  to  103 
Howard  avenue;  Damascus  street  laid  out  as  Dewey  street.  May  13, 
1889.     L2131. 

De  Witt  street,  W.  Rox.,  1891;  from  Tower  street  to  Weldon  (now  Weld 
Hill)  street,  nearly  opposite  Wenham  street;  authority  to  open  given 
by  Street  Commissioners,  May  4,  1892;  now  abandoned. 


List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston.  153 

*De  Wolf  street,  Dor.,  1880;  from  200  Hancock  street  to  10  Downer 
avenue;  laid  out,  Jime  21,  1880;  formerly  Austin  street,  but  with  no 
record  under  that  name.     L  1464. 

Dexter  court,  Dor.,  1874;  from  227  Boston  street,  opposite  Clapp  place, 
west,  then  north. 

Dexter  row,  Chsn.;  on  Thompson. square,  between  Green  street  and  Five 
Cents  Savings  Bank. 

*Dexter  street.  So.  B.,  1855;  from  561  Dorchester  avenue,  near  Southamp- 
ton street,  to  6  EUery  street;  name  of  Howard  street  changed  to 
Dexter  street,  Aug.  7,  1855;  laid  out  from  Dorchester  avenue  to  EUery 
street,  Jime  5,  1875.     L  1048,  L  3966. 

Dexter  street,  Chsn.,  1896;  from  Alford  street  to  Everett  Hne;  formerly 
called  Carnes  street. 

*Dickens  street.  Dor.,  1879;  from  248  Adams  street,  near  Dorchester 
avenue,  east,  to  87  Clayton  street,  at  Harrison  square;  laid  out,  Aug.  25, 
1879;  grade  revised  to  meet  that  of  Clayton  street,  Oct.  12,  1907,  by 
decree  of  the  Superior  Court,  acting  under  authority  of  chapter  111 
of  the  Revised  Statutes  and  chapter  440,  Acts  of  Legislature  of  1902. 
L  1374,  L  2124. 

Dickinson  road,Bri.,  1898;  from  532  Washington  street,  about  203  feet 
southwest  of  Lake  street,  southwest,  parallel  TOth  Lake  street,  about 
457  feet;  named  by  the  owner  Maud  Dickinson  Snow;  shown  on  plan 
dated,  Oct.  15,  1898,  and  filed  in  Suffolk  Reg.,  Lib.  2562,  fol.  117. 

Digby  street.  So.  B.,  1902;  from  Fargo  street,  about  208  feet  southeast 
from  D  street,  northeast,  to  Summer  street;  authority  to  open  given 
by  Street  Commissioners,  Sept.  9,  1902;  built  over  in  the  fall  of  1909. 

*Dighton  place,  Bri.,  1889;  south,  from  Washington  street,  between 
Chestnut  Hill  avenue  and  Eastbum  street;  then  with  two  arms,  one 
branching  northeast  about  230  feet  to  a  dead  end,  the  other  branching 
northwest  about  250  feet  to  a  dead  end;  formerly  called  Winship 
place;  laid  out  as  Dighton  place,  Dec.  19,  1889;  name  changed  to 
Dighton  street,  March  1,  1904,  by  an  order  of  Board  of  Aldermen, 
approved  March  4,  1903,  which  under  chapter  67  of  the  Acts  of  1880 
did  not  go  into  effect  until  March  1,  1904.  L  1850,  L  2177,  L  2195, 
L  2196. 

*Dighton  street,  Bri.,  1904;  from  394  Washington  street,  southwest,  and 
from  35  Chestnut  Hill  avenue,  northwest,  across  the  end  of  the  first 
named  part;  formerly  from  394  Washington  street,  between  Chestnut 
Hill  avenue  and  Eastburn  street,  southwest  about  465  feet;  then  with 
two  arms,  one  branching  northeast  about  230  feet  to  a  dead  end,  and 
the  other  branching  northwest  about  250  feet  to  a  dead  end;  the  name 
of  Dighton  place  changed  to  Dighton  street  by  order  of  the  Board  of 
Aldermen,  approved  March  4,  1903;  in  accordance  with  chapter  67, 
Acts  of  1880,  this  change  did  not  take  effect  until  March  1,  1904; 
extended  to  Chestnut  Hill  avenue,  Aug.  2,  1909.  L  2195,  L  2196, 
L  4151. 

Dillaway  place,  B.,  1840;  from  Charter  street,  northeast,  nearly  opposite 
Washburn  place;  called  Carter  place,  1874. 

*Dillon  street,  B.,  1887;  from  76  Lenox  street  to  31  Sawyer  street;  for- 
merly known  as  Trainer  court  and  Winfred  court;  laid  out  as  Dillon 
street,  Oct.  24,  1887.     L  2034. 

*Dilworth  street,  B.,  1902;  from  388  Northampton  street  to  195 
Camden  street;  Roosevelt  street  laid  out  and  name  changed  to  Dil- 
worth  street,  Aug.  22,  1902.     L  3490,  L  3837. 


154  List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston. 

*Dimock  street,  Rox.,  1884;  from  2933  Washington  street,  nearly  opposite 
Codman  Hill  street,  to  98  Amory  street;  Codman  avenue  laid  out  as 
Dimock  street,  Oct.  20,  1884.     L  1826. 

Dindale's  alley,  B.;  from  Milk  street  to  Franklin  street;  so  called  prior 
to  1796,  when  it  was  called  Theatre  alley;  included  in  Devonshire 
street  in  1859. 

fDingley  place,  B.,  1872;  from  31  Fayette  street,  east  of  Church  street, 
northwest,  past  hose-house,  then  east,  then  southeast,  to  Fayette 
street;  part  to  hose-house  formerly  a  part  of  Knox  street,  as  laid  out 
Sept.  29,  1868;  part  of  Knox  street  from  Church  street,  north,  built 
over,  and  balance  north  of  Church  street  included  in  Dingley  place, 
1869.     L  387,  L  392,  L  404. 

Distill=House  square,  B.,  1743;  from  Sudbury  street,  northwest,  to 
Mill-pond,  then  southwest  to  the  bottom  of  Hawkins  street;  also 
called  Distillers  square;  called  Still-house  square  in  Selectmen's  Ust, 
1788;  a  portion  known  as  Bog  lane  at  one  time;  part  included  in  I  vers 
(now  Bowker)  street,  1820;  name  of  remaining  part  changed  to 
Adams  street,  Sept.  9,  1850,  and  to  Bowker  street,  1868. 

Distill=House  street,  B.,  1826;  from  Wasliington  street  to  Harrison 
avenue,  1826;  shown  as  an  imnamed  passageway  in  1814  (Suffolk 
Deeds,  Lib.  245,  fol.  118);  dedicated  as  a  way  to  be  forever  kept  open, 
Aug.  28,  1818  (Suffolk  Deeds,  Lib.  259,  fol.  260);  called  Distill-House 
street  in  directories  from  1826  to  1844;  called  Indiana  street  in  direc- 
tory from  1844  to  1903;  shown  as  Gibson  street  on  plan  made  by 
Francis  Jackson,  dated  April  23,  1840  (City  Eng.,  Vol.  29,  p.  3); 
name  changed  to  Noanet  street  in  1902. 

*Ditson  street,  Dor.,  1882;  from  31  Charles  street  to  215  Westville  street; 
laid  out,  Nov.  4,  1882.    L  1662,  L  2194. 

Division  street,  B.,  1869;  from  113  Northampton  street  to  9  Chester  park 
(now  655  Massachusetts  avenue),  with  arm  at  right  angle  extending  to 
853  Harrison  avenue,  also  an  arm  leading  from  75  Northampton  street, 
northeast,  to  the  above  described  arm;  shown  without  name  on  plan 
of  the  city  lands  dated  1856  (Vol.  43,  p.  15);  named  Division  street 
by  an  order  approved  by  the  Mayor,  July  26,  1869  (Board  of  Alder- 
men Records,  1869,  p.  878);  portion  from  113  Northampton  street  to 
655  Massachusetts  avenue  laid  out  as  Parmelee  street,  Nov.  3,  1906; 
arm  extending  southeast  to  853  Harrison  avenue  laid  out  as  Trask 
street,  Nov.  3,  1906;  arm  extending  northeast  from  75  Northampton 
street  laid  out  as  Gage  street,  Nov.  3,  1906.     L  3914. 

*Division  street.  So.  B.,  1849;  from  Dorchester  avenue,  at  its  junction 
with  Broadway,  west,  to  Fomidry  street;  laid  out,  Oct.  1,  1873;  for- 
merly called  Short  street  in  1855.     L  898,  L  900. 

Dix  avenue,  Bri.,  1875;  from  Union  street,  southwest,  near  Madison 
avenue  (now  Snow  street). 

Dix  court,  B.;  from  9  Dix  place,  northeast. 

*Dix  place,  B.,  1846;  from  737  Washington  street  to  Tremont  street;  for- 
merly from  Washington  street,  northwest,  opposite  Harvard  street; 
called  Dutch  lane  prior  to  1823;  Orange  court,  1823;  Orange  court, 
from  Washington  street  towards  Johnson  schoolhouse;  accepted  and 
laid  out  as  Orange  court,  Sept.  1,  1845;  name  changed  to  Dix  place, 
March  30,  1846;  extended  to  Tremont  street,  June  19,  1909.  L  321, 
L  4137. 

*Dix  street.  Dor.,  1877;  from  381  Adams  street,  near  Centre  street,  to  1680 
Dorchester  avenue;  laid  out  from  Adams  street.  May  21,  1877;  extended 
to  Dorchester  avenue,  including  Luelner  place,  Oct.  2,  1877.  L  1239, 
L  1267. 


List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston.  155 

*Dixfield  street,  So.  B.,  1899;  from  96  Old  Harbor  street  to  36  Covington 
street;  Old  Harbor  place  laid  out  and  extended  over  and  including 
Atlantic  court  to  Covington  street,  under  the  name  of  Dixfield  street, 
Nov.  6,  1899.     L  3224,  L  3585. 

Dixwell  street,  W.  Rox.,  1898;  from  2001  Columbus  avenue  to  65  School 
street;  formerly  from  Columbus  avenue,  southwesterly,  to  Watson 
place;  authority  to  open  this  last  named  portion  given  by  Street  Com- 
missioners, Jan.  12,  1898;  Watson  place  called  a  part  of  Dixwell  street, 
1901. 

Doane  alley,  B.,  1819;  from  Kilby  street,  east,  then  north  to  Doane 
street  known  as  Marshall's  alley,  1784-1800;  also  called  Bang's  alley, 
1803-25. 

*Doane  street,  B.,  1806;  from  10  Kilby  street  to  9  Broad  street;  Doane's 
wharf  prior  to  1806;  by  request  of  abutters  Selectmen  record  same  as 
a  pubhc  street  with  name  of  Doane  street,  June  11,  1806. 

Dock  lane,  Chsn.;  Park  street  from  City  square  to  Joiner  street  so  called 
at  an  early  date. 

*Dock  square,  B.,  1708;  from  the  southeasterly  line  of  Washington  street 
to  Elm  street,  and  to  Faneuil  Hall  square;  "The  square  from  the  House 
of  Ehakim  Hutchinson,  Esqr.,  to  Mr.  Pemberton's  corner  on  ye  one 
side  &  from  Kennyes  Shop  to  Mr.  Meers  corner  on  ye  other  side,"  1708; 
from  Cornhill  to  west  end  of  Market  (now  Faneuil  Hall)  square,  and 
King's  Tavern,  including  the  block  of  stores  in  the  centre,  1800;  Dock 
square  occupied  a  portion  of  the  site  of  the  old  Town  Dock,  the  waters 
of  which  extended  nearly  to  Brattle  street  and  Elm  street.  In  it  was 
the  town  landing,  and  from  here  the  first  ferry  was  established  to 
Noddle's  Island  (East  Boston)  and  to  the  ships  in  the  Harbor.  Around 
the  dock  was  transacted  the  cliief  mercantile  business  of  the  Town. 
In  1775  a  committee  reported  that  the  Town  Dock  belonged  to  the 
Town  and  recommended  that  the  Town  fill  up  the  same  and  lay  out  a 
suitable  way.  Portion  discontinued,  1852;  westerly  end  called  Adams 
square,  1879.     Vol.  31,  p.  57.     L  65. 

Doherty  court,  E.  B.;  from  178  Everett  street,  near  Lamson  street,  north- 
east. 

Dolan  court,  Rox.;  from  Norfolk  avenue,  near  N.  E.  R.  R.,  southwest; 
included  in  laying  out  of  Marshfield  street,  July  5,  1890.  L  2241;  also 
called  Dolan's  court. 

Dolan's  court,  W.  Rox.,  1900;  from  350  Amory  street. 

Don  street.  Dor.;  from  157  Lauriat  avenue  to  170  Callender  street; 
authority  to  open  given  by  Street  Commissioners,  Sept.  14,  1894. 

Donkin  terrace.  Dor.,  1900;  from  131  Savin  Hill  avenue,  southwesterly, 
between  Rockdale  street  and  Everett  road;  authority  to  open  given 
by  Street  Commissioners,  March  7,  1902. 

Donnybrook  road,  Bri.,  1900;  from  193  Faneuil  street  to  Hobson  street; 
authority  to  open  given  by  Street  Commissioners,  Jan.  31,  1900. 

Donovan  place,  Rox.,  1905;  from  103  Lainartine  street. 

Donovan's  court,  Chsn.;  from  45  Mead  street,  near  Bunker  Hill  street; 
name  changed  to  Mead-street  terrace  in  1908  (sign  on  the  ground). 

■  Doody's  court.  Dor.;  from  145  Geneva  avenue,  near  Columbia  road. 

•Doolin  place,  So.  B.;  from  211  West  Third  street,  southwest,  between  D 
street  and  E  street. 


156  List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston. 

*Dorchester  avenue,  B.,  So.  B.  and  Dor.,  1854;  from  303  Congress  street 
to  junction  of  Adams  street  and  1172  Washington  street  at  Lower 
Mills;  formerly  from  Federal-street  bridge  to  junction  Adams  street 
and  Washington  street  at  Lower  Mills;  shown  as  an  unnamed  avenue 
on  plan  dated  1811;  formerly  called  Dorchester  turnpike  and  some- 
times, though  improperly,  South  Boston  turnpike,  and  the  part  from 
dividing  line  between  Boston  and  Dorchester  to  Federal-street  bridge 
,  called  Turnpike  street;  Turnpike  street  from  Federal-street  bridge  to 
dividing  line  between  Boston  and  Dorchester  named  Dorchester 
avenue,  March  27,  1854;  part  in  Dorchester  laid  out  and  located 
April,  1854;  lines  changed  in  neighborhood  of  Crescent  avenue  and 
Pond  (now  East  Cottage)  street,  Sept.  8,  1865;  name  of  part  formerly 
Turnpike  street  and  Dorchester  avenue  to  dividing  line  between 
Boston  and  Dorchester  changed  to  Federal  street  in  continuation  of 
that  street,  Feb.  13,  1866;  same  renamed  Dorchester  avenue,  March  1, 
1870;  relocated  from  Commercial  (now  Freeport)  street  to  Adams 
street,  Aug.  18,  1881;  relocated  from  Field's  corner  to  the  Lower 
Mills,  May  12,  1884;  extended  over  Federal-street  bridge  and  over  a 
small  portion  of  the  former  location  of  Federal  street  (now  in  the 
grounds  of  the  Boston  Terminal  Company),  thence  northeasterly,  and 
then  northerly  by  the  harbor  line  over  the  grounds  of  the  Boston 
Terminal  Company  along  Fort  Point  channel  and  over  portions  of 
same  to  Summer  street,  April  8, 1897,  under  chapter  516  of  the  Acts  of 
1896;  portion  between  Summer  street  and  Congress  street  laid  out 
by  decree  of  Superior  Court,  filed  March  19,  1897,  under  authority 
of  Acts  of  1896,  chapter  535;  named  Dorchester  avenue,  March  1,  1901; 
grade  changed  so  that  the  way  may  be  carried  under  the  Shawmut 
branch  railroad,  Oct.  12,  1907,  by  decree  of  the  Superior  Court,  acting 
under  authority  of  chapter  111  of  the  Revised  Statutes  and  chapter 
440,  Acts  of  Legislature  of  1902.  Vol.  31,  p.  79.  L  39,  L  79,  L  85, 
L  245,  L  360,  L  446,  L  474,  L  603,  L  632,  L  683,  L  725,  L  881,  L  1122, 
L  1123,  L  1214,  L  1215,  L  1231,  L  1285,  L  1415,  L  1510,  L  1546, 
L  1771,  L  1772,  L  1773,  L  1774,  L  1865,  L  2093,  L  2223,  L  2227,  L  2436, 
L  2468, L  2469, L  2470, L  2471, L  2472, L  2473,  L  2474, L  2475, L  2614, 
L  2815,  L  2816,  L  2817,  L  2818,  L  3935,  L  3936,  L  3972,  L  4183. 

*Dorchester=avenue  bridge,  So.  B.,  1902;  on  Dorchester  avenue  from 
Hyde  street,  over  the  tracks  of  the  O.  C.  Div.  of  the  N.  Y.,  N.  H.  & 
H.  R.  R.  to  Howell  street;  built  under  authority  of  chapter  519  of 
the  Acts  of  the  Legislature  of  1897;  bridge  completed  and  opened  for 
public  travel,  June  7,  1902. 

Dorchester  Brook,  Dor.  and  Rox.;  on  the  northwesterly  limits  of  Dor- 
chester, through  the  middle  of  which  ran  a  portion  of  the  former 
boundary  hne  between  Dorchester  and  Roxbury;  it  was  also  called 
Roxbury  Brook,  the  terms  being  used  interchangeably.  It  had  its 
source  in  two  ponds  located  between  the  present  Devon  street  and 
Stanwood  street,  about  600  feet  east  of  Blue  Hill  avenue,  whence  it 
flowed  in  a  northerly  direction,  crossing  Quincy  street  into  the 
meadows  lying  north  of  that  way,  along  the  rear  of  the  lots  fronting 
the  easterly  side  of  Cherry  (now  Dacia)  street;  thence  over  the  loca- 
tion of  what  is  now  the  part  of  Dacia  street  lying  between  Dewey 
street  and  Brookford  street;  thence  continuing  substantially  parallel 
with  Judson  street  to  Dudley  street,  crossing  the  latter  and  passing 
over  the  location  or  nearly  so  of  the  street  now  known  as  Rockford 
street  to  CUfton  street;  imm  here  its  course  was  somewhat  irregular, 
assuming  a  serpentine  form,  several  times  doubling  on  itself  before 
it  discharged  into  the  waters  of  South  Bay,  not  far  from  what  was 
formerly  called  Pine  Island.  The  waters  oi  this  brook  were  diverted 
into  a  sewer  as  follows,  viz.,  between  Clifton  street  and  the  N.  E. 
R.  R.,  1872;  between  Quincy  street  and  a  ditch,  between  Massa- 
chusetts avenue  and  Clapp  street,  1874;  between  Quincy  street  and 
Lawrence  avenue,  1875;  the  remaining  portions  of  the  brook  are 
now  filled. 


List  of  Stkeets,  Etc.,  in  Boston.  157 

Dorchester  Heights,  So.  B.,  1776;  the  present  Telegraph  hill;  it  com- 
prised in  1776  the  two  hills  lying  between  Dorchester  street  and  H 
street;  the  westerly  one  was  known  in  1710  as  Strawberry  hill,  also 
as  Signal-tree  hill;  the  more  easterly  hill  was  known  in  1710  as 
Middle  hill;  the  easterly  hill  has  entirely  disappeared;  Dorchester 
Heights  were  fortified  by  the  American  troops  in  the  Revolutionary 
War  in  1776  and  also  in  1812;  also  has  been  called  Mt.  Washington 
(see  Vol.  28,  p.  46). 

Dorchester  road,  Dor.,  1809;  see  plan,  Lib.  33,  fol.  177,  Norfolk  Reg. 

Dorchester  square,  Dor.,  1872;  between  Church,  Winter,  Adams  and 
Bowdoin  streets;  Meeting  House  hill,  called  Dorchester  square, 
Dec.  28,  1872. 

Dorchester  street,  B.,  1814;  from  Washington  street,  southeast,  so 
called  previous  to  1826;  shown  as  Brookline  street  on  plan  of  the 
Neck  lands,  dated  May  22,  1828;  named  East  Brookline  street,  1868. 

*Dorchester  street.  So.  B.,  1804;  from  junction  Southampton,  Boston 
and  Preble  streets  and  Dorchester  avenue  to  I  street;  Feb.  27,  1805, 
the  Board  of  Selectmen,  in  accordance  with  an  act  of  the  Legislature 
passed  March  6,  1804,  laid  out  Dorchester  street  according  to  a  plan 
drawn  by  Mather  Withington,  dated  Oct.  4,  1804,  from  the  dividing 
line  between  South  Boston  and  Dorchester,  "at  the  place  where  the 
present  road  over  the  marsh  and  causeway  crosses  said  division  line; 
thence  running  north  63  degrees  east,  the  distance  of  42  chains,  20 
links,  being  80  feet  wide"  (to  Broadway);  the  above  laying  out  in- 
cludes a  portion  of  the  "Old  road";  committee  authorized  to  complete 
so  much  "as  they  may  think  expedient,"  May  19,  1819;  completed 
from  Broadway  to  First  street,  Nov.  7,  1821;  street  "running  from 
Dorchester  line  to  the  water,  in  a  northeasterly  direction,  formerly 
called  Dorchester 'street  and  recently  Mather  street  and  Boston  street," 
named  Dorchester  street  throughout,  July  3,  1855;  lines  defined 
between  Eighth  street  and  O.  C.  (now  N.  Y.,  N.  H.  &  H.)  R.  R., 
Dec.  15,  1863;  laid  out  from  I  street  to  line  between  Boston  and  Dor- 
chester, Nov.  17,  1868;  part  between  Dorchester  avenue  and  Boston 
street  (at  Mt.  Vernon  street)  named  Boston  street,  Oct.  7,  1873.  Vol. 
31,  p.  16.  L  53,  L  140,  L  195,  L  253,  L  263,  L  265,  L  267,  L  335,  L  353, 
L  363,  L  683,  L  716,  L  865,  L  866,  L  879,  L  1209,  L  1415,  L  1508, 
L  3689, L  3690, L  3930, L  3931. 

Dorchester=street  bridge,  So.  B.;  on  Dorchester  street,  over  the  tracks 
of  the  O.  C.  R.  R.;  the  original  bridge  was  of  wood  and  was  probably 
built  about  1845,  as  the  railroad  was  opened  from  South  Boston  to 
Plymouth,  Nov.  10,  1845;  the  bridge  was  maintained  by  the  O.  C. 
&  N.  (later  O.  C.)  R.  R.  Co.;  when  Dorchester  street  was  widened 
in  1869,  by  an  agreement  with  the  railroad  company,  the  city  replaced 
the  bridge  with  one  of  iron;  repaired  in  1893  by  the  railroad  company; 
when  Dorchester  street  was  widened,  June  29,  1903,  the  bridge  was 
abandoned  as  Dorchester  street  was  lowered  to  meet  the  grade  of 
Old  Colony  avenue  as  laid  out  under  authority  of  chapter  428,  Acts 
of  the  Legislature  of  1890,  and  chapter  519  of  1897;  work  of  demolition 
of  the  bridge  begun  Oct.  21,  1903;  it  was  done  in  sections,  one  half 
remaining  in  use  while  the  portion  of  street  on  the  opposite  side 
was  being  constructed;  work  of " demolition  of  bridge  completed, 
Sept.  7,  1904;  the  old  bridge  was  sometimes  colloquially  called  the 
"  Red  Bridge." 

Dorchester  turnpike.  Dor.,  1805;  from  Milton  bridge  te  Nook  point; 
see  Statutes,  March  4,  1805;  "Turnpike  to  Boston";  laid  out  and 
located  as  public  way,  April  22,  1854;  called  Dorchester  avenue, 
March  27,  1854;  named  Federal  street,  Feb.  13,  1866;  renamed 
Dorchester  avenue,  March  1,  1820. 


158  List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston. 

Dorchesterway,  Dor.,  1892;  part  of  Parkway,  from  Edward  Everett 
square,  to  the  water  in  Old  Harbor;  named,  1892;  now  part  of 
Columbia  road,  which  was  laid  out  over  it,  Aug.  31,  1897.  L  2871, 
L  2872, L  3388. 

fDoris  street,  Dor.,  1903;  from  Gardner  avenue  to  41  Auckland  street; 
formerly  from  Dorchester  avenue,  between  Savin  Hill  avenue  and 
Elton  street,  to  Auckland  street;  name  of  Lombard  way  changed  to 
Doris  street  in  1903;  authority  to  open  the  portion  from  Dorchester 
avenue  to  Gardner  avenue  given  by  the  Street  Commissioners, 
Oct.  28,  1904;  laid  out  from  Dorchester  avenue  to  Auckland  street, 
March  11,  1909.     L  4131. 

Dorr  street,  So.  B.,  1864;  from  448  Dorchester  avenue,  near  D  street, 
southeast,  crossing  Ames  street;  shown  as  an  unnamed  street  on 
plan,  1854;  included  in  the  laying  out  of  Damrell  street,  Jan.  7,  1910. 
L  4200. 

*Dorr  street,  Rox.,  1833;  from  70  Highland  street  to  61  Lambert  avenue; 
laid  out  and  accepted,  Dec.  8,  1871.     L  723. 

*Dorrance  street,  Chsn.,  1863;  from  junction  Mystic  avenue  and  649 
Main  street  to  76  Arlington  avenue;  from  Main  street  laid  out  and 
accepted,  Dec.  24,  1868. 

*Dorset  street.  Dor.,  1882;  from'  162  Boston  street  to  809  Dorchester 
avenue,  opposite  Locust  street;  laid  out,  Aug.  8,  1888;  formerly  called 
Hubbardston  street.     L  2086. 

*Dorsett's  alley,  B.;  opinion  of  town  advocate  that  the  way  was  a 
townway,  Nov.  11,  1807;  same  as  Dassett's  alley;  included  in  Brattle 
street  in  1820. 

Douglas  street.  So.  B.,  1860;  from  455  East  Eighth  street,  between  G 
street  and  Hamlin  street,  to  1430  Columbia  road;  shown  on  plan  dated 
June  2,  1860,  as  extending  from  East  Eighth  street  south  about  300 
feet  (Suffolk  Deeds,  Lib.  786,  fol.  216);  East  Ninth  street  (now 
Columbia  road)  laid  out  across  the  southerly  end  of  Douglas  street, 
Oct.  6,  1883;  named  in  honor  of  Stephen  A.  Douglas,  whose  name  was 
spelled  Douglas. 

Douglass  avenue,  Rox.;  from  20  Mall  street,  between  Dayton  avenue 
and  Harrison  avenue,  to  15  Webber  street;  called  also  Mall-street 
place  in  1873. 

Douglass  court,  B.,  1872;  from  147  Endicott  street,  east;  called  Endi- 
cott-street  place,  1837;  Douglass  court,  1872. 

Dove  court,  Rox.;  from  5  Dove  street,  southwest. 

*Dove  street.  So.  B.,  1862;  from  Dorchester  street,  between  West  First 
street  and  West  Second  street,  to  E  street;  report  recommending 
acceptance  from  Dorchester  street  to  F  street,  on  certain  conditions, 
July  28,  1862;  same  laid  out  and  accepted,  Sept.  11, 1878;  laid  out  from 
E  street  to  F  street,  July  2,  1885;  name  changed  to  Dresser  street, 
March  1,  1900.     L  1317,  L  1867. 

*Dove  street,  Rox.,  1853;  from  256  Blue  Hill  avenue  to  36  Dacia  street; 
laid  out  and  accepted,  July  29,  1879.     L  1371. 

Dover  place,  B.,  1848;  from  Dover  street,  south,  then  east  to  Harrison 
avenue,  called  Granite  place,  1844;  Dover  place,  1848;  Dover-street 
place,  1861;  laid  out  with  name  of  Fay  street,  Nov.  9,  1877.    L  1288. 

*Dover  street,  B.,  1834;  from  498  Tremont  street  to  N.  Y.,  N.  H.  &  H. 
R.  R. ;  laid  out  from  Orange  (now  Washington)  street  to  South  bridge 
on  Front  street  (now  Harrison  avenue),  but  not  named,  July  11, 
1804;  extended  to  Tremont  street  and  named  Dover  street,  Nov.  10, 
1834;  from  Washington  street  to  South  Boston  bridge,   including 


List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston.  159 

South  Bridge  street  (sometimes  called  Bridge  street  and  also  East 
Dover  street),  1839;  laid  out  over  tide-water,  from  Albany  street  to 
location  of  O.  C.  (now  N.  Y.,  N.  H.  &  H.)  R.  R.,  Aug.  16,  1876; 
grade  revised  in  connection  with  West  Fourth  street  so  that  the  ways 
may  be  carried  over  the  tracks  of  the  N.  Y.,  N.  H.  &  H.  R.  R.,  by 
decree  of  the  Superior  Court,  Nov.  17,  1892,  under  authority  of 
chapter  428,  Acts  of  the  Legislature  of  1890.  L  26,  L  185^,  L  408, 
L  544,  L  545,  L  639,  L  724,  L  837,  L  1164,  L  1184,  L  1349,  L  4176. 

*Dover=street  bridge,  B.  and  So.  B.,  1805;  from  330  Dover  street  over 
Fort  Point  channel  to  60  West  Fourth  street;  built  by  the  "  Pro- 
prietors of  the  Boston  South  bridge";  opened  for  public  travel,  Oct. 
1,  1805;  conveyed  to  the  City  of  Boston  by  deed  dated  April  19, 
1832;  called  South  bridge  and  South  Boston  bridge,  1805;  made  part 
of  Dover  street,  Aug.  16,   1876. 

Dover=street  place,  B.,  1861;  from  East  Dover  street,  south,  then  east 
to  Harrison  avenue;  called  Granite  place,  1844;  Dover  place,  1848; 
Dover-street  place,  1861;  laid  out  with  name  of  Fay  street,  Nov.  9, 
1877.     L  26,  L  1288. 

fDowner  avenue.  Dor.,  1871;  from  137  Pleasant  street,  near  Hancock 
street,  to  88  Sawyer  avenue;  laid  out  from  Pleasant  street,  284  feet, 
crossing  end  of  De  Wolf  street,  Dec.  13,  1879.     L  729,  L  1413. 

Downer  court,  Dor.;  from  364  Bowdoin  street,  near  Hendry  street, 
northwest. 

*Downer  square.  Dor.,  1908;  the  open  space  at  the  intersection  of  Han- 
cock and  Pleasant  streets;  named  by  Board  of  Aldermen  and 
approved  by  the  Mayor,  Feb.   19,   1908. 

*Downer  street,  Rox.,  1866;  from  Tremont  street  (now  Huntington 
avenue),  northeast,  near  Brookline  hne,  and  parallel  with  Muddy 
river;  laid  out,  Nov.  9,  1877;  included  in  Riverway,  April  30,  1890. 
L  1286. 

Downer  street.  Dor.,  1903;  from  40  Howe  street,  near  lot  of  Home  for 
Consumptives,  southeast  about  137  feet;  shown  on  plan  by  the 
C.  H.  W.  Wood  Company,  dated  Aug.  3,  1903. 

Downing  place,  Rox.;  from  159  Vernon  street;  partly  built  over  in 
1903. 

*Downing  street,  Rox.,  1884;  from  10  Whittier  street  to  141  Vernon 
street;  Culvert  place  laid  out  and  named  Downing  street,  Aug.  29, 
1884.     L  1812. 

*Dracut  street.  Dor.,  1890;  from  1872  Dorchester  avenue  to  12  Bruce 
street;  Dell  street  laid  out  as  Dracut  street,  April  19,  1890.     L  2221. 

Drake  place,  E.  B.;  from  88  Chelsea  street  to  Paris  place,  with  an  arm 
extending  easterly  about  100  feet. 

fDraper  court.  Dor.,  1807;  from  jimction  of  Bowdoin  street  and  Hancock 
(now  Bowdoin)  street,  at  Eaton  square,  northwest;  located.  May 
18,  1807;  the  name  of  the  public  portion  changed  to  Hendry  street, 
March  1,  1901;  the  remaining  portion  called  Hendry  street  in  1901. 

*Draper  street.  Dor.,  1871;  from  271  Bowdoin  street  to  37  Arcadia  street; 
formerly  from  Arcadia  street,  northwest,  crossing  Westville  street  and 
Robinson  street;  laid  out  from  Robinson  street  to  Arcadia  street, 
Nov.  10,  1871;  authority  to  open  part  between  Homes  avenue  and 
Bowdoin  street  given  by  Street  Commissioners,  Aug.  2,  1894;  extended 
from  Robinson  street  to  Bowdoin  street,  June  16,  1899.  L  713, 
L  1538,  L  3128,  L  3129,  L  3618,  L  3619. 

Draper  street,  W.  Rox.,  1872;  from  Beech  street,  northeast,  between 
Anawan  avenue  and  West  Roxbury  branch  railroad;  shown  only  on 
plan  of  Anawan  Land  Company,  dated  June,  1872. 


160  List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston. 

Draper  terrace,  W.  Rox.;  Fowle  street  from  94  Rowe  street  called,  in 
Hyde's  street  list,  Draper  terrace  previous  to  1904. 

Draper's  alley,  B.,  1734;  from  Brattle  square  to  Comhill;  called  also 
Boylston's  alley;  included  in  extension  of  Washington  street,  1872. 

Draper's  lane,  B.;  from  3  Newland  street  to  2  Ivanhoe  street. 

Draw=Bridge,  B.;  over  the  Mill  creek,  in  Ann  (now  North)  street;  rebmlt 
about  1688. 

Draw=Bridge  street,  B.;  Ann  (now  North)  street  was  at  one  time  so 
called. 

Drayton  avenue,  Dor.,  1897;  from  272  Quincy  street  to  12  Bodwell 
street;  authority  to  open  given  by  Street  Commissioners,  July  13, 
1897. 

*Dresden  street,  W.  Rox.,  1899;  from  78  Spring  Park  avenue  to  55 
Boylston  street;  Nelson  street  laid  out  imder  the  name  of  Dresden 
street,  Aug.  4,  1899.     L  3165,  L  3452. 

*Dresser  street.  So.  B.,  1900;  from  13  Dorchester  street  to  383  E 
street;  name  of  Dove  street  changed  to  Dresser  street,  March  1,  1900. 
L  1317,  L  1867, 

Drew  place,  Rox.;  from  203  Ruggles  street,  near  Colimibus  avenue, 
northeast. 

Drisko  street,  Rox.,  1871;  from  430  Huntington  avenue,  southeast; 
formerly  from  Parker  (now  Hemenway)  street;  crossing  Huntington 
avenue,  southeast;  portion  between  Huntington  avenue  and  Parker 
(now  Hemenway)  street  included  in  the  extension  of  Hxmtington 
avenue.  May  24,  1881.     L  1525. 

*Drohan  square,  Dor.,  1905;  the  open  space  at  the  junction  of  the  two 
branches  of  Edison  green;  named  in  honor  of  the  late  John  Drohan, 
formerly  Superintendent  of  Lamps  of  Boston;  named  by  an  order  of 
the  City  Council,  taking  effect  on  Oct.  7,  1905. 

Dromey  avenue.  Dor.,  1889;  from  the  angle  in  Dromey  street,  south- 
east; formerly  from  26  Brookford  street,  northeast,  to  Judson  street, 
then  southeast  with  an  arm  branching  to  30  Brookford  street;  Judson 
street  extended  over  a  portion  of  Dromey  avenue  to  26  Brookford 
street,  Dec.  12,  1896;  from  Judson  street,  southeast,  to  the  bend, 
then  south  to  30  Brookford  street,  laid  out  as  Dromey  street,  Oct. 
8,  1897.     L  2800. 

*DroiTiey  street.  Dor.,  1897;  from  40  Judson  street  to  30  Brookford 
street;  the  portion  of  Dromey  avenue  from  Judson  street,  southeast, 
then  southwest  to  Brookford  street,  laid  out  as  Dromey  street, 
Oct.  8,   1897.     L  2904. 

Druid  street.  Dor.;  from  1110  Morton  street  to  99  Codman  street; 
authority  to  open  part  given  by  Street  Commissioners,  May  5,  1893, 
and  June  7,  1893. 

Drum  lane,  B.;  from  the  Mill-pond,  east,  to  the  sea;  now  Cross  street. 

Drury  place,  Rox.,  1874;  from  Parker  street,  nearly  opposite  Delia 
avenue,  to  Terrace  street;  laid  out  as  a  public  street  with  name  of 
Oscar  street,  Aug.   19,   1881.     L  1548. 

Duck  lane,  Bri.;  from  Western  avenue,  northeast,  to  Smith  street,  near 
and  parallel  with  North  Harvard  street;  shown  as  a  part  of  Smith 
street  on  Bromley's  atlas,  dated  1897,  and  is  so  known. 

Duck=lane  place,  Bri.;  from  136  North  Harvard  street  to  Smith  street; 
also  called  Duck  lane  and  Pennsylvania  avenue. 

Duck  place,  Bri.;  from  122  North  Harvard  street  to  Smith  street. 


List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston.  161 

Dudley  avenue,  W.  Rox.,  1871;  from  4379  Washington  street,  opposite 
Norfolk  street,  northwest,  to  Belgrade  avenue,  opposite  Walworth 
street;  formerly  from  Washington  street  across  B.  &  P.  (now  N.  Y., 
N.  H.  &  H.)  R.  R.  to  South  street;  called  in  1867  Dudley  avenue, 
and  described  as  leading  from  South  street  to  Shawmut  avenue; 
portion  of  Dudley  avenue  from  Belgrade  avenue  to  South  street  laid 
out  under  name  of  Walworth  street,  Oct.  29,  1908.     L  4104. 

Dudley  place,  Rox.,  1855;  from  42  Dudley  street,  north,  near  Putnam 
street,  then  both  east  and  west. 

*Dudley  square,  Rox.;  junction  Waslungton  and  Dudley  streets  and 
Guild  row;  named  Dudley  square  in  honor  of  Gov.  Thomas  Dudley 
by  an  order  of  the  City  Council,  approved  by  the  Mayor,  Dec.  8,  1908. 

*Dudley  street,  Rox.  and  Dor.,  1662;  from  1  Eliot  square  in  Roxbury  to 
590  Columbia  road  at  Columbia  square,  Dorchester;  formerly  from 
EHot  square,  in  Roxbury,  to  junction  of  Hancock,  Boston  and  Stough- 
ton  streets,  in  Dorchester,  and  a  piece  in  Roxbury,  now  called  Dearborn 
street,  running  north  from  a  point  opposite  Mt.  Pleasant  avenue 
to  Eustis  street;  located  from  Guild  row  to  Dorchester  Brook,  Jan. 
19,  1662;  part  in  Roxbury,  from  Guild  row  to  Roxbury  street  at 
Eliot  square,  opened  and  called  Dudley  street,  prior  to  1825;  named 
"from  parting  stone  by  James  Riley's  store,  through  Dudley  street 
by  Samuel  Weld's  to  Eustis  street,"  May  9,  1825;  straightened,  etc., 
near  Greenville  street,  Oct.  26,  1846;  part  of  Eustis  street,  from 
what  is  now  Dearborn  street  to  Dorchester  line,  named  Dudley  street, 
April  21,  1868;  name  of  part  of  Stoughton  street,  "from  Brooks 
avenue  to  Upham's  corner"  (now  Columbia  square),  changed  to 
Dudley  street,  June  30,  1874;  part  in  Dorchester  sometimes  called 
Lower  road  to  Boston.  L  628,  L  701,  L  702,  L  703,  L  704,  L  705, 
L  706,  L  782,  L  783,  L  784,  L  880,  L  882,  L  902,  L  1369,  L  1541, 
L  1788,  L  1791,  L  2290,  L  2755,  L  3162,  L  3891. 

Duke  street.  Dor.,  1895;  from  71  Wellington  Hill  street  to  48  Ormond 
street;  authority  to  open  from  Ponemar  (now  Wellington  Hill)  street 
to  Ormond  street  given  by  Street  Commissioners,  May  20,  1895. 

Dumas  street.  Dor.,  1892;  from  58  Willowwood  street  to  53  Mascot  street. 

Dumas  street,  Bri.,  1897;  from  70  Antwerp  street  to  67  Litchfield  street. 

Dummers'  corner,  B.,  1708;  corner  of  King  (now  State)  street  and 
Mackerel  lane  (now  Kilby  street)  then  so  called. 

Dummers'  corner,  B.,  1732;  corner  School  street  and  Governor's  alley 
(Province  street)  then  so  called. 

Dummy  field,  Bri.;  a  colloquial  name  to  the  lot  of  land  on  the  west 
side  of  Everett  street  and  south  of  the  railroad. 

Dunbar  avenue.  Dor.;  from  711  Washington  street  to  beyond  Whitman 
street,  formerly  from  Washington  street,  nearly  opposite  Roslin 
street,  to  Gordon  street;  authority  to  open  from  Washington  street, 
westerly,  given  by  the  Street  Commissioners,  April  29,  1898. 

Dunbar  street,  W.  Rox.,  1888;  from  91  Westover  street,  northeast,  to 
Brookline  line. 

Dunboy  avenue,  Bri.,  1889;  from  Faneuil  street  to  Bigelow  street;  known 
as  Everett  street  in  1858;  laid  out  as  Dunboy  street,  Aug.  13,  1889. 
L  2151. 

*Dunboy  street,  Bri.,  1889;  from  353  Faneuil  street  to  175  Bigelow  street; 
known  as  Everett  street  in  1858;  Dunboy  avenue  in  1889;  Dunboy 
avenue  laid  out  as  Dunboy  street,  Aug.  13,  1889.     L  2151. 

Duncan  place.  Dor.;  from  11  Duncan  street,  opposite  Fen  ton  street, 
southwest. 


162  List  op  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston. 

Duncan  street,  Rox.,  1873;  from  262  Ruggles  street,  opposite  Leon  street, 
to  70  Halleck  street;  authority  to  open  given  by  Street  Commissioners, 
Oct.  5,  1895. 

*Duncan  street,  Dor.,  1870;  from  38  Leonard  street  to  9  Greenwich  street 
near  Field's  Corner;  laid  out,  Dec.  14,  1893.     L  2572. 

*Dundee  street,  Rox.,  1891;  from  200  Massachusetts  avenue  to  6  Dalton 
street;  laid  out  from  West  Chester  park  (now  Massachusetts  avenue) 
to  Dalton  street,  Nov.  2,  1891.     L  2355. 

*Dunford  street,  Rox.;  from  19  Cobden  street  to  6  Fenner  street;  authority 
to  open  given  by  Street  Commissioners,  Feb.  6, 1893;  laid  out,  Nov.  22, 
1899.     L  3234,  L  3449. 

Dunham  park.  So.  B.;  from  65  West  Fifth  street;  formerly  Webster  place. 

*Dunham  street.  So.  B.,  1885;  from  angle  in  328  East  Ninth  street,  south- 
east of  Mercer  street,  to  123  Old  Harbor  street;  narhe  of  part  of  East 
Ninth  street  changed  to  Dunham  street,  March  1,  1885;  called  Eden 
street  in  1846.  Suffolk  Deeds,  Lib.  564,  fol.  72,  G  259.  L  191,  L  192, 
L  751, L  1789. 

Dunkeld  place.  Dor.,  1897;  from  194  Quincy  street,  nearly  opposite 
Mascoma  street,  northeasterly;  in  same  location  as  former  Bartol 
street;  called  Sweet  Fern  terrace  in  1900. 

Dunkeld  street.  Dor.;  from  175  Quincy  street  to  78  Fayston  street; 
authority  to  open  given  by  the  Street  Commissioners,  June  25,  1909. 

Dunlow  place,  Rox.;  from  37  Dunlow  street,  near  Elmwood  street. 

Dunlow  street,  Rox.,  1868;  from  221  Roxbury  street  to  63  Elmwood 
street;  name  of  High  street  changed  to  Dunlow  street,  April  21,  1868. 

*Dunmore  street,  Rox.,  1884;  from  386  Dudley  street  to  14  Magazine 
street;  part  of  Magazine  street,  from  St.  Patrick's  church  to  Dudley 
street,  at  Hampden  street,  named  Dunmore  street,  March  1,  1884. 
L  1972. 

Dunn  court.  Dor.,  1898;  from  1149  Dorchester  avenue,  between  Savin 
Hill  avenue  and  Roach  street. 

Dunreath  place,  Rox.;  from  Warren  street,  near  Montrose  avenue  (now 
street),  east;  laid  out  as  Dunreath  street  from  Warren  street.  May  10, 
1889.     L  2130. 

*Dunreath  street,  Rox.,  1889;  from  236  Warren  street,  near  Montrose 
street,  to  3  Aspen  street;  laid  out  from  Warren  street  about  190  feet. 
May  10,  1889;  extended  to  Aspen  street,  Nov.  6,  1902.  L  2130,  L  3519, 
L  3830,  L  3841. 

*Dunstable  street,  Chsn.,  1881;  from  284  Main  street  to  277  Rutherford 
avenue;  private  way  called  Winchester  street  laid  out  from  Ruther- 
ford avenue  and  extended  to  Main  street,  and  named  Dunstable 
street,  Nov.  11,  1881.     L  1565. 

Dunster  road,  W.  Rox.,  1907;  from  821  Centre  street,  between  Holbrook 
street  and  Aldworth  street,  to  northeast  of  Dane  street;  name  of  Case 
street  changed  to  Dunster  road  by  the  abutting  owners,  April,  1907. 

Dunwell  street,  W.  Rox.,  1890;  from  236  Baker  street  to  15  Heldun 
street;  authority  to  open  given  by  Street  Commissioners,  Feb.  19,  1901, 

Dupee  place,  B.,  1839;  from  Friend  street,  north,  near  Hanover  street, 
1839;  part  included  in  extension  of  Washington  street,  1872,  and 
the  remainder  built  over. 

fDupont  street,  Chsn.,  1890;  from  168  Chelsea  street  to  northwest  of 
Decatur  street;  part  of  Perry  street  from  168  Chelsea  street  to  73 
Decatur  street  laid  out  as  Dupont  street,  Aug.  29,  1890;  remaining 
portion  of  Perry  street  shown  as  Dupont  street  in  Assessors'  books  of 
1891.     L2258. 


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Durant  street,  W.  Rox.,  1895;  from  432  Baker  street  to  Barnes  street; 
authority  to  open  given  by  Street  Commissioners,  May  3,  1895. 

*Durham  street,  B.,  1880;  from  120  St.  Botolph  street  to  B.  &  P.  (now 
N.  Y.,  N.  H.  &  H.)  R.  R.;  laid  out,  Jan.  19,  1880.     L  1424. 

*Dustin  street,  Bri.,  1888;  from  679  Cambridge  street  to  120  North  Beacon 
street;  Gramercy  street  laid  out  as  Dustin  street,  Feb.  20,  1890. 
L  2207. 

Dutch  lane,  B.;  from  Washington  street,  west,  near  EHot  street;  so 
called  prior  to  1823;  called  Orange  court,  1823;  named  Dix  place,  1846. 

Dutton  place,  B.,  1857;  from  49  Phillips  street,  near  Grove  street,  north; 
built  over  in  1907. 

*Dwight  street,  B.,  1859;  from  229  Shawmut  avenue  to  520  Tremont 
street;  a  part  of  Groton  street,  1826;  named  Dwight  street,  April  19, 
1859. 

Dwinell  street,  W.  Rox.;  from  660  Weld  street,  near  Arnold  street,  to 
beyond  Worley  street. 

Dyer  avenue,  Dor.,  1872;  from  1429  Blue  Hill  avenue,  between  Almont 
street  and  Wellington  Hill  street,  northwest,  to  Savannah  avenue; 
formerly  from  Blue  Hill  avenue,  northwest;  extended  to  Savannah 
avenue  by  plan  dated  May  2,  1903. 

Dyer  avenue,  So.  B.;  from  291  West  Third  street  to  324  Athens  street, 
near  F  street. 

Dyer  court.  Dor.,  from  17  Capen  street,  nearly  opposite  Dyer  street, 
westerly. 

Dyer  street.  Dor.,  1871;  from  26  Capen  street,  east,  then  southeast,  to 
47  Evans  street. 

Dyer's  court,  Chsn.;  from  430  Main  street;  through  a  covered  passageway. 

Dyke  road,  Rox.,  1832;  from  Tide  Mill  road,  southeast,  to  boundary 
line  between  Boston  and  Roxbury;  part  of  Dyke  street,  Boston,  and 
now  part  of  Harrison  avenue. 

Dyke  street,  B.;  ordered  to  be  repaired,  etc.,  from  Dedham  (now  East 
Dedham)  street  to  the  east  end  of  the  dyke,  June  2,  1835;  Front 
street  (now  Harrison  avenue)  continued  spoken  of  as  "  lately  Dyke 
street,"  October,  1835;  now  a  part  of  Harrison  avenue. 

fE  street.  So.  B.,  1804;  from  Old  Colony  avenue  to  591  Simimer  street; 
formerly  from  O.  C.  (later  N.  Y.,  N.  H.  &  H.)  R.  R.,  now  Old  Colony 
avenue,  to  Summer  street;  projected  "  from  the  boundary  line  to  the 
sea  ";  laid  out  50  feet  wide  by  Town  of  Dorchester,  from  North  (now 
West  Eighth)  street,  62  feet,  to  South  Boston  line,  April  11,  1849; 
laid  out  from  SulUvan  (now  West  Ninth)  street  to  low- water  mark, 
Nov.  17,  1868;  laid  out  from  West  Ninth  street  to  the  O.  C.  R.  R. 
(now  Old  Colony  avenue),  Oct.  12,  1892;  laid  out  from  Summer  street 
to  Fargo  street,  Dec.  16,  1901.     L  2443,  L  3443,  L  3768. 

E  street,  W.  Rox.,  1868;  from  Spring  Park  avenue,  south,  then  east  to 
D  (now  Rockview)  street;  laid  out  from  Spring  Park  avenue  to 
Hazel  street  (now  Robinwood  avenue),  imder  name  of  Enfield  street, 
Aug.  28,  1880;  and  from  Rockview  (formerly  D)  street  to  Enfield 
street,  under  name  of  Hazel  street,  Aug.  28,  1880;  name  changed 
to  Robinwood  avenue,  March  1,  1901.     L  1477,  L  1478. 

E  street.  Dor.,  1892;  from  Pleasant  street  to  Bakersfield  (formerly  F) 
street;  authority  to  open  given  by  Street  Commissioners,  May  4, 
1892;  afterwards  called  Willis  street,  and  laid  out  under  that  name 
from  Pleasant  street  to  Sumner  street,  Aug.  10,  1893.     L  2527. 


164  List  of  Stkeets,  Etc.,  in  Boston. 

E  street  —  D  street,  W.  Rox.,  1868;  street  so  called  connecting  D  (now 
Rockview)  street  and  E  (now  Enfield)  street,  and  about  190  feet 
long;  laid  out  as  Hazel  street  (now  Robin  wood  avenue),  Aug.  28, 
1880.     L  1478. 

Eagle=Mill  place,  Dor.;  from  River  street,  opposite  Cedar  street,  south; 
abandoned,  built  over,  1903. 

Eagle  pass,  Chsn.;  from  44  Mead  street,  northwest,  near  Russell  street; 
shown  on  atlas  of  1892. 

*Eagle  square,  E.  B.,  1858;  space  inclosed  by  East  Eagle  street  and 
Chelsea  street;  so  called,  Nov.  1,  1868. 

Eagle  street,  W.  Rox.;  from  Cottage  avenue  to  Willet  street. 

*Eagle  street,  E.  B.,  1835;  from  Border  street  to  Brooks  street,  and 
from  reservoir  lot,  west  of  Putnam  street,  in  continuation  of  part 
first  described,  to  Chelsea  street;  land  accepted  as  public  highways,  at 
junction  of  Trenton  street  and  Eagle  street,  Lexington  street  and 
Eagle  street,  and  Princeton  street  and  Eagle  street,  Nov.  1,  1858; 
accepted  between  Border  street  and  Brooks  street,  and  between 
reservoir  lands  and  Chelsea  street,  April  5,  1859;  sometimes  called 
East  Eagle  street  and  West  Eagle  street.  Vol.  31,  p.  23.  L  448, 
L  755. 
Earl  street.  So.  B.,  1849;  from  40  Damrell  street  to  145  West  Ninth 
street. 

*East  street,  B.,  1735;  from  74  South  street  to  705  Atlantic  avenue; 
formerly  from  South  street  to  Federal  street;  called  Sea  street  in  1819; 
for  date  1735  see  Public  Statutes;  from  South  street  to  Sea  (now 
Federal)  street,  1822;  Cove  street  extended  over  a  portion  of  East 
street,  April  8,  1897,  imder  authority  of  Acts  of  Legislature  of  1896, 
chapter  516.     Vol.  31,  p.  25.     L  2821,  L  2822,  L  3936. 

*East  street,  B.  and  Rox.,  1842;  Aug.  29,  1842,  "that  the  New  Road 
lately  made  from  Warren  street,  near  Grove  Hall,  to  the  Lead  Works 
(corner  Davis  street)  shall  be  distinguished  by  the  name  of  East 
street";  from  Warren  street  to  Quincy  street  named  Grove  Hall 
avenue,  Dec.  8,  1851;  from  Quincy  street  to  Woodville  (formerly 
Dennis)  street  named  Dermis  street.  May  9,  1825;  Grove  Hall  avenue, 
Dec.  8,  1851;  from  Warren  street  to  Dudley  street  named  Blue  Hill 
avenue,  Oct.  25,  1870;  from  Dudley  street  to  Albany  street  named 
Hampden  street,  April  21,  1868. 

*East  street.  Dor.,  1840;  from  34  Adams  street  at  Meeting  House  Hill  to 
1269  Dorchester  avenue;  named  from  Mrs.  Saunders's  to  Mr.  Glover's 
store,  March  11,  1840.     L  791,  L  2310. 

East  street,  W.  Rox.,  1871;  from  Adams  street  to  High  street;  shown  on 
plan  dated  April,  1871.     Norfolk  Reg.,  Lib.  406,  end. 

East  Boston  North  Ferry,  B.  and  E.  B.,  1854;  opened  by]the  People's 
Ferry  Company,  Oct.  12,  1854;  sold  to  the  City  of  Boston,  became 
pubHc  (operated  by  the  city),  April  1,  1870. 

Eastbourne  street,  W.  Rox.,  1899;  from  Cornell  street,  between  West- 
bourne  street  and  Orange  street,  to  West  Roxbury  parkway. 

*East  Broadway,  So.  B.,  1873;  from  90  Dorchester  street,  opposite  West 
Broadway,  to  65  Farragut  road;  part  of  Broadway  from  Dor- 
chester street  to  low-water  mark  called  East  Broadway,  Feb.  18,  1873; 
all  that  portion  east  of  Q  street  (now  Farragut  road),  adjoining  land 
of  City  of  Boston,  discontinued,  Aug.  20,  1885.  Vol.  31,  p.  94.  L  8, 
L  125,  L  154,  L  363,  L  2056. 

*East  Brookline  street,  B.,  1868;  from  1526  Washington  street  to  611 
Albany  street;  part  of  Brookline  street  between  Washington  street 
and  Albany  street  named  East  Brookhne  street,  April  21,  1868. 


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Eastburn  place,  Bri.;  from  32  Eastburn  street,  southeast,  with  an  arm 
branching  northeast  and  southwest,  to  43  Mt.  Vernon  street. 

*Eastburn  street,  Bri.,  1886;  from  424  Washington  street  to  59  Mt. 
Vernon  street;  private  way  heretofore  known  as  Worcester  street  and 
as  Church  street  laid  out  with  name  of  Eastburn  street,  June  11,  1886. 
L  1911. 

Eastburn  terrace,  Bri.,  1897;  from  24  Eastburn  street,  southeast. 

*East  Canton  street,  B.,  1868;  from  1490  Washington  street  to  595 
Albany  street;  the  part  of  Canton  street  east  of  Washington  street 
named  East  Canton  street,  April  21,  1868.     L  50. 

East  Castle  street,  B.,  1732;  from  Orange  (now  Washington)  street, 
east,  to  the  water  in  1732;  to  Front  street  (now  Harrison  avenue), 
1805;  name  changed  to  Motte  street,  June  23,  1874.     L  434. 

East  Chester  avenue,  B.,  1869;  from  Washington  street  to  Albany 
street;  East  Chester  park,  that  is,  between  Washington  street  and 
Albany  street,  named  East  Chester  avenue,  July  13,  1869;  same 
named  Chester  park,  April  5,  1870;  named  Massachusetts  avenue 
March  1,  1894. 

*East  Chester  park,  B.,  Rox.  and  Dor.,  1858;  from  Washington  street 
to  Boston  street  at  Five  Corners  (now  Edward  Everett  square);  the 
part  of  Chester  park  lying  east  of  Harrison  avenue,  that  is,  between 
Harrison  avenue  and  South  bay,  named  East  Chester  park,  Nov. 
16,  1858;  same  part  accepted  Oct.  30,  1860;  extended  southeasterly 
across  the  Ox-Bow,  Nov.  17,  1865;  Chester  park  from  Washington 
street  to  Harrison  avenue  included  in  East  Chester  park,  April  27, 
1869;  East  Chester  park,  that  is,  between  Washington  street  and 
Albany  street,  named  East  Chester  avenue,  July  13,  1869,  and  same 
named  Chester  park,  April  5,  1870;  extended  by  laying  out  part  from 
Swett  (now  Southampton)  street  to  Boston  street,  Dec.  13,  1878; 
from  Albany  street  to  Swett  (now  Southampton)  street  laid  out, 
Jan.  4,  1879;  all  of  East  Chester  park  named  Massachusetts  avenue, 
March  1,  1894. 

East  Chester  street,  B.;  the  part  of  Chester  street  east  of  Washington 
street;  sometimes  so  called  prior  to  1858. 

East  Clinton  street,  B.,  1856;  part  of  Clinton  street  from  Commercial 
street  to  Mercantile  street  so  called  in  1856. 

*East  Concord  street,  B.,  1868;  from  1638  Washington  street  to  705 
Albany  street;  the  part  of  Concord  street  between  Washington  street 
and  Albany  street  so  named,  April  21,  1868.  Vol.  31,  p.  1.     L  1770. 

*East  Cottage  street.  Dor.,  1893;  from  552  Dudley  street  to  949  Dor- 
chester avenue;  part  between  Dudley  street  and  Pleasant  street 
formerly  called  Cottage  street,  and  part  between  Pleasant  street  and 
Dorchester  avenue  formerly  called  Pond  street;  both  parts  named 
East  Cottage  street,  March  1,  1893.  L  811,  L  812,  L  813,  L  814, 
L  815,  L  858,  L  859,  L  860,  L  861,  L  2547. 

*East  Dedham  street,  B.,  1868;  from  1454  Washington  street  to  563 
Albany  street;  the  part  of  Dedham  street  between  Washington 
street  and  Albany  street  so  named,  April  21,  1868.     L  1442. 

East  Dover  street,  B.,  1834:  the  part  of  Dover  street  from  Washington 
street  to  South  Boston  bridge  (now  Dover-street  bridge)  sometimes 
so  called,  1834-1839. 

*East  Eagle  street,  E.  B.;  part  of  Eagle  street  from  reservoir  grounds 
west  of  Putnam  street  to  442  Chelsea  street  sometimes  so  called. 


166  List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston. 

*East  Eighth  street,  So.  B.,  1873;  from  234  Dorchester  street  to  1850 
Columbia  road;  formerly  from  Dorchester  street  to  O  street;  the 
part  of  Eighth  street  from  Dorchester  street  to  O  street  so  called, 
Feb.  18,  1873;  Columbia  road  extended  over  a  portion  of  East  Eighth 
street,  Aug.  31,  1897;  portion  of  East  Eighth  street  east  of  Columbia 
road  now  in  the  Strandway;  see  Eighth  street.  L  109,  L  2118, 
L  2880,  L  3699. 

*Eastern  avenue,  B.,  1843;  from  265  Commercial  street  to  East  Boston 
South  Ferry;  laid  out,  Aug.  3,  1880.     L  207,  L  1473. 

♦Eastern  avenue,  B.  and  So.  B.,  1868;  laid  out  100  feet  wide  from  Fort 
Point  channel  to  land  or  flats  of  Boston  Wharf  Company,  1,150  feet 
northeast  from  Mt.  Washington  avenue,  Nov.  17,  1868;  from  Broad 
street  (now  Atlantic  avenue)  to  Harbor  Commissioners'  line  in  Fort 
Point  channel  in  continuation  of  Congress  street,  Jan.  3,  1874; 
extended  by  existing  bridge  across  Fort  Point  channel  to  C  street 
extended,  March  14,  1879;  name  changed  ta  Congress  street,  from 
Atlantic  avenue  to  C  street,  March  1,  1881.     L  27,  L  918,  L  1199. 

*East  Fifth  street.  So.  B.,  1873;  from  64  G  street  to  107  Farragut  road 
at  Marine  park;  the  part  of  Fifth  street  from  G  street  to  low-water 
mark  so  called,  Feb.  18,  1873;  part  east  of  Q  street  (now  Farragut 
road)  adjoining  land  of  City  of  Boston  discontinued,  Aug.  20,  1885; 
now  in  Marine  park;  see  Fifth  street.     L  8,  L  509,  L  1614,  L  1920. 

*East  First  street.  So.  B.,  1873;  from  2  H  street  to  1  Farragut  road; 
part  of  First  street  so  named,  Feb.  27,  1805;  the  part  east  of  H  street 
so  named,  Feb.  18,  1873;  part  east  of  Q  street  (now  Farragut  road) 
adjoining  land  of  City  of  Boston  discontinued,  Aug.  20,  1885;  now 
in  Marine  park;  see  First  street.     L  215,  L  228,  L  229,  L  1444,  L  3615. 

*East  Fourth  street.  So.  B.,  1873;  from  124  Dorchester  street  to  95 
Farragut  road  at  Marine  park;  the  part  of  Fourth  street  between 
Dorchester  street  and  low-water  mark  so  called,  Feb.  18,  1873;  part 
east  of  Q  street  (now  Farragut  road)  adjoining  land  of  City  of  Boston 
discontinued,  Aug.  20,  1885;  now  in  Marine  park;  see  Fourth  street. 
L  8,  L  145,  L  258,  L  604,  L  1154,  L  3496. 

East  High  street,  B.;  that  part  of  High  street  from  Fort  Hill  square 
to  junction  of  Broad  street  and  Purchase  street  sometimes  so  called. 

*East  Lenox  street,  B.  and  Rox.,  1851;  from  1872  Washington  street  to 
35  Fellows  street;  called  Shawmut  place  from  Washington  street, 
east,  1849;  East  Lenox  street,  1851;  laid  out  and  extended  to  Har- 
rison avenue,  Sept.  25,  1874;  to  Fellows  street,  including  Demisa 
square,  Dec.  8,  1874.     L  957,  L  958,  L  991,  L  1353. 

Eastman  place.  Dor.;  from  Eastman  street. 

*Eastman  street,  Dor.,  1888;  from  664  Columbia  road  to  9  Elder  street; 
laid  out  from  Boston  street  (now  Columbia  road)  to  Elder  street, 
Nov.  9,  1888.     L  2104,  L  2979. 

*East  Newton  street,  B.,  1868;  from  1552  Washington  street  to  651 
Albany  street;  the  part  of  Newton  street  between  Washington  street 
and  Albany  street  so  named,  April  21,  1868.     L  1770,  L  2491. 

*East  Ninth  street,  So.  B.,  1873;  from  250  Dorchester  street  to  Columbia 
road  near  Dunham  street,  and  from  Columbia  road  at  extension  of 
easterly  line  of  I  street  to  Columbia  road  near  N  street;  formerly 
from  Dorchester  street  to  N  street,  with  proposed  extension  to  O 
street;  the  part  of  Ninth  street  from  Dorchester  street,  over  Dun- 
ham street,  to  Old  Harbor  street  called  Eden  street  in  1846;  the  part 
of  Ninth  street  from  Dorchester  street  to  Old  Harbor  street  and 
from  G  street  to  N  street  so  called,  Feb.  18,  1873;  extended  from  H 
street  to  Lowland  (now  Mercer)  street,  Dec.  29,  1882;  laid  out  as  a 
public  street  from  the  angle  southeast  of  Lowland  street  to  H  street, 


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Oct.  6,  1883,  and  part  between  Lowland  street  and  said  angle  laid 
out  as  Burnham  street,  July  13,  1883;  name  of  part  of  street  as 
originally  laid  out  from  angle  southeast  of  Lowland  street  to  Old 
Harbor  street  paralleled  by  the  extension  of  said  East  Ninth  street 
to  H  street,  changed  to  Dunham  street,  March  1,  1885;  portion 
included  in  taking  for  Strandway  (now  Columbia  road),  April  30, 
1890;  Columbia  road  extended  over  East  Ninth  street  from  a  point 
in  same  about  60  feet  southeast  from  Dunham  street  to  the  easterly 
line  of  I  street,  Aug.  31,  1897;  see  Ninth  street.  L  52,  L  191,  L  192, 
L  751,  L  1693,  L  1719,  L  1720,  L  1789,  L  2876,  L  2877,  L  2878,  L  2880, 
L  3074,  L  3075,  L  3391,  L  3392,  L  3393.  Suffolk  Deeds,  Lib.  564, 
fol.  72.     G  259. 

East  Ninth=street  place,  So.  B.,  1899;  from  East  Ninth  street,  northerly, 
between  L  street  and  M  street. 

East  Northampton  street,  Rox.,  1873;  from  junction  of  Island  street 
and  Gerard  street,  southeasterly,  parallel  with  AUerton  street;  shown 
since  1873  only  on  directory  map  for  1884. 

Easton  street,  B.,  1849;  from  corner  of  Maiden  street  extended  and 
Albany  street  to  a  dock  in  South  Bay;  named,  May  14,  1849;  see 
plan  of  Neck  lands,  February,  1848;  abandoned. 

fEaston  street,  Bri.,  1889;  from  91  Franklin  street  to  North  Harvard 
street;  formerly  called  Hill  avenue;  laid  out  from  Franklin  street 
to  Mansfield  street,  Sept.  10,  1889;  authority  to  open  part  from 
Mansfield  street  to  North  Harvard  street  given  by  Street  Commis- 
sioners, April  20,  1897.     L  2165. 

*East  Orange  street,  B.,  1841;  from  Washington  street,  between  Seneca 
street  and  the  B.  &  A.  R.  R.,  to  Lehigh  street;  shown  without  name 
on  plan  in  Boston  directory,  1839,  and  as  extending  from  Front 
street  (now  Harrison  avenue)  to  Lincoln  street;  referred  to  as  East 
Orange  street  in  directory,  1841-42;  in  1843  directory  as  extending 
from  Harrison  avenue  to  Lehigh  street;  accepted  from  Harrison 
avenue  to  Albany  street,  Sept.  27,  1852;  name  changed  to  Way 
street,  Dec.  21,  1857;  named  East  Orange  street  again,  Dec.  30,  1857; 
named  Way  street  from  Harrison  avenue  to  Lehigh  street,  March 
22,  1864. 

*East  Second  street.  So.  B.,  1873;  from  6  Dorchester  street  to  21  Farra- 
gut  road  at  Marine  park;  the  part  of  Second  street  from  Dorchester 
street  to  low-water  mark  so  called,  Feb.  18,  1873;  part  east  of  Q  street 
(now  Farragut  road)  adjoining  land  of  City  of  Boston  discontinued, 
Aug.  20,  1885,  now  in  Marine  park;  see  Second  street.  L  8,  L  216, 
L  265,  L  1445,  L  2229. 

*East  Seventh  street.  So.  B.,  1873;  from  108  G  street  to  1876  Columbia 
road;  formerly  from  G  street  to  the  water,  east  of  O  street;  the  part  of 
Second  street  as  above  so  called,  Feb.  18,  1873;  part  east  of  Q  street 
(now  Farragut  road)  adjoining  land  of  City  of  Boston  discontinued, 
Aug.  20,  1885;  part  of  East  Seventh  street  from  near  O  street  now 
in  Columbia  road;  see  Seventh  street.     Vol.  31,  pp.  35,  48.     L  3699. 

*East  Sixth  street.  So.  B.,  1873;  from  84  G  s'treet  to  125  Farragut  road 
at  Marine  park;  part  of  Sixth  street  so  called,  Feb.  18,  1873;  part 
between  G  street  and  H  street  laid  out,  Oct.  22,  1874;  part  east  of  Q 
street  (now  Farragut  road)  adjoining  land  of  City  of  Boston  dis- 
continued, Aug.  20,  1885,  now  in  Marine  park;  see  Sixth  street. 
L  7,  L  980,  L  3718. 

*East  Springfield  street,  B.,  1861;  from  1716  Washington  street  to  819 
Harrison  avenue;  so  called  on  plan  dated  1861;  part  of  Springfield 
street  as  above  so  called,  April  21,  1868;  part  between  Harrison 
avenue  and  Albany  street  discontinued,  July  10,  1891.  L  176,  L  261, 
L  303,  L  1512,  L  2299. 


168  List  of  StreetS;  Etc.,  in  Boston. 

East=street  place,  B.,  1835;  from  9  East  street,  south. 

■East  Tenth  street,  So.  B.  (proposed);  from  K  street  to  Columbia  road; 
formerly  from  proposed  extension  of  H  street  to  the  water,  east  of  M 
street;  portion  included  in  the  Strandway,  now  Columbia  road. 

*East  Third  street,  So.  B.,  1873;  from  46  Dorchester  streejb  to  west  side  of 
Independence  square,  and  from  east  side  of  same  to  43  Farragut  road 
at  Marine  park;  part  of  Third  street  east  of  Dorchester  street  to  low- 
water  mark  so  called,  Feb.  18,  1873;  part  east  of  Q  street  (now  Farra- 
gut road)  adjoining  land  of  City  of  Boston  discontinued,  Aug.  20, 
1885,  now  in  Marine  park;  see  Third  street.  L  8,  L  123,  L  143, 
L  155,  L  157,  L  2049,  L  2490. 

East  Waltham  street,  B.;  part  of  the  present  Waltham  street  from 
Washington  street  to  Harrison  avenue  so  called  in  1850,  crossing 
and  including  part  of  what  was  formerly  Adams  court. 

East  Windsor  street,  Rox.;  Windsor  street,  from  Cabot  street  to  Shaw- 
mut  avenue,  sometimes  so  called. 

East  Wood  Island,  E.  B.;  southeasterly  from  a  point  about  550  feet 
northwest  from  the  B.,  R.  B.  &  L.  R.  R.  and  east  of  Island  street 
extended;  shown  on  plan  of  East  Boston  by  R.  H.  Eddy,  dated  June, 
1844;  the  portion  southeast  of  the  railroad  included  in  the  taking  for 
Wood  Island  Park,  Nov.  21,  1882;  the  name  of  the  portion  northwest 
of  the  railroad  does  not  now  appear. 

East  Worcester  street,  B.,  1834;  from  Washington  street  to  Front  street 
(now  Harrison  avenue);  named  Worcester  square,  1851;  from  Harrison 
avenue  to  Albany  street,  1854,  but  abandoned  in  1861  for  site  for  the 
new  City  Hospital. 

Easy  street,  Dor.,  1893;  from  1813  Dorchester  avenue,  westerly;  name 
changed  to  Barnes  street  in  1895. 

Eaton  court,  B.,  1846;  from  16  North  Bennet  street,  near  Hanover 
street,  southwest;  Eaton  place  sometimes  so  called;  built  over  by 
St.  Anthony's  School  in  1906. 

Eaton  court,  B.,  1844;  from  Gouch  (now  Norman)  street,  near  Green 
street,  west;  later  called  Eaton  place;  now  built  over;  included  in  land 
taken  for  Washington  School  site,  Feb.  24,  1902.     L  3468. 

Eaton  court,  Rox.,  1869;  from  Cedar  street,  near  Pynchon  street  (now 
Columbus  avenue),  to  Merton  place;  called  also  Eaton  street;  laid  out 
as  Newark  street,  July  22,  1892.     L  2416. 

Eaton  place,  B.,  1844;  from  Gouch  (now  Norman)  street,  near  Green 
street,  northwest;  called  also  Eaton  court;  now  built  over;  included  in 
land  taken  for  Washington  School  site,  Feb.  24,  1902.     L  3468. 

Eaton  place,  B.,  1846;  from  16  North  Bennet  street,  near  Hanover  street, 
southwest;  more  commonly  called  Eaton  court;  Eaton  court,  1906; 
built  over  by  St.  Anthony's  School,  1906. 

Eaton  square,  Dor.,  1880;  inclosure  bounded  by  Adams,  Bowdoin  and 
Church  streets;  laid  out  and  named  Percival  square,  April  7,  1879; 
named  Eaton  square,  June  1,  1880;  the  street  now  forming  the  south 
side  of  Eaton  square  named  as  a  part  of  Church  street,  1840;  was 
changed  to  Bowdoin  street,  March  1,  1882.     L  1010. 

*Eaton  street,  B.,  1802;  from  54  Chambers  street  to  59  North  Russell 
street,  1795;  named  about  1802;  confirmed  as  a  public  street,  Sept.  15, 
1834. 

Eaton  street,  Rox.;  from  Cedar  street,  near  Pynchon  street  (now  Colum- 
bus avenue),  to  Merton  place;  Eaton  court  sometimes  so  called;  laid 
out  as  Newark  street,  July  22,  1892.     L  2416. 


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t  Eaton  street,  Rox.,  1849;  shown  on  map,  1849,  as  extending  from  East 
(now  Hampden)  street,  southwest,  across  Yeoman  street;  afterwards 
continued  southeast,  by  a  bend  past  Orchard  street  to  Adams  street; 
accepted  from  Yeoman  street  to  East  street  and  named.  May  28,  1855; 
same  accepted  again  according  to  a  new  plan,  June  30,  1856;  that  part 
of  Eaton  street  from  Orchard  street  to  Adams  street  accepted  and 
made  part  of  Orchard  street,  Nov.  12,  1860;  later  part  from  Yeoman 
street  to  Orchard  street  called  Trask  place;  part  from  East  street  to 
Yeoman  street  named  Chad  wick  street,  April  21,  1868;  Trask  place 
from  Yeoman  street  to  Hartopp  place  (now  Ambrose  street)  laid  out 
as  Chadwick  street,  May  24  and  Dec.  31,  1870;  part  from  Orchard 
street  to  Hartopp  place  laid  out  as  Orchard  Park  street,  Feb.  19,  1876. 

Eaton  street,  Dor.,  1885;  from  52  Toknan  street,  between  Bloomington 
street  and  Norwood  street,  to  northwest  of  Howe  street. 

*Echo  street,  Rox.,  1899;  from  1547  Columbus  avenue  to  226  Centre 
street;  formerly  called  Stony  Brook  place;  laid  out  Oct.  17,  1899. 
L  3203,  L  3562. 

Eddy  place,  B.,  1848;  from  139  Tyler  street,  near  Curve  street,  west; 
now  built  over,  1907. 

Eden  avenue,  Chsn.,  1906;  from  19  Eden  street,  southeast;  Eden-street 
court  changed  to  Eden  avenue  in  1906. 

Eden  (  place,  Chsn.;    from    23    Eden    street,    near    Eden-street 

Eden=street  i  court,  southeast;  called  Eden-street  place  in  Assessors' 
books. 

Eden  street.  So.  B.,  1846;  from  Boston  (now  Dorchester)  street  to  Old 
Harbor  street;  name  changed  to  Sullivan  street;  name  of  Sullivan 
street  changed  to  Ninth  (now  East  Ninth)  street,  Nov.  17,  1868. 
Suffolk  Deeds,  Lib.  564,  fol.  72.     G  259. 

*Eden  street,  Chsn.,  1826;  from  341  Main  street,  at  Hancock  square,  to 
72  Russell  street;  accepted,  April  4,  1826. 

Eden=street  court,  Chsn.;  from  19  Eden  street,  southeast,  to  an  open 
space;  changed  to  Eden  avenue  in  1906. 

*Edgar  street,  Rox.,  1909;  from  526  Parker  street  to  Mechanic  street; 
Willis  street  laid  out  with  name  of  Edgar  street,  Sept.  16,  1909. 
L  4168. 

*Edge  Hill  street,  Rox.,  1889;  from  18  Gay  Head  street  to  62  Round  Hill 
street;  laid  out,  Nov.  1,  1893.     L  2545. 

Edgemont  street,  W.  Rox.,  1904;  from  1025  South  street,  about  248  feet 
southeast  of  Guernsey  street,  to  Bradford  terrace;  shown  but  not 
named  on  plan  dated  Feb.  1,  1902;  filed  with  Suffolk  Deeds,  Lib.  2819, 
fol.  233;  named  Edgemont  street  in  1904. 

Edgerly  place,  B.,  1841;  from  44  Winchester  street,  between  Ferdinand 
street  and  Church  street,  south. 

Edgewater  drive,  Dor.,  1896;  from  540  River  street  to  Hyde  Park  line; 
authority  to  open  given  by  Street  Commissioners,  Feb.  24,  1896. 

*Edgewood  street,  Rox.,  1868;  from  348  Warren  street  to  213  Blue  Hill 
avenue;  name  of  Park  street  changed  to  Edgewood  street,  April  21, 
1868;  laid  out,  April  9,  1875.     L  1033,  L  1034. 

Edgeworth  place,  E.  B.;  from  24  Paris  street,  between  Sumner  street  and 
Maverick  street,  northwest. 

*Edgeworth  street,  Chsn.,  1845;  from  48  Bunker  Hill  street  to  21  Prospect 
street;  laid  out  and  accepted  from  Bimker  Hill  street  to  Jay  (now 
Tremont)  street,  Dec.  14,  1859;  extended  and  laid  out  from  Tremont 
street  to  Prospect  street  under  the  same  name,  April  26,  1870. 


170  List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston. 

*Edinboro'  street,  B.,  1839;  from  91  Essex  street  to  72  Beach  street;  laid 
out,  May  18,  1872.     L  759. 

Edinboro'  street,  Rox.,  1846;  from  Cedar  street,  southwest,  parallel 
with  Norfolk  and  Bristol  turnpike  (sometimes  called  Dedham  turn- 
pike and  now  Washington  street),  and  then  southeast  to  the  turn- 
pike; accepted,  conditionally,  from  Cedar  street  to  Ellis  street,  Sept. 
3,  1855;  named  Thornton  street,  April  21,  1868;  at  one  time  also 
called  Wiggin  street. 

*Edison  green,  Dor.,  1895;  from  905  and  921  Dorchester  avenue  to  12 
Pond  street;  authority  to  open  given  by  Street  Commissioners,  Sept. 
19,  1895;  laid  out,  July  13,  1899.     L  3126,  L  3507. 

Edmands  court  or  place,  Chsn.;  from  Rutherford  avenue  to  Lawrence 
street;  formerly  from  Rutherford  avenue,  northeast,  connecting 
with  Brown  court;  shown  as  an  unnamed  street  in  1851;  called 
Edmunds  place,  1863  and  1878;  called  Edmunds  court  in  1884; 
laid  out  from  Rutherford  avenue  to  Lawrence  street,  with  name  of 
Benedict  street,  July  2,  1887.     L  1999. 

Edmund  place,  B.,  1863;  from  North  Russell  street,  west,  between 
Parkman  street  and  Russell  place;  built  over  in  1905. 

Edna  street.  Dor.,  1894;  from  Walk  Hill  street  to  Clearview  street; 
authority  to  open  given  by  Street  Commissioners,  Dec.  26,  1894; 
abandoned;  location  not  now  shown. 

Edna  street,  W.  Rox.,  1902;  from  141  Metropolitan  avenue  to  Ethel 
street,  also  385  feet  southeast  from  and  parallel  with  Augustus  ave- 
nue; authority  to  open  given  by  Street  Commissioners,  July  22,  1902. 

*Edson  street.  Dor.,  1888;  from  142  Norfolk  street  to  50  Milton  avenue; 
Prospect  street  laid  out  as  Edson  street,  Sept.  6,  1888.     L  2091. 

*Edward  Everett  square,  Dor.,  1894;  junction  Massachusetts  avenue, 
Boston  street.  East  Cottage  street  and  Columbia  road;  Five  Corners 
named  Edward  Everett  square,  Jan.  24,  1894;  on  this  square  was 
erected  the  house  of  Robert  Oliver  in  1745;  later  it  was  the  residence 
of  his  son  Thomas  Oliver,  lieutenant  governor;  Edward  Everett  in 
whose  honor  the  square  was  named  was  born  here  April  11,  1794. 

Edward  street,  Chsn.;  from  10  Mishawum  street  to  Gibbs  court. 

Edwards  corner,  B.,  1732;  corner  of  Fish  (now  North)  street  and 
Wood's  lane  (now  Richmond  street)  then  so  called. 

Edwards  place,  Rox.;  from  37  Adams  street  (directory);  maps  and 
atlases  show  same  as  Travers  place. 

*Edwin  street.  Dor.;  from  1818  Dorchester  avenue  to  67  Florida  street; 
laid  out,  May  7,  1896.     L  2763,  L  3513. 

*EgIeston  square,  Rox.  and  W.  Rox.,  1866;  from  Walnut  avenue  to 
Washington  street;  laid  out  from  Walnut  street  (now  Walnut  ave- 
nue) to  Shawmut  avenue  (now  Washington  street),  March  26,  1866; 
name  changed  to  Seaver  street,  being  a  continuation  of  that  street, 
March  1,  1882;  included  in  extension  of  Columbus  avenue,  Jan.  4, 
1895.     L  930. 

*Egleston  square,  Rox.,  1906;  the  open  area  at  the  junction  of  Wash- 
ington street,  Columbus  avenue  and  Atherton  street;  named  by  order 
of  the  City  Council,  July  13,  1906. 

*Egleston  street,  W.  Rox.,  1890;  from  102  School  street  to  208  Boylston 
street;  laid  out,  June  5,  1890.     L  2228. 

Egmont  street.  So.  B.,  1888;  from  C  street  to  E  street,  formerly  from 
B  street  to  E  street,  on  the  so-called  Commonwealth  fiats;  portion 
between  B  street  and  C  street  included  in  grounds  of  the  O.  C.  R.  R. 
Co.,  July  15,  1903  (date  of  deed),  under  authority  of  Acts  of  1902, 
chapter  377.     Vol.  F.,  p.  3. 


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Egremont  road,  Bri.,  1906;  from  Cximmings  road,  between  Common- 
wealth avenue  and  Corey  road,  northeast,  to  Washington  street; 
shown  as  street  numbered  868  on  Board  of  Survey  fUing,  dated 
May  23,  1905;  named  Egremont  road  by  owners  in  1906. 

Eighth  street,  B.,  1866;  Hereford  street  so  called  on  plan. 

*Eighth  street,  So.  B.,  1804;  shown  on  Badlam's  plan,  1804;  parallel 
with  Broadway  from  Dorchester  street  easterly  to  the  sea;  part 
west  of  Dorchester  street,  crossing  end  of  E  street,  formerly  called 
North  street;  laid  out  as  per  said  plan  and  named,  Feb.  27,  1805; 
accepted  "as  extended  by  deed  of  Taylor  and  ^MuUay  to  City,"  Dec. 
22,  1857;  extended  to  D  street,  Dec.  31,  1857;  accepted  as  extended 
60  feet  west  of  D  street,  Jan.  29,  1861;  name  of  Goddard  street 
(from  D  street  to  Dorchester  street)  changed  to  Eighth  street,  being 
properly  a  continuation  of  same,  April  9,  1867;  narrow  street  from 
D  street  to  E  street,  "  heretofore  improperly  called  Eighth  street," 
named  Baxter  street,  April  9,  1867;  portion  75  feet  east  of  D  street 
accepted,  Sept.  17,  1867;  laid  out  from  D  street  to  Dorchester  street 
and  thence  to  low- water  mark,  Nov.  17,  1868;  extended  northwest 
from  D  street.  May  4,  1869;  named  East  and  West  Eighth  streets, 
Feb.  18,  1873;  portion  of  East  Eighth  street  near  junction  of  N 
and  O  streets  now  in  the  Strandway  and  Columbia  road.  L  109, 
L  201,  L  257,  L  273,  L  369. 

Ekiund  street,  Bri.,  1899;  from  Washington  street,  about  132  feet 
southeast  of  Cambridge  street,  northeast  for  a  distance  of  about  192 
feet.     Suffolk  Deeds,  Lib.  2596,  fol.  589. 

Elba  street,  Bri.,  1897;  from  86  Antwerp  street  to  83  Litchfield  street. 

Elbert  street,  Rox.,  1898;  from  80  Humboldt  avenue,  between  Mimroe 
street  and  Townsend  street,  southeast. 

Elbow  alley,  B.,  1708;  from  Ann  street,  north  and  east,  to  Cross  street; 
closed. 

Elbow  street,  E.  B.,  1856;  from  25  Meridian  street,  east,  then  southeast, 
to  18  Chelsea  street,  near  Maverick  square. 

Elder  court  or  place,  B.;  from  134  Brighton  street,  southeast,  between 
Poplar  street  and  Allen  street;  called  Brighton-street  court,  1860; 
Elder  court,  1863;  Elder  place,  1868. 

^Ider  street,  Dor.,  1884;  from  8  Humphreys  street  to  682  Columbia 
road;  formerly  from  Humphreys  street,  east,  near  East  Cottage 
street;  authority  to  open  extension  to  Columbia  road  given  by  Street 
Commissioners,  March  13,  1902. 

*Eldon  street.  Dor.,  1880;  from  198  Washington  street  to  1  Rosseter 
street;  laid  out  from  Washington  street  to  Bowdoin  avenue,  Jan.  28, 
1880;  extended  from  southerly  part  of  Bowdoin  avenue  to  northerly 
part  of  Bowdoin  avenue  (now  Rosseter  street),  Sept.  5,  1881. 
L  1431,  L  1550,  L  1897. 

*Eldora  street,  Rox.;  from  164  Hillside  street  to  6  Sunset  street;  laid 
out,  March  30,  1891.     L  2285. 

Eldredge  street,  W.  Rox.,  1871;  from  289  Metropolitan  avenue,  near 
Poplar  street,  southwest. 

Eldridge  road,  W.  Rox.,  1896;  from  Hyde  Park  avenue,  near  Walk 
Hill  street,  to  beyond  Nathan  street;  authority  to  open  given  by 
Street  Commissioners,  Aug.  5,   1896. 

*Eleanor  street,  Bri.;  from  616  Cambridge  street  to  53  Ridgemont  street; 
authority  to  open  given  by  Street  Commissioners,  Feb.  2,  1893;  laid 
out,  Dec.  14,  1894.     L  2670. 

Electric  avenue,  Bri.,  1905;  from  225  Parsons  street  to  North  Beacon 
street;  named  by  the  owner,  Ervin  R.  Dix. 


172  List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston. 

Elene  street,  Dor.,  1903;  from  9  Alabama  street,  near  Almont  street, 
northwest,  to  the  New  Calvary  Cemetery;  shown  on  plan  dated  May 
2,  1903  (filed  with  Land  Court). 

Elgin  street,  W.  Rox.;  from  2061  Centre  street,  near  La  Grange  street, 
northwest,  to  West  Roxbury  branch  railroad. 

Eliot  court,  B.,  1829;  from  Eliot  street,  south;  called  Carlton  place, 
1838;  now  built  over. 

Eliot  place,  B.,  1845;  from  67  Eliot  street,  near  Tremont  street,  north. 

Eliot  place,  Rox.;  from  Roxbury  street,  near  Gay  street,  north;  name 
changed  to  Malbon  place,  April  21,  1868. 

Eliot  place,  W.  Rox.;  from  39  EHot  street,  northeast. 

*Eliot  square,  Rox.,  1849;  uninclosed  space  between  Roxbury,  Dudley, 
Bartlett,  Highland  and  Centre  streets;  named,  Dec.  17,  1849. 

*Eliot  street,  B.,  1740;  from  707  Washington  street  to  2  Columbus  ave- 
nue, at  Park  square;  laid  out  by  owners,  1740;  across  Holyoke  (now 
Tremont)  street,  east  and  west,  1750;  from  Orange  (now  Washing- 
ton) street  to  Pleasant  street,  1788,  and  then  called  Eliot  street; 
Kneeland  street  named  EHot  street,  so  that  the  avenue  running  from 
side  to  side  of  city  might  bear  the  same  name,  July  16,  1838;  same 
part  called  Kneeland  street  again,  June  2,  1840;  extended  from 
Pleasant  street  to  Columbus  avenue,*  July  23,  1873.  L  103,  L  153, 
L  411i,  L  412,  L  413,  L  517,  L  518,  L  878,  L  1448. 

*Eliot  street,  W.  Rox.,  1802;  from  779  Centre  street  to  Pond  street;  laid 
out  by  Selectmen  and  accepted,  Aug.  17,  1802;  named  May  9,  1825. 
L  1043,  L  1044. 

Eliot  terrace,  Rox.,  1896;  from  4  Centre  street,  near  corner  of  Roxbury 

street,  south. 

Eliot's  corner,  B.,  1708;  corner  of  Orange  (now  Washington)  street 
and  Essex  street  then  so  called. 

Eliot's  (Samuel)  corner,  B.,  1784;  corner  Dock  square  and  Wilson's 
lane  (now  Devonshire  street)  then  so  called. 

Eliot's  pasture,  B.;  near  Pleasant  street  and  Eliot  street  in  former 
times. 

Elizabeth  avenue,  Bri.,  1910;  from  Commonwealth  avenue,  about  180 
feet  southwest  of  Florence  avenue,  southeast,  to  Allston  street. 

fElizabeth  street.  Dor.;  from  472  Norfolk  street,  southeast,  to  the  N.  E. 
R.  R.;  laid  out  from  Norfolk  street  to  Astoria  street,  July  10,  1896. 
L  2778,  L  3604. 

*Elko  street,  Bri.,  1893;  from  741  Cambridge  street  to  10  Sparhawk 
street;  Sparhawk  avenue  laid  out  as  Elko  street,  Aug.  10,  1893. 
L  2526. 

Ellery  court,  So.  B.,  1872;  from  40  EUery  street,  near  Southampton 
street,  northeast. 

*Ellery  street.  So.  B.,  1855;  from  31  Boston  street  (south  of  Southampton 
street),  west,  then  north,  crossing  Southampton  street  to  Carnegie 
street;  formerly  from  South  Bay,  north  of  Dexter  street,  southeast, 
then  west  to  Boston  street;  name  of  Oak  street  changed  to  Ellery 
street,  Aug.  7,  1855;  laid  out  from  Dexter  street  to  Swett  (now 
Southampton)  street,  March  18,  1876;  laid  out  from  Swett  street  to 
Boston  street,  Dec.  24,  1879;  authority  to  open  the  extension  to 
Carnegie  street  given  by  Street  Commissioners,  April  14,  1902. 
L  1136,  L  1416,  L  3964. 

Ellery  terrace.  So.  B.,  1896;  from  53  Ellery  street,  near  the  bend,  south- 
west, formerly  called  Abbott's  place;  also  Abbott's  block. 


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*Ellet  street,  Dor.;  from  1359  Dorchester  avenue  to  144  Adams  street; 
laid  out,  Nov.  18,  1896.     L  2798,  L  3062. 

*Ellicott  street,  W.  Rox.,  1856;  from  Walnut  street  (later  Walnut 
avenue)  to  Morton  street,  near  Forest  Hills  street;  laid  out  as  a 
public  street,  Dec.  15,  1880;  now  included  in  Franklin  Park.     L  1507. 

ElIicott=arch  bridge,  W.  Rox.,  1889;  in  Franklin  Park,  near  Forest 
Hills  street,  under  Circuit  drive;  built  in  1889. 

Ellingwood  street,  Rox.,  1895;  from  Estey  street,  northwest;  formerly 
from  Lawn  street,  northeast,  then  northwest;  authority  to  open 
given  by  Street  Commissioners,  Sept.  19,  1895;  from  Lawn  street  to 
2  Estey  street,  shown  on  Bromley's  atlas  of  1906  as  a  part  of  Estey 
street. 

Ellis  corner,  B.,  1708;  corner  of  Newbury  (now  Washington)  street  and 
Winter  street  then  so  called. 

*Ellis  street,  Rox.,  1843;  from  119  Thornton  street  to  14  Hawthorne 
street;  shoAvn  in  1849  as  extending  from  Copeland  street  (now  Haw- 
thorne street)  to  Edinboro'  (now  Thornton)  street;  accepted,  con- 
ditionally, from  Highland  street  to  Edinboro'  street,  Sept.  3,  1855; 
part  near  Highland  street  included  in  Hawthorne  street,  Dec.  19,  1859. 

Elliston's  corner,  B.,  1708;  corner  Cross  street  and  Ann  (now  North) 
street  then  so  called. 

Ellits  street,  B.,  1733;  from  Charter  street  to  Love  lane  (now  Tileston 
street);  called  Unity  street,  1795. 

Ellswood  street,  W.  Rox.,  1895;  from  Baker  street,  nearly  opposite 
Vermont  street,  to  Farragut  street;  authority  to  open  given  by 
Street  Commissioners,  May  3,  1895. 

Ellsworth  place,  W.  Rox.;  from  School  street,  near  Walnut  avenue, 
southwest;  called  Ellsworth  street,   1904. 

Ellsworth  street,  W.  Rox.,  1904;  from  26  School  street,  near  Walnut 
avenue,  southwest;  Ellsworth  place  called  Ellsworth  street,  1904. 

Ellsworth  street,  Dor.,  1869;  from  1332  Dorchester  avenue,  opposite 
Leeds  street,  to  185  Freeport  street. 

tEUwood  street,  Chsn.,  1887;  from  15  Putnam  street,  northeast,  to  14 
Adams  street;  Mechanic  street  laid  out  as  EUwood  street,  Sept.  13, 
1887.     L  2018. 

Elm  avenue,  Rox.,  1833;  from  Eustis  street  (now  Dudley  street  at  Blue 
Hill  avenue),  west,  then  northwest,  then  northeast  to  Dudley  street 
(at  Dearborn  street);  usually  called  Elm  street  and  that  name 
changed  to  Mt.  Pleasant  avenue,  April  21,  1868. 

Elm  avenue,  )  Dor.;    from  659    Adams  street    to   16  Carruth    street; 
Elm  road,       J      Ehn  road,  1906. 

Elm  avenue,  Bri.,  1883;  from  Commonwealth  avenue  to  Brookline 
Hne;  afterwards  called  Argyle  road;  now  Strathmore  road. 

Elm  dale.  Dor.,  1905;  from  416  Adams  street,  at  its  junction  with 
Centre  street,  to  17  King  street;  the  name  of  Muzzy  street  changed  to 
Elm  dale  by  the  abutters,  March  11,  1905;  name  changed  to  Elm 
Dale  street,  1909. 

Elm  Dale  street.  Dor.,  1909;  from  416  Adams  street  to  17  King  street; 
name  Elm  dale  changed  to  Elm  Dale  street  in  1909. 

Elm  lawn,  Dor.,  1888;  from  296  Centre  street,  northwest,  near  Dorchester 
avenue. 

Elm  place,  B.,  1850;  from  34  Portland  street,  near  Sudbury  street, 
southwest. 


174  List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston. 

Elm  place,  Rox.;  Elmwood  court,  from  4  Elm  wood  street,  northwest, 
so  called  in  1868  and  1873. 

*Elm  street,  B.,  1800;  from  69  Hanover  street  to  Union  street  at  Dock 
square;  called  Hudson's  lane,  1658;  Wing's  lane,  1708;  Elm  street, 
May  26,  1800.     L  796. 

Elm  street,  E.  B.;  from  Breed  street  to  Washburn  avenue  (now  Walley 
street);  laid  out  with  name  of  Leyden  street,  Aug.  23,  1886.  L  1938, 
L  1939. 

Elm  street,  Rox.,  1850;  from  Brookline  avenue  to  Longwood  street 
(Longwood  street  now  in  Riverway);  later  called  Pilgrim  street, 
and  now  included  in  Longwood  avenue. 

Elm  street,  Rox.,  1835;  road  on  Mt.  Pleasant  called  Ekn  street; 
accepted,  provisionally,  April  6,  1835;  name  changed  to  Mt.  Pleasant 
avenue,  April  21,  1868;  called  also  Elm  avenue. 

*Elm  street.  Dor.,  1851;  from  Everett  street  to  the  N.  Y.,  N.  H.  & 
H.  R.  R.;  formerly  from  Exchange  street  to  Everett  street;  located, 
April  7,  1851;  accepted,  April  21,  1851;  portion  lying  west  of  a  line 
drawn  at  right  angles  with  the  northwesterly  Hne  of  Ekn  street  from 
its  point  of  intersection  with  the  easterly  line  of  location  of  the  N.  Y., 
N.  H.  &  H.  R.  R.,  discontinued  by  decree  of  Superior  Court,  Oct.  12, 
1907,  acting  under  authority  of  chapter  111  of  the  Revised  Statutes, 
and  chapter  440  of  the  Acts  of  1902. 

Elm  street.  So.  B.,  1846;  from  Telegraph  street  to  Eighth  (now  East 
Eighth)  street;  laid  out  as  Knowlton  street,  Nov.  17,  1868.  Suffolk 
Deeds,  Lib.  564,  fol.  72.     G  259,  L  1016. 

Elm  street,  W.  Rox.;  from  Granite  (now  Cass)  street,  near  railroad 
toward  Ballanakill  avenue  (now  Johnson  street);  Elm  street  now 
known  as  Oak  avenue. 

*EIm  street,  W.  Rox.,  1847;  from  107  Green  street  to  102  Sedgwick 
street;  part  from  Revere  street  to  Seaverns  avenue  laid  out  as  part 
of  Roanoke  avenue,  on  plan  dated  1847;  on  map  of  1849,  part  from 
Green  street  to  Revere  street  shown  as  part  of  Roanoke  avenue;  Ekn 
street  from  Revere  street  to  Walker  street  accepted  as  a  public  way, 
Feb.  3,  1868,  again  accepted  and  Selectmen  recommended  that  Hillside 
avenue  (from  Revere  street  to  Seaverns  avenue),  with  extension  to 
Green  street,  be  laid  out  and  called  Ekn  street,  July  25,  1868. 

*Elm  street,  Chsn.,  1810;  from  69  High  street  to  256  Medford  street;  land 
for  said  street,  from  High  street  to  Bimker  Hill  street,  conveyed  to 
town  by  Oliver  Holden,  July  17,  1810,  said  street  having  been  laid 
out  some  years  before  by  Selectmen;  called  Washington  street  prior  to 
this  date;  continuation  from  Bimker  Hill  street  to  Medford  street  to 
be  accepted  by  town  when  laid  out  by  owner  of  land  satisfactorily 
to  Selectmen,  Sept.  15,  1837.     L  2801. 

Elmer  place,  B.,  1867;  from  121  Salem  street,  near  Prince  street,  east; 
part  of  now  included  in  Hancock  schoolhouse  yard. 

*Elm  Hill  avenue,  Rox.,  1852;  from  527  Warren  street  to  214  Seaver 
street;  laid  out,  June  26,  1882.     L  1619,  L  1620,  L  2166. 

*Elm  Hill  park,  Rox.,  1905;  from  550  Warren  street,  easterly;  Chisholm 
park  laid  out  under  the  name  of  Ekn  Hill  park,  Dec.  21,  1905.     L  3861. 

Elm  road,       \Dor.;  from  Adams  street,  opposite  Newhall  avenue,  to 
Elm  avenue,  /      10  Carruth  street;  Ehn  road,  1906. 

Elmhurst  street.  Dor.,  1896;  from  113  Norfolk  street  to  114  Southern 
avenue;  authority  to  open  given  by  Street  Commissioners,  March  6, 
1897. 


List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston.  175 

*Elmira  street,  Bri.,  1893;  from  274  Market  street  to  70  Murdock  street; 
part  of  Hill  street  laid  out  from  Murdock  street  to  George  street  as 
Elmira  street,  Nov.  10,  1893;  extended  to  Market  street,  Jan.  27,  1897. 
L  2550. 

*Elmo  street,  Dor.,  1871;  from  620  Blue  Hill  avenue  to  6  Erie  street,  near 
Washington  street;  part  from  Blue  Hill  avenue  to  Erie  avenue  (now 
street)  laid  out  as  a  public  srreet,  Oct.  2,  1885;  all  that  part  southeast 
of  Erie  street  laid  out,  Nov.  29,  1892;  shown  as  Elmo  street  on  plan  of 
1873.     L  1888,  L  2464. 

*Elmont  street.  Dor.,  1891;  from  7  Waterlow  street  to  16  Faxon  street; 
laid  out,  Sept.  23,  1902.     L  3494,  L  3858. 

Elmore  park,  Rox.;  from  17  Elmore  street. 

*Elmore  street,  Rox.,  1868;  from  2816  Washington  street  to  215  Walnut 
avenue;  laid  out,  Nov.  6,  1879.     L  1398. 

Elms  street.  Dor.,  1902;  from  435  Norfolk  street  to  Verrill  street;  shown 
as  an  unnamed  street  on  plan  dated  Feb.  2,  1900. 

Elms  street,  Dor.,  1873;  from  Blue  Hill  avenue  to  Erie  avenue  (now 
Erie  street);  later  called  Elmo  street. 

Elmwood  court,  Rox.;  from  4  Ehnwood  street,  northwest,  then  northeast 
to  Leutman  place;  sometimes  called  also  Elm  place;  Elmwood  court, 
1906. 

Elmwood  place,  Rox.,  1868;  from  9  Elmwood  street,  southeast. 

tElmwood  street,  Rox.,  1868;  from  297  Roxbury  street  to  106  Linden 
Park  street;  name  of  Orange  street  between  Washington  (now  Rox- 
bury) street  and  Pearl  (now  King)  street  changed  to  Elmwood  street, 
April  21,  1868;  part  between  Pearl  and  Clay  (now  Linden  Park)  street 
now  also  called  Ehnwood  street,  but  not  public. 

Elmwood  street,  W.  Rox.;  from  60  Baker  street,  south,  near  railroad. 

Elmwood=street  bridge,  Rox.,  1906;  on  Elmwood  street,  near  corner 
of  Linden  Park  street,  over  Stony  Brook;  a  16-foot  span  of  wood 
and  built  in  1906;  superseded  by  a  stone  culvert  completed  in  Septem- 
ber, 1908. 

*Elton  street,  Dor.;  from  1076  Dorchester  avenue  to  20  Sagamore  street; 
laid  out,  Dec.  28,  1888.     L  2108. 

*Emerald  street,  B.,  1831;  from  44  Dover  street  to  112  Castle  street;  from 
Dover  street,  north,  1831;  opened  and  extended,  Dec.  8,  1858;  extended 
to  Castle  street,  Dec.  16,  1870.  L  54,  L  544,  L  545,  L  546,  L  547, 
L  566,  L  838. 

Emerson  place,  Chsn.,  1863;  from  Henley  street  to  Warren  street 
extended  (probably  led  to  manufactory  of  Charles  Emerson,  and  was 
closed  on  extension  of  Warren  street,  or  soon  after). 

Emerson  place,  Chsn.,  1869;  way  leading  from  38  Park  street  to  Charles 
Emerson's  place  of  business,  42  and  46  Park  street;  so  called  by  Emer- 
son and  authorized  by  city,  Dec.  27,  1869. 

*Emerson  street.  So.  B.,  1864;  from  22  Dorchester  street,  crossing  East 
Fourth  street  at  K  street,  to  M  street  and  East  Fourth  street;  name 
of  "  Old  road  "  from  Third  street  to  Fourth  street  changed  to  Emerson 
street,  March  22,  1864;  name  of  Emerson  street  between  M  and  N 
streets  changed  to  Fourth  street,  April  21,  1868;  laid  out  from  Third 
street  between  G  street  and  H  street  to  M  street  at  junction  with 
Fourth  street,  Nov.  17,  1868;  extended  from  East  Third  street  to 
Dorchester  street,  May  7,  1872.     L  754,  L  1154,  L  3496. 

Emery  place,  B.,  1841;  from  Warrenton  street,  near  Eliot  street,  east; 
closed. 


176  List  of  Steeets,  Etc.,  in  Boston. 

Emery  road,  Bri.,  1902;  from  449  Cambridge  street  (144.50  feet  north- 
east, from  Hano  street),  northwest,  then  north  to  32  Denton  road;  por- 
tion from  Cambridge  street,  north  about  415  feet,  located  by  Board  of 
Survey  fiHng,  July  14,  1902;  authority  to  open  remaining  portion 
given  by  Street  Commissioners,  Nov.  5,  1902. 

Emery  street,  Dor.;  from  Washington  street,  opposite  Bailey  street, 
to  Milton  avenue;  laid  out  with  name  of  Stockton  street,  Dec.  10,  1886. 
L  1965. 

Emmet  place,  B.,  1873;  from  11  Blossom  street,  near  Cambridge  street, 
east;  built  over  in  1906. 

Emmet  place,  E.  B.;  from  17  Everett  street,  near  Orleans  street,  south- 
west. 

Emmet  street.  So.  B.,  1870;  from  613  East  Second  street  to  524  East 
Third  street,  between  I  street  and  K  street. 

Emmon's  corner,  B.,  1708;  corner  of  Cambridge  (now  Court)  street  and 
Sudbury  street  then  so  called. 

Empire  street,  Bri.,  1896;  from  Hooker  street,  nearly  opposite  Holman 
street,  southerly,  thence  easterly  nearly  parallel  with  Cambridge  street 
to  within  100  feet  of  Sorrento  street;  formerly  from  263  Cambridge 
street,  northerly,  thence  easterly  to  within  100  feet  of  Sorrento  street; 
authority  to  open  from  North  Harvard  street  easterly  to  within  100 
feet  of  Sorrento  street  given  by  Street  Commissioners,  Nov.  18,  1896; 
authority  to  open  from  North  Harvard  street  opposite  the  portion 
just  mentioned,  westerly,  thence  southerly,  to  263  Cambridge  street, 
given  by  Street  Commissioners,  Oct.  30,  1901;  name  of  the  portion 
from  263  Cambridge  street  northerly  to  31  Empire  street  changed  to 
Mayflower  street  by  the  Mayflower  Laundry  Company,  1906;  author- 
ity to  open  from  Hooker  street,  southerly,  thence  easterly,  to  within 
about  118  feet  of  Mayflower  street,  given  by  the  Street  Commissioners. 
Jan.  16,  1907;  from  this  point  to  Mayflower  street  shown  on  Brom- 
ley's atlas  of  1909. 

Emrose  terrace,  Dor.,  1909;  from  121  Magnolia  street;  shown  on  plan 
by  WiUiam  Kelly,  dated  March  12,  1909. 

Emsella  terrace,  W.  Rox.,  1896;  from  190  Lamartine  street  to  N.  Y., 
N.  H.  &  H.  R.  R.;  authority  to  open  given  by  Street  Commissioners, 
Nov.  11,  1896;  called  Haberstroh  place  from  1884  to  1896. 

Endicott  court,  B.,  1843;  from  178  Endicott  street,  near  Thacher  street, 

west. 

*Endicott  street,  B.,  1836;  from  158  Hanover  street,  at  junction  with 
Salem  street,  to  Prince  street;  portion  from  Washington  street  North  to 
Prince  street  commonly  caUed  Causeway  street;  part  called  Mill  lane, 
1805,  and  part  Mill  Pond  street,  1807;  known  as  Pond  street,  from 
Hanover  street  to  Charlestown  bridge,  that  is,  at  Prince  street,  1814; 
name  changed  to  Endicott  street,  June  13,  1836.     L  3071,  L  3088. 

Endicott=street  place,  B.,  1737;  from  Endicott  street,  east,  near  Thacher 
street,  north  of  Pond-street  place;  called  Douglass  court,  1872. 

Endicott  terrace.  Dor.,  1891;  from  1653  Dorchester  avenue. 

Endleigh  street.  Dor.,  1892;  from  339  Savin  Hill  avenue,  northeast; 
laid  out  under  the  name  of  Davitt  street,  Nov.  2,  1906.     L  3912. 

*Enfield  street,  W.  Rox.,  1880;  from  47  Spring  Park  avenue  to  92  Robin- 
wood  avenue;  part  of  E  street  laid  out  as  Enfield  street,  Aug.  28,  1880. 
L  1477. 


List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston.  177 

*Englewood  avenue,  Bri.,  1872;  from  346  Chestnut  Hill  avenue  (formerly 
Rockland  street),  easterly,  to  the  Brookline  line  (between  Strathmore 
road  and  Beacon  street);  accepted,  Dec.  27,  1872;  the  change  of  boun- 
dary hne  between  Boston  and  Brookline,  April  13,  1894,  put  about 
125  feet  at  its  easterly  end  in  the  town  of  Brookline.     L  2383. 

Englewood  street,  Dor.,  1887;  from  87  Hillsdale  street,  near  Adams 
street,  west,  to  Dorchester  Park. 

Episcopal  avenue,  W.  Rox.;  from  Centre  street,  northwest,  near  Myrtle 
street;  shown  in  1882,  but  not  named,  northeast  of  engine  house  and 
leading  from  Centre  street  towards  parsonage  of  St.  John  Episcopal 
Church;  now  built  over. 

Ericsson  street,  Bri.,  1895;  from  270  Lincoln  street  to  65  Adams  street; 
authority  to  open  given  lay  Street  Commissioners,  Nov.  4,  1895. 

*Ericsson  street.  Dor.,  1856;  from  194  Walnut  street  to  87  Fulton  street; 
laid  out,  April  5,  1858;  at  Port  Norfolk  (Neponset). 

Erie  avenue,  Dor.,  1871;  from  Washington  street  to  McLellan  avenue 
(now  McLellan  street);  laid  out  with  bridge  over  N.  E.  R.  R.  and 
named  Erie  street,  Aug.  12,  1885.     L  1878. 

Erie  place,  W.  Rox.;  from  70  School  street,  near  Washington  street, 
southwest. 

Erie  street,  B.,  1844;  from  Harrison  avenue  to  Albany  street;  called 
Seneca  street,  1849. 

Erie  street,  E.  B.,  1866;  from  Cottage  street,  southeast,  to  Shirley 
street;  the  portion  northwest  of  Lamson  street,  near  the  present 
location  of  Island  street;  the  portion  southeast  of  Lamson  street,  now 
in  Wood  Island  Park. 

*Erie  street,  So.  B.,  1868;  street  laid  out  50  feet  wide  from  southwest 
side  of  street  550  feet  northeast  of  Mt.  Washington  avenue,  the 
northerly  Hmit  of  Boston  Wharf  property;  this  hne  fixed  by  act  of 
Legislature,  May  1, 1853,  to  the  line  of  the  limit  of  solid  structures;  so 
called,  Nov.  17,  1868;  not  shown  on  pubhc  maps  and  apparently 
never  bioilt. 

*Erie  street.  Dor.,  1885;  from  181  Washington  street  to  24  McLellan 
street;  Erie  avenue  laid  out  as  a  public  street,  crossing  N.  E.  R.  R., 
with  name  of  Erie  street,  Aug.  12,  1885;  relocated  at  entrance  to 
Washington  street,  July  2,  1886.     L  1878,  L  1897,  L  3665. 

Erie  terrace.  So.  B.;  from  162  West  Fourth  street;  formerly  Humphrey 
court. 

Erin  alley,  E.  B.;  from  62  Liverpool  street  to  71  Border  street,  near 
Maverick  street. 

*Ernst  street,  Rox.,  1898;  from  61  West  Walnut  park  to  68  Bragdon 
'  street;  authority  to  open  given  by  Street  Commissioners,  Feb.  4, 
1898;  laid  out,  Nov.  29,  1898.     L  3067. 

Errol  street.  Dor.,  1907;  from  630  Harvard  street,  about  midway 
between  Deering  road  and  Winfield  road,  southeast,  to  51  Westmore 
road;  shown  on  plan  by  Henry  C.  Mildram,  dated  May  2,  1907. 

*Esmond  street.  Dor.,  1896;  from  Blue  Hill  avenue  to  Harvard  street; 
formerly  from  Blue  Hill  avenue  to  Bradshaw  street;  authority  to 
open  given  by  Street  Commissioners,  June  16,  1896;  laid  out  from 
Blue  Hill  avenue  over  and  including  a  portion  of  a  private  way 
called  Bradshaw  street,  and  a  private  way  called  Sanborn  avenue, 
to  Harvard  street,  June  26,  1899.     L  3123,  L  3124,  L  3601,  L  3602. 

Essex  avenue,  B.;  from  112  Clinton  street,  near  Atlantic  avenue,  to  4 
Richmond  street. 


178  List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston. 

Essex  court,  1818,  IB.;  from  Essex  street,  opposite  Front  street  (now 
Essex  place,  1816,  S      Harrison   avenue);    called     Essex    place,    1816; 
Essex   court,    1818;  Brimmer   avenue    or   place,    1842;  included   in 
extension  of  Harrison  avenue,  July  6,  1881.     L  1526. 

*Essex  place,  B.,  1809;  from  135  Essex  street,  opposite  Columbia  street, 
to  27  Tufts  street;  laid  out  from  Essex  street  to  south  of  where  Tufts 
street  now  is,  Aug.  17,  1880;  part  south  of  Tufts  street  discontinued, 
Aug.  26,  1893.      L  1475,  L  2170. 

*Essex  street,  B.,  1708;  from  622  Washington  street  to  Atlantic  avenue; 
from  Newbury  (now  Wasliington)  street,  at  Eliot's  corner,  to  Wind- 
mill point,  1708;  called  also  Auchmuty  street,  1775;  the  eastern  end 
was  also  called  Beach  street,  1804;  extended  from  South  street, 
through  South-street  court,  to  Federal  street  (now  Atlantic  avenue), 
April  19,  1880;  Cove  street  (now  Atlantic  avenue)  extended  over  a 
small  portion  of  Essex  street,  April  8,  1897,  under  authority  of  chapter 
576  of  the  Acts  of  1896.  L  73,  L  624,  L  873,  L  1450,  L  1451, 
L  1526,  L  1598,  L  1951,  L  1973,  L  2126,  L  2441,  L  2514,  L  2515, 
L  2596,  L  2597,  L  2821. 

*Essex  street,  Chsn.,  1847;  from  Hancock  square  to  425  Rutherford 
avenue  at  Middlesex  street;  formerly  part  of  Canal  street;  laid  out 
and  accepted  from  Main  street  to  Middlesex  street,  Dec.  31,  1855. 

*Essex  street,  B.;  from  Commonwealth  avenue  to  Brookline-street 
bridge;  formerly  from  Commonwealth  avenue  to  the  boundary  line 
between  Brighton  and  Cambridge;  under  authority  of  chapter  231, 
Acts  of  1850,  the  proprietors  of  the  Cambridge  and  Brookline  bridge 
were  empowered  to  erect  a  pile  bridge  over  the  Charles  river  from 
points  at  or  near  the  old  wharf  or  embankment  which  is  near 
where  the  B.  &  W.  (now  B.  &  A.)  R.  R.  passes  under  a  bridge 
on  Western  (now  Commonwealth)  avenue,  to  the  opposite  bank 
in  Cambridge;  Essex  street  laid  out  by  commissioners  appointed  by 
the  Supreme  Judicial  Court,  under  authority  of  chapter  161,  Acts 
of  1869,  Jan.  8,  1870;  laying  out  approved  by  the  Supreme  Judicial 
Court,  April  6,  1870.  Norfolk  County  Registry,  Vol.  10,  p.  227; 
Essex  street  included  in  territory  annexed  to  Boston  from  BrookUne, 
May  8,  1874,  chapter  220,  Acts  of  1874;  portion  of  Essex  street 
covered  by  the  bridge  colloquially  called  Essex-street  bridge;  the 
same  relocated  under  the  name  of  Brookline-street  bridge,  June  2, 
1905,  by  the  Cambridge  Bridge  Commission,  acting  under  legislative 
authority,  chapter  391,  Acts  of  1904;  old  bridge  closed,  Oct.  2,  1905; 
new  one  opened  to  team  and  foot  travel,  Nov.  28,  1906;  to  cars  of 
the  Boston  Elevated  Railway  Company,  Dec.  8,  1906.     L  3788. 

*Essex=street  bridge,  B.;  the  portion  of  Essex  street  covered  by  the 
bridge  (about  230  feet  from  Commonwealth  avenue)  colloquially 
called  Essex-street  bridge;  relocated  June  2,  1905,  under  the  name 
of  BrookUne-street  bridge,  by  the  Cambridge  Bridge  Commission, 
acting  under  legislative  authority,  chapter  391,  Acts  of  1904;  old 
bridge  closed,  Oct.  2,  1905;  construction  of  new  one  commenced, 
June  27,  1905;  completed,  opened  to  team  and  foot  travel,  Nov.  28, 
1906;  to  cars  of  the  Boston  Elevated  Railway  Company,  Dec.  8, 
1906;  colloquially  called  Cottage  Farm  bridge  and  Ship-yard  bridge. 

Essex=street  court,  B.,  1903;  from  166  Essex  street,  between  Lincoln 
street  and  South  street,  northeasterly. 

Estes  avenue,  I  Dor.,  1889;  from  52  Wales  place,  between  Puritan  ave- 
Estes  place,  (  nue  and  Westwood  street,  northeast,  thence  north- 
west; shown  without  name  on  plan  by  C.  E.  C.  Breck,  dated 
November,  1889  (Suffolk  Deeds,  Lib.  1925,  fol.  2);  in  Assessors'  books, 
Bromley's  atlas  of  1894-98,  shown  as  Estes  place;  in  directories  of 
1892  and  since,  Bromley's  atlas  of  1904,  and  sign  on  the  ground, 
shown  as  Estes  avenue;  Estes  avenue,  1906. 


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List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston.  179 

Estes  place,  B.,  1889;  from  208  Summer  street  to  285  Congress  street. 

Estey  street,  Rox.,  1895;  from  Lawn  street,  at  the  bend,  to  164  Fisher 
avenue;  formerly  from  EUingwood  street  to  164  Fisher  avenue;  from 
Lawn  street  to  ElHngwood  street,  shown  on  Bromley's  atlas  of  1906 
as  changed  to  Estey  street. 

Estrella  street,  Rox.,  1905;  from  Centre  street  about  505  feet  east  of 
Mozart  street,  south,  to  Priesing  street;  authority  to  open  given  by 
Street  Commissioners,  April  6,  1905. 

Ethel  street,  W.  Rox.,  1902;  southwest  from  Augustus  avenue,  about 
405  feet  to  Edna  street;  authority  to  open  given  by  Street  Commis- 
sioners, July  22,  1902. 

*Etna  street,  Bri.,  1893;  from  154  North  Beacon  street  to  62  Elmira 
street;  part  of  Lucas  street  laid  out  with  name  of  Etna  street,  Nov. 
10,  1893.     L  2551,  L  2552. 

^Euclid  street.  Dor.,  1872;  from  659  Washington  street  to  42  Withing- 
ton  street,  near  Norfolk  street;  laid  out,  Oct.  21,  1882.     L  1656. 

Eugene  street,  W.  Rox.;  from  Forest  Hills  street  to  Peter  Parley  road; 
later  called  Olmstead  street;  authority  to  open  under  name  of  01m- 
stead  street  given  by  Street  Commissioners,  May  24,  1893. 

Eulalie  street,  Bri.,  1896;  from  Winship  street;  abandoned. 

Eulita  street,  Bri.,  1899;  from  55  Winship  street  to  191  Union  street; 
EuUta  terrace  so  called  in  Boston  directory,  1899  and  since. 

Eulita  terrace,  Bri.,  1894;  from  Union  street,  near  Chestnut  Hill  ave- 
nue, to  EulaUe  street;  authority  to  open  given  by  Street  Commis- 
sioners, June  6,  1894. 

Eustis  place,  Rox.;  from  Eustis  street,  near  Harrison  avenue,  south- 
w^est;  see  plan  1849. 

Eustis  place,  Rox.;  from  259  Eustis  street  (directory). 

*Eust!S  street,  Rox.,  1825;  from  2124  Wasliington  street  to  24  Magazine 
street;  laid  out,  Jan.  19,  1662;  shown  as  "Road  to  Dorchester"  in 
1796;  formerly  extended  over  present  location  of  Mall  street;  named 
from  Washington  street  by  burying  ground  to  Dorchester  Une,  May 
9,  1825;  name  of  Eustis  street,  between  what  is  now  Dearborn  street 
(opposite  Mt.  Pleasant  avenue)  and  Dorchester  Hne  changed  to 
Dudley  street,  April  21,  1868;  name  of  Orchard,  street,  between 
Dearborn  street  and  Adams  street,  of  Proctor  street  from  East  (now 
Hampden)  street,  northwest,  and  of  Bradford  place,  from  East 
street,  southeast,  changed  to  Eustis  street,  April  21,  1868;  extended 
to  Magazine  street,  Dec.  15,  1873.  L  719,  L  909,  L  1212.  Norfolk 
Registry,  Plan  Book  22,  p.  47. 

Euston  path,  Bri.,  1902;  from  the  bend  in  Euston  road,  north,  then 
west,  to  Nottingham  road;  shown  on  plan  by  Aspinwall  &  Lincoln, 
dated  February,   1902. 

Euston  road,  Bri.,  1902;  from  Commonwealth  avenue,  between  Colonial 
road  and  Leamington  road,  north,  then  east  to  Colonial  road;  shown 
on  plan  by  Aspinwall  &  Lincoln,  dated  February,  1902. 

Euston  street,  Rox.;  from  Ivy  street  to  St.  Mary's  street  (now  closed). 

Eutaw  place,  E.  B.;  from  43  Marion  street,  near  Eutaw  street,  south- 
west; called  also  Marion  court. 

*Eutaw  street,  E.  B.,  1834;  from  323  Border  street  to  85  White  street; 
first  projected  from  Wliite  street  to  Meridian  street;  extended  to 
Border  street,  accepted  and  laid  out  as  pubUc  highway,  May  31,  1852; 
accepted  at  junction  of  Eutaw  street  and  White  street,  Nov.  1,  1858. 
Vol.  31,  p.  36.     L  42,  L  3491. 


180  List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston. 

Evandale  terrace,  Dor.,  1891;  from  257  Savin  Hill  avenue,  east. 

Evans  road,  Bri.;  from  Corey  road,  opposite  Cumminga  road,  east,  to 
the  Brookline  line. 

*Evans  street.  Dor.,  1871;  from  83  Milton  avenue  to  888  Morton  street; 
laid  out  from  Milton  avenue  to  Nelson  street,  Nov.  23,  1883;  extended 
from  Nelson  street  to  Forest  Hills  avenue  (now  Morton  street),  Dec. 
1,  1884.     L  1740,  L  1741,  L  1838. 

Evelyn  avenue.  Dor.;  from  Blue  Hill  avenue  to  Norfolk  street;  laid 
out  as  Evelyn  street,  June  15,  1892.     L  2402. 

*Evelyn  street.  Dor.,  1892;  from  1282  Blue  Hill  avenue  to  525  Norfolk 
street;  Evelyn  avenue  laid  out  as  Evelyn  street,  June  15,  1892. 
L  2402. 

fEverdean  street,  Dor.,  1902;  from  333  Freeport  street  to  12  Preston 
street;  the  portion  of  Capen  street  from  Ashland  street  to  Greenhill 
street  laid  out  with  the  name  of  Everdean  street,  Oct.  3,  1903;  the 
portion  of  Capen  street  from  Freeport  street  to  Ashland  street,  and 
from  Greenhill  street  to  Preston  street  called  Everdean  street,  1903; 
laid  out  from  Preston  street  to  Greenhill  street,  Nov.  3,  1906.  L  3501, 
L  3915. 

*Everett  avenue,  Dor.,  1866;  from  73  Stoughton  street  to  Jerome  street; 
formerly  from  Stoughton  street  to  Hancock  street;  laid  out  in  part 
from  Stoughton  street  towards  Hancock  street,  Nov.  9,  1877;  part 
leading  from  Hancock  street  to  part  already  public  laid  out  as 
Jerome  street,  March  22,  1883.     L  1287,  L  1695. 

Everett  court,  B.;  from  322  North  street,  near  Clark  street,  northwest; 
apparently  an  archway;  called  also  Everett  place;  Everett  court, 
1906. 

Everett  court,  E.  B.;  from  252  Everett  street,  northwest  of  and  near 
Jeffries  street,  northeast. 

Everett  court,  Chsn.;  from  45  Everett  street,  near  Medford  street, 
southeast. 

Everett  place,  Chsn.;  from  23  Everett  street. 

Everett  place,  B.,  1853;  from  322  North  street,  west,  near  Clark  street; 
called  also  Everett  court,  which  see;  Everett  court,  1906. 

Everett  place,  E.  B.;  from  240  Everett  street,  northwest  of  Everett 
court,  northeast. 

Everett  place,  E.  B.;  from  Everett  street,  near  Emmet  place;  not  now 
shown. 

Everett  place,     I  Bri.;    from    Vernon     (now    Raymond)    street,    near 
Everett  square,  )      Everett  street,  north;  laid  out  with  name  of  West- 
ford  street.  May  18,  1891.     L  2293. 

Everett  road,  Dor.,  1898;  from  159  Savin  Hill  avenue  to  Springdale 
street;  authority  to  open  given  by  Street  Commissioners  under  the 
name  of  Coffin  street,  April  20,  1897;  name  changed  to  Everett  road  in 
1898. 

Everett  square,  Bri.;  from  32  Westford  street,  north. 

Everett  street,  B.,  1866;  Exeter  street  at  one  time  so  called. 

*Everett  street,  E.  B.,  1836;  from  71  Orleans  street  to  19  Jeffries  street; 
order  to  lay  out  and  accept  on  fulfillment  of  certain  conditions,  April 
10,  1854.     L  36,  L  1139,  L  1417,  L  3806. 


List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston.  181 

*Everett  street,  Dor.,  1851;  from  18  Park  street  to  9  Mill  street;  shown  as 
an  unnamed  street  in  1841;  located,  April  7,  1851;  the  report  of 
Selectmen  recommending  acceptance  of  said  street  accepted,  April 
21,  1851. 

*Everett  street,  W.  Rox.,  1871;  from  16  Elm  street  to  Call  street,  so  called 
on  plan  dated  1871,  "Everett  street  formerly  Starr's  lane";  street 
from  Gordon  street  at  junction  with  Elm  street  to  Starr  (now  Call) 
street,  formerly  known  as  Starr  lane,  named  Everett  street,  Dec.  4, 
1877.     L  1029. 

*Everett  street,  Chsn.,  1837;  from  157  Bunker  Hill  street,  opposite  Con- 
cord street,  to  198  Medford  street;  accepted,  March  22,  1841. 

*Everett  street,  Bri.,  1846;  from  31  North  Beacon  street,  northerly,  over 
the  tracks  of  the  B.  &  A.  (now  N.  Y.  C.  &  H.  R.)  R.  R.  to  306  Western 
avenue;  also  from  the  foot  of  the  bridge  on  the  ground  level  to  the 
southerly  line  of  location  of  the  railroad,  and  from  the  southerly  line 
of  Lincoln  street,  northerly,  to  the  foot  of  the  bridge;  from  the  rail- 
road to  beyond  Adams  street,  shown  on  plan  by  A.  R.  Binney,  dated 
June,  1846;  projected  from  River  street  (now  Western  avenue)  to 
North  Beacon  street,  July  22,  1867;  accepted,  April  26,  1869;  acting 
under  authority  of  chapter  428,  Acts  of  1890,  the  Superior  Court  by 
decree  dated  May  18,  1891,  provided  for  the  building  of  a  bridge  over 
the  tracks  of  the  B.  &  A.  R.  R.,  and  the  discontinuance,  upon  com- 
pletion of  the  bridge,  of  the  portion  of  Everett  street  between  the 
southerly  line  of  location  of  the  railroad  and  Lincoln  street;  work  on 
bridge  begun,  1891;  completed,  June -4,  1892  (date  from  Engineer's 
ofSce  of  B.  &  A.  R.  R.);  copy  of  plan,  CC  575. 

Everett  street,  Bri.,  1858;  from  Faneuil  street  to  Bigelow  street;  laid 
out  by  Selectmen,  Dec.  18,  1873;  known  as  Dunboy  avenue  in  1889; 
laid  out  as  Dunboy  street,  Aug.  13,  1889.     L  2151. 

*Everett=street  bridge,  Bri.,  1892;  on  Everett  street  over  tracks  of  the 
N.  Y.  C.  &  H.  R.  R.  R.;  built  in  1891  by  the  B.  &  A.  R.  R.  Co.,  accord- 
ing to  decree  of  Superior  Court,  under  authority  of  chapter  428,  Acts 
of  the  Legislature  of  1890;  completed  and  opened  for  travel,  June  4, 
1892. 

^Evergreen  street,  Rox.,  1894;  from  95  Day  street,  northwest,  to  South 
Huntington  avenue;  Atwood  avenue  laid  out  as  Evergreen  street, 
Aug.  10,  1894;  extended  to  South  Huntington  avenue,  Oct.  13,  1908. 
L  2612,  L  4099. 

Everton  street.  Dor.,  1876;  from  86  Olney  street,  southeasterly  and 
southerly  to  280  Geneva  avenue;  name  of  Cottage  avenue,  from 
Geneva  street  (now  avenue)  to  Green  (now  Olney)  street,  changed  to 
Everton  street,  Dec.  30,  1876. 

Everton's  corner,  B.,  1708;  Ship  (now  North)  street,  near  Scarlett's 
wharf,  then  so  called. 

Ewer  street.  So.  B.,  1849;  from  135  West  Ninth  street  to  24  Dorr  street; 
Old  Colony  avenue  laid  out  over  a  portion  of  Ewer  street  by  decree 
of  Superior  Court,  filed  June  23,  1899. 

Excelsior  street,  W.  Rox.,  1899;  from  23  Cass  street,  near  West  Rox- 
bury  branch  railroad,  to  Oak  avenue;  authority  to  open  given  by  the 
Street  Commissioners,  July  26,  1899. 

Exchange  court,  Chsn.;  from  296  Main  street,  southwest,  between  Froth- 
ingham  avenue  and  Dimstable  street. 

Exchange  lane,  B.,  1809;  from  King  (now  State)  street  to  Dock  square; 
called  Shrimpton's  lane,  1708;  also  sometimes  Royal  Exchange  lane; 
Exchange  lane,  1800;  Exchange  street,  1870. 


182  List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston.      .    ■ 

♦Exchange  place,  B.,  1873;  from  30  Congress  street  to  27  Kilby  street; 
name  of  Lindall  street  changed  to  Exchange  place,  Oct.  14,  1873. 
L  203,  L  822,  L  853. 

Exchange  place,  B.,  1854;  from  Devonshire  street  to  Congress  square; 
made  part  of  Congress  square,  Oct.  14,  1873.     L  497. 

Exchange  square,  B.,  1818;  rear  of  Congress  street  and  State  street; 
called  Half-square  court,  1708;  Salter's  court,  1808;  Exchange 
square,  1818;  Congress  square,  1821. 

♦Exchange  street,  B.,  1817;  from  28  State  street  to  30  Dock  square; 
called  Shrimpton's  lane,  1708;  Royal  Exchange  lane  some  time 
previous  to  1800;  Exchange  lane,  1800;  Exchange  street,  1817. 

Exchange  street.  Dor.,  1853;  from  52  Park  street,  southeast,  parallel 
with  O.  C.  (now  N.  Y.,  N.  H.  &  H.)  R.  R.,  nearly  to  Tenean  creek; 
discontinued,  Oct.  12,  1907,  by  decree  of  Superior  Court,  acting  under 
authority  of  chapter  111  of  the  Revised  Statutes  and  chapter  440  of 
the  Acts  of  the  Legislature  of  1902,  and  included  within  the  grounds 
of  the  0.  C.  R.  R.  Co.;  in  1909  the  railroad  opened  a  new  street  (Mapes) 
25  feet  wide;  from  Park  street  to  opposite  Elm  street  the  north- 
easterly line  of  this  new  street  coincides  with  the  southwesterly  line 
of  Exchange  street  as  it  formerly  existed;  for  the  remainder  of  the 
distance  the  new  street  is  about  10  feet  southwest  of  Exchange  street; 
named  Mapes  street,  1909,  in  honor  of  Harry  E.  Mapes,  an  employee 
of  the  railroad.     L  1182. 

Exeter  court,  Chsn.;  from  49  Sullivan  street;  formerly  from  49  Sullivan 
street,  near  Bartlett  street,  southeast,  with  branch  northeast  to 
Exeter  place;  branch  to  Exeter  place  shown  as  abandoned  in  Brom- 
ley's atlas  of  1901. 

*Exeter  place,  B.,  1848;  from  29  Harrison  avenue  to  79  Chauncy  street; 
from  Chauncy  street,  opposite  Rowe  place,  1848;  accepted,  May  7, 
1849. 

Exeter  place,  Chsn.;  from  53  Sullivan  street,  near  Bartlett  street,  south- 
east, parallel  with  Exeter  court. 

*Exeter  street,  B.,  1863;  from  Beacon  street  to  51  Huntington  avenue; 
called  Avenue  Four  in  1866;  Exeter  street  in  1863;  then  Everett 
street;  Exeter  street,  1866;  laid  out  as  a  pubhc  street  from  Beacon 
street  to  southerly  side  of  Commonwealth  avenue,  July  24,  1873; 
from  Newbury  street  to  Commonwealth  avenue,  Dec.  6,  1875;  from 
Newbury  street  to  Boylston  street,  Oct.  7,  1884;  from  Boylston  street 
to  Huntington  avenue,  July  27,  1886.    L  862,  L  1111,  L  1825,  L  1923. 

Exeter  street,  B.,  1809;  from  Pond  (now  Bedford)  street  to  Essex 
street;  see  directory,  1809,  and  accompanying  map,  upon  which  the 
south  end  of  Exeter  street  coincides  with  the  south  end  of  the  present 
Chauncy  street,  and  the  street  extends  in  a  nearly  straight  hne  about 
to  the  site  of  the  Latin  schoolhouse;  on  Hales 's  map,  1820,  the  north 
end  coincides  with  the  present  line  of  Chauncy  street;  called  Rowe 
place,  1825;  Rowe  street,  1837;  Chauncy  street,  1856. 

Export  street,  B.,  1868;  from  116  Broad  street  to  49  India  street;  shown 
on  maps  of  1848,  but  not  then  named. 

*F  street,  So.  B.,  1804;  from  200  West  Eighth  street,  northerly,  to  low- 
water  mark;  laid  out  and  named,  Feb.  27,  1805;  extended  to  Eighth 
(now  West  Eighth)  street,  Nov.  20,  1855;  laid  out  from  Eighth 
street  to  low-water  mark,  Nov.  17,  1868.     L  53,  L  225. 

F  street,  Dor.,  1892;  from  Stoughton  street  to  Willis  (formerly  E) 
street;  authority  to  open  given  by  Street  Commissioners,  May  4 
1892;  later  called  Bakersfield  street. 


List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston.  183 

*Fabin  street,  B.,  1839;  from  21  Newland  street  to  8  Ivanhoe  street; 
laid  out,  May  13,  1871.     L  477,  L  539,  L  605. 

Fabyan  street,  Dor.,  1894;  from  1025  Blue  Hill  avenue  to  Harvard 
street;  authority  to  open  given  by  Street  Commissioners,  Nov.  8,  1894 . 

Factory  place.  Dor.;  from  72  Fremont  street  near  River  street,  north- 
east; colloquially  called  Factory  place  or  Starch  Factory  place; 
called  Liversidge  way,  1903. 

Factory  street,  Rox.,  1839;  from  Tremont  street  to  Stony  brook;  Ver- 
non street  extended  through,  May  16,  1842,  but  shown  on  plan  as 
Factory  street  as  late  as  1866.     L  440. 

Fair  street,  W.  Rox.,  1896;  from  587  Canterbury  street,  near  corner  of 
Bourne  street,  northwest,  to  Frish  street;  greater  portion  included  in 
land  of  the  Italian  Catholic  Cemetery  Association. 

^Fairbanks  street,  Bri.,  1892;  from  533  Washington  street  to  304  Faneuil 
street;  laid  out,  Oct.  19,  1892.     L  2448. 

*Fairbury  street,  Rox.,  1894;  from  170  Blue  Hill  avenue  to  29  Rand 
street;  laid  out,  Dec.  14,  1894.     L  2662. 

^Fairfax  street,  Dor.;  from  34  Carruth  street,  northeast,  between  Minot 
street  and  34  Beaumont  street;  laid  out,  Aug.  19,  1901.  L  3383, 
L  3660. 

Fairfield  place,  B.,  1853;  from  14  Harris  street,  north. 

*Fairfield  street,  B.,  1863;  from  Beacon  street  to  797  Boylston  street; 
from  Beacon  street  to  Commonwealth  avenue,  1871;  same  laid  out, 
May  15,  1874;  extended  to  Boylston  street,  Sept.  29,  1876;  at  one 
time  called  Sixth  street.     L  862,  L  929,  L  1167. 

Fairhaven  street,  Rox.,  1891;  from  Brookline  avenue  to  Audubon 
road,  parallel  with  BrookUne  branch  railroad. 

*Fairland  street,  Rox.,  1846;  from  91  Mt.  Pleasant  avenue  to  64  Moreland 
street;  laid  out,  Nov.  18,  1878.     L  1332. 

Fairmount  avenue.  Dor.;  from  Washington  street  to  Morton  street, 
laid  out  as  Fairmount  street,  April  14,  1897.  L  2831,  L  2832; 
L  3265,  L  3266. 

*Fairmount  street.  Dor.,  1897;  from  873  Washington  street  to  982  Morton 
street;  Fairmount  avenue  laid  out  as  Fairmomit  street,  April  14, 
1897.     L  2831,  L  2832,  L  3265,  L  3266. 

Fairmount  street,  W.  Rox.;  from  Walnut  avenue,  southeast,  near 
Scarborough  street;  also  called  Fairmount  avenue;  now  included 
in  Franklin  Park. 

Fairmount  avenue,  W.  Rox.,  1860;  from  Walnut  avenue,  southeast, 
near  Scarborough  street;  also  called  Fairmount  street;  now  included 
in  Frankhn  Park. 

Fairview  street.  Dor.;  from  Train  street  to  about  98  feet  northeast  of 
Frost  avenue;  formerly  from  Train  street  to  Frost  avenue;  extended 
about  98  feet  northeast  of  Frost  avenue  by  plan  dated  March  16, 
1896.     Suffolk  Deeds,  Lib.  2350,  fol.  50. 

*Fairview  street,  W.  Rox.;  from  817  South  street  to  Arnold  Arboretum 
at  Mendum  street;  laid  out  from  South  street  to  beyond  Proctor 
street,  Nov.  12,  1886;  extended  to  Arnold  Arboretum  at  Mendima 
street,  Oct.  6,  1899.     L  1963,  L  3184. 

Fairweather  street,  B.;  from  933  Harrison  avenue,  opposite  RandaU 
street  to  66  Reed  street;  authority  to  open  given  by  Street  Commis- 
sioners, Oct.  4,  1895. 


184  List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston. 

Fairwether's  corner,  B.,  1708;  corner  School  street  and  Tremont  street 
then  so  called. 

*Falcon  street,  E.  B.;  from  423  Border  street  to  20  Glendon  street;  laid 
out  from  Meridian  street  to  Border  street,  Aug.  28,  1880;  from  Glen- 
don street  to  Putnam  street,  Oct.  15,  1888,  and  from  Meridian  street 
to  Putnam  street,  Aug.  25,  1891.  Vol.  31,  p.  23.  L  1479,  L  2097, 
L  2328,  L  2329. 

Fall  street,  W.  E,ox.,  1896;  from  Bourne  street,  near  the  corner  of  Can- 
terbury street,  northeast,  to  Fair  street;  included  in  land  of  Italian 
Catholic  Cemetery  Association. 

*Falinouth  street,  B.  and  Rox.,  1878;  from  284  Massachusetts  avenue 
to  280  West  Newton  street;  laid  out  from  Camden  (now  Gains- 
borough) street  to  Dalton  street,  Oct.  7,  1878;  extended  from  Dalton 
street  to  West  Newton  street,  June  9,  1882;  extended  south  from 
Gainsborough  street.  May  7,  1889;  name  of  part  south  of  West 
Chester  park  (now  Massachusetts  avenue)  changed  to  St.  Stephen 
street,  March  1,  1892.     L  1296,  L  1322,  L  1615,  L  2129. 

*Faneuil  street,  Bri.,  1840;  from  233  Market  street  to  631  Washington 
street,  at  Oak  square;  shown  but  not  named  on  plan  of  Cambridge 
made  by  Samuel  Thompson,  1794  (Town  plans  1794,  Vol.  9,  p.  5, 
Massachusetts  State  Archives);  named  Faneuil  street,  June  15,  1840 
(Town  Records,  Vol.  2,  p.  363).     L  1632,  L  1884. 

Faneuil  terrace,  Bri.,  1909;  from  19  Hobart  street,  at  angle,  to  Brooks- 
dale  road;  name  of  AUston  terrace  changed  to  Faneuil  terrace  in  1909. 

*Faneuil  Hall  square,  B.,  1855;  from  Merchants  row  on  north  and 
west  sides  of  Faneuil  Hall  to  Merchants  row  on^  south  side;  in  1708 
the  north  side  was  called  the  Fish  Market,  the  south,  the  Com 
Market,  and  the  west,  the  Sheep  Market;  the  north,  south  and 
west  sides  of  Faneuil  Hall  called  Market  square  about  1784;  from 
Merchants  row  on  north  side  of  Faneuil  Hall  to  Merchants  row 
on  south  side  named  Faneuil  Hall  square,  April  25,  1855.  Vol.  31, 
p.  61.     L  242. 

Faneuil's  corner,  B.,  1732;  comer  King  (now  State)  street  and  Mer- 
chants row  then  so  called. 

Fargo  place,  So.  B.,  1902;  from  134  Fargo  street,  90  feet  southeast 
from  D  street,  northeast,  to  Inman  street;  authority  to  open  given 
by  Street  Commissioners,  Sept.  9,  1902;  built  over  in  the  fall  of  1909. 

tFargo  street,  So.  B.,  1888;  from  375  B  street  to  629  Summer  street; 
formerly  from  B  street  to  E  street,  on  the  so-called  Commonwealth 
flats;  laid  out  from  C  street  to  D  street,  by  decree  of  Superior  Court, 
March  19,  1897,  under  authority  of  chapter  535  of  the  Acts  of  1896; 
portion  between  E  street  and  Summer  street,  formerly  called  E  street, 
called  Fargo  street  about  1898. 

Farley  street.  Dor.,  1909;  from  East  Cottage  street,  near  and  east  of 
the  N.  E.  R.  R.,  south,  to  Beckwith  street;  authority  to  open  given  by 
the  Street  Commissioners,  Sept.  8,  1909. 

Farmgate  street,  Rox.;  from  Fisher  avenue  to  Parker  Hill  avenue;  not 
now  identified. 

tFarnham  street,  Rox.,  1867;  from  80  Hampden  street,  southeast,  to 
Magazine  street;  part  from  East  (now  Hampden)  street  to  Reed 
(now  Reading)  street  laid  out  as  Foundry  street,  Dec.  30,  1867; 
Foundry  street  changed  to  Farnham  street,  April  20,  1869. 

Farnsworth  street.  So.  B.;  from  342  Congress  street  to  the  freight  yard 
of  the  N.  Y.,  N.  H.  &  H.  R.  R. 

Farnum  place,  Rox.;  from  4  Rogers  avenue,  west,  near  Ruggles  street. 


List  of  Steeets,  Etc.,  in  Boston.  185 

fFarquhar  street,  W.  Rox.,  1886;  from  1486  Centre  street,  near  Weld 
street,  to  891  South  street;  from  Centre  street  to  100  feet  beyond 
Selwyn  street  called  Lenix  street  on  plan  dated  Nov.  1,  1886  (Suffolk 
Deeds,  Lib.  1750,  fol.  39);  laid  out  from  South  street  to  Selwyn  street, 
Nov.  12,  1908.     L  3538,  L  4107. 

Farragut  court,  So.  B.,  1906;  from  862  East  Second  street. 

*Farragut  road,  So.  B.,  1909;  from  the  Reserved  channel,  south,  along 
the  westerly  line  of  Marine  Park  to  East  Sixth  street;  name  of  Q 
street  changed  to  Farragut  road,  March  1,  1909,  in  honor  of  Admiral 
David  G.  Farragut,  born  1801,  died  1870. 

Farragut  street,  W.  Rox.,  1895;  from  472  Baker  street,  opposite  Keith 
street,  southwest,  to  Rangeley  street;  formerly  from  472  Baker  street, 
southwest,  opposite  Keith  street;  authority  to  open  from  Baker 
street  southwest  about  1,032  feet  given  by  Street  Commissioners, 
May  3,  1895;  extended  to  Rangeley  street  by  plan  by  Nash  & 
Hunter,  dated  November,  1897. 

Farragut  street,  E.  B.  (Breed's  Island);  from  Washburn  avenue  to 
Riverside  avenue;  shown  on  atlas,  1892. 

Farrell  place.  So.  B.;  from  West  First  street,  southwest,  between  F 
street  and  Dorchester  street;  built  over  in  1897. 

*Farrington  avenue,  Bri.,  1879;  from  24  Harvard  avenue  to  33  Linden 
street;  laid  out,  Sept.  6,  1879. .  L  1376. 

Farrington  avenue,  W.  Rox.,  1874;  )  from  1    Clement   avenue,  south- 

Farrington  street,    W.  Rox.,  1872;  J      east,    to    the    West    Roxbury 

parkway;  called   Farrington   street,  1872;  Farrington  avenue,    1874. 

Farrington  street,  W.  Rox.;  from  Beech  street  to  Rockland  street, 
southeast  of  and  parallel  with  Washington  street;  sometimes  called 
Farrington  avenue;  called  Farrington  avenue  in  1906. 

Farrington  street,  W.  Rox.;  from  Park  street  to  Belle vue  street;  laid 
out  as  Rutledge  street,  June  15,  1877.     L  1243. 

Farrington  street,  E.  B.  (Breed's  Island);  from  Orient  avenue  to 
Walley  street. 

Farwell  avenue,  B.;  from  Poplar  street,  near  Spring  street,  to  Pike 
alley  (now  Public  Alley  No.  14);  the  westerly  end  of  Pike  alley,  1875; 
laid  out  as  PubUc  Alley  No.  15,  Oct.  29,  1902.     L  3508. 

Faulkner  circle.  Dor.,  1898;  from  23  Faulkner  street  to  Shawmut 
branch  railroad;  formerly  called  Trowbridge  court. 

*Faulkner  street.  Dor.,  1887;  from  1491  Dorchester  avenue  to  28  Freeman 
street;  laid  out,  July  28,  1887;  formerly  Foster  street.     L  2006. 

Favre  street,  Dor.,  1872;  from  Hersey  street  to  159  Oakland  street; 
formerly  from  Hersey  street,  crossing  Oakland  street;  portion  of  Favre 
street  southwest  of  Oakland  street  now  a  part  of  Richmond  road. 

Faxon  place,  Rox.,  1869;  from  Tremont  street,  northeast,  near  Parker 
street;  laid  out,  widened  and  extended  to  Smith  street,  with  the 
name  of  Faxon  street,  Aug.  25,  1877.     L  1263. 

*Faxon  street,  Rox.,  1877;  from  1461  Tremont  street  to  12  Smith  street; 
Faxon  place  from  Tremont  street,  northeasterly,  laid  out,  widened 
and  extended  to  Smith  street,  with  name  of  Faxon  street,  Aug.  25, 
1877.     L  1263. 

Faxon  street.  Dor.,  1888;  from  281  Washington  street  to  Carmen  street 
and  from  Carmen  street  to  the  N.  E.  R.  R.;  formerly  from  Washing- 
ton street  to  N.  E.  R.  R.;  from  the  westerly  line  of  Shafter  street 
produced  to  the  northeasiterly  line  of  Carmen  street  included  in  the 
laying  out  of  Carmen  street,  Dec.  21,  1908.     L  4114. 


186  List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston. 

Faxon  street,  E.  B.  (Breed's  Island);  from  Butler  avenue,  southeast, 
parallel  with  the  B.,  W.  &  S.  R.  R.  to  Riverside  avenue;  Bromley's 
atlas,  1892. 

*Fay  street,  B.,  1877;  from  115  Dover  street,  south,  then  east,  to  413 
Harrison  avenue;  Granite  place,  1844-48;  Dover  place,  1848;  Dover- 
street  place,  1861;  laid  out  as  Fay  street,  Nov.  9,  1877.  L  26, 
L  1288.     Suffolk  Registry,  Lib.  534,  fol.  90  and  100. 

Fayette  avenue,  B.,  1825;  from  Prince  street  to  Pond  (now  Endicott) 
street;  called  La  Fayette  avenue,  1828. 

Fayette  court,  B.,  1825;  from  603  Washington  street,  west,  south  of 
Avery  street. 

Fayette  place,  B.,  1824;  block  of  houses  on  Tremont  street,  between 
West  street  and  Boylston  street;  called  Colonnade  row  some  time 
after  1824,  but  without  official  sanction. 

*Fayette  street,  B.,  1824;  from  112  Pleasant  street  to  1  Ferdinand  street; 
South  Allen  street  called  Fayette  street,  1824;  laid  out  from  Pleasant 
street  to  the  water,  May  29,  1848.  L  69+,  L  387,  L  391,  L  392, 
L  2278,  L  4076,  L  4156. 

*Fayston  street,  Rox.  and  Dor.,  1901;  from  310  Blue  Hill  avenue  to  19 
Mascoma  street;  Phipps  avenue  laid  out  as  Fayston  street,  Oct.  23, 
1901.     L  3419,  L  3745. 

Federal  court,  B.,  1817;  from  Union  and  Hanover  streets  to  the  Mills; 
shown  in  "List  of  streets  in  Boston,"  Shaw's  History  of  Boston,  1817; 
discontinued  in  1857,  and  closed  and  built  over  in  1860. 

Federal  court,  B.,  1817;  from  123  Federal  street,  opposite  WilUams 
(now  Matthews)  street,  to  Milton  place;  reference  same  as  above; 
named  Federal   court. 

Federal  place,  B.,  1850;  from  675  Atlantic  avenue,  west,  near  Essex 
street;  also  called  Federal-street  place. 

Federal  road,  W.  Rox.,  1902;  from  26  Arnold  street  to  Seymour  road. 

*Federal  street,  B.,  1788;  from  75  Milk  street  to  160  Summer  street; 
formerly  from  Milk  street  to  Federal-street  bridge;  called  Long  lane 
from  Milk  street  to  Cow  lane  (now  High  street),  1708;  named  Federal 
street,  1788;  extended  to  Purchase  street.  May  5,  1836;  extended 
by  the  foot  of  Purchase  street  to  the  South  Boston  North  Free 
Bridge  including  Sea  street,  April  30,  1856;  part  of  Dorchester 
avenue  formerly  called  Turnpike  street,  from  Federal-street  bridge 
to  line  between  Boston  and  Dorchester,  named  Federal  street,  Feb. 
13,  1866;  laid  out  from  bridge  to  Dorchester  avenue  and  Sea  street, 
Nov.  17,  1868;  same  part  renamed  Dorchester  avenue,  March  1, 
1870;  discontinued  from  Smnmer  street  to  Federal-street  bridge, 
and  included  in  land  of  the  Terminal  Company  by  plan  filed  with 
Suffolk  Deeds,  Jan.  5,  1897,  under  authority  of  chapter  516  of  the 
Acts  of  1896;  Cove  street  (now  Atlantic  avenue)  extended  over  a 
portion  of  the  old  location  of  Federal  street  from  between  Beach 
street  and  East  street  to  Summer  street,  April  8,  1897,  by  the  Street 
Commissioners  under  authority  of  the  above  act;  Dorchester  avenue 
extended  over  a  small  portion  of  former  portion  of  Federal  street, 
April  8,  1897,  under  chapter  516  of  the  Acts  of  1896.  Vol.  31,  pp.  12, 
13,  28,  54,  100,  101.  L  32,  L  44,  L  55,  L  71,  L  79,  L  108,  L  129, 
L  135,  L  243,  L  339,  L  357,  L  358,  L  359,  L  360,  L  364,  L  446,  L  451, 
L  474,  L  834,  L  835,  847,  L  848,  L  849,  L  853,  L  2296,  L  2817 
L  2818,  L  2821,  L  2822,  L  3936. 


List  of  Steeets,  Etc.,  in  Boston.  187 

*Federa!=street  bridge,  B.  and  So.  B.,  1857;  from  2  Dorchester  avenue 
over  Fort  Point  channel  to  Dorchester  avenue  in  South  Boston; 
formerly  from  the  foot  of  Federal  (formerly  Sea)  street  to  Turnpike 
street  (now  Dorchester  avenue),  South  Boston;  bmlt  by  Boston  Free 
Bridge  Corporation  in  1827  and  1828;  bought  by  City  of  Boston, 
Sept.  26,  1828;  opened  later  in  the  year;  called  Sea  street,  or  South 
Boston  North  Free  Bridge,  when  opened  in  1828;  name  changed  to 
Federal-street  bridge,  May  11,  1857;  widened  in  1869;  now  Dorchester- 
avenue  bridge;  Dorchester  avenue  extended  over  Federal-street 
bridge,  April  8,  1897.     L  360,  L  1599,  L  2817,  L  2818. 

Federal=street  place,  B.;  from  675  Atlantic  avenue;  Federal  place 
sometimes  called  Federal-street  place. 

Federal=street  place,  B.;  from  343  Federal  street,  near  corner  of 
Kneeland  street,  southwest;  abandoned;  included  in  grounds  of  the 
Boston  Terminal  Company  by  plan  filed  with  Suffolk  Deeds,  Jan. 
5,  1897,  under  authority  of  chapter  516  of  the  Acts  of  1896. 

Feiling  place.  Box.;  from  1106Tremont  street,  south,  between  Sterling 
street  and  Weston  street. 

Fellows  court,  B.  and  Rox.;  northwest  from  15  Fellows  street,  between 
Northampton  street  and  Lenox  street. 

Fellows  place,  Rox.;  from  81  Fellows  street,  northwest,  between  Hunne- 
man  street  and  Randall  street.     L  1195,  L  1491. 

fFellows  street,  Rox.,  1849;  from  22  Northampton  street  to  24  Webber 
street;  laid  out  from  Northampton  street  to  Hunneman  street,  Nov. 
23,  1874.     L  984,  L  985,  L  1195,  L  1491,  L  2887,  L  2964. 

Felton  place,  Rox.;  from  2174  Washington  street,  southeast,  between 
Palmer  street  and  Eustis  street. 

Fencourt,  Rox.,  1898;  from  230  Hemenway  street  to  Huntington 
avenue;  formerly  called  Courtland  street;  also  called  Fenway  court; 
called  Fencourt,  1906. 

*Fenelon  street,  Dor.,  1896;  from  163  Washington  street  to  7  Merrill 
street;  Burbank  street  laid  out  under  name  of  Fenelon  street,  June  2, 
1896.     L  2771,  L  3249. 

Feneno  terrace,  Bri.,  1901;  from  42  Holmes  avenue,  southeast,  to  Brook- 
line  line;  authority  to  open  given  by  Street  Commissioners,  Oct.  11, 
1901. 

Fenner  street,  Rox.,  1893;  from  9  Rochdale  street  to  8  Cardington  street. 

Fenno  place,'  Dor.;  from  1432  Dorchester  avenue,  east,  near  Adams 
street. 

*Fenno  street,  Rox.,  1894;  from  10  Buena  Vista  street  to  19  Rockland 
street;  authority  to  open  given  by  Street  Commissioners,  May  10, 
1894;  laid  out,  June  11,  1895.     L  2705. 

Fens  bridge,  Rox.,  1891;  in  Back  Bay  Fens  at  Longwood  entrance  from 
Audubon  road,  across  the  water  course  (of  Muddy  river)  to  Riverway, 
nearly  opposite  Simmons  Female  College;  .a  masonry  arch  bridge  of 
15-foot  span  and  96  feet  in  width;  work  begun,  Feb.  20,  1891;  entire 
work  completed,  Nov.  17,  1891;  maintained  by  the  Park  Depart- 
ment; cost,  $27,669.34.     See  City  Doc.  11,  1892. 

Fenton  place.  Dor.,  1870;  from  18  Fenton  street  to  21  Greenwich  place. 

Fenton  street.  Dor.,  1870;  from  12  Duncan  street  to  23  Clayton  street. 

Fenway,  Rox.;  the  way  bordering  the  Back  Bay  Fens  upon  the  east 
and  south  extending  from  1  Boylston  road  to  Riverway;  so  named, 
Dec.  30,  1887. 


188  List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston. 

Fenway  court,  Rox.,  1898;  from  Huntington  avenue  to  Hemenway 
street;  formerly  Courtland  street;  now  Fencourt,  1906. 

Fenwick  road,  Bri.,  1891;  from  Chiswick  road  to  Strathmore  road; 
authority  to  open  given  by  Street  Commissioners,  Oct.  1,  1891; 
Fenwick  road  laid  out  and  name  changed  to  Lothian  road,  Dec.  11, 
1897.     L  2944. 

*Fenwick  street,  Rox.,  1845;  from  60  Circuit  street  to  16  Hulbert  street; 
laid  out  in  part  upon  a  private  way  known  as  Circuit  place,  Jan.  14, 
1884.     L  1752. 

*Fenwood  road,  Rox.,  1906;  from  747  Huntington  avenue  to  496  Brook- 
line  avenue,  near  the  corner  of  the  Riverway;  Kenwood  road  laid  out 
under  the  name  of  Fenwood  road,  Dec.  5,  1906.     L  3929,  L  4092. 

*Ferdinand  street,  B.,  1863;  from  52  Columbus  avenue  to  411  Tremont 
street;  laid  out  from  Chandler  street  to  Columbus  avenue,  Oct.  26, 
1869.  L  387,  L  391,  L  392,  L  393,  L  394,  L  485,  L  2279,  L  3978, 
L  4076. 

*Ferdinand=street  bridge,  B.,  1865;  on  Ferdinand  street  over  the  tracks 
of  the  N.  Y.  C.  &  H.  R.  R.  R.;  built  in  1864-65  by  J.  E.  &  N. 
Brown;  accepted  by  the  City  of  Boston  in  1865;  lowered  in  1869 
to  fit  revised  grade  of  streets;  strengthened  in  1877;  in  July,  1890, 
the  bridge  was  closed  by  order  of  the  Mayor,  and  appropriation 
made  to  rebuild  approved  by  the  Mayor,  Nov.  12,  1890,  and  a  new 
iron  bridge  was  built  which  was  completed  in  1892;  in  1899  it  was 
shortened  3  feet  at  its  southerly  end;  the  work  was  done  by  the 
N.  Y.,  N.  H.  &  H.  R.  R.,  under  authority  of  chapter  516,  Acts  of  the 
Legislature  of  1896. 

Fern  place,  Bri.;  on  Rockland  street  and  High-school  place;  some- 
times called  Academy  hill;  now  Academy  Hill  road. 

*Fern  street,  Bri.;  from  110  Franklin  street  to  40  Holton  street;  laid  out, 
Aug.  30,  1887.     L  2014. 

Ferndale  street,  Dor.,  1896;  from  119  Norfolk  street,  opposite  Laurel 
street;  authority  to  open  for  a  distance  of  about  378  feet  northerly 
from  Norfolk  street  given  by  Street  Commissioners,  March  6,  1897. 
L  3943. 

*Ferrin  street,  Chsn.,  1845;  from  108  Bunker  Hill  street  to  132  Chelsea 
street;  laid  out  from  Bunker  Hill  street  to  Edgeworth  street,  June  6, 
1853;  southeast  of  Edgeworth  street,  June  2,  1878;  extended  to 
Chelsea  street,  June  16,  1884.     L  1294,  L  1784. 

Ferry  court,  B.,  1857;  from  24  Ferry  street. 

*Ferry  street,  B.,  1842;  from  129  North  street  to  54  Fulton  street;  called 
Persia  street,  1831;  laid  out  and  named  Ferry  street,  Aug.  1,  1842. 

Ferry  way,  B.,  1708;  from  Hudson's  point  to  the  Mill  stream,  1708; 
"from  the  west  end  of  Lyn  street  round  the  beach  to  Ferry  wharffe," 
1732;  to  Charlestown  Ferry,  1784;  made  part  of  Lynn  street,  1784; 
now  part  of  Commercial  street. 

Fessenden  court,  E.  B.;  from  90  Webster  street,  north,  between  Cottage 
street  and  Orleans  street;  also  called  Fessenden  place;  built  over 
in  1906. 

Fessenden  place,  E.  B.;  from  90  Webster  street,  north,  between  Orleans 
street  and  Cottage  street;  called  Fessenden  court  in  1906. 

Fessenden  street.  Dor.,  1886;  from  561  Norfolk  street  to  1316  Blue  Hill 
avenue. 

Fessenden  street,  W.  Rox.,  1890;  from  269  Chestnut  avenue,  west,  near 
Green  street. 


List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston.  189 

Field  court  (or  Field's  court),  Dor.;  from  15  Willow  court,  north- 
easterly; shown  as  Field's  court  in  Bromley's  atlas  of  1904. 

*Field  street,  Rox.,  1887;  from  289  Ruggles  street  to  Madison  court; 
formerly  Russell  court;  laid  out  with  the  name  of  Field  street,  Jan. 
5,  1887.     L  1971. 

*Field's  corner,  Dor.;  junction  of  Dorchester  avenue  and  Adams  street. 

Fifield  street,  Dor.,  1906;  from  13  Winter  street,  west,  thence  south  to 
Church  street;  name  Prescott  place  changed  to  Fifield  street  in  1906. 

Fifth  street,  Bri.,  1882;  from  Devon  street  to  Texas  street;  now  in 
Brighton  cattle  yards. 

*Fifth  street,  So.  B.,  1805;  laid  out  parallel  with  Broadway,  and  named 
Feb.  27,  1805;  laid  out  from  A  street  to  Dorchester  street,  and  from 
H  street  to  low-water  mark,  Nov.  17,  1868;  from  G  street  to  H  street, 
Dec.  30,  1869;  called  East  Fifth  and  West  Fifth  street,  Feb,  18,  1873. 
L8,  L509. 

Fifth  street,  Chsn.,  1838;  from  Lynde  street  to  the  railroad;  laid  out 
from  Lynde  street  to  Front  street,  Nov.  13,  1860;  discontinued  and 
taken  by  the  Eastern  (now  B.  &  M.)  R.  R.  by  authority  of  chapter 
360,  Acts  of  the  Legislature  of  1873,  and  chapter  45,  Acts  of  1874; 
the  railroad  acquired  the  land  soon  after  the  passage  of  the  act, 
but  the  street  is  shown  on  Bromley's  atlas  as  late  as  1892. 

Fifth=street  place,  So.  B.;  from  23  West  Fifth  street,  southwest,  between 
Dorchester  avenue  and  N.  Y.,  N.  H.  &  H.  R.  R.;  also  called  West 
Fifth-street  place. 

Fillmore  court,  B.,  1857;  from  High-street  place;  partly  built  over, 
and  the  remainder  called  High-street  place. 

Fillmore  place,  B.,  1859;  from  Hanover  street,  east,  near  Commercial 
street;  now  built  over. 

*First  street.  So.  B.,  1805;  laid  out  parallel  with  Broadway  and  named, 
Feb.  27,  1805;  laid  out  northwest  from  Dorchester  street,  about 
530  feet,  Oct.  5,  1840;  completed  from  K  street  to  a  point  500  feet 
west  therefrom,  Sept.  14,  1847;  accepted  500  feet  from  Dorchester 
street,  towards  F  street,  previous  to  May  1,  1848;  completed  from 
a  point  538  feet  northwest  from  Dorchester  street  to  E  street,  Sept. 
16,  1850;  portions  between  A  street  and  B  street  and  between  E 
street  and  C  street  completed,  Sept.  15,  1851;  laid  out  from  Foundry 
street  to  Dorchester  street,  and  from  H  street  to  low-water  mark 
(a  point  east  of  Farragut  road),  Nov.  17,  1868;  called  East  and 
West  First  streets,  Feb.  18,  1873;  portion  east  of  Farragut  road 
included  in  Marine  Park,  1883.  L  122,  L  126,  L  128,  L  215,  L  228, 
L229. 

First  street,  Chsn.,  1838;  from  junction  Austin  street  and  Lynde  street 
to  the  railroad;  laid  out  from  Lynde  street  to  Front  street,  Feb.  14, 
1848;  discontinued  as  public  street  and  taken  by  the  Eastern  (now 
B.  &  M.)  R.  R.  by  authority  of  chapter  360,  Acts  of  the  Legislature 
of  1873,  and  chapter  45,  Acts  of  1874;  the  railroad  acquired  the  land 
soon  after  passage  of  the  act,  but  the  street  is  shown  on  Bromley's 
atlas  as  late  as  1892. 

Fish  lane,  B.,  1789;  from  the  Town  dock  to  Ann  (now  North)  street; 
called  Roebuck  alley,  or  passage,  1815;  included  in  Merchants  row, 
1825. 

Fish  lane.  So.  B.;  a  coUoquiaHsm  for  the  alley  leading  from  535  East 
Third  street. 

Fish  Market,  B.,  1708;  north  side  of  Dock  square;  part  of  Market 
square  in  1784;  now  part  of  Faneuil  Hall  square. 


190  List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston. 

*Fish  street,  B.,  1708;  from  Cross  street  to  Fleet  street;  laid  out,  Feb. 
27,  1730;  from  Cross  street  to  Ship  (now  Commercial)  street,  1817; 
made  part  of  Ann  (now  North)  street,  July  6,  1824;  North  street, 
1853. 

Fish  street,  Chsn.;  now  Charles  River  avenue. 

*Fisher  avenue,  Rox.,  1868;  from  859  Parker  street  to  81  Parker  Hill 
avenue;  from  Parker  street  to  High  street  (now  Parker  Hill  avenue) 
called  Prospect  street,  1849;  laid  out  from  Parker  street  to  Hay  den 
(formerly  Short)  street,  June  28,  1886;  laid  out  from  Hay  den  street  to 
Parker  Hill  avenue,  Sept.  25,  1901.     L  1915,  L  1916,  L  3432,  L  3433. 

Fisher's  court,  B.,  1846;  from  Washington  street,  east;  now  closed. 

Fiske  terrace,  Bri.,  1900;  from  20  Holmes  avenue,  between  Harvard  ave- 
nue and  Gorham  street,  southeasterly,  to  Brookhne  boundary  line; 
authority  to  open  given  by  Street  Commissioners,  March  20,  1901. 

Fiske  wharf,  B.;  from  453  Commercial  street,  opposite  the  foot  of 
Henchman  street. 

Fitche's  alley,  B.,  1796;  from  King  (now  State)  street  to  Corn  Market 
(now  Faneuil  Hall  square);  laid  out  as  "a  passage  7  feete  wide," 
April  29,  1639;  called  Pierce's  alley,  1708;  Change  alley,  1788; 
Fitche's  alley,  1796;  Flagg  alley,  1828;  Change  avenue,  1841. 

Fitche's  corner,  B.,  1708;  corner  Union  street  and  Marshall's  lane  then 
so  called. 

Fitche's  corner  (Capt.),  B.,  1708;  corner  King  (now  State)  street  and 
Pierce's  alley  (now  Change  avenue)  then  so  called. 

Fitche's  lane,  B.,  1788;  from  Cambridge  (now  Court)  street  to  South- 
ack's  court  (now  Howard  street);  called  Stoddard's  alley,  or  lane,  in 
1722,  and  again  in  1800;  Stoddard  street  in  1829. 

Fitzgerald  court,  Chsn.;  from  193  Rutherford  avenue,  near  corner  of 
Chapman  street,  northeast. 

Five  Corners,  Dor.;  so  called  on  account  of  the  five  corners  made  by  the 
junction  of  Boston,  East  Cottage  and  Pond  streets;  East  Chester  park 
(now  Massachusetts  avenue)  extended  to  the  Five  Corners,  Dec.  13, 
1878;  name  changed  to  Edward  Everett  square,  Jan.  24,  1894. 

Flagg  alley,  B.,  1828;  from  State  street  to  Market  square  (now  Faneuil 
Hall  square);  laid  out  as  "a  passage  7  feete  wide,"  April  29,  1639; 
caUed  Pierce's  alley,  1708;  Change  alley,  1788;  Fitche's  alley,  1796; 
Flagg  alley,  1828;  Change  avenue,  1841. 

*Flagg  street,  B.,  1895;  from  1848  Washington  street  to  23  Reed  street; 
Flagg  street  laid  out  over  Walnut  place  to  Reed  street,  June  5,  1895. 
L  2703. 

Flagg  street,  Bri.;  from  60  Lake  street,  east,  opposite  Kenrick  street. 

Flanders  street,  Dor.,  1899;  from  Freeport  street,  between  Neponset 
avenue  and  Pope's  Hill  street,  southeast,  to  N.  Y.,  N.  H.  &  H.  R.  R.; 
called  Conley  street  in  1903. 

*Fleet  street,  B.,  1708;  from  359  Hanover  street  to  254  Commercial  street; 
from  Middle  (now  Hanover)  street  to  the  water,  1708;  "from  the  Uni- 
versal Meeting-House  to  Fish  (now  Commercial)  street,"  1817;  portion 
from  Ann  (now  North)  street  to  Hanover  street  once  called  Scarlett's 
wharf.  L  1947. 
Fleet's  corner,  B.,  1800;  corner  Cornhill  (now  Washington  street)  and 
Water  street  then  so  called. 


List  of  Steeets,  Etc.,  in  Boston.  191 

fFletcher  street,  W.  Rox.,  1892;  from  911  South  street,  opposite  Dudley 
avenue,  to  87  Montclair  avenue;  from  South  street  northerly  about 
470  feet  shown  without  name  on  plan  dated  May  27,  1892  (Suffolk 
Deeds,  Lib.  2106,  fol.  373);  with  name  on  plan  dated  May  13,  1893 
(Suffolk  Deeds,  Lib.  2143,  fol.  385);  authority  to  open  southwardly 
from  Centre  street  to  the  part  just  described  given  by  Street  Commis- 
sioners, July  30,  1896;  authority  to  open  from  Centre  street  to  Mont- 
clair avenue  given  by  Street  Commissioners,  July  9,  1897;  laid  out 
from  Centre  street  to  South  street,  Oct.  13,  1908.     L  4100,  L  4101. 

Fletcher  street,  Bri.,  1905;  from  Lawrence  street,  between  Waverly 
street  and  Bronsdon  street,  north,  to  School  street;  shown  on  plan 
by  John  N.  McClintock,  dated  June  13,  1905. 

Flint  place,  So.  B.;  from  678  East  Ninth  street,  north,  between  L  street 
and  M  street;  called  East  Ninth-street  place  in  Bromley's  atlas  of 
1891. 

*Flint  street.  Dor.,  1889;  from  432  Norfolk  street  to  N.  E.  R.  R.;  laid  out, 
June  11,  1889.     L  2136. 

*Flood  square.  So.  B.,  1903;  the  square  at  the  junction  of  East  Broadway, 
Emerson  street  and  I  street  named  Flood  square  by  order  of  Board  of 
Aldermen,  approved  by  the  Mayor,  Nov*  12,  1903;  named  in  honor 
of  the  late  Alderman  Thomas  W.  Flood. 

Flora  street,  W.  Rox.,  1893;  from  Kenneth  street  to  Clement  avenue; 
authority  to  open  given  by  Street  Commissioners,  Nov.  17,  1893;  laid 
out  under  the  name  of  Meredith  street,  Aug.  9,  1906.     L  3883. 

Floral  place,  B.,  1867;  from  849  Washington  street,  west,  between  War- 
renton  street  and  Common  street. 

Florence  avenue,  Bri.,  1910;  from  Commonwealth  avenue  about  180 
feet  southwest  of  Summit  avenue,  southeast,  to  Allston  street. 

^Florence  street,  B.,  1842;  from  1060  Washington  street  to  357  Harrison 
avenue;  called  Cobb  street,  1840;  name  changed  to  Florence  street, 
1842;  accepted,  conditionally,  April  17,  1843;  laid  out,  Oct.  21,  1878. 
L  1323. 

fFlorence  street,  W.  Rox.,  1848;  from  SO  Poplar  street  to  Brown  avenue 
at  Blakemore  street;  formerly  from  Poplar  street  to  B.  &  P.  (now 
N.  Y.,  N.  H.  &  H.)  R.  R.,  and  from  the  railroad  to  Bourne  street;  part 
from  railroad  to  Bourne  street  also  called  Stony  Brook  avenue;  part 
from  Poplar  street  to  the  B.  &  P.  (now  N.  Y.,  N.  H.  &  H.)  R.  R.  laid 
out  by  the  town  of  West  Roxbury,  March  29,  1869;  part  adjoining 
west  side  of  location  of  B.  &  P.  (now  N.  Y.,  N.  H.  &  H.)  R.  R.,  near 
Blakemore  street,  at  Mt.  Hope,  discontinued.  May  26,  1884;  the 
Supreme  Court  in  the  case  of  Sybil  W.  Weld  vs.  Thomas  Brooks 
et  al.  ruled  that  the  portion  of  Florence  street  between  Hyde  Park 
avenue  and  the  railroad  is  a  way  to  be  kept  open.  (Suffolk,  ss., 
March  17,  1890,  to  Oct.  24,  1890.  Massachusetts  Reports,  152, 
p.  297.)     L  1467,  L  1780,  L  3493. 

*Florida  street.  Dor.,  1898;  from  21  King  street  to  336  Ashmont  street; 
Shawmut  park  laid  out  and  extended  to  Templeton  street  under  the 
name  of  Florida  street,  Dec.  5,  1898;  extended  from  Templeton 
street  to  Ashmont  street,  Dec.  21,  1901.  L  3080,  L  3444,  L  3521, 
L  3856. 

Flounder  alley  (or  lane),  B.,  1708;  from  the  foot  of  Summer  street, 
northeast,  by  the  water;  from  Bull's  wharf  to  Adams's  wharf;  thence 
west  to  Belcher's  lane,  1722;  a  portion  included  in  Broad  street,  1833; 
the  remainder  discontinued,  1856.     L  69. 

Floyd  street,  Rox.,  1897;  from  South  Huntington  avenue  to  Cranford 
street;  authority  to  open  given  by  Street  Commissioners,  April  2,  1897. 


192  List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston. 

Floyd  street,  Dor.,  1897;  from  980  Blue  Hill  avenue,  between  Claxton 
street  and  Stratton  street,  southeast,  to  near  Callender  street. 

Folks  street,  W.  Rox.,^1896;  from  Bourne  street,  near  corner  of  Canter- 
bury street,  northeast,  to  Fair  street;  included  in  land  of  Italian 
Catholic  Cemetery  Association. 

*Follen  street,  B.,  1882;  from  84  St.  Botolph  street  to  B.  &  P.  (now  N.  Y. , 
N.  H.  &  H.)  R.  R.;  laid  out,  Dec.  27,  1882.     L  1680. 

Folsom  avenue,  Rox.;  from  777  Parker  street,  west,  between  Hillside 
street  and  Alleghany  street. 

Folsom  place,  Rox.,  1868;  from  Conant  street  to  end  of  Whitney  street; 
laid  out  as  part  of  Whitney  street,  July  15,  1876.     L  1160. 

Folsom  street,  W.  Rox.,  1873;  from  Florence  street  to  Mt.  Hope  street, 
at  its  junction  with  Jewett  street. 

*FoIsom  street,  Dor.,  1884;  from  635  Dudley  street,  southwest,  between 
Howard  avenue  and  Magnolia  street  to  Robinhood  street;  Woodward 
park  laid  out  with  name  of  Folsom  street,  Aug.  5,  1884;  extended  from 
Woodward  Park  street  to  Robinwood  street,  Jan.  2,  1897.  L  1798, 
L  2850. 

Forbes  avenue  or  place,  W.  Rox.;  from  Chestnut  avenue  to  end  of 
Bowe  street;'formerly  a  part  of  Bowe  street;  laid  out  as  part  of  Forbes 
street,  July  28,  1890.     L  2253. 

*Forbes  street,  Rox.  and  W.  Rox.,  1890;  from  362  Centre  street  to  109 
Chestnut  avenue;  Bowe  street  and  a  part  of  Forbes  place  laid  out  as 
Forbes  street,  July  28,  1890.     L  2174,  L  2252,  L  2253. 

*Ford  street,  E.  B.  (Breed's  Island),  1886;  from  972  Saratoga  street  to 
16  Breed  street;  laid  out,  Aug.  23,  1886.     L  1931. 

fFord's  run,  B.;  from  61  Clinton  street  to  68  South  ly^arket  street;  in 
condition  of  sale  of  City  wharf  lots  by  Josiah  Quincy,  dated  Nov.  3, 
1852  (Suffolk  Deeds,  Lib.  639,  end),  said  Quincy  agrees  to  build  a 
passageway  20  feet  wide  in  rear  of  lots  A,  B,  C,  D,  E,  northerly  from 
South  Market  street,  being  about  125.83  feet  on  Ford's  run;  by 
agreement  between  the  Mercantile  Wharf  Corporation  and  Josiah 
Quincy,  dated  July  3,  1854  (Suffolk  Deeds,  Lib.  675,  fol.  147),  said 
Quincy  agrees  to  build  20-foot  passageway  from  the  end  of  the  first 
named  passageway  northerly  about  65  feet  to  Clinton  street;  this 
last  named  part  which  runs  from  the  southerly  end  of  the  present 
Melvin  estate  northerly  to  Clinton  street  laid  out  without  name, 
July  7,  1854;  the  date  when  Ford's  run  was  named  is  uncertain; 
in  the  "Nomenclature  of  streets,  1879,"  the  date  is  given  as  1860. 

Fore  street,  B.,  1789;  probably  Fish  street,  so  called;  the  earliest  name 
by  which  what  is  now  North  street  was  called;  was  also  at  one  time 
called  Front  street. 

Forest  avenue,  Rox.,  1850;  from  Warren  street,  east,  between  Rockville 
place  (now  Rockville  park)  and  Montrose  street;  included  in  Whiting 
street,  March  19,  1884.     L  1762. 

Forest  place,  Rox.;  from  62  Forest  street,  northeast. 

Forest  place,  Chsn.;  from  26  Eden  street,  northwest,  near  Russell  street. 

*Forest  street,  Rox.,  1868;  from  20  to  146  Mt.  Pleasant  avenue;  formerly 
called  Chestnut  street,  and  as  such  laid  out,  March  11,  1840;  named 
Forest  street,  April  21,  1868.     L  2029. 


List  of  Steeets,  Etc.,  in  Boston.  193 

*Forest  Hill  avenue,  Dor.  and  W.  Rox.,  1852;  from  River  street  (Lower 
Mills)  to  Norfolk  street;  laid  out  from  northerly  end  of  Neponset  street 
crossing  Norfolk  street,  through  Madison  street,  crossing  Back  (now 
Harvard)  street  to  a  point  on  Canterbury  street,  opposite  Morton 
street,  August,  1852;  part  from  Norfolk  street  to  Canterbury  street 
called  Madison  street  and  Austin  street;  name  changed  to  Morton 
street,  March  1,  1888.     L  823,  L  1667. 

Forest  Hill  street,  W.  Rox.,  1848;  June  26,  1848,  "that  the  street 
leading  from  Norfolk  and  Bristol  turnpike  (now  Washington  street) 
to  Walnut  street,  now  known  as  Curtis  street,  and-  also  that  part 
of  Walnut  street  lying  between  South  street  and  its  junction  with 
Curtis  street,  be  hereafter  called  Forest  Hill  street ";  from  South  street 
to  the  present  Forest  Hills  street  named  Morton  street,  Dec.  5,  1859; 
remaining  portion  named  Forest  Hills  street,  Nov.  12,  1860,  by  the 
Board  of  Selectmen;  no  record  of  action  by  the  town. 

Forest  Hills  avenue,  W.  Rox.;  from  135  Morton  street  to  Forest  Hills 
Cemetery;  at  one  time  called  Glenway. 

Forest  Hills  Entrance  bridge,  W.  Rox.,  1895;  on  Forest  Hills  Entrance 
drive  in  Franklin  Park,  over  Morton  road;  a  stone  arch  bridge,  126 
feet  long;  work  begun  in  1894;  completed  early  in  1895;  maintained 
by  the  Park  Depaftment. 

Forest  Hills  square,  W.  Rox.;  the  open  space  at  the  junction  of  Wash- 
ington and  Morton  streets;  a  colloquialism. 

*Forest  Hills  street,  W.  Rox.,  1848;  from  3220  Washington  street  to 
110  Morton  street;  called  Curtis  street  previous  to  1848;  earlier 
called  Jube's  lane  or  road  leading  to  Rocky  swamp,  or  Rocky  Swamp 
road.  This,  with  Amory  (formerly  School)  street  in  Roxbury  and 
West  Roxbury,  formed  a  continuous  road  sometimes  called  the  road 
leading  to  Gamblin's  end,  a  part  of  which  was  discontinued  or  aban- 
doned at  the  time  of  the  laying  out,  in  1804,  of  the  Norfolk  and 
Bristol  turnpike  (later  Shawmut  avenue,  now  Washington  street); 
named  a  part  of  Forest  Hill  street,  June  26,  1848;  named  Forest 
Hills  street  by  the  Board  of  Selectmen,  Nov.  12,  1860;  no  record  of 
action  by  the  town.     L  970,  L  3010,  L  3547. 

Forster's  court,  Chsn.;  from  15  Union  street,  southwest,  between 
Main  street  and  Rutherford  avenue;  also  called  Foster's  court. 

Fort  avenue,  B.,  1847;  from  423  Harrison  avenue,  northwest,  between 
Fay  street  and  Laconia  street. 

*Fort  avenue,  Rox.,  1825;  from  143  Highland  street  to  108  Centre  street; 
laid  out,  Nov.  4,  1875.     L  1102,  L  1103,  L  1104. 

Fort  field,  B.;  an  early  name  for  Fort  hill. 

Fort  hill,  B.,  1632;  the  most  easterly  one  of  the  three  prominent  hills 
of  the  peninsula  in  1630;  its  altitude  was  76  feet  above  tide  water, 
and  it  embraced  the  territory  between  Pearl  street,  Batterymarch 
street.  Broad  street  and  the  water.  The  first  fort  of  the  town  was 
begim  here  in  May  24,  1632;  hill  originally  called  Corn  hill,  from  the 
fact  that  the  territory  surrounding  it  was  used  extensively  in  the 
cultivation  of  corn;  later  Fort  field;  Fort  hill,  1632;  under  authority 
of  chapter  94,  Acts  of  the  Legislature  of  1869,  the  city  was  authorized 
to  totally  demolish  the  hill;  work  of  cutting  down  began,  Oct.  15, 
1866;  work  completed,  July  31,  1872;  material  removed,  547,628 
cubic  yards,  at  an  expense  of  $1,575,000;  the  material  removed  was 
used  in  filling  Albany  street,  between  Troy  street  and  Dover  street, 
Suffolk  street  district,  and  in  the  construction  of  Atlantic  avenue, 
between  Rowe's  wharf  and  Eastern  avenue.  City  Documents,  29  of 
1838;  65  of  1865;  90  of  1866;  54-80  of  1869;  chapter  159,  Acts  of 
1865,  and  chapter  94,  Acts  of  1869.     L  922. 


194  List  of  Street^s,  Etc.,  in  Boston. 

Fort  point,  B.,  1632;  near  the  location  of  the  present  (1903)  Rowe's 
wharf;  it  took  its  name  from  its  proximity  to  the  first  fort  erected 
on  the  peninsula  on  May  24,  1632;  this  point  gave  the  name  to  the 
channel  (Fort  Point  channel)  leading  to  Gallows  (now  South)  bay; 
after  the  South  Battery  was  built  on  this  point  in  1666  it  took  the 
name  of  Sconce  or  South  Battery  point. 

Fort  street,  B.;  an  early  name  for  Milk  street. 

*Fort  Hill  square,  B.,  1875;  between  Oliver  street  and  High  street, 
where  Fort  hill  formerly  stood;  Washington  place,  1808;  Washing- 
ton square,  1837;  park  in  the  centre  of  Washington  square,  between 
Oliver  street  and  High  street,  named  Fort  Hill  square,  Dec.  15, 
1875.     L  348,  L  626. 

Fort  Hill  wharf,  B.,  1851;  from  446-454  Atlantic  avenue  at  foot  of 
Oliver  street;  previous  to  1851  it  was  the  fifth  North  Liverpool  wharf, 
but  had  for  a  long  time  also  been  called  Fort  Hill  wharf;  now  owned 
by  the  City  of  Boston  and  used  as  a  wharf  for  dumping  garbage  into 
scows. 

Forty=foot  passage,  B.,  1800;  Allen's  lane  or  street,  along  the  front 
of  the  ropewalks  to  Blanchard's  wharf,  then  so  called. 

*Foss  street,  Chsn.,  1869;  from  61  Chelsea  street  to  72  Water  street; 
laid  out  and  named,  Aug.  18,  1869. 

Foster  court,  B.,  1826;  from  Tremont  street,  west,  between  Boylston 
street  and  Eliot  street;  called  Foster  place,  or  South  Foster  place, 
1831;  Van  Rensselaer  place,  1852. 

Foster  court,  B.;  from  21  Foster  street. 

Foster  hill.  So.  B.     See  Nook  hill. 

Foster  place,  B.,  1823;  from  17  Foster  street,  southeast,  near  Charter 
street;  named  Foster  place,  July  8,  1829. 

*Foster  street,  B.,  1800;  from  45  Charter  street  to  476  Commercial  street; 
called  Sliding  alley,  1708;  Foster  lane,  1741;  Fuller  street,  1795; 
Brewer's  hill,  1800;  Foster  street,  1800;  from  Lynn  street  to  low- 
water  mark  staked  out  by  town.  May  22,  1807;  same  part  confirmed 
as  a  street,  in  continuation  of  Foster's  lane,  March  17,  1819;  north 
end  of  Foster  street,  from  Commercial  street  to  the  dock,  discon- 
tinued, Jan.  3,  1856.     L  1389. 

Foster  street.  Dor.,  1869;  from  Dorchester  avenue  to  Freeman  street; 
laid  out,  with  name  of  Faulkner  street,  July  28,  1887.     L  2006. 

*Foster  street,  Bri.,  1848;  from  Commonwealth  avenue,  crossing  Wash- 
ington street  to  76  Surrey  street;  Proprietors  way,  1814;  laid  out  as 
Seaver  lane  by  Selectmen,  Aug.  1,  1842;  named  Foster  street,  Nov. 
20,  1848;  laid  out  (straightened,  etc.),  April  29,  1853;  accepted, 
Sept.  5,  1853;  extended  from  AVashington  street  to  Surrey  street, 
Sept.  4,  1884.  L  1017,  L  1018,  L  1019,  L  1818,  L  2280.  '  Vol.  57, 
p.  22. 

Foster=street  slip,  B.,  1819;  from  Commercial  street  to  the  water; 
discontinued  in  1856. 

Foster's  lane,  B.,  1732;  from  North  street  to  Ship  (now  Commercial) 
street;  named,  1732;  called  Clark  street  in  1788  and  1789,  1795  and 
1800,  and  thereafter. 

Foster's  wharf,  B.;  from  368  Atlantic  avenue,  nearly  opposite  Belcher 
lane. 


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*FottIer  road,  Dor.,  1906;  from  674  Walk  Hill  street,  northeasterly,  to  24 
Tileston  avenue;  portion  of  Tileston  avenue  from  Walk  Hill  street, 
northeasterly  about  267  feet,  laid  out  with  the  name  of  Fottler  road, 
Oct.  18,  1906.     L  3904,  L  4067. 

Foundry  avenue,  So.  B.;  from  Foundry  street,  east,  between  West 
Fourth  street  and  Swan  street;  discontinued  and  taken  into  the 
property  of  the  O.  C.  (now  N.  Y.,  N.  H.  &  H.)  R.  R.,  May  24,  1893, 
by  authority  of  chapter  127,  Acts  of  the  Legislature  of  1893. 

Foundry  square,  So.  B.;  between  Swan,  Foundry  and  West  Fourth 
streets,  entered  from  southerly  side  of  West  Fourth  street;  dis- 
continued and  taken  into  property  of  the  O.  C.  (now  N.  Y.,  N.  H. 
&  H.)  R.  R.  by  authority  of  chapter  127,  Acts  of  the  Legislature  of 
1893. 

*Foundry  street,  Rox.,  1865;  from  East  (now  Hampden)  street  to  Reed 
(now  Reading)  street;  accepted,  Dec.  30,  1867;  name  changed  to 
Farnham  street,  April  20,   1869. 

*Foundry  street.  So.  B.,  1854;  from  65  Dorchester  avenue  to  35  West 
Fourth  street;  formerly  from  Dorchester  avenue,  south,  then  curving 
east  to  Dorchester  avenufe  again;  accepted  from  Fourth  (now  West 
Fourth)  street  to  Swan  street,  Dec.  18,  1854;  accepted  and  laid  out 
from  Swan  street  to  about  150  feet  from  southerly  line  of  Sixth 
(now  West  Sixth)  street,  Nov.  20,  1855;  laid  out  from  Federal  street 
(now  Dorchester  avenue)  to  O.  C.  (now  N.  Y.,  N.  H.  &  H.)  R.  R., 
Nov.  17,  1868;  name  of  Foundry  street  extended  over  street  leading 
from  Fourth  (now  West  Fourth)  street,  to  Dorchester  avenue,  near 
Sixth  (now  West  Sixth)  street,  March  11,  1873;  part  south  of  West 
Fourth  street  discontinued  and  taken  into  property  of  O.  C.  (now 
N.  Y.,  N.  H.  &  H.)  R.  R.,  May  24,  1893,  by  authority  of  chapter 
127,  Acts  of  the  Legislature  of  1893.     L  39,  L  336,  L  355. 

Fountain  hill,  Rox.,  1875;  from  16  Fountain  street;  in  Bromley's 
atlases  (with  the  exception  of  1906)  shown  as  Fountain  Hill  place; 
in  the  Assessors'  books  of  1875  and  since,  and  the  Boston  directory 
for  the  same  period,  as  Fountain  hill;  sign  noted  on  the  ground, 
Sept.  8,  1909,  as  Foimtain  hill. 

Fountain  place,  Rox.,  1872;  from  6  Fountain  street,  easterly. 

Fountain  place,  B.,  1853;  from  424  Hanover  street,  west,  near  Charter 
street. 

Fountain  square,  Rox.,  1852;  public  square  bounded  by  Walnut  ave- 
nue and  Townsend,  Harold  and  Munroe  streets;  laid  out  and  dedi- 
cated to  public  use,  Jan.  26,  1852. 

Fountain  square,  Rox.;  from  15  Fountain  street,  westerly. 

^Fountain  street,  Rox.,  1845;  from  15  Circuit  street  to  38  Regent  street; 
laid  out,  April  2,  1875.      L  1032. 

Fountain  Hill  place  (or  Fountain  hill),  Rox.;  from  16  Fountain 
street,  easterly;  Fountain  hill  so  called  in  Bromley's  atlases  previous 
to  1906. 

Four  corners.  Dor  ;  so  called  on  account  of  the  four  corners  made  by 
the  junction  of  Bowdoin  and  Harvard  streets  with  Washington 
street. 

*Fourth  street,  So.  B.,  1805;  laid  out  parallel  with  Broadwav,  and 
named  Feb.  27,  1805;  finished,  acceptance  and  laying  out,  April  25, 
1831;  name  of  Emerson  street;  between  M  street  and  N  street, 
changed  to  Fourth  street,  April  21,  1868;  laid  out  from  Dover-street 
bridge  to  Dorchester  street,  and  thence  to  low-water  mark,  Nov. 
17,  1868;  called  East  and  West  Fourth  streets,  Feb.  18,  1873.  L  8, 
L  145,  L  258,  L  604,  L  779. 


196  List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston. 

Fourth  street,  Chsn.,  1838;  from  Lynde  street  to  Front  street;  one  of 
the  boundaries  of  Lynde  street  mentioned  as  "Union  street,  other- 
wise called  Fourth  street,"  but  shown  on  plan  of  Eastern  Railroad 
property  in  1874;  taken  by  the  Eastern  (now  B.  &  M.)  R.  R.  by 
authority  of  chapter  360,  Acts  of  the  Legislature  of  1873,  and  chapter 
45,  Acts  of  1875;  the  railroad  acquired  the  land  soon  after  the  passage 
of  the  act,  but  the  street  is  shown  on  Bromley's  atlas  as  late  as  1892. 

Fourth  street,  Bri.,  1882;  from  Devon  street  to  Texas  street;  now  in 
Brighton  cattle  yards. 

Fourth=street  court.  So.  B.;  from  168  West  Fourth  street,  northeasterly, 
near  B  street. 

Fourth=street  place.  So.  B.;  from  531  East  Fourth  street,  southerly,  near 
G  street. 

Fowle  street,  W.  Rox.,  1905;  from  94  Rowe  street,  east,  to  the  B.  &  P. 
Div.  of  the  N.  Y.,  N.  H.  &  H.  R.  R.;  shown  without  name  on  plan  dated 
April  21,  1892,  and  filed  with  Suffolk  Deeds,  Lib.  2051,  fol.  end;  shown 
as  Fowle  street  in  directory  of  1905;  in  Hyde's  street  list  shown  as 
Draper  terrace  previous  to  1904. 

*Fowler  street,  Dor.,  1894;  from  56  McLellan  street  to  23  Greenwood 
street;  authority  to  open  given  by  Street  Commissioners, '  Oct.  24, 
1894;  laid  out  from  Glen  way  street  to  Greenwood  street,  Sept.  7,  1898; 
extended  over  Read  street  to  McLellan  street,  Sept.  27,  1899. 
L  3021,  L  3173,  L  3445,  L  3464. 

Fox  avenue,  Dor.,  1861;  from  Adams  street  to  Percival  avenue  (now 
Percival  street);  laid  out  with  the  name  of  Fox  street,  March  21,  1888. 
L  2061. 

Fox  hill,  B.,  1722;  a  small  hill  lying  on  the  shore  of  the  empty  basin 
about  midway  between  present  Beacon  street  and  Boylston  street, 
and  west  of  the  marsh  on  the  Common  as  the  latter  existed  in  1794; 
now  levelled;  location  within  the  limits  of  present  Public  Garden. 

Fox  Point  road,  Dor.,  1906;  from  235  Savin  Hill  avenue,  southeast  about 
91  feet,  then  east  about  504  feet;  name  of  Savin  Hill  road  changed  to 
Fox  Point  road  by  abutting  owners,  Nov.  1,  1906  (date  of  application 
for  street  number). 

tFox  street.  Dor.,  1888;  from  59  Adams  street  to  Mt.  Ida  road;  formerly 
from  Adams  street  to  Percival  street;  Fox  avenue  laid  out  with  name 
of  Fox  street,  March  21,  1888;  shown  extended  to  Mt.  Ida  road  on  plan 
by  WiUiam  E.  Hannan,  dated  June  6,  1909.     L  2061. 

Francis  Parkman  drive,  W.  Rox.;  from  opposite  319  Perkins  street, 
through  the  westerly  portion  of  Olmsted  park  to  Arborway.  •    • 

Francis  place,  B.,  1851;  from  196  Hanover  street,  near  Cross  street; 
built  over  in  1901. 

Francis  place.  Dor.,  from  14  Greenmount  street. 

*Francis  street,  Rox.,  1833;  from  719  Huntington  avenue  to  the  River- 
way;  formerly  from  Tremont  street,  at  its  junction  with  Huntington 
avenue,  crossing  Brookline  avenue,  to  Bellevue  street;  laid  out  north- 
west of  Brookline  avenue,  from  said  avenue,  over  a  way  called  Long- 
wood  street,  to  the  angle  therein  at  which  it  turned  towards  Longwood 
avenue,  by  the  Street  Commissioners,  Oct.  19,  1874;  part  northwest 
of  Bellevue  street  taken  into  the  Riverway,  1890.  L  977,  L  2096, 
L  2213, L  3003,  L  3595. 

Francis  street,  Rox.;  shown  on  old  plans  as  a  50-foot  street,  parallel 
with  and  390  feet  east  of  Parker  street,  running  from  an  unnamed 
street  40  feet  wide  to  another  unnamed  street  near  the  canal,  nearly 
in  line  of  Camden  street  extended. 


List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston.  197 

Francis  street,  W.  Rox.,  1893;  from  339  Vermont  street,  between  Temple 
street  and  Baker  street,  to  Keith  street. 

Franconia  street,  Dor.,  1906;  from  714  Adams  street,  between  Chelms- 
ford street  and  Delmont  street,  east,  to  42  Charlemont  street;  author- 
ity to  open  given  by  the  Street  Commissioners,  March  15,  1906. 

fFrankfort  street,  E.  B.,  1845;  from  200  Maverick  street  between  Orleans 
street  and  Lubec  street  to  461  Bennington  street,  at  its  junction  with 
Swift  street;  authority  to  open  portion  from  Prescott  street  to  the 
parkway  (Neptune  road)  given  by  the  Street  Commissioners,  April 
21,  1893;  laid  out  from  Maverick  street  to  the  northeasterly  line  of 
Gove  street,  Oct.  2,  1906.     L  3561,  L  3896,  L  4180. 

*Franklin  avenue,  B.,  1817;  from  29  Court  street  to  32  Brattle  street; 
called  Brattle  street,  1708;  Brattle's  alley  or  lane,  1722;  Dassett's  or 
Dorsett's  alley,  1789;  from  the  courthouse  to  Brattle  square  called 
Franklin  avenue,  1817. 

Franklin  avenue,  W.  Rox.,  1851;  from  Centre  street,  opposite  the  Arnold 
Arboretiun,  northwest,  then  curving  northerly;  called  "  Franklin 
avenue  or  AUendale  street  "  on  plan  dated  1857.     L  2095. 

Franklin  avenue,  W.  Rox.,  1870;  from  Spring  street,  southeast,  near 
Charles  river  to  Hamilton  street;  called  also  Franklin  street;  laid  out 
as  Billings  street,  Sept.  28,  1888.     L  2095. 

Franklin  court.  Dor.;  from  298  Norfolk  avenue,  near  East  Cottage  street, 
northeasterly. 

Franklin  field.  Dor.,  1892;  Blue  Hill  avenue  at  junction  with  Talbot 
avenue;  taken  by  city.  May  19,  1892;  part  of  the  park  system. 

Franklin  Park,  W.  Rox.,  1883-1884;  between  Seaver  street  and  Morton 
street  and  Blue  Hill  avenue  and  Canterbury  street  and  Walnut  avenue 
and  Forest  Hills  street;  taken  by  city  for  park  purposes,  May  25,  1883, 
April  29,  1884,  July  25,  1884,  March  27,  1893. 

Franklin  Park,  W.  Rox.,  1870;  parallel  with  and  southeast  of  Spring 
street,  near  Charles  river,  and  bounded  by  Franklin  (now  Billings), 
Prospect,  Washington  and  Hamilton  streets. 

Franklin  Park  terrace,  W.  Rox.,  1893;  from  Walnut  avenue,  near  and 
north  of  Peter  Parley  road;  authority  to  open  given  by  Street  Com- 
missioners, May  24,  1893;  called  Park  lane,  1894;  laid  out  as  Park-lane 
street,  Nov.  23,  1895.     L  2750. 

Franklin  place,  B.,  1792;  from  Franklin  street  to  Federal  street;  one 
side  of  the  present  Franklin  street,  the  other  side  being  originally 
called  "The  Tontine  Crescent";  from  Bishop's  alley  (now  Hawley 
street)  to  Federal  street,  1800;  made  part  of  Franklin  street,  Sept.  21, 
1858.     L  139. 

Franklin  place,  Rox.,  1848;  from  Tremont  street,  northwest,  between 
Cunard  street  and  Milford  place  (now  Sarsfield  street);  laid  out  as 
Walpole  street,  Nov.  16,  1881.     L  1570. 

Franklin  place,  W.  Rox.  from  3892  Washington  street,  near  Stony 
Brook,  south,  to  N.  Y.,  N.  H.  &  H.  R.  R. 

Franklin  square,  B.,  1845;  open  space  bounded  by  Washington,  East 
Brookline,  James  and  East  Newton  streets;  originally  a  part  of  the 
city  lands;  shown  as  a  part  of  Colimibia  square  on  John  G.  Hales' s  map 
of  Boston,  1814;  Shawmut  square  from  about  1828  to  April  21,  1845; 
name  of  Shawmut  square  changed  to  Franklin  square,  April  21,  1845; 
called  Shawmut  square,  1847-49;  Franklin  square,  1849;  the  square 
is  to  be  forever  kept  open;  see  City  Records,  1826,  p.  81.  CC  40, 
41,  47. 


198  List  of  Stkeets,  Etc.,  in  Boston. 

Franklin  square,  Bri.;  square  at  junction  of  Franklin  street  and  Fern 
street. 

*Franklin  street,  B.,  1798;  from  378  Washington  street  to  36  India  street; 
called  Vincent's  lane,  from  Marlboro'  (now  Washington)  street  to 
Bishop's  alley  (now  Hawley  street),  1777;  called  Franklin  street,  1798; 
and  part  from  Bishop's  alley  to  Federal  street  laid  out  the  same  year 
with  an  oval  inclosure  300  feet  long  in  the  centre,  on  one  side  of  which 
was  Franklin  place  and  on  the  other  the  Tontine  crescent,  a  block 
of  sixteen  dwelling  houses;  confirmed  as  a  public  street,  Sept.  15,  1834; 
Franklin  place  and  inclosure  made  part  of  Franklin  street,  Sept.  21, 
1858;  part  formerly  called  Franklin  place,  from  Hawley  street  to 
Devonshire  street,  including  centre  of  Franklin  street,  heretofore 
inclosed,  accepted.  May  31,  1859;  extended  to  Pearl  street,  at  Sturgis 
street,  April  18,  1873;  name  of  Sturgis  street  from  Pearl  street  to 
Broad  street  changed  to  Franklin  street,  Sept.  30,  1873;  Bread  street 
from  Broad  street  to  India  street  changed  to  Franklin  street,  March  1, 
1896.  Vol.  31,  pp.  31,  100.  L  101,  L  133,  L  139,  L  163,  L  220,  L  459, 
L  460,  L  461,  L  462,  L  600,  L  834,  L  835,  L  851,  L  853,  L  4110. 

*Franklin  street,  Chsn.,  1824;  from  303  Main  street  to  132  High  street; 
Bolton  street,  from  Main  street  to  High  street,  accepted,  May  5,  1824; 
and  now  known  as  Franklin  street"  (1824),  but  no  record  of  change 
of  name.     L  2808. 

*Franklin  street,  Dor.,  1845;  from  Roxbury  line  to  Cottage  (now  East 
Cottage)  street;  accepted,  conditionally,  May  2,  1853;  laid  out  by 
County  Commissioners,  July,  1854;  name  changed  to  Norfolk  avenue, 
being  a  continuation  of  same,  Dec.  21,  1875. 

Franklin  street,  Dor.,  1854;  from  1  Fulton  street  to  46  Taylor  street. 

Franklin  street,  Dor.,  1850;  from  Adams  street  to  Milton  street;  Malvern 
street  supposed  to  have  been  so  called. 

*Franklin  street,  Bri.,  1855;  from  371  Cambridge  street  to  219  North 
Harvard  street;  laid  out  from  Cambridge  street  over  what  is  now 
known  as  Lincoln  street,  between  Cambridge  street  and  Franklin 
street  to  Harvard  (now  North  Harvard)  street,  by  the  Selectmen, 
May  15,  1855;  this  portion  existed  as  a  way  previous  to  its  laying 
out  but  was  probably  unnamed;  accepted  and  named  by  the  town, 
May  23,  1855;  laid  out  from  the  southerly  line  of  Central  or  Centre 
(now  Lincoln)  street  to  the  northerly  line  of  location  of  the  B.  & 
A.  R.  R.,  from  the  southerly  line  of  location  of  said  railroad  to  Cam- 
bridge street,  and  opposite  South  Harvard  street  (now  Harvard  avenue), 
by  the  Selectmen,  Oct.  11,  1869;  accepted  by  the  town,  Oct.  22, 
1869;  name  of  portion  between  Cambridge  street  and  Lincoln  street 
changed  to  Lincoln  street,  April  25,  1876;  in  deeds  of  1862,  1867 
and  1869  this  portion  of  the  street  is  called  Centre  street;  footway 
over  tracks  of  B.  &  A.  R.  R.,  connecting  the  northerly  and  southerly 
parts  of  the  street,  laid  out,  July  10,  1883;  footway  under  tracks 
of  B.  &  A.  R.  R.,  connecting  same  parts  of  the  street,  laid  out,  April 
21,  1894;  overhead  bridge  taken  down  in  1894;  relocated  from 
Cambridge  street  to  Lincoln  street,  Sept.  27,  1902;  this  last  portion 
relocated,  Oct.  14,  1903,  with  easement  over  covered  portion  of 
tunnel,  same  being  about  113  feet  northerly  from  the  southerly 
line  of  location  of  said  railroad.  L  983,  L  1718,  L  2592,  L  3503, 
L  3713. 

*Franklin  street,  W.  Rox.,  1870;  from  Spring  street,  southeast,  near 
Charles  river;  called  also  Franklin  avenue;  laid  out  as  Billings 
street,  Sept.  28,  1888.     L  2095. 

Frank's  court,  B.,  1874;  from  South  May  (now  Savoy)  street,  south; 
changed  to  Savoy  place,  1899. 


List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston.  199 

Frary's  corner,  B.,  1708;  corner  Orange  (now  Washington)  street  and 
Frog  lane  (now  Boylston  street)  then  so  called. 

*Fraser  square,  E.  B.,  1859;  the  open  space  at  the  junction  of  Meridian 
and  London  streets;  a  colloquial  name,  given  by  Chas.  L.  Fraser 
who  owned  and  operated  a  drug  store  facing  the  square. 

Fred  street,  Chsn.,  1870;  from  99  Arlington  avenue,  near  and  parallel 
with  Somerville  line,  northeast. 

^Frederick  street.  So.  B.,  1875;  from  173  West  Ninth  street,  southwest, 
nearly  to  Old  Colony  avenue;  laid  out,  Oct.  7,  1875.     L  1079,  L  3747. 

Frederick  street,  Dor.,  1896;  from  245  Minot  street,  between  Adams 
street  and  Carruth  street,  northwest,  then  east,  to  Adams  street; 
shown,  but  erroneously  so,  on  the  Bromley  map  from  1896  to  1902, 
inclusive;  the  portion  from  Minot  street,  northwest,  then  east  about 
185  feet,  in  same  position  as  Minot  park. 

Frederick  terrace.  Dor.,  1896;  from  62  Hartford  street,  opposite  Cunning- 
ham street. 

*Frederika  street,  Dor.,  1884;  from  849  Adams  street  to  282  Minot 
(sometimes  called  New  Minot)  street;  laid  out,  Dec.  24,  1884. 
L  1841. 

Fredonia  street.  Dor.;  from  99  Westville  street,  southeast,  between 
Iowa  street  and  Head  street. 

Free  street,  W.  Rox.,  1896;  from  Bourne  street  near  corner  of  Canter- 
bury street,  northeast,  to  land  of  the  Italian  Catholic  Cemetery 
Association. 

Freedman  terrace,  Dor.,  1907;  from  Faulkner  street,  about  166  feet 
west  of  Dorchester  avenue,  north,  to  the  Shawmut  branch  of  the 
N.  Y.,  N.  H.  &  H.  R.  R.;  authority  to  open  given  by  the  Street  Com- 
missioners, Sept.  18,  1907. 

Freedom  court,  Chsn.,  from  410  Main  street,  westerly,  near  Middlesex 

street. 

Freeland  street.  Dor.,  1.895;  from  Standard  street,  at  its  junction  with 
Manchester  street,  north  about  280  feet;  shown  on  plans  filed  with 
Suffolk  Deeds  and  dated  April  13,  1895  (Suffolk  Deeds,  Lib.  2265, 
end),  June,  1895  (Lib.  2281,  end),  and  October,  1895  (Lib.  2425,  end). 

Freeman  place,  B.,  1846;  from  15  Beacon  street,  north,  between  Somer- 
set street  and  Bowdoin  street. 

Freeman  street.  Dor.,  1871;  from  28  Charles  street  to  beyond  Greeley 
street;  from  Charles  street,  crossing  the  Shawmut  branch  railroad, 
.  shown  on  plan  dated  October,  1871  (Suffolk'  Deeds,  Lib.  1535,  fol. 
163);  from  Charles  street  to  Foster  (now  Faulkner)  street  shown  on 
plan  in  Engineering  Department  (Surveying  Division)  dated  No- 
vember, 1875;  authority  to  open  from  Faulkner  street  to  land  of  the 
West  End  'Street  Railway  Company  given  by  Street  Commissioners, 
May  23,  1896;  grade  changed  so  that  the  way  may  be  carried  under 
the  Shawmut  branch  railroad,  Oct.  12,  1907,  by  decree  of  the 
Superior  Court  acting  under  authority  of  chapter  111  of  the  Revised 
Statutes  and  chapter  440,  Acts  of  the  Legislature  of  1902. 

Freeman's  corner,  B.,  1800;  corner  Ann  (now  North)  street  and  Cross 
street  then  so  called. 


200  List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston. 

*Freeport  street,  Dor.,  1892;  from  1266  Dorchester  avenue  to  258 
Neponset  avenue;  formerly  from  Hancock  street  to  Neponset  avenue; 
the  name  of  Commercial  street  was  changed  to  Freeport  street, 
March  1,  1892;  the  name  of  the  portion  from  the  angle  in  Hancock 
street  (junction  of  Bowdoin  street  and  Hancock  street)  to  Dorchester 
avenue  changed  to  Hancock  street,  March  1,  1902;  portion  lying 
within  the  limits  of  a  line  drawn  parallel  with  and  distant  90  feet 
easterly  from  the  base  line  of  location  of  the  N.  Y.,  N.  H.  &  H. 
R.  R.  and  a  line  parallel  with  above  described  base  line  and  78.87 
feet  distant  westerly  therefrom  discontinued,  Oct.  12,  1907,  and  a 
substitute  way,  departing  from  a  point  opposite  Tenean  street  and 
running  southwest,  then  southeast,  to  a  point  in  Freeport  street 
again,  distant  400  feet,  southerly,  from  the  base  line  of  location  of 
the  N.  Y.,  N.  H.  &  H.  R.  R.,  laid  out,  Oct.  12,  1907,  under  chapter 
111  of  the  Revised  Statutes,  and  chapter  440  of  the  Acts  of  the 
'  Legislature  of  1902;  grade  of  portion  between  Clayton  street  and 
Beach  street  changed,  Oct.  12,  1907,  under  authority  of  the  above 
act  so  that  the  way  shall  cross  under  the  railroad.  L  710,  L  1840, 
L  1862,  L  2452,  L  2903. 

Fremont  avenue,  Rox.,  185-;  from  36  Mall  street,  northeast,  to  Dayton 
avenue. 

Fremont  court,  Chsn.;  from  4  Fremont  place,  east,  nearMedford  street. 

Fremont  place,  Chsn.;  from  48  Medford  street  to  Chauncey  place. 

Fremont  place,  Rox.;  from  205  Dudley  street,  southwesterly,  between 
Pevear  street  and  Greenville  street. 

Fremont  place,  B.,  1859;  from  Pleasant  street,  east,  nearly  opposite 
Claflen  place;  built  over,  1873. 

Fremont  place,  Dor.;  from  48  Fremont  street  to  Cook  terrace. 

fFremont  street.  Dor.,  1869;  from  397  River  street  to  1524  Blue  Hill 
avenue;  extension  from  Norfolk  street  to  Brush  Hill  (now  Blue  Hill) 
avenue  laid  out,  Aug.  12,  1869.     L  3946. 

French  place,  B.,  1844;  from  Essex  street,  south,  near  Harrison  avenue; 
built  over,  1869-70. 

French  square  (or  French's  square).  So.  B.;  from  59  West  Fourth 
street,  southerly;  discontinued  and  taken  into  property  of  O.  C. 
(now  N.  Y.,  N.  H.  &  H.)  R.  R.  by  authority  of  an  act  of  the  Legisla- 
ture of  1893. 

French  street.  Dor.,  1895;  from  Delhi  street,  near  Norfolk  street,  east, 
to  beyond  Violet  street. 

French  terrace,  Rox.,  1899;  from  8  Gore  street,  southeasterly;  authority 
to  open  given  by  the  Street  Commissioners,  May  26,  1899. 

Fresno  street,  W.  Rox.;  from  109  Dudley  avenue  to  Alder  street. 

*Friend  street,  B.,  1733;  from  8  Union  street  to  111  Causeway  street; 
from  Hanover  street  to  the  Mill-pond  called  Separate  lane  in  1722; 
named  Friend  street,  1733;  extended  across  the  Mill-pond  to  Cause- 
way street,  1807;  extended  to  Dock  square,  over  part  of  Scott's 
(formerly  Minot's)  court,  1854-55.     L  40,  J.  797. 

Friend=street  court,  B.,  1833;  from  Friend  street,  west,  near  Hanover 
street;  closed  in  1849. 

Friend=street  court,  B.,  1855;  from  Friend  street,  northeast,  near 
Traverse  street. 

Friend=street  court,  B.,  1828;  |  from  Friend    street,  west,  near  Cause- 
Friend=street  place,  B.,  1833;  j      way  street;  not  now  shown. 


List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston.  201 

Frish  street,  W.  Rox.,  1896;  from  Bourne  street,  nearly  opposite  Cath- 
erine street,  northeasterly,  to  Fair  street;  included  in  land  of  Italian 
Catholic  Cemetery  Association. 

Frizzell's  corner,  B.,  1708;  in  Garden  court. 

Frizzell's  square,  B.;  North  square,  at  one  time  so  called. 

Frobisher's  corner,  B.,  1800;  corner  Hanover  street  and  Link  alley 
(afterwards  North  Federal  court)  then  so  called. 

Frog  lane,  B.,  1708;  from  Orange  (now  Washington)  street,  west,  by 
the  Common,  to  the  water;  from  Orange  street,  opposite  the  old 
Liberty  tree,  west,  to  the  new  burying-ground,  1800;  from  Orange 
street  to  the  mall  called  Boylston  street,  1809;  from  the  mall  to  the 
water  called  Boylston  street,  1812. 

Front  street,  B.,  the  oldest  name  of  the  present  North  street;  called 
also  at  the  same  time  Fore  street. 

Front  street,  B.,  1805;  from  Beach  street  to  South  Boston  bridge  (now 
Dover  street);  extended  to  Essex  street,  through  Rainsford  lane  or 
street,  July  6,  1824;  continuation  to  the  dike  laid  out  conditionally, 
June  3,  1834;  street  next  the  dike  (sometimes  called  Dyke  street), 
extending  from  Joshua  Davis's  land  to  Northampton  street,  named 
Front  street,  Sept.  15,  1834;  new  street  from  South  Boston  bridge 
to  connect  with  street  lately  made  from  Northampton  street,  over 
City  land  to  easterly  end  of  the  dike  opened  for  travel,  June,  1836; 
from  Northampton  street  to  Roxbury  line  accepted  and  known  as 
continuation  of  Front  street,  June,  1836;  name  of  Front  street  changed 
to  Harrison  avenue,  April  26,  1841. 

*Front  street,  Chsn.,  1838;  from  17  Warren  avenue  to  100  Austin  street; 
laid  out  from  Austin  street  to  Boston  (now  Warren)  avenue;  named 
and  accepted,  March,  1845. 

Front  street,  E.  B.  (proposed);  from  Porter  street  (extended)  to  Wood 
Island  Park,  parallel  with  and  next  east  from  B.,  R.  B.  &  L.  R.  R.; 
formerly  from  Porter  street  (extended)  to  Coleridge  street;  portion 
included  in  Wood  Island  Park;  portion  northeast  of  Wood  Island  Park 
not  now  shown. 

Frost  avenue.  Dor.,  1845;  from  18  Boutwell  street  to  25  Fairview  street. 

*Frothinghani  avenue,  Chsn.,  1869;  from  306  Main  street  to  Rutherford 
avenue;  laid  out,  Oct.  15,  1877.     L  1278. 

Fruean  place.  Dor.;  from  23  Highland  street,  near  High  street,  north- 
east; shown  as  a  portion  of  Highland  street  in  1813,  see  Vol.  128. 

*Fruit  street,  B.,  1822;  from  30  Blossom  street  to  231  Charles  street 
from  Blossom  street  to  Bridge  (now  North  Anderson)  street,  1822 
across  Bridge  street,  1831;  accepted,  conditionally,  Aug.  8,  1831 
confirmed  as  a  public  street,  Sept.  15,  1834;  to  Grove  street,  1852 
extended  from  North  Grove  street  to  Harbor  Commissioners'  line, 
May  7,  1860.     L  170,  L  278. 

Fruit  street,  Chsn.,  1828;  from  5  Bunker  Hill  street  to  8  Vine  street. 

*Fruit  street,  W.  Rox.,  1867;  extended  to  Weld  street,  and  whole  street 
from  Weld  street  to  Centre  street  accepted,  March  25,  1867;  shown 
on  Hopkins's  atlas  of  1874  as  Maple  street;  no  record  of  change  of 
name. 

Fruit=street  court,  B.,  1833;  from  7  Fruit  street,  northerly;  included 
in  land  of  Massachusetts  General  Hospital,  March,  1909. 

Fruit=street  place,  B.,  1840;  from  33  Fruit  street,  northerly,  near  the 
building  formerly  the  Harvard  Dental  College. 


202  List  of  Stkeets,  Etc.,  in  Boston. 

*Fulda  street,  Rox.,  1889;  from  224  Highland  street  to  6  Ellis  street; 
formerly  Nopper  street;  laid  out,  Aug.  27,  1889.     L  2157,  L  2309. 

Fuller  street,  B.,  1795;  Foster  street,  from  Charter  street  to  Lynn  (now 
Commercial)  street,  so  called  on  Carleton's  map. 

Fuller  street,  B.,  1840;  from  Church  street,  west;  name  changed  to 
Grenville  place,  1860. 

fFuller  street.  Dor.,  1870;  from  970  Morton  street  to  1959  Dorchester 
avenue,  and  from  Brunswick  street  to  Shawmut  Branch  O.  C.  (now 
N.  Y.,  N.  H.  &  H.)  R.  R.;  formerly  from  Forest  Hill  avenue  (now 
Morton  street)  to  Dorchester  avenue;  then,  after  an  interval,  con- 
tinued across  Shawmut  Branch  O.  C.  (now  N.  Y.,  N.  H.  &  H.)  R.  R.  to 
Carruth  street;  laid  out  from  Washington  street  to  Dorchester 
avenue,  June  29,  1877;  part  from  Carruth  street  to  Bushnell  street 
laid  out  as  Rowena  street,  Aug.  29,  1889;  portion  between  Shawmut 
Branch  O.  C.  R.  R.  and  Bushnell  street  abandoned;  part  of  Fuller 
street  near  and  west  of  Washington  street  at  one  time  known  as 
Warren  place.     L  1252,  L  1253. 

*Fullerton  street,  Rox.,  1896;  from  Brookline  avenue  to  Fairhaven 
street;  Miner  street  laid  out  under  the  name  of  Fullerton  street, 
Oct.  12,  1896.     L  2790,  L  3061. 

Fulton  court,  B.,  1834;  from  124  Cross  street  to  111  North  street; 
formerly  from  Cross  street,  rear  of  Ann  (now  North)  street,  and  Fulton 
street. 

*Fulton  place,  B.,  1848;  from  70  Fulton  street  to  147  North  street;  laid 
out,  Oct.  11,  1864.     L269. 

*Fulton  street,  B.,  1827;  from  24  Clinton  street  to  7  Lewis  street;  Feb. 
22,  1828,  laid  out  with  narne  of  Second  street  from  Mill  creek 
(now  Clinton  street)  to  within  34  feet  of  Richmond  street  as  it 
existed  previous  to  widening  in  1831;  Dec.  10,  1832,  "ordered  that 
the  street  leading  from  Clinton  street  to  Richmond  street  be  called 
Fulton  street";  Nov.  8,  1836,  extended  to  "a  passageway  or  street" 
(Lewis  street);  doubts  of  legality  having  arisen,  extension  to  Lewis 
street  laid  out  again,  Oct.  2,  1843. 

Fulton  street.  Dor.,  1854;  from  1  Ericsson  street  to  2  Franklin  street. 

Furbush  court,  Chsn.,  1867;  from  490  Main  street  to  543  Rutherford 
avenue. 

Furbush  road,  W.  Rox.,  1902;  from  La  Grange  street  to  Arnold  street. 

Furnace  street,  B.,  1846;  from  Federal  street  to  Cove  street;  from 
South  street  to  Sea  (now  Federal)  street,  1846;  part  between  South 
street  and  Cove  street  in  1883  occupied  by  O.  C.  (now  N.  Y.,  N.  H. 
&  H.)  R.  R.  passenger  station;  remainder  abandoned  and  now  in 
grounds  of  Boston  Terminal  Company;  taken  Jan.  5,  1897,  and 
Dec.  31,  1897,  under  chapter  516  of  Acts  of  1896.     L  3936. 

Fussell  avenue,  Rox.;  from  Day  street,  westerly;  abandoned;  part  of 
Bynner  street  now  in  about  same  location. 

*Q  street.  So.  B.,  1805;  from  East  Third  street  at  its  junction  with  Dor- 
chester street  to  1400  Columbia  road;  formerly  from  Dorchester  street 
to  East  Ninth  street,  with  proposed  extension  to  line  in  Old  Harbor; 
laid  out  from  salt  water  on  the  south  to  the  harbor  of  Boston  on  the 
north,  and  named,  Feb.  27,  1805;  laid  out  from  Dorchester  street  to 
harbor  line  in  Dorchester  bay,  Nov.  17,  1868;  portion  south  of 
Columbia  road  now  included  in  Strandway.  L  142,  L  174,  L  879, 
L  1890. 


List  of  SteeetS;  Etc.,  in  Boston.      203 

*Qage  street,  B.,  1906;  from  77  Northampton  street  to  Trask  street;  a 
part  of  Division  street  laid  out  with  the  name  of  Gage  street,  Nov.  3, 
1906.     L  3914. 

*Gainsborough  street,  B.  and  Rox.,  1886;  from  the  southeasterly  line  of 
location  of  the  B.  &  P.  (now  N.  Y.,  N.  H.  &  H.)  R.  R.  to  Hemenway 
street;  formerly  from  northwesterly  line  of  location  of  the  B.  &  P. 
(now  N.  Y.,  N.  H.  &  H.)  R.  R.,  opposite  Camden  street,  to  Hemen- 
way street;  laid  out  from  B.  &  P.  (now  N.  Y.,  N.  H.  &  H.)  R.  R.  to 
Falmouth  (now  St.  Stephen)  street,  Oct.  7,  1878;  name  of  part  of 
Camden  street  changed  to  Gainsborough  street,  March  1,  1886; 
extended  from  St.  Stephen  street  to  Hemenway  street,  May  31,  1899; 
laid  out  10  feet  wide  over  the  tracks  of  the  B.  &  P.  (now  N.  Y.,  N.  H. 
&  H.)  R.  R.,  July  15,  1904.     L  1296,  L  1321,  L  3245,  L  3542,  L  3735. 

*Qainsborough=street  foot=bridge,  B.,  1904;  from  Gainsborough  street, 
across  the  tracks  of  the  Providence  Division  of  the  N.  Y.,  N.  H.  &  H. 
R.  R.;  work  of  building  bridge  completed,  Sept.  24,  1904. 

*Qalena  street,  Rox.,  1892;  from  10  Elmore  street  to  11  Kingsbury  street; 
formerly  Grainger  street;  laid  out,  July  6,  1892.     L  2408. 

Galena  street,  Rox.;  from  Holborn  street  to  Gaston  street;  laid  out 
with  name  of  Gannett  street.  May  22,  1893.     L  2513. 

Qallatin  street,  Rox.,  1879;  from  Blue  Hill  avenue  to  Maple  street; 
authority  to  open  under  the  name  of  Nazing  street  given  by  Street 
Commissioners,  Feb.  24,  1896. 

Gallatin  street.  Dor.,  1891;  from  403  Codman  street,  parallel  with  Shaw- 
mut  Branch  of  N.  Y.,  N.  H.  &  H.  R.  R.,  to  Adams  street  at  Cedar 
Grove  station. 

Gallop's  alley,  B.,  1708;  from  Fish  (now  North)  street  to  Middle  (now 
Hanover)  street;  named  Board  alley,  1850. 

Gallup  street,  Dor.,  1908;  from  151  Welles  avenue,  southeasterly. 

^Gannett  street,  Rox.,  1893;  from  17  Holborn  street  to  22  Gaston  street; 
laid  out,  May  22,  1893;  formerly  Galena  street.     L  2513. 

Garaux  place,  B.,  1839;  from  Portland  street,  east,  near  Hanover  street; 
built  over  about  1883. 

Garden  court,  B.,  1708;  from  Bell  alley  (now  Prince  street)  to  Fleet 
street;  changed  to  Garden-court  street,  from  North  square  to  Fleet 
street,  some  time  later  than  1817,  but  no  record  of  change. 

Garden  place,  Chsn.,  1860;  from  Eden  street  to  Mead  street;  laid  out 
with  the  name  of  Ludlow  street,  June  30,  1884.     L  1786. 

*Garden  street,  B.,  1733;  from  184  Cambridge  street  to  63  Myrtle  ^reet; 
laid  out  from  Cambridge  street  to  the  Mount,  beginning  near  the  rope- 
walks  at  West  Boston,  1800;  from  Cambridge  street  to  Myrtle  street, 
1817. 

Garden  street,  Rox.,  1845;  from  Tremont  street  (now  Huntington 
avenue)  to  Davis  street  (now  Hillside  avenue);  later  called  Hillside 
avenue  and  Wait  street. 

Garden  street.  Dor.,  1864;  from  Dorchester  avenue  to  Button  wood  street; 
laid  out  with  the  name  of  Grafton  street,  March  27,  1882.     L  1592. 

Garden  street,  W.  Rox.,  1870;  from  152  Brown  avenue  to  77  Sherwood 
street. 

Garden  street,  W.  Rox.;  from  78  Maple  street  to  139  Corey  street. 

Garden  street,  W.  Rox.,  1852;  from  Austin  (now  Centre)  street,  north- 
west; afterwards  Corey  street. 

Garden  street,  Bri.,  1874;  from  246  Market  street  to  44  Murdock  street. 


204  List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston. 

*Qarden=court  street,  B.;  from  3  North  square  to  7  Fleet  street;  called 
Garden  street,  1709;  it  received  its  name  some  time  later  than  1817, 
but  no  record  of  naming. 

Qarden=street  arch,  B.,  1859;  from  19  Garden  street,  west,  near 
Cambridge  street. 

Qarden=street  court,  B.,  1840;  from  45  Garden  street,  west. 

Gardiner  street,  B.,  1845;  from  Tremont  street  to  Emerald  street;  name 
changed  to  Paul  street,  April  21,   1868;  sometimes  called  Gardner 

street. 

*Qardiner  street,  Chsn.,  1858;  from  Main  street  to  Sever  street;  also  called 
Gardner  street;  Gardner  street  in  1906. 

Gardner  avenue,  Rox.,  1855;  from  Central  avenue,  southwest,  then 
southeast,  near  Warren  street  and  Blue  Hill  avenue. 

Gardner  avenue,  Rox.;  from  Roessle  court,  easterly;  formerly  from  302 
Roxbury  street,  between  Gardner  street  and  Columbus  avenae,  south, 
then  east;  portion  of  Gardner  avenue  from  Roxbury  street,  south,  to 
the  angle  laid  out  under  name  of  Roessle  court,  Jan.  28,  1909.    L  4127. 

Gardner  avenue,  Dor.,  1899;  from  12  Savin  Hill  avenue,  north,  near 
and  west  of  Dorchester  avenue;  formerly  called  Pleasant  place. 

Gardner  court,  Rox.,  1867;  from  302  Roxbury  street,  near  Gardner 
street,  southwest,  tlaen  southeast;  called  Gardner  avenue  in  1906. 

Gardner  place,  So.  B.;  from  162  West  Broadway,  northeasterly,  between 
B  street  and  C  street. 

Gardner  place,  W.  Rox.,  1905;  from  131  Gardner  street,  northerly; 
shown  without  name  on  plan  dated  February,  1901.  (Suffolk  Deeds, 
Lib.  2743,  fol.  620);  name  appears  in  Assessors'  books  of  1905. 

Gardner  street,  B.,  1845;  from  Tremont  street  to  Emerald  street;  name 
changed  to  Paul  street,  April  21,  1868;  sometimes  called  Gardiner 
street. 

^Gardner  street,  Chsn.,  1858;  from  622  Main  street  to  35  Sever  street;  also 
called  Gardiner  street. 

^Gardner  street,  Rox.;  from  288  Roxbury  street  to  45  Centre  street;  name 
of  Smith  street  changed  to  Gardner  street,  Oct.  29,  1860;  this  street 
was  regarded  as  pubUc  by  the  Roxbury  authorities  at  the  time  of  annex- 
ation and  has  been  taken  care  of  by  the  city  since;  no  record  of  laying 
out  can  be  found.     L  420. 

fGardner  street,  Bri.,  1841;  from  40  Harvard  avenue  across  Malvern 
street;  from  Harvard  avenue  to  Malvern  street  laid  out,  Dec.  17,  1873; 
accepted,  conditionally,  Dec.  30,  1873;  laid  out,  Sept.  16,  1876;  author- 
ity to  open  part  east  of  Malvern  street  to  Babcock  street  extended 
across  Commonwealth  avenue  given  by  Street  Commissioners,  Sept.  7, 
1892.     L  1177,  L  1178,  L  1179. 

tGardner  street,  W.  Rox.;  from  115  Spring  street  to  High  street;  laid  out 
from  Spring  street  to  Baker  street,  March  6,  1871;  from  Baker  street 
to  Cow  Island,  Nov.  29,  1876;  extended  to  Morrison  street,  Nov.  11, 
1881.     L  1203,  L  1204,  L  1205,  L  1566,  L  2319,  L  2407. 

Gardner's  corner,  B.,  1732;  corner  Fish  (now  North)  street  and  Sun 
court  then  so  called. 

Garfteld  avenue,.  W.  Rox.;  from  222  Corey  street  to  183  Mt.  Vernon 

street. 

Garfield  avenue,  W.  Rox.;  from  3468  Washington  street,  southeasterly, 
near  Greenwood  avenue;  also  called  Garfield  street;  called  Garfield 
street  in  1906. 


List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston.  205 

Garfield  place,  Rox.;  from  2002  Washington  street,  near  Ball  street. 

Garland  place,  B.,  1826;  from  Washington  street,  westerly;  extended  to 
Suffolk  street  (now  Shawmut  avenue)  and  named  Garland  street, 
Sept.  12,  1836. 

Garland  place,  B.;  from  2  Garland  street,  southwesterly,  near  Washing- 
ton street. 

*Garland  street,  B.,  1831;  from  1095  Washington  street  to  192  Shawmut 
avenue;  Garland  place,  from  Washington  street,  west,  laid  out  as 
Garland  street  and  extended  to  Suffolk  street  (now  Shawmut  avenue), 
Sept.  12,  1836;  laid  out,  conditionally,  from  Suffolk  street  to  Tremont 
street,  Dec.  12,  1836,  but  conditions  never  complied  with;  laid  out 
from  Wasliington  street  to  Shawmut  avenue,  Sept.  5,  1870.  L  545, 
L  562,  L  720. 

*Qarrison  street,  B.,  1882;  from  104  Huntington  avenue,  southeasterly, 
crossing  St.  Botolph  street;  laid  out,  Dec.  27,  1882;  named  in  honor  of 
William  Lloyd  Garrison.     L  1681. 

*Gaston  street,  Rox.,  1871;  from  526  Warren  street  to  327  Blue  Hill 
avenue;  named,  March  7,  1871;  laid  out,  Jirne  20,  1871.     L  621. 

Gately  street.  Dor.,  1897;  from  18  Samoset  street,  near  the  corner  of 
Centre  street,  northeast;  shown  on  plan  dated  Aug.  10,  1897;  filed  with 
Suffolk  Deeds,  Lib.  2525,  end. 

*Gates  street.  So.  B.,  1863;  from  156  Dorchester  street  to  314  East  Eighth 
street;  laid  out,  Nov.  17,  1868. 

Gawain  street.  Dor.;  from  Park  street  to  Harvard  street;  Spencer  street 
laid  out  over  portion  from  Park  street  to  Athelwold  street,  July  13, 
1898;  Spencer  street  laid  out  over  portion  from  Athelwold  street  to 
Harvard  street,  Aug.  5,  1899.     L  3001. 

Gay  alley,  B.;  Hillier's  lane,  from  Queen  (now  Court)  street  to  Brattle 
street,  sometimes  so  called;  called  also  at  same  time  Belknap's  alley; 
Brattle  street  extended  through  it  to  Court  street  in  1820. 

*Gay  street,  Rox.;  from  161  Roxbury  street  to  40  Linden  Park  street; 
orders  for  acceptance  in  1859  and  1861  not  concurred  in. 

Gay  street,  Rox.,  1856;  Woodville  square,  from  West  Cottage  street  to 
Dennis  street,  so  called. 

*Gay  Head  street,  Rox.,  1889;  from  331  Centre  street  to  86  Minden  street; 
laid  out,  June  23,  1890.     L  2200. 

Gayland  avenue,  Rox.,  1891;  from  84  West  Cottage  street,  south,  to  17 
Gayland  street;  formerly  from  84  West  Cottage  street,  south,  then 
east,  parallel  with  West  Cottage  street,  to  13  Judson  street;  shown  on 
plan  by  Garbett  &  Wood,  dated  Jan.  27,  1891;  authority  to  open 
with  name  of  Gayland  street  given  by  Street  Commissioners,  June  9, 
1897;  from  West  Cottage  street,  south,  to  the  bend  called  Gayland 
avenue  again  in  1901  (directory,  1901,  and  since). 

Gayland  street,  Rox.,  1897;  from  13  Judson  street,  west,  parallel  with 
West  Cottage  street,  to  17  Gayland  avenue;  formerly  from  84  West 
Cottage  street,  south,  then  east  to  13  Judson  street;  formerly  Gayland 
avenue;  authority  to  open  given  by  Street  Commissioners,  June  9, 
1897;  portion  from  84  West  Cottage  street,  south,  to  the  bend  called 
Gayland  avenue  again  in  1901  (directory,  1901,  and  since). 

*Gaylord  street.  Dor.,  1896;  from  365  Washington  street  to  18  Chamber- 
lain street;  Cook  street  laid  out  and  extended  to  Chamberlain  street 
under  the  name  of  Gaylord  street,  July  10,  1896.     L  2775,  L  3252. 

Gee's  corner,  B.,  1708;  corner  Prince  street  and  Back  (now  Salem) 
street  then  so  called. 


206  List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston. 

Gem  avenue,  Bri.,  1903;  from  west  side  of  Academy  Hill  road,  nearly 
opposite  Jackson  avenue. 

Qemeiner  place,  Rox.;  from  19  Conant;  name  given  by  F.  C.  Gemeiner, 
owner  of  property  abutting  the  way. 

*Qenesee  street,  B.,  1844;  from  340  Harrison  avenue  to  245  Albany 
street;  accepted,  Jan.  5,  1856.     L  61,  L  209,  L  2679,  L  3320. 

*Qeneva  avenue,  Dor.  and  Rox.,  1876;  from  476  Blue  Hill  avenue  to  1565 
Dorchester  avenue;  from  Blue  Hill  avenue  to  Bowdoin  street  in 
directory  of  1884;  street  from  Columbia  street  (now  Columbia  road( 
to  Bowdoin  street,  part  of  which  was  called  Green  street  and  part 
Geneva  street,  named  Geneva  avenue,  Dec.  30,  1876;  extended  from 
Columbia  street  (now  Columbia  road)  to  Blue  Hill  avenue,  at  its 
junction  with  Warren  street,  including  Marston  avenue,  May  26, 
1880;  extended  from  Bowdoin  street  to  Charles  street,  Aug.  27,  1884; 
laid  out  from  Westville  street  over  portion  which  had  already  been 
laid  out  (from  Westville  street  to  Charles  street),  Aug.  27,  1884; 
extended  from  Charles  street  to  Dorchester  avenue,  Sept.  7,  1895; 
relocated  from  Columbia  road  to  Bowdoin  street,  Jan.  4,  1910. 
L  1461,  L  1462,  L  1810,  L  1811,  L  1979,  L  2350,  L  2729,  L  2730, 
L  2981,  L  3667,  L  4198,  L  4199. 

Geneva  street,  E.  B.  (proposed);  from  256  Maverick  street  to  Putnam 
street  extended;  portion  now  included  in  Wood  Island  park. 

Geneva  street.  Dor.;  from  angle  in  Green  street  to  Bowdoin  street; 
shown  as  Love  lane  in  1836;  with  part  of  Green  street  forming  con- 
tinuous street  from  Colmnbia  street  (now  road)  to  Bowdoin  street; 
named  Geneva  avenue,  Dec.  30,  1876. 

Geneva  street.  Dor.;  proposed  extension  of  Geneva  avenue,  from 
Westville  street  to  Charles  street;  so  called  by  Bromley,  1884. 

Genoa  street,  Dor.,  1900;  from  Codman  street,  between  Calhoun  street 
and  the  Shawmut  branch  railroad,  north  to  Carnac  street;  shown  on 
plan  by  Frederic  R.  Page,  dated  November,  1900. 

George  street,  B.,  1732;  from  Beacon  street,  north,  then  east,  then 
north,  to  Cambridge  street;  from  Cambridge  street  to  Olive  (now 
Mt.  Vernon)  street  called  Hancock  street,  1788;  this  part  also  at 
one  time  called  Turner  street;  from  Hancock  street  to  Clapboard 
(now  Joy)  street  called  Sumner  (now  Mt.  Vernon)  street,  1800;  from 
Beacon  street  to  Sumner  street  called  Belknap  (now  Joy)  street,  1803. 

*George  street,  B.,  1810;  from  Cambridge  street  to  Chestnut  street,  1810; 
part  of  Southac  street  from  1729;  from  Chestnut  street  to  Sumner 
(now  Mt.  Vernon)  street  called  West  Cedar  street,  1828;  from  Sumner 
street  to  Pinckney  street  called  West  Cedar  street,  1833;  confirmed 
as  a  public  street,  Sept.  15,  1834;  from  Pinckney  street  to  Cambridge 
street  called  West  Cedar  street,  April  1,  1839. 

*George  street,  Rox.,  1865;  from  168  Hampden  street  to  50  Shirley  street, 
accepted,  July  31,  1865;  laid  out  from  Magazine  street  to  Shirley 
street,  Nov.  28,  1879.     L  1407,  L  2263. 

George  street,  W.  Rox.,  1873;  from  Walnut  street  (now  Walnut  avenue) 
to  Suffolk  street;  included  in  Frankhn  Park  in  1882. 

George  street,  W.  Rox.,  from  Glendale  road  to  North  avenue. 

George  street,  Chsn.;  from  20  Hamblen  street  to  the  Somerville  line. 

George  street,  Bri.,  1874;  from  182  North  Beacon  street,  southwesterly, 
towards  Whitney  street. 


List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston.  207 

Georgia  avenue,  Rox.,  1875;  from  Elm  Hill  avenue  to  Blue  Hill  avenue; 
part  from  Elm  Hill  avenue  to  Montana  street  laid  out  as  Georgia 
street,  June  26,  1882;  from  Montana  street  to  Blue  Hill  avenue  laid 
out  as  Georgia  street,  June  23,  1884. 

*Qeorgia  street,  Rox.,  1882;  from  58  Elm  Hill  avenue  to  453  Blue  Hill 
avenue;  Georgia  avenue,  from  Elm  Hill  avenue  to  Montana  street, 
laid  out  as  Georgia  street,  June  26,  1882;  relocated  and  extended  over 
remainder  of  Georgia  avenue,  from  Montana  street  to  Blue  Hill 
avenue,  June  23,  1884.     L  1618,  L  1782. 

Georgia  street,  E.  B.  (proposed);  from  Putnam  street  (extended)  to 
Neptune  street;  the  whole  now  included  in  Wood  Island  Park. 

Qeorgiana  street,  W.  Rox.,  1877;  from  166  Boylston  street  to  30 
Dalrymple  street. 

Georgie  street.  Dor.,  1905;  from  Marsh  street,  about  180  feet  east  of 
Kirkpatrick  street  (now  Lenoxdale  avenue),  south,  parallel  with 
Kirkpatrick  street,  to  Katherine  (now  Hood)  street;  shown  on  plan 
by  Richmond  P.  Souther,  dated  March  30,  1905;  name  changed  to 
Myrtlebank  avenue  on  plan  dated  October,  1907.  Suffolk  Deeds, 
Lib.  3226,  end. 

*Gerard  street,  Rox.,  1865;  from  837  Massachusetts  avenue  to  42  George 
street;  called  Marsh  street,  from  Norfolk  avenue  to  Swett  (now 
Southampton)  street,  on  plan  of  Roxbury,  dated  1856;  accepted, 
from  Norfolk  avenue  to  Swett  (now  Southampton)  street,  June  31, 
1865;  laid  out  from  East  Chester  park  (now  Massachusetts  avenue)  at 
its  junction  with  Swett  (now  Southampton)  street  to  Norfolk  avenue, 
Dec.  8,  1882.     L  794,  L  1670,  L  1671. 

Germain  street,  Rox.;  from  near  Norfolk  avenue  to  Sherwood  street, 
parallel  with  N.  E.  R.  R.;  does  not  now  exist. 

♦German  street,  W.  Rox.;  from  5268  Washington  street  to  355  Grove 
street;  laid  out,  Sept.  10,  1891.     L  2334. 

Germania  avenue,  W.  Rox.,  1871;  from  Bismarck  street  to  Baker 
street,  later  called  Germania  street.     L  2534. 

*Qermania  street,  W.  Rox.;  from  Bismarck  street  to  207  Boylston  street; 
laid  out  from  Bismarck  street,  and  over  a  part  of  Baker  street  or 
court,  to  Boylston  street,  Aug.  24,  1893;  formerly  called  Germania 
avenue.     L  2534. 

Qerrish  street,  So.  B.,  1873;  from  Washington  avenue  to  Richardson 
avenue. 

Gerrish  street,  Bri.;  from  61  Brooks  street,  west,  then  southwest,  to 
Charlesview  street. 

Qertrose  street,  Rox.,  1909;  from  45  Webber  street  to  48  Mall  street; 
the  name  of  Daniel  street  changed  to  Gertrose  street  in  1909. 

Gibbons  court,  B.;  Gibbons  place,  from  Washington  street,  west,  next 
north  of  Boylston  street,  sometimes  so  called;  discontinued  and  built 
over  in  1898. 

Gibbons  place,  B.,  1784;  from  Washington  street,  west,  next  north  of 
Boylston  street;  from  Newbury  street,  west,  1784;  called  Gibbons 
court,  1800;  called  Market  place,  1818;  since  by  both  names;  dis- 
continued and  built  over  in  1898. 

Qibbs  court,  Chsn.;  from  498  Main  street,  westerly,  nearly  opposite 
Charles  street. 


208  List  of  Stkeets,  Etc.,  in  Boston. 

Qibbs  lane,  B.,  1708;  from  the  upper  part  of  Cow  lane  (now  High  street) 
to  the  sea;  from  Belcher's  lane  to  Cow  lane,  1732;  called  Gibson's 
lane  by  the  1796  directory;  from  Purchase  street  into  Cow  lane,  1800; 
from  Washington  place  to  Fort  Hill  wharf,  1817;  name  changed  to 
Belmont  street,  from  Washington  place  to  Broad  street,  Sept.  23, 
1844;  named  Oliver  street  in  1865. 

Gibson  street,  B.,  1840;  from  Washington  street  to  Front  street  (now 
Harrison  avenue);  shown  on  Francis  Jackson's  plan,  dated  April  23, 
1840;  (City  Engineer,  Vol.  29,  p.  3;  called  Distill-House  street  in 
directories  from  1826  to  1844;  called  Indiana  street  in  directories 
from  1844  to  1902;  name  changed  to  Noanet  street  in  1902. 

fQibson  street,  Dor.,  1849;  from  1562  Dorchester  avenue,  crossing 
Adams  street,  to  Tenean  creek;  laid  out  and  built  across  to  the  school 
pasture  from  Adams  street  to  Dorchester  turnpike  (now  avenue) 
in  1849;  named,  April  1,  1850.     L  3218,  L  3759. 

Gibson's  lane,  B.,  1796;  Gibbs  lane,  from  Purchase  street,  into  Cow 
lane  (now  High  street),  so  caUed  by  directory  of  1796;  now  Oliver 
street. 

Gifford  court,  ( So.   B.,    1859;     from    16   Ward   street,   northeasterly, 
Gifford  place,  \      between  Dorchester  street  and  Ward    court;    called 
Gifford  place  in  1906. 

Gifford  street,  W.  Rox.,  1898;  from  40  Cornwall  street,  southwesterly, 
between  Brookside  avenue  and  Washington  street;  authority  to  open 
given  by  the  Street  Commissioners,  Aug.  31,  1898. 

Gilbert  avenue,  Chsn.;  from  6  Hamblen  street  to  5  Fred  street. 

Gilbert  place,  B.,  1889;  from  218  Summer  street,  near  Dorchester  ave- 
nue, to  293  Congress  street. 

^Gilbert  street,  Rox.,  1874;  from  Centre  street  to  Wyman  street;  laid 
out  from  near  Roys  street  to  Hoffman  street,  Oct.  6,  1880;  from 
near  Roys  street  to  Centre  street,  Sept.  7,  1881;  from  Hoffman  street 
to  Wyman  street,  Oct.  7,  1882;  name  changed  to  Chestnut  avenue, 
March  1,  1886.     L  1499. 

Gilbert's  alley,  B.;  from  Summer  street  to  Milk  street;  called  Bishop's 
alley,  1708;  Board  alley,  1792;  also  Richardson's  alley  and  Wy- 
bourne's  lane;  named  Hawley  street  in  1800. 

Gill  street,  Chsn.;  mentioned  in  1827  as  "Austin's  lane  or  Gill  street"; 
new  street  (Chelsea  street)  laid  out  from  City  square  to  Joiner  street 
to  take  the  place  of  Gill  street,  Dec.  7,  1835;  Gill  street  discontinued, 
March  28,  1836;  town's  rights  relinquished  to  adjacent  proprietors, 
May  2,  1836. 

Gillam  place,  B.,  1809;  from  Washington  street  to  Marlborough  chapel; 
changed  to  Chapel  place,  1837;  also  called  Oilman  (or  Gillman)  place; 
built  over. 

Gillespie's  lane,  Dor.,  1869;  from  River  street,  between  Blue  Hill  avenue 
and  Riverside  place,  southeast,  to  Milton  branch  railroad;  referred 
to  in  Assessors'  books  of  1869  and  since. 

Gill's  alley  or  lane,  Chsn.,  1761;  from  Back  street  (now  Warren  street), 
southwest;  later  probably  same  as  Gill  street;  from  Charlestown 
square  to  Joiner  street;  a  portion  taken  by  Chelsea  street  and  remain- 
der discontinued. 

Gilman  place,  B.,  1834;  from  Friend  street,  southwest,  next  north- 
west from  Traverse  street;  inclosed;  built  over. 

Gilman  place,  B.;  Gillman  place,  from  Washington  street  to  Marl- 
borough chapel,  sometimes  so  called;  called  Chapel  place  in  1837; 
built  over. 


List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston,  209 

Gil  man  street,  W.  Rox.;  from  904  Canterbury  street  to  35  Sutton 
street. 

Gilmer  street,  Dor.,  1907;  from  the  junction  of  Hillsboro'  road  and 
Wellington  Hill  street,  northwest,  to  Westmore  road;  shown  on  plan 
by  Henry  C.  Mildram,  dated  May  2,  1907. 

Gilmore  terrace,  W.  Rox.,  1905;  from  221  Park  street,  nearly  opposite 
Anawan  avenue;  shown  on  Bromley's  atlas  of  1905. 

Gilson  court,  B.,  1867;  from  106  West  Cedar  street,  northwesterly,  near 
Cambridge  street;  called  Bridge  court,  1833;  name  changed  to  Gilson 
court,  1867. 

Glade  avenue,  W.  Rox.,  1898;  from  79  Glen  road  nearly  opposite 
Sigourney  street,  southwest;  authority  to  open  given  by  the  Street 
Commissioners,  July  13,  1898. 

fQladstone  street,  E.  B.  (Breed's  Island),  1886;  from  14  Walley  street 
to  the  junction  of  Wauwatosa  avenue  and  Cosmos  street;  laid  out 
from  Breed  street  to  Washburn  avenue  (now  Walley  street),  Aug. 
23,  1886;  formerly  Terrace  avenue.     L  1933,  L  1934,  L  1935. 

Gleason  path,  Dor.,  1902;  from  420  Washington  street  to  Ridge  road, 
nearly  opposite  Tonawanda  street. 

*GIeason  street.  Dor.,  1885;  from  153  Harvard  street  to  20  Bradshaw 
street;  laid  out,  Dec.  30,  1889.     L  2197. 

Glen  avenue.  Dor.,  1871;  from  Blue  Hill  avenue,  crossing  Erie  avenue 
(now  Erie  street)  to  Read  avenue  or  street  (now  Fowler  street); 
made  part  of  Glen  road;  called  also  Glenn  avenue;  laid  out  as  part 
of  Glenway  street,  July  31,  1893.    .L  2528,  L  2529. 

Glen  avenue  or  street.  Dor.,  1872;  from  Glenway  street  (formerly  Glen 
road)  to  Greenwood  street;  name  changed  to  Harlem  street  in  1897. 

*Glen  road,  W.  Rox.  and  Dor.,  1853;  from  3346  Washington  street  to 
Franklin  Park;  formerly  from  Washington  street,  opposite  Green 
street,  to  Harvard  street,  opposite  Warner  street;  laid  out  from 
Forest  Hills  street  to  Walnut  avenue,  thence  extended  to  Blue  Hill 
avenue,  near  Columbia  street  (now  road),  March,  1872;  name  of 
Green  street  between  Forest  Hills  street  and  Washington  street 
changed  to  Glen  road,  March  1,  1888;  part  of  Glen  road  from  Sigour- 
ney street  to  Blue  Hill  avenue  included  in  Franklin  Park;  part  from 
Old  road  to  Glen  avenue  laid  out  as  Glenway  street,  July  31,  1893; 
part  from  Glen  avenue  to  Harvard  street  laid  out  as  Glenway  street, 
Aug.  10,  1894;  this  last  part  is  shown  on  early  atlas  as  Warner 
avenue.     L  1469,  L  2192. 

*GIen  street,  Dor.,  1873;  from  34  Glendale  street  to  17  Trull  street;  laid 
out,  Dec.  10,  1875.     L  1113. 

Glen  street,  W.  Rox.,  1856;  from  Green  street,  north,  1,003  feet,  next 
to  B.  &  P.  (now  N.  Y.,  N.  H.  &  H.)  R.  R.;  Boylston  avenue  (now 
Amory  street)  extended  to  Green  street  over  it,  April  5,  1872. 

Glen  way,  W.  Rox.;  from  568  Centre  street,  east,  nearly  opposite  Lake 
Ville  (now  Lakeville)  place;  not  now  identified. 

*Glenarm  street.  Dor.,  1882;  from  141  Washington  street  to  406  Seaver 
street;  Miller  street,  from  Washington  street  to  Merrill  street,  laid 
out  and  name  changed  to  Glenarm  street,  July  3,  1882;  name  of 
part  of  Merrill  street,  from  angle  in  same  at  Glenarm  street  to  New 
Seaver  (now  Seaver)  street,  changed  to  Glenarm  street,  March  1, 
1883.     L  1545,  L  1631,  L  1657. 

Qlenbrook  street,  Rox.,  and  Dor.;  from  25  Dewey  street  to  36  Wood- 
cliff  street. 


210  List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston. 

Qlenburn  road,  Bri.,  1900;  from  Faneuil  street  to  Hobart  street; 
authority  to  open  given  by  the  Street  Commissioners,  Jan  31,  1900, 
this  street  not  built,  Hobson  street  being  built  in  practically  the 
same  location. 

Qlendale  road,  W.  Rox.,  1901;  from  2333  Centre  street,  northwest,  to 
ELmwood  street,  near  Baker  street;  BilKngs  street  called  Glendale 
road,  1901. 

*QIendale  street.  Dor.,  1870;  from  54  Bird  street  to  57  Hancock  street; 
name  of  Cross  street  from  Hancock  street  to  Columbia  street  (now 
Columbia  road)  changed  to  Glendale  street,  May  31,  1870;  extended 
from  Columbia  street  (now  road)  to  Bird  street  in  part  over  a  private 
way  known  as  Bird-street  place,  Dec.  19,  1878.     L  1340,  L  2983. 

Qlendon  avenue,  Bri.,  1887;  from  Commonwealth  avenue  to  Lanark 
road;  formerly  from  Commonwealth  avenue  to  Kinross  road;  from 
Englewood  avenue  to  Massachusetts  (now  Commonwealth)  avenue, 
on  plan  in  1887;  part  from  Englewood  avenue  to  Selkirk  road  now 
called  Chiswick  road;  part  from  Chiswick  road  to  Kinross  road 
abandoned;  Lanark  road  laid  out  over  a  portion  of  Glendon  avenue, 
Dec.  11,  1897.     L  2940. 

Qlendon  place,  E.  B.;  from  520  Bremen  street  to  485  Chelsea  street. 

*Qlendon  street,  E.  B.;  from  278  East  Eagle  street,  opposite  Trenton 
street,  to  Condor  street;  laid  out,  April  20,  1869;  formerly  called  Knox 
street.     L  441,  L  816. 

Glenham  street,  W.  Rox.,  1893;  from  Baker  street  to  La  Grange  street; 
authority  to  open  given  by  Street  Commissioners,  March  5,  1895. 

Glen  more  street.  Dor.,  1895;  from  11  Standard  street,  between  River 
and  Menton  streets,  west,  to  16  Groveland  street;  shown  on  plans  filed 
with  Suffolk  Deeds,  and  dated  April  13,  1895  (Lib.  2265,  end),  June 
1895  (Lib.  2281,  end),  and  October,  1895  (Lib.  2425,  end);  authority 
to  open  given  by  Street  Commissioners,  May  20,  1895. 

Qlenside  avenue,  W.  Rox.;  from  65  Glen  road,  southwesterly,  nearly 
opposite  Sigourney  street;  authority  to  open  given  by  the  Street 
Commissioners,  July  13,  1898, 

Qlenvale  terrace,  W.  Rox.;  from  243  Lamartine  street,  northwest, 
between  Spring  lane  and  Biltmore  street. 

Qlenway,  Dor.,  1845;  a  part  of  curvihnear  driveway  through  Savin  Hill, 
from  Grampian  way  to  Indian  way  (now  Savin  Hill  avenue);  name 
changed,  to  Grampian  way,  Aug.  12,  1869;  also  called  Glen  way 
avenue. 

Qlenway,  W.  Rox.,  1849;  from  Scarboro'  street  (part  of  present  Morton 
street),  southerly,  curving  easterly  to  Scarboro'  street  again;  shown  on 
Charles  Whitney's  map  of  Roxbury,  corrected  to  1849;  greater  por- 
tion of  the  street  included  in  taking  for  Forest  Hills  Cemetery, 
remainder  abandoned. 

Qlenway,  Rox.;  from  Seaver  street,  south;  now  in  Franklin  Park. 

*Qlenway  street.  Dor.;  from  654  Blue  Hill  avenue  to  143  Harvard  street, 
opposite  Warner  street;  formerly  Glen  road;  laid  out  and  named  Glen- 
way  street  from  the  Old  road,  to  Glen  avenue,  July  31,  1893,  and 
from  Glen  avenue  to  Harvard  street,  Aug.  10,  1894;  part  near 
Harvard  street  shown  on  early  atlas  as  Warner  avenue;  name  of  the 
portion  of  Old  road  lying  in  the  extension  of  Glenway  street,  called 
Glenway  street  (no  official  action)  about  March  15,  1897,  the  date  of 
discontinuance  of  the  portion  of  Old  road  southwest  of  Glenway 
street.     L  2528,  L  2529,  L  2609,  L  2610. 


List  of  Stkeets,  Etc.,  in  Boston.  211 

Qlenwood 'place,  Rox.;  from  24  Glenwood  street,  southeast,  near  Cliff 
street. 

*Qlenwood  street,  Rox.,  1868;  from  75  Warren  street  to  27  Cliff  street; 
name  of  Myrtle  street  changed  to  Glenwood  street,  April  21,  1868; 
laid  out,  Dec.  22,  1870.     L  583. 

Qlenwood  terrace,  Rox.;  from  3  Glenwood  street,  near  Warren  street, 
northwest. 

fQlide  street,  Dor.,  1869;  from  82  Chickatawbut  street  to  114  Marsh  street; 
from  Chickatawbut  street  to  Minot  street  laid  out  and  named,  March 
1,  1869. 

Qlines  avenue,  W.  Rox.;  from  60  School  street,  southeast,  between  Byron 
court  and  Erie  place. 

Globe  court  or  alley,  B.,  1862;  from  430  Commercial  street,  southwest, 
near  Hanover  street;  Globe  alley  in  1906. 

Gloucester  place,  B.,  1863;  from  377  Harrison  avenue,  west,  next  north 
of  Dover  street. 

^Gloucester  street,  B.,  1867;  from  893  Boylston  street  to  30-foot  (now 
Back)  street;  at  one  time  called  Seventh  street  on  plans;  laid  out  from 
Beacon  street  to  Commonwealth  avenue,  Aug.  3,  1874;  extended  from 
Commonwealth  avenue  to  Boylston  street,  April  12,  1880;  laid  out 
from  Beacon  street  to  30-foot  (now  Back)  street.  May  3,  1895.  L  862, 
L  951,  L  1443,  L  2701. 

Glover  court.  So.  B.,  1863;  from  33  Woodward  street,  southwest. 

Glover  place.  Dor.;  from  21  Highland  street,  northeast;  also  called 
GloverV  court. 

*Glover's  corner,  Dor.;  at  the  junction  of  Dorchester  avenue,  East  street 
and  Freeport  street. 

Qoddard  street,  So.  B.,  1855;  from  Dorchester  street  to  D  street;  accepted, 
Sept.  13,  1859,  provided  abutters  give  city  deed  of  street  and  a  bond 
relinquishing  all  claims  for  grade  damages;  deed,  Jan.  27,  1860,  Suffolk 
Deeds,  Lib.  771,  fol.  224;  name  clhanged  to  Eighth  (now  West 
Eighth)  street,  April  9,  1867.     L  201,  L  257. 

Goddard  street,  Bri.,  1891;  from  24  Seattle  street,  west  about  127  feet; 
authority  to  open  given  by  Street  Commissioners,  July  10,  1891. 

Goethe  street,  W.  Rox.,  1906;  from  16  Schiller  road  to  the  Dedham  hne; 
shown  on  plan  dated  August,  1906;  filed  with  Suffolk  Deeds. 

*Gold  street.  So.  B.,  1852;  from  11  A  street,  near  135  Dorchester  avenue, 
to  Dorchester  street;  accepted  and  laid  out,  Nov.  29,  1852;  extended 
from  E  street  to  D  street,  Nov.  22,  1859;  extended  from  C  street  to 
D  street,  Sept.  9,  1862;  laid  out  from  B  street  to  C  street,  Oct.  18,  1870; 
laid  out  from  D  street  to  E  street,  Feb.  29,  1872;  laid  out  from  F  street 
to  Dorchester  street.  May  9.  1874;  laid  out  from  C  street  to  D  street, 
Sept.  23,  1882;  laid  out  from  E  street  to  F  street.  May  21,  1884;  laid 
out  from  A  street  to  N.  Y.  &  N.  E.  (N.  Y.,  N.  H.  &  H.)  R.  R.,  June  23, 
1884;  laid  out  from  B  street  to  N.  E.  R.  R.,  March  26,  1891;  laid  out 
across  location  of  N.  E.  R.  R.,  March  14,  1895.  L  168,  L  183,  L  558, 
L  744,  L  924,  L  1642,  L  1776,  L  1783,  L  2616,  L  4173. 

GoId=street  bridge.  So.  B.,  1896;  on  Gold  street  between  A  street  and 
B  street,  over  the  tracks  of  the  N.  Y.,  N.  H.  &  H.  R.  R.;  a  wooden 
foot-bridge  built  here  in  1890;  an  iron  bridge  in  1895;  work  commenced 
in  1895;  completed,  Jan.  20,  1896. 

Golding  street.  Dor.,  1895;  from  26  Standard  street,  nearly  opposite 
Glenmore  street,  west  about  112  feet;  shown  on  plan  dated  April  13, 
1895;  filed  with  Suffolk  Deeds,  Lib.  2265,  end;  also  on  plans  dated 
June,  1895,  Lib.  2281,  end,  and  October,  1895,  Lib.  2425,  end. 


212  List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston. 

Qoldmark  street,  W.  Rox.,  1891;  from  Washington  street  about  160  feet 
southwest  of  Rubenstein  street,  northwest  to  about  90  feet  beyond 
Nikisch  avenue;  shown  on  plan  dated  Sept.  5,  1891  (Suffolk  Deeds, 
Lib.  2018,  fol.  497);  included  in  taking  for  West  Roxbury  parkway, 
July  25,   1894. 

Goldsmith  place,  W.  Rox.;  from  526  Centre  street,  east,  near  Spring 
Park  avenue. 

Goldsmith  place,  Rox.;  from  22  Ruggles  street,  southwest,  between 
Washington  street  and  Shawmut  avenue. 

fGoldsmith  street,  W.  Rox.;  from  822  Centre  street  to  a  20-foot  passage- 
way; laid  out  from  Centre  street  to  Custer  street,  Sept.  11,  1891. 
L  2333. 

Goldthwait  street,  Rox.,  1886;  from  558  Parker  street  to  49  Halleck 
street;  shown  on  plan  dated  Jan.  1,  1886.  Suffolk  Deeds,  Lib.  1711, 
fol.  150. 

Gooch  lane  or  street,  B.;  same  as  Gouch  lane  or  street;  now  Norman 
street. 

Goodale  road,  Dor.,  1907;  from  157  Wellington  Hill  street,  between 
Deering  road  and  Ormond  street,  southeast  about  420  feet;  shown  on 
plan  by  Henry  C.  Mildram,  dated  May  2,  1907. 

Goodenough  street,  Bri.,  1893;  from  294  North  Beacon  street  to  95 
Faneuil  street;  authority  to  open  given  by  Street  Commissioners, 
Oct.  24,   1893. 

Goodridge's  alley,  B.;  from  Charter  street,  north,  at  an  early  date. 

Goodwin  court,  So.  B.;  from  40  Ward  street,  northeasterly,  near  Preble 

street. 

Goodwin  place,  B.,  1859;  from  73  Revere  street,  north,  near  Grove  street. 

Gordon  court,  Rox.,  1904;  from  93  Hampden  street,  about  70  feet  north- 
erly from  Adams  street,  northwest. 

Gordon  place,  Dor.;  from  20  Leonard  street,  northerly;  formerly  from 
Adams  street,  northeast,  near  its  junction  with  Dorchester  avenue; 
part  from  Dorchester  avenue,  northeasterly,  absorbed  by  the  exten- 
sion of  Leonard  street,  Oct.  10,  1899.     L  3202. 

*Gordon  street,  W.  Rox.,  1865;  from  14  Elm  street  to  Jamaica  Plain 
station;  laid  out  by  the  town  of  West  Roxbury,  May  7,  1872.  Town 
Records,  Vol.  2,  fol.  281. 

Gordon  street.  Dor.;  from  18  Torrey  street  to  15  Dunbar  avenue. 

*Gordon  street,  Bri.,  1876;  from  58  North  Beacon  street  to  557  Cambridge 
street;  laid  out,  Feb.  5,  1876.     L  1129.   . 

f  Gore  avenue,  Rox.,  1863;  from  Parker  street  to  Terrace  street;  formerly 
from  Parker  street  to  Tremont  street;  accepted,  conditionally,  May  11, 
1863;  laid  out  in  part  (from  Tremont  street),  April  17,  1875;  name  of 
last  mentioned  part  changed  to  Terrace  street,  Sept.  23,  1875;  part 
between  Terrace  street  and  Parker  street  laid  out  as  Gore  street,  Aug. 
25,  1886.     L  1040. 

*Gore  street,  Rox.,  1886;  from  732  Parker  street  to  29  Terrace  street;  laid 
out,  Aug.  25,  1886;  formerly  Gore  avenue.     L  1940. 

Gore  street,  W.  Rox.;  from  Centre  street  to  Lamartine  street;  Paul  Gore 
street  sometimes  so  called. 

Gorham  place,  B.,  1835;  from  1281  Washington  street,  northwest,  near 
Waltham  street;  abandoned  the  latter  part  of  1907. 


List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston,  213 

Qorham  street,  Bri.;  from  Holmes  avenue  to  1270  Commonwealth 
avenue. 

Qorham  street,  Chsn.,  1810;  Oliver  Holden  conveys  to  town  for  public 
highway  a  parcel  of  land  called  Gorham  street,  being  a  continuation 
of  High  street,  terminating  at  west  corner  of  Baptist  meeting-house, 
July  17,  1810  (Middlesex  South  District  Registry,  Plan  Book  187, 
p.  536);  later  made  a  part  of  High  street. 

Qorham  street,  Dor.;  from  Centre  street  to  Clement  street;  changed 
to  Clement  park  in  1899. 

Qosnold  street,  E.  B.,  1893;  from  224  Prescott  street  to  Neptune  road; 
authority  to  open  given  by  Street  Commissioners,  April  21,  1893. 

*Qouch  lane  or  street,  B.,  1732;  from  Green  street  to  the  Mill-pond; 
called  Gouch  lane,  1732;  Merrimac  street  filled  in  across  foot  of, 
1807;  from  Green  street  to  Merrimac  street  called  Gouch  street,  1822 
(Suffolk  Registry,  Lib.  1012,  fol.  119);  name  changed  to  Norman 
street,  Dec.  18,  1877. 

Qouch=street  place,  B.,  1849;  from  Norman  (formerly  Gouch)  street, 
northwest;  partially  built  over  in  1901;  included  in  land  taken  for 
Washington  School  site,  Feb.  24,  1902.     L  3468. 

Qould  avenue,  W.  Rox.,  1891;  from  Weld  street,  between  Addington 
road  and  Sunnyside  avenue,  northeast,  to  about  345  feet  beyond 
Agassiz  avenue;  shown  on  plan  dated  Jan.  27,  1891,  and  filed  with 
Suffolk  Deeds,  Lib.  1982,  fol.  429. 

fQould  street,  W.  Rox.,  1888;  from  282  Spring  street,  near  the  Charles 
river,  to  59  Belle  avenue,  of  which  the  part  between  Spring  street  and 
Hamilton  street  was  laid  out  with  the  name  of  Gould  street,  Sept.  28, 
1888.     L  2094. 

Qould  street,  Bri.,  1903;  from  99  Litchfield  street,  between  Lincoln 
street  and  Western  avenue  to  102  Antwerp  street;  shown  without 
name  on  plan  dated  Jan.  1,  1897  (Suffolk  Deeds,  Lib.  2425,  fol.  597); 
named  Gould  street  in  1903;  by  the  cutting  up  of  the  Hollis  property 
(plan  dated  April  28,  1900,  by  C.  F.  Jackson)  the  northerly  half  of 
the  street  is  included  in  the  above  lotting  up,  the  southerly  half  of 
the  street  is  in  a  tax  title  and  the  occupant  in  Gould  street  has  only 
a  right  of  way  over  it. 

Qould's  court,  E.  B.;  from  130  Orleans  street,  near  Decatur  street, 
northwesterly,  to  land  of  E.  (now  B.  &  M.)  R.  R. 

Qouldville  terrace,  Rox.  and  Dor.;  from  85  Brook  avenue,  southwest, 
then  west  between  Victor  street  and  West  Cottage  street. 

fQove  street,  E.  B.,  1893;  from  91  Meridian  street  to  96  Bremen  street 
and  from  the  N.  Y.  C.  &  H.  R.  R.  R.  to  Lamson  street;  name  of 
Decatur  street,  from  Meridian  street  to  Bremen  street,  changed  to 
Gove  street,  March  1,  1893;  name  of  public  portion  of  Decatur  street, 
between  the  B.  &  A.  (now  N.  Y.  C.  &  H.  R.)  R.  R.  and  Orleans  street, 
called  a  part  of  Gove  street  in  1901,  but  name  never  legally  changed; 
portion  between  Orleans  street  and  Lamson  street  changed  to  Gove 
street  by  the  East  Boston  Company;  the  portion  between  Bremen 
street  and  the  southeasterly  line  of  location  of  the  B.  &  A.  (now  N.  Y. 
C.  &  H.  R.)  R.  R.  discontinued,  Sept.  27,  1904,  by  order  of  a  special 
commission  appointed  by  the  Superior  Court  and  acting  under 
authority  of  acts  of  Legislature,  chapter  390,  Acts  of  1899  and  amend- 
ments thereto.     L  2502,  L  3476,  L  3561.  .^^jj&l 

*Qovernor  Dudley  square,  Rox.,  1909;  the  square  formed  by  the  junc- 
tion of  Warren  and  Dudley  streets;  named  Governor  Dudley  square, 
by  order  of  City  Coimcil,  approved  by  the  Mayor,  May  28,  1909. 


214  List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston, 

^Governor's  alley,  B.,  1732;  named  from  Dummer's  corner  in  School 
street,  southwest,  to  Rawson's  lane  (now  Bromfield  street),  1732; 
called  Montgomery  street,  1833;  named  Province  street,  June  17, 
1833;  confirmed  as  a  public  street,  Sept.  15,  1834;  existed  in  1715. 
Suffolk  Deeds,  Lib.  29,  fol.  264. 

Grace  avenue,  Dor.;  from  Robinson  street  to  Arcadia  street;  laid  out  as 
Montello  street,  Nov.  16,  1894.     L  2671. 

Grace  court,  So.  B.;  from  788  East  Third  street,  northerly,  between  O 
street  and  P  street. 

Grace  street,  Dor.,  1895;  from  15  Walton  street  to  18  Roslin  street; 
authority  to  open  given  by  Street  Commissioners,  Jan.  11,  1895. 

*Grafton  street.  Dor.,  1882;  from  908  Dorchester  avenue  to  Buttonwood 
street;  private  way  called  Garden  street  laid  out  with  the  name 
of  Grafton  street,  March  27,  1882.     L  1592. 

Graham  court.  Dor.,  1877;  from  79  Clapp  street,  near  Massachusetts 
avenue,  east,  then  northwest,  to  Graham  street;  shown  without 
name  on  plan  by  William  A.  Garbett,  dated  June  7,  1870;  name 
appears  on  Assessors'  plan  dated  May,  1877. 

Graham  street,  Dor.;  from  Graham  court,  southwest,  to  about  195  feet 
beyond  Clapp  street;  formerly  from  Graham  court  to  about  440  feet 
southwest  of  Clapp  street;  shown  without  name  on  plan  by  William 
A.  Garbett,  dated  June  7,  1870;  in  directory,  1874,  as  Graham 
street;  portion  from  the  southwesterly  end,  northeast  about  240 
.feet,  and  the  northwesterly  half  of  the  street  from  this  point  to 
Massachusetts  avenue  included  in  land  purchased  by  Boston  Col- 
lege, April  6,  1899.     Suffolk  Deeds,  Lib.  2597,  fol.  241. 

Grainger  street,  Rox.,  1890;  from  Elmore  street  to  Kingsbury  street; 
laid  out  as  Galena  street,  July  6,  1892.     L  2408. 

Gramercy  street,  Bri.;  from  Cambridge  street  to  North  Beacon  street; 
laid  out  with  the  name  of  Dustin  street,  Feb.  20,  1890.     L  2207. 

Grammar  alley,  B.,  1795;  from  North  Bennet  street  to  Prince  street; 
called  School  alley,  1732;  called  Grammar  alley,  1795;  Prince-street 
avenue  in  1833;  Bennet  avenue  in  1838;  included  in  North  End  play- 
ground, May  25,   1897.     L  2764,  L  2959,  L  3150. 

Grampian  road.  Dor.,  1906;  from  147  Savin  Hill  avenue,  opposite 
Grampian  way,  southwest  about  281  feet;  authority  to  open  given 
by  the  Street  Commissioners,  Nov.  2,  1906;  included  in  taking  for 
school  purposes,  June  19,  1907.     L  4038. 

^Grampian  way.  Dor.,  1845;  curvilinear  driveway  through  Savin  Hill, 
from  146  Savin  Hill  avenue  to  178  Savin  Hill  avenue;  laid  out,  includ- 
ing Glenway,  and  accepted,  Aug.  12,  1869.  Norfolk  Registry,  Lib. 
180,  fol.  321.     L  3398. 

Granary  Burial  Ground,  B.,  1660;  on  westerly  side  of  Tremont  street, 
north  of  and  adjacent  to  Park  Street  Church;  third  cemetery  founded 
in  Boston;  founded  in  1660;  was  originally  a  part  of  the  Common 
and  was  called  the  South  Burying  Ground,  and  later  the  Central 
or  Middle  Burying  Ground  until  1737,  when  the  granary  which  had 
been  built  on  the  Common  (near  the  site  of  the  present  convenience 
station)  in  1729  was  removed  to  the  site  of  the  present  Park  Street 
Church,  when  the  name  Granary  Burying  Ground  came  to  be  its 
sometime  designation.  When  the  burying  ground  on  the  Common 
received  the  name  of  South  Burial  Ground  in  1756,  the  name  Granary 
was  used  exclusively  for  this  cemetery.  See  Suffolk  Deeds,  Lib.  45, 
Lib.  3,  fol.  489,  Lib.  7,  fol.  44.     City  Doc.  S,  1902. 

*Qranby  street,  B.,  1895;  from  655  Commonwealth  avenue  to  Charles 
river;  laid  out,  Aug.  15,  1895.     L  2713,  L  3206. 


List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston.  215 

Qranby  street,  So.  B.,  1888;  from  441  B  street  to  E  street,  on  the  so- 
called  Commonwealth  flats. 

Qrandview  street,  W.  Rox.;  from  467  Beech  street,  nearly  opposite 
Kittredge  street. 

Grand  Junction  wharves,  E.  B.,  1851;  from  107  Marginal  street  and 
from  foot  of  Clyde  street;  railroad  and  wharf  of  Grand  Junction 
Railroad  Company  opened  Thursday,  Sept.  18,  1851;  wharf  came 
into  control  of  B.  &  A.  R.  R.  Co.  in  1869;  now  known  as  B.  &  A.  R.  R. 
piers. 

Granger  place,  Dor.;  from  31  Duncan  street,  opposite  Granger  street. 

^Granger  street.  Dor.,  1870;  from  32  Duncan  street  to  37  Clayton  street; 
laid  out,  June  18,  1891.     Suffolk  Deeds,  Lib.  1017,  fol.  194.     L  2300. 

*Qranite  avenue.  Dor.;  Granite  street,  from  800  Adams  street  to  Nepon- 
set  river,  so  called  in  County  Commissioners'  Records. 

*Granite  bridge,  Dor.  and  Milton;  from  Granite  avenue  in  Boston  across 
the  Neponset  river  to  Granite  avenue  in  Milton;  the  name  was  derived 
from  the  street  of  which  the  bridge  forms  a  part. 

Granite  place,  B.,  1844;  from  Dover  street  to  Harrison  avenue;  called 
Dover  place,  1848;  Dover-street  place,  1861;  Fay  street,  1877. 
Suffolk  Reg.,  Lib.  534,  fols.  90  and  100. 

Granite  street.  Dor.;  from  Adams  street,  at  junction  with  Marsh 
street,  to  Neponset  river;  called  Granite  turnpike  on  a  plan  in  1846 
(Norfolk  Registry,  Lib.  166,  fol.  321);. called  Granite  bridge  road  in 
1847,  and  previously  turnpike,  bridge,  etc.;  laid  out  by  County  Com- 
missioners, September,  1865;  called  Granite  avenue  in  Commission- 
ers' Records. 

Granite  street.  So.  B.,  1837;  from  First  (now  West  First)  street  to 
the  water  very  near  the  present  location  of  A  street;  abandoned. 
G  172. 

^Granite  street.  So.  B.,  1855;  from  64  West  Second  street  to  Mt.  Wash- 
ington avenue  and  beyond;  from  First  (now  West  First)  street  to 
Mt.  Washington  avenue,  accepted,  conditionally,  April  30,  1855; 
laid  out  from  Second  (now  West  Second)  street  to  Mt.  Washington 
avenue,  and  from  street  550  feet  northeast  of  Mt.  Washington 
avenue  (the  northerly  limit  of  Boston  wharf  property;  this  line 
fixed  by  act  of  Legislature,  May  1,  1853)  to  the  line  of  the  limit  of 
soKd  structures,  so  called,  Nov.  17,  1868;  part  north  of  Mt.  Wash- 
ington avenue  now  abandoned.  Suffolk  Deeds,'  Lib.'  970,  end. 
L  27,  L  41,  L  58,  L  80.  "  ' 

Granite  street,  W.  Rox.,  1870;  from  Centre  street  to  Spring  street, 
near  Spring-street  station  and  so  shown  on  plan  in  Norfolk  Registry, 
Lib.  405,  fol.  122;  in  the  same  year  (1870)  called  Cass  street  on  a  plan 
in  Norfolk  Registry,  Lib.  395,  fol.  72;  part  from  Centre  street  to  rail- 
road laid  out  as  Cass  street,  Dec.  11,  1883.     L  1748. 

Grant  avenue,  Bri.;  from  10  Wilton  street,  near  corner  of  Braintree 
street. 

Grant  place,  B.,  1866;  from  10  Camden  street,  southwest,  next  north  of 
Washington  street. 

Grant  place,  B.,  1866;  from  Chardon  street,  south;  called  Chardon- 
street  place,  1841;  Grant  place,  1866;  Chardon  court,  1874. 

Grant  place.  Dor.;  from  1073  Washington  street  (at  Lower  Mills), 
westerly,  near  Sanford  street. 

Grant  place,  I  Bri.;    from    7    Upton    court,    near    Western    avenue, 
Grant  street,  (      southerly;  called  Grant  place  in  1906. 


216  List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston. 

Grant  road,  Dor.,  1903;  from  47  Rosseter  street,  southwest,  opposite 
Olney  street;  Rosseter  place  called  Grant  road,  1903. 

*Qrant  street,  Dor.,  1870;  from  29  Crescent  avenue  to  20  Harbor  View 
street;  laid  out,  July  22,  1887.     L  2003. 

Grant's  corner,  B.,  1800;  corner  Union  street  and  Minot's  court  at  one 
time  so  called. 

Grant's  court,  Chsn.;  from  19  North  Mead  street,  southeasterly. 

Granville  place.  Dor.,  1871;  from  Brook  avenue,  southerly;  laid  out 
as  a  public  street,  with  the  name  of  Victor  street,  from  Brook  avenue 
to  Dean  street,  July  26,  1894.     L  2672. 

Granville  street,  W.  Rox.;  from  443  Beech  street,  opposite  Kittredge 
street. 

Granville  street.  Dor.;  from  826  Adams  street,  near  Granite  avenue,  to 
72  Milton  street. 

Grape  place,  B.,  1851;  from  Spring  street,  northwest,  between  Leverett 
street  and  Milton  street;  near  corner  of  Chambers  street,  included  in 
Chambers  street  in  the  extension  of  latter,  June  7,  1893. 

Graphic  court,  B.,  1827-61;  from  Washington  street,  opposite  Franklin 
street;  closed  and  built  over. 

*Grave  street,  Chsn.;  from  Main  street  to  Bunker  Hill  street;  from  Main 
street  to  Bartlett  street,  accepted,  Nov.  28,  1831;  continuation  to 
Bunker  Hill  street  laid  out,  Oct.  6,  1834,  and  accepted,  Nov.  10, 
1834;  called  also  Graves,  Greave  and  Greaves  streets;  no  record 
of  change  of  name,  but  soon  after  called  Sullivan  street. 

Gravel  street,  B.,  1733;  from  Leverett  street  to  Wiltshire  (now  Cham- 
bers) street;  from  Leverett  street  to  Poplar  street,  1803;  accepted  and 
included  in  Chambers  street.  May  26, 1828;  that  part  of  Chambers  street 
formerly  called  Gravel  street  named  Ashland  street,  Feb.  22,  1845. 

Gravelly  point,  Rox.,  1810;  neck  of  land  about  one-half  mile  wide,  which 
ran  into  the  bay  tow^ards  Cambridge  east  of  Tide  Mill  creek,  from  a 
point  on  Parker  street  where  the  "Old  Stone  Mill"  once  stood;  Cabot 
(now  Ruggles)  street  and  Ruggles  street  formed  the  old  town  way 
leading  to  it;  the  Cross  dam  (now  Hemenway  street  and  Parker 
street)  was  built  along  its  westerly  shore;  Massachusetts  avenue  from 
Huntington  avenue  to  Commonwealth  avenue  lies  approximately  in  the 
centre  of  the  old  Neck. 

Gravelly  point  road,  Rox.,  1662;  from  Ruggles  street  across  B.  &  P. 
(now  N.  Y.,  N.  H.  &  H.)  R.  R.  to  the  marsh;  located,  Jan.  19,  1662, 
and  1694;  portion  east  of  Sudbury  (now  Weston)  street  discontinued, 
Nov.  30,  1863. 

Graves  lane,  Chsn.,  1803;  from  Charlestown  square,  southwest. 

Gray  place,  B.,  1841-57;  from  Portland  street,  west,  near  Hanover 
street;  closed. 

*Gray  street,  B.,  1870;  from  26  Berkeley  street  to  35  Clarendon  street; 
Clarendon  place  laid  out  and  name  changed  to  Gray  street,  Oct.  11, 
1870.     L  354,  L  568. 

*Qray  street,  Chsn.,  1842;  from  45  Chelsea  street  to  60  Water  street;  laid 
out,  March  28,  1842. 

Gray's  alley  or  lane,  B.,  1722;  from  Belcher's  lane  (now  Purchase 
street)  to  Cow  lane  (now  High  street),  shown  on  a  plan  in  1722; 
named  1732;  from  Cow  lane  to  Milk  street,  1788;  part  included  in 
Atkinson  (now  Congress)  street,  between  1788  and  1795;  laid  out 
from  Atkinson  street  to  Milk  street,  Aug.  25,  1795;  Atkinson  street 
laid  out  through  remainder,  1816. 


List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston.  217 

*Qreat  bridge,  Bri.  and  Camb.,  1662;  what  is  commonly  known  as 
North  Harvard  street  bridge,  from  North  Harvard  street  in  Brighton 
across  Charles  river  to  Boylston  street  in  Cambridge,  Dec.  7,  1635. 
"  It  is  further  ordered  that  there  shall  be  a  sufficient  bridge  made  down 
to  low-water  mark  on  tliis  side  of  the  river,  and  a  broad  ladder  [set  up] 
on  the  farther  side  the  river,  for  convenience  [of]  landing,"  etc.  (This 
ferry  was  at  the  foot  of  present  Dunster  street,  east  of  point  where 
the  Great  bridge  was  later  built.)  On  Nov.  10,  1656,  the  inhabitants 
agreed  to  pay  £200  towards  building  a  bridge;  Feb.  4,  1659-60, 
the  question  of  building  the  bridge  was  again  considered  and  debated, 
and  former  vote  confirmed;  the  structure  was  probably  completed 
before  March  23,  1662-63,  when  it  was  ordered  "that  the  bridge  be 
laid  in  oil  and  lead,  provided  that  it  exceed  not  £40  charge  to 
the  town";  this  bridge  was  larger  than  any  previously  erected  in  the 
colony;  from  the  first  it  was  called  "  Great  bridge  "  which  is  still  its 
legal  designation.  By  order  of  the  General  Court  the  bridge  was 
made  a  toll  bridge,  Oct.  12,  1670;  on  Jan.  11,  1687-88,  the  tolls  were 
removed,  the  expense  of  maintaining  the  bridge  "be  defrayed  and 
borne  as  foUoweth:  (that  is  to  say)  two  sixths  part  thereof  by  the 
town  of  Cambridge,  one  sixth  part  by  the  Village  [Ne'wton]  and  three 
sixths  part  at  the  public  charge  of  the  county  of  Middlesex  ";  Newton 
was  exempted  from  liability  by  order  of  the  General  Court,  May  4, 
1781.  When  Lexington  was  incorporated,  March  20,  1712-13,  and 
West  Cambridge  (now  Arlington),  Feb.  27,  1807,  they  were  reqmred' 
with  Cambridge  to  pay  their  proportional  part  of  the  expense  of 
maintaining  the  bridge.  By  order  of  the  General  Court,  March  24, 
1860,  they  were  released  from  that  obligation;  the  General  Court  on 
June  22,  1734,  "  Voted  that  three  thousand  acres  of  the  unappro- 
priated lands  of  the  Province  be  and  hereby  are  granted  to  the  to\\Tis  of 
Cambridge,  Newton  and  Lexington  to  enable  them  forever  hereafter 
at  their  o^vn  cost  and  charge  to  keep,  amend  and  repair,  tlie  great 
bridge  over  Charles  river  in  Cambridge;  the  land  to  be  laid  out 
in  these  several  parts  in  equal  proportion  to  each  of  the  said  towns"; 
by  an  act  of  the  Legislature  of  1838,  certain  people  of  Brighton  were 
authorized  to  put  a  draw  in  the  bridge;  by  an  act  passed  March  11, 
1862,  the  city  of  Cambridge  and  the  town  of  Brighton  were  "author- 
ized and  required  to  rebuild  the  Great  Bridge  over  Charles  river " 
the  expense  to  be  borne  "in  proportion  to  the  respective  valuation  of 
said  city  and  town  ";  the  act  also  fixed  the  boundary  line  in  the  river 
between  the  city  and  town,  and  that  thereafter  each  municipality 
should  maintain  its  half  of  the  bridge  at  its  owti  expense.  Tliis  bridge 
formed  a  fink  in  the  Great  road  leading  from  Boston  over  the  Neck 
to  Roxbury,  thence  throiigh  Washington  street  in  that  village  (now 
Roxbury  street,  Tremont  street  and  Huntington  avenue)  and  through 
street  of  same  name  in  Brookline,  Harvard  avenue,  Cambridge  street 
and  North  Harvard  street  in  Brighton,  across  the  Great  bridge  to 
Harvard  College,  and  beyond  to  Middlesex  and  Essex  counties.  For 
over  150  years  after  the  settlement  of  Boston  tliis  road  and  bridge  was 
the  only  outlet,  except  by  ferry,  to  the  country  lying  northward.  The 
planks  of  the  bridge  were  removed  by  the  Continentals,  April  19, 
1775,  to  prevent  the  British  from  marching  to  Lexington  and  Con- 
cord, b\it  Lord  Percy  discovered  and  replaced  them.  See  Mass. 
Col.  Rec.  IV.  (ii.)  470,  xlii.,  98,  xvi.,  32,  54;  Mass.  Spec.  Laws  xi.,  56, 
280;  Mass.  Prov.  Rec.  vi.,  348;  Paige's  History  of  Cambridge,  pp. 
195,  196,  197;  Winship's  History  of  Brighton,  Vol.  I,  p.  9. 

Great  Neck,  So.  B.,  1650;  South  Boston  as  it  existed  before  the  annexa- 
tion of  Washington  Village,  so  called  in  1650;  mouth  of  the  neck  was 
near  the  present  junction  of  Ninth  and  Dorchester  streets;  at  this 
point  a  fence  and  gate  prevented  the  cattle  from  straying  off  the 
Neck;  see  Suffolk  Deeds,  Lib.  1,  fol.  200. 

Qreave  street,  Chsn.;  from  Main  street  to  Bunker  Hill  street;  also 
called  Grave  street. 


218  List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston. 

Greeley  street,  Dor.,  1900;  from  516  Geneva  avenue,  near  Chalmers 
street,  to  33  Freeman  street;  authority  to  open  given  by  Street  Com- 
missioners, Sept.  6,  1900. 

Green  and  Walker's  corner,  B.,  1732;  corner  Queen  (now  Court) 
street  and  HilHer's  lane  (now  Brattle  street)  then  so  called. 

Green  alley.  So.  B.;  from  West  First  street  to  West  Second  street;  laid 
out  as  Colton  street,  Dec.  31,  1888.     L  2110. 

Green  lane,  B.,  1803;  Allen's  lane,  from  Wiltshire  street,  west,  to  the 
water,  so  called. 

Green  lane,  B.;  Atkinson  (now  Congress)  street,  from  Milk  street  to 
Cow  lane  (now  High  street),  so  called  previously  to  1788. 

Green  lane,  B.,  1708;  from  Well's  corner  (now  Bowdoin  square)  to  the 
water;  called  Green  street,  from  Well's  corner,  northwest,  to  Barton's 
point,  1732;  from  Bowdoin  square  to  Chambers  street,  1784. 

Green  lane,  B.,  1789;  Pearl  (formerly  Hutchinson)  street,  from  Milk 
street  to  Cow  lane  (now  High  street),  so  called  by  a  plan  of  1789. 

Green  lane,  B.;  Salem  street,  from  Prince  street  to  Charter  street,  so 
called  at  one  time;  referred  to  in  deed  dated  1701.  Suffolk  Deeds, 
Lib.  20,  fol.  265,  Lib.  266,  fol.  172. 

Green  place,  W.  Rox.;  from  Centre  street,  opposite  Green  street;  now 
a  part  of  Myrtle  street. 

*Green  street,  B.,  1732;  from  Bowdoin  square  to  55  Chambers  street; 
called  Green  lane,  from  Well's  corner  (Bowdoin  square)  to  the  water, 
1708;  called  Green  street,  from  Well's  corner,  northwest,  to  Barton 
point,  1732;  from  the  present  Bowdoin  square  to  Chambers  street, 
1784.     Vol.  31,  p.  74.     L  11,  L  75,  L  271,  L  579. 

Green  street,  B.,  1850;  Court  street  from  Bowdoin  square  to  Sudbury 
street,  so  called  in  1850,  and  later  in  same  year  changed  back  to 
original  name. 

*Green  street,  Chsn.,  1799;  from  169  Main  street  to  Bunker  Hill  street; 
laid  out  from  corner  of  Green's  lane  to  Bunker  Hill  lane,  March  4, 
1799;  continuation  to  Bunker  Hill  street  accepted,  April  6,  1840. 
L  2924. 

Green  street.  Dor.,  1840;  from  Bowdoin  street  to  Columbia  street; 
street  leading  from  Bowdoin  street,  through  Davenport's  lane, 
named  Green  street,  March  11,  1840;  called  Love  lane  on  a  plan 
dated  1836;  name  of  part  from  Columbia  street  to  Geneva  street 
changed  to  Geneva  avenue,  Dec.  30,  1876;  name  of  part  from  Geneva 
street  to  Bowdoin  street  changed  to  Olney  street,  Dec.  30,  1876. 
L  1191. 

*Green  street,  W.  Rox.,  1837;  from  644  Centre  street  to  3349  Washington 
street;  formerly  from  Centre  street  to  Forest  Hills  street;  new  road 
from  Jamaica  Plain  to  Dedham  turnpike  (now  Washington  street) 
named  Green  street,  Aug.  14,  1837;  laid  out  from  Shawmut  avenue 
(now  Washington  street)  to  Forest  Hills  street,  to  connect  with  Glen 
road,  Dec.  15,  1870;  accepted,  Dec.  15,  1870;  name  of  part  between 
Washington  street  a,nd  Forest  Hills  street  changed  to  Glen  road, 
March  1,  1888.     L  1698,  L  2210,  L  2739. 

Qreen=street  court.  Dor.;  fi-om  Olney  street,  northerly;  now  called 
Rock  terrace. 

Qreen=street  place,  B.,  1874;  from  28  Green  street,  south,  opposite 
Hale  street. 


List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston.  219 

Qreen=street  place,  Dor.,  1868;  from  Green  street  (now  Geneva  ave- 
nue), northeast,  then  northwest,  to  Columbia  street  (now  road); 
part  northeast  from  Geneva  avenue  now  called  Vaughn  court  or 
avenue.  .... 

*Greenbrier  street,  Dor.;  from  19  Bowdom  street  to  411  Park  street; 
laid  out  from  Bowdoin  street  to  Bloomfield  street,  Sept.  19,  1895; 
laid  out  from  Bloomfield  street  to  Park  street,  July  8,  1897.  L  2731, 
L  2855, L  3543. 

Qreendale  road.  Dor.,  1907;  from  Wellington  Hill  street  at  its  junction 
with  Morton  street,  northwest,  to  near  Harvard  street;  shown  on 
plan  by  Henry  C.  Mildram,  dated  May  2,  1907. 

Green  Dragon  lane,  B.,  1708;  from  Hanover  street'to  the  Mill  pond, 
■     opened  to  width  of  40  feet,  Sept.  16,  1828;  laid  out  from  corner  of 
Hanover  street  and  Union  street  to  Merrimac  street  as  a  continu- 
ation of  and  named  Union  street,  Sept.  26,  1828. 

Qreenhalge  street,  Dor.,  1894;  from  53  Roseclair  street  to  764  Columbia 
road. 

*Qreenheys  street.  Dor.,  1893;  from  229  MagnoHa  street  to  24  Mascoma 
street;  authority  to  open  given  by  Street  Commissioners,  July  19, 
1893;  laid  out,  Dec.  5,  1893.     L  2555. 

Green  Hill  avenue,  W.  Rox.,  1851;  from  1131  Centre  street,  northwest; 
near  Allandale  street. 

fGreen  Hill  street.  Dor.,  1876;  from  40  Mill  street  to  Bernice  street;  laid 
out  from  Mill  street  to  Harrison  (now  Blanche)  street,  July  21,  1885. 
L  1874. 

Greenleaf  street,  Rox.,  1871;  from  454  Huntington  avenue  to  Rogers 
avenue;  formerly  from  Parker  street,  near  its  junction  with  Hunt- 
ington avenue,  easterly;  authority  to  open  portion  from  Rogers 
avenue,  west  and  northwest,  given  by  Street  Commissioners,  Jan. 

7,  1897. 

*Qreenmount  street.  Dor.,  1901;  from  1187  Dorchester  avenue  to  152 
Pleasant  street;  the  name  of  Creek  street  changed  to  Greenmount 
street,  March  1,  1901. 

Greenrnount=street  court,  Dor.,  1903;  from  14  Greenmount  street, 
southwesterly. 

Greenock  street,  Dor.,  1894;  from  997  Blue  Hill  avenue  to  336  Har- 
vard street;  authority  to  open  given  by  Street  Commissioners,  Nov. 

8,  1894. 

*Greenoiigh  avenue,  W.  Rox.,  1853;  from  760  Centre  street  to  73  Elm 
street;  accepted,  March  7,  1864;  laid  out  by  Selectmen  by  the  new 
High  schoolhouse  to  Elm  street,  and  accepted  by  the  town,  July 
25,  1868.     L  1148,  L  1955. 

*Qreenough  lane,  B.,  1732;  from  23  Charter  street  to  440  Commercial 
street;  Greenough's  alley  called  Greenough's  lane  in  1732;  called 
Greenough's  avenue  in  1848;  called  Greenough  lane  in  1858.  L  23, 
L  1391. 

Greenough  place,  W.  Rox.,  1872;  from  20  Greenough  avenue,  north- 
east. 

^Greenough's  alley,  B.,  1708;  the  alley  leading  from  Charter  street,  do-wna 
through  Mr.  Greenough's  building  yard  into  Lynn  (now  Commercial) 
street,  1708;  called  both  alley  and  lane  after  1732. 

*Greenough's  avenue,  B.,  1848;  from  Charter  street  to  Commercial 
street;  called  Greenough's  alley,  1708;  Greenough's  lane,  1732; 
Greenough's  avenue,  1848;  Greenough  lane,  1858. 


220  List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston. 

Green's  block,  Chsn.;  from  32  Walnut  street,  northwest. 

Green's  lane,  Chsn.,  1799;  laid  out  from  Main  street  to  High  street, 
March  4,  1799;  no  other  record. 

Greenville  park,  Rox.;  from  25  Green\dlle  street;  also  called  Greenville 
place. 

Greenville  place,  Rox.;  from  Greenville  street,  westerly;  also  called 
Greenville  park;  Greenville  park  in  1906. 

*QreenvilIe  street,  Rox.,  1845;  from  219  Dudley  street  to  38  Winthrop 
street;  accepted  from  Dudley  street  to  East  street  (now  Blue  Hill 
avenue),  Jan.  28,  1850;  Winthrop  street  laid  out  over  part  of  from 
Grove  Hall  (now  Blue  Hill)  avenue,  northwesterly,  April  2,  1855. 

^Greenwich  park,  B.,  1870;  from  515  Columbus  avenue  to  N.  Y.,  N.  H. 
&  H.  R.  R.;  part  of  West  Concord  street  from  Columbus  avenue  to 
the  railroad  named  Greenwich  park,  March  29,  1870.     L  502,  L  516. 

Greenwich  place.  Dor.,  1870;  from  1378  Dorchester  avenue  to  217 
Freeport  street. 

*Greenwlch  street.  Dor.,  1870;  from  1402  Dorchester  avenue  to  221 
Freeport  street;   laid  out,  Dec.  3,  1877.     L  1293. 

tQreenwich  street,  Rox.,  1866;  from  17  Westminster  street  to  30  War- 
wick street,  -with  an  arm  brandling  southwest  from  number  21; 
formerly  from  Westminster  street  to  Warmck  street  (arm  not  in- 
cluded), and  so  shoTvn  on  plan  by  G.  L.  Richardson,  dated  May  1, 
1866;  this  last  named  part  laid  out,  Sept.  1,  1871;  from  21  Greenwich 
street,  southwest,  sho'WTa  on  plan,  dated  March  16,  1888,  as  Green- 
wich street,  extended  (Suffolk  Deeds,  Lib.  1828,  fol.  484);  referred 
to  in  deed  dated  May  12,  1888,  as  Procyon  place  (Suffolk  Deeds,  Vol. 
1821);  Procyon  place  named  a  part  of  Greenwich  street  in  1905. 
L  382,  L  659,  L  661. 

Greenwood  avenue,  W.  Rox.,  1856;  from  3448  Washington  street, 
southeasterly,  near  Garfield  avenue;  shown  on  plan  dated  March  20, 
1856.     Norfolk  Registry,  Book  3,  p.  57. 

Greenwood  park,  Dor.,  1896;  from  119  Park  street,  between  Dorchester 
avenue  and  Sahsbury  park,  north,  for  about  150  feet;  shown  but  not 
named  on  plan  dated  Oct.  13,  1896;  referred  to  in  deed,  dated  Dec. 
8,  1896,  as  Greenwood  park.     Suffolk  Deeds,  Lib.  2405,  fol.  180. 

Greenwood  street.  Dor.,  1872;  from  127  Harvard  street  to  149  Elmo 
street;  formerly  from  Warner  avenue  (now  Glen  way  street),  easterly, 
over  what  is  now  known  as  Roxton  street,  then  northerly,  parallel 
with  N.  E.  R.  R.  to  beyond  Glen  (now  Harlem)  street;  authority  to 
open  from  Harvard  street  to  Roxton  street  given  by  Street  Com- 
missioners, March  28,  1893;  and  again  on  July  31,  1903;  authority 
to  open  across  the  end  of  Fowler  street,  from  near  Glen  street  to 
near  Elmo  street  given  by  Street  Commissioners,  Oct.  24,  1894. 

^Greenwood  street,  Rox.,  1872;  from  Marcella  street  to  Brunswick  (now 
Columbus)  avenue;  accepted  from  Marcella  street  to  Stony  Brook, 
Sept.  24,  1872;  named,  Oct.  11,  1872;  location  altered,  Dec.  27,  1879; 
discontinued,  July  23,  1881;  given  in  directory,  1884,  and  on  chart, 
1884;  Ritchie  street  laid  out  over  part  of  former  location  of,  from 
Marcella  street  to  Centre  street,  Dec.  31,  1888.     L  1456,  L  2111. 

Greims  place,  Ptox.;  from  50  Longwood  avenue,  south,  between  Parker 
street  and  Pliilhps  street. 

*Grenville  place,  B.,  1860;  from  48  Columbus  avenue  to  72  Church  street; 
called  Fuller  street,  from  Church  street,  west,  1840;  name  changed 
to  Grenville  place,  1860;  laid  out  between  Church  street  and  line 
of  proposed  extension  of  Columbus  avenue,  Sept.  14,  1868.  L  387, 
L  394,  L  397. 


List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston.  221 

Grew  avenue,  W.  Rox.;  from  1096  Canterbury  street,  opposite  Poplar 
street,  to  Hyde  Park  line. 

*Qridley  street,  B.,  1825;  from  117  High  street  to  165  Purchase  street; 
called  Tilley's  lane,  1708;  Gridley's  lane,  1795;  Gridley  street,  1825. 
L82. 

Gridley's  lane,  B.,  1708;  from  Cow  lane  (now  High  street)  to  the  rope- 
walk;  called  Griffin's  lane  in  1795  or  1800,  and  both  names  seem  to 
have  been  used  until  it  was  included  in  the  extension  of  Pearl  street 
in  1821. 

Gridley's  lane,  B.,  1795;  from  Cow  lane  (now  High  street)  to  Belcher's 
lane  (now  Purchase  street);  called  Tilley's  lane,  1708;  Gridley's 
lane,  1795;  Gridley  street,  1825. 

Gridley's  lane,  B.,  1857;  from  Grove  street,  west,  near  Cambridge 
street;  probably  same  as  Grove  place,  with  same  description. 

Griffin  court.  Dor.,  1895;  from  40  Clayton  street,  opposite  Granger 
street. 

Griffin's  lane,  B.;  from  Cow  lane  (now  High  street)  to  Belcher's  lane 
(now  Purchase  street);  called  Gridley's  lane  from  1708  to  1795  or  1800, 
from  which  time  both  names  seem  to  have  been  used  until  the  lane 
was  included  in  the  extension  of  Pearl  street  in  1821. 

Griggs  place,  Bri.;  from  47  Allston  street,  southwest,  opposite  Hollis 
place. 

Griggs  street,  Bri.,  1857;  from  Commonwealth  avenue  to  Holmes  ave- 
nue; formerly  from  Washburn  street  to  Holmes  avenue;  part  of, 
including  the  greater  portion  of  Washburn  street,  taken  into  Com- 
monwealth avenue. 

*Grimes  street.  So.  B.;  from  181  West  Seventh  street  to  184  West 
Eighth  street;  called  Linnet  street  on  plan  by  H.  W.  Wilson,  dated 
March,  1863;  laid  out,  April  8,  1878.     L  1300. 

Grinnell  street,  Rox.,  1848;  from  Colimibus  avenue  to  Walpole  street. 

Groom  street.  Dor.,  1909;  from  Humphreys  street,  nearly  opposite 
Holden  street,  northwest,  to  Hillsboro'  street;  authority  to  open  given 
by  the  Street  Commissioners,  Sept.  8,  1909. 

Qrosvenor  place,  Rox.,  1868;  from  2440  Washington  street  to  52  Cliff 
street;  name  of  Lincoln  place  changed  to  Grosvenor  place,  April  21, 
1868. 

Groton  court,  B.,  1841;  fromShawmut  avenue,  east;  extended  to  Wash- 
ington street  and  called  Groton  street,  1842. 

*Groton  street,  B.,  1826;  from  1191  Washington  street  to  230  Shawmut 
avenue;  from  Tremont  street  to  Suffolk  street  (now  Shawmut  avenue), 
1826;  accepted,  1826;  named,  Sept.  15,  1834;  extended  to  Washington 
street  through  Groton  court,  1842;  accepted,  Dec.  7,  1857;  part 
between  Shawmut  avenue  and  Tremont  street  named  Dwight  street, 
April  19,  1859.     L  2372. 

Grotto  glen,  Rox.,  1871;  from  33  Day  street,  westerly,  crossing  the  end 
of  Hutchins  avenue;  now  Grotto  Glen  road. 

Grotto  Glen  road,  1900;  from  33  Day  street,  westerly,  crossing  end  of 
Hutchins  avenue;  formerly  called  Grotto  glen. 

Grouse' street,  W.  Rox.;  from  4895  Washington  street  to  Heron  street. 

Grove  court  or  place,  B.,  1846;  from  Myrtle  street,  at  the  head  of  Grove 
street;  called  Grove  square,  1856. 


222  List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston. 

Grove  park,  Rox.,  1897;  from  12  Grove  street,  easterly,  near  Blue  Hill 
avenue;  authority  to  open  given  by  Street  Commissioners,  June  12, 
1901. 

Grove  place,  B.,  1848;  from  19  Grove  street,  west,  near  Phillips  (formerly 
Southac)  street. 

*Grove  place,  B.,  1851;  from  May  (now  Revere)  street  to  Myrtle  street; 
accepted  and  laid  out  as  a  highway,  Oct.  27,  1851;  no  other  record; 
same  as  Myrtle  court,  through  which  Myrtle  street  was  extended  to 
Revere  (then  May)  street  in  1851. 

Grove  place,  B.,  1857;  from  Grove  street,  west,  near  Cambridge  street. 

Grove  place,  Dor.;  from  Lawrence  avenue. 

*Grove  square,  B.,  1856;  from  110  Myrtle  street,  southerly,  opposite 
Grove  street;  called  Grove  court  or  place  in  1846. 

*Grove  street,  B.,  1729;  from  272  Cambridge  street  to  109  Myrtle  street; 
from  CamlDridge  street,  southerly,  across  Southac  (now  Phillips)  street 
and  May  (now  Revere)  street,  1729;  near  the  new  bridge  from  Cam- 
-  bridge  to  the  Mount,  1800;  from  Cambridge  street  to  Pinckney  street, 
1807;  confirmed  as  a  public  street,  Sept.  15,  1834;  from  Cambridge 
street  to  Myrtle  street,  1851. 

Grove  street,  Rox.  and  Dor.,  1846;  from  344  Blue  Hill  avenue  to  15  Nor- 
mandy street;  formerly  from  Blue  Hill  avenue  to  Lawrence  avenue; 
part  from  Lawrence  avenue  to  another  part  of  Grove  street  laid  out 
as  Normandy  street,  Nov.  15,  1899.     L  3225. 

*Qrove  street,  W.  Rox.;  from  2398  Centre  street  to  Dedham  line;  from 
Norfolk  and  Bristol  turnpike  (now  Washington  street)  to  Mill  Village, 
Dedham,  laid  out,  September,  1829;  from  Norfolk  and  Bristol  turn- 
pike, opposite  new  road  to  Mill  Village,  Dedham,  to  old  post  road  to 
Boston;  laid  out  and  confirmed  as  a  public  highway,  April,  1833. 
L  1567,  L  4134. 

Grove  street,  W.  Rox.,  1871;  from  Gardner  street;  laid  out  with  the 
name  of  Morrison  street,  Nov.  11,  1881. 

Grove  terrace,  B.,  1879;  from  13  Grove  street,  west,  between  Phillips 
street  and  Cambridge  street;  built  over  in  1906. 

Grove  terrace.  Dor.,  1897;  from  Grove  street,  easterly;  abandoned,  1901. 

*Grove  Hall  avenue,  Rox.  and  Dor.,  1851;  from  Dudley  street  to  Seaver 
street;  part  of  East  street,  from  Eustis  (now  Dudley)  street  to  Warren 
street,  called  Grove  Hall  avenue,  Dec.  8,  1851;  name  of  Brush  Hill 
turnpike  changed  to  Grove  Hall  avenue,  Jan.  28,  1867;  Grove  Hall 
avenue  from  Dudley  street  to  Seaver  street  and  Brush  Hill  avenue 
from  Seaver  street  to  Mattapan  named  Blue  Hill  avenue,  Oct.  25, 
1870.     L  489,  L  490,  L  491. 

Groveland  street.  Dor.,  1895;  from  139  River  street,  between  Idaho  and 
Standard  streets,  north  and  northwest,  parallel  with  Idaho  street  to 
about  361  feet  beyond  Manchester  street;  shown  on  plans  filed  with 
Suffolk  Deeds  and  dated  April  13,  1895  (Lib.  2265,  end),  June,  1895 
(Lib.  2281,  end),  and  October,  1895  (Lib.  2425,  end),  authority  to 
open  portion  from  River  street  to  Menton  street  given  by  Street 
Commissioners,  May  20,  1895. 

Grovenor  road,  W.  Rox.,  1899;  from  12  Pond  street,  southwest,  then 
southeast,  to  619  Centre  street;  authority  to  open  given  by  the 
Street  Commissioners,  Aug.  2,   1899. 

Grover  avenue,  W.  Rox.,  1889;  from  62  Neponset  avenue,  near  Can- 
terbury street,  to  Florence  street;  called  Grover  avenue  in  directory 
in  1889;  shown  unnamed  on  Bromley's  atlas,  1890;  called  Grover  street 
in  1890. 


List  of  Stkeets,  Etc.,  in  Boston.  223 

Qrover  street,  W.  Rox.,  1890;  from  62  Neponset  avenue,  near  Canterbury 
street,  to  Florence  street;  shown  in  directory  for  1889  as  Grover  avenue; 
shown  unnamed  on  Bromley's  atlas  for  1890;  called  Grover  street  on 
plan  by  T.  B.  Moses,  dated  April  20,  1890.  "  See  Suffolk  Deeds,  Lib. 
1944,  end. 

Guernsey  street,  W.  Rox.;  from  1570  Centre  street,  crossing  South  street, 
to  Bellevue  station. 

Guild  row,  Rox.,  1857;  from  Dudley  street  to  Washington  street;  part 
of  Bartlett  street  named  Guild  row,  Dec.  28,  1857;  same  made  a 
part  of  Washington  street,  June  16,  1874.     L  504. 

*Quild  row,  Rox.,  1874;  from  14  Roxbury  street  to  110  Dudley  street; 
early  called  Winslow  street,  and  Shawmut  avenue  extended  through, 
Dec.  28,  1857;  named  Guild  row,  June  16,  1874.     L  2222. 

*Guild  street,  Rox.,  1865;  from  2579  Washington  street  to  44  Lambert 
avenue;  laid  out  and  extended  to  Lambert  avenue,  Dec,  6,  1870. 
L  582. 

*Guilford  street,  Bri.,  1886;  from  Saunders  street  to  Pomeroy  street; 
laid  out  from  Saunders  street  to  Orchard  (now  Pomeroy)  street, 
Oct.  15,  1886.     L  1954. 

*Gurney  street,  Rox.,  1870;  from  1419  Tremont  street  to  664  Parker 
street;  laid  out,  Sept.  11,  1882.     L  1637. 

*Qustin  street.  So.  B.,  1891;  from  199  West  Ninth  street  to  Old  Colony 
avenue;  Morni  court  laid  out  as  Gustin  street,  Oct.  13,  1891.     L  2348. 

Gustine  avenue.  Dor.,  1898;  from  King  street,  south,  to  beyond  Spaulding 
street;  Gustine  street  shown,  but  without  authority,  as  Gustine  avenue 
in  Bromley's  atlases  of  1898  and  1904. 

Gustine  street.  Dor.,  1894;  from  89  King  street  to  beyond  Ashton  street; 
shown  as  unnamed  passageway  on  plan  dated  Sept.  22,  1890  (Suffolk 
Deeds,  Lib.  1965,  end);  as  Gustine  street  on  plan  by  Nash  and  Hunter, 
dated  Jan.  3,  1894  (Suffolk  Deeds,  Lib.  2525,  fol._198);  in  Bromley's 
atlases  of  1898  and  1904  as  Gustine  avenue;  this  name  seems  to  be 
without  authority. 

*H  street,  B.,  1863;  from  Tremont  street  to  Berkeley  street;  accepted, 
conditionally,  Nov.  24,  1865;  accepted  finally  and  name  changed  to 
Chandler  street,  April  28,  1866. 

*H  street.  So.  B.,  1805;  from  451  East  First  street  to  1474  Columbia  road; 
laid  out  from  the  salt  water  on  the  south  to  the  harbor  of  Boston  on 
the  north  and  named,  Feb.  27,  1805;  laid  out  from  First  (now  East 
First)  street  to  harbor  line  in  Dorchester  Bay,  Nov.  17,  1868;  por- 
tion south  of  Columbia  road  now  included  in  Strandway.  Vol.  31, 
p.  48. 

H=street  place.  So.  B.;  from  47  H  street,  west,  between  Emerson  street 
and  East  Broadway. 

Haberstroh  place,  W.  Rox.,  1884;  from  190  Lamartine  street,  southeast, 
near  Boylston  street;  authority  to  open  under  the  name  of  Emsella 
terrace  given  by  Street  Commissioners,  Nov.  11,  1896. 

*Hadley  street,  Chsn.,  1880;  from  39  Parker  street  to  Somerville  line; 
shown  as  an  unnamed  street  on  a  plan  dated  1878;  laid  out,  Oct.  11, 
1880.     L  1500. 

Hadwin  way,  W.  Rox.,  1892;  from  588  Hyde  Park  avenue,  about  147 
feet  north  of  Ashland  street,  northeast,  to  Hammatt  road;  shown 
on  plan  by  WMtman  &  Breck,  dated  March,  1884.  See  Suffolk 
Deeds,  Lib.  2090,  fol.  261. 


224  List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston. 

*Hagar  street,  W.  Rox.;  from  13  Eliot  street  to  16  Thomas  street;  laid 
out,  Oct.  26,  1887.     L  2035. 

Hails  street,  E.  B.;  from  Washburn  avenue  to  Riverside  avenue. 

Halborn  street,  Dor.,  1895;  from  Delhi  street  to  181  West  Selden  street. 

*HaIe  street,  B.,  1900;  from  31  Green  street  to  28  South  Margin  street; 
formerly  from  Green  street,  northeasterly;  Crescent  place  laid  out 
under  the  name  of  Hale  street,  May  31,  1900;  extended  to  South 
Margin  street,  Nov.  21,  1901.     L  3325,  L  3531,  L  3848. 

Hale  street,  W.  Rox. ;  from  Keyes  street  to  Brook  road. 

Hale's  court.  Dor.;  from  Adams  street,  northeast,  between  Linden 
street  and  East  street;  also  called  Hall's  court;  Hall's  court  laid  out 
from  Adams  street  to  Dorchester  avenue  with  the  name  of  Hecla 
street,  Aug.  30,  1892.     L  2426. 

Haley  street,  Rox.,  1897;  from  160  Harrishof  street  to  3  Dennison 
street;  authority  to  open  given  by  Street  Commissioners,  May  21, 
1897. 

Half  place,  B.,  1849;  from  Hanover  street,  southeasterly,  near  Cross 
street. 

Half  court  square,  B.;  Half  square  court,  from  King  (now  State) 
street,  south,  so  called  in  1798. 

Half  Moon  place,  B.,  1848;  from  Broad  street,  west,  nearly  opposite 
Wharf  street;  Humphrey  place  laid  out  and  extended  through  Half 
Moon  place  to  Broad  street  and  name  changed  to  Wendell  street,  Dec. 
30,  1870.     L  460. 

*Half  Moon  street.  Dor.,  1895;  from  65  Magnolia ,  street  to  Hooper 
avenue;  authority  to  open  given  by  Street  Commissioners,  Aug.  7, 
1895;  formerly  called  Chamblet  avenue;  laid  out,  January  26,  1907. 
L  3999. 

*Half  square  court,  B.,  1708;  the  way  leading  from  King  (now  State) 
street  to  Pudding  lane  (now  Devonshire  street)  in  1708;  called  also 
Half-court  square  in  1798;  the  way  round  the  buildings  back  of  the 
Post  Office,  1800;  called  Salter's  court,  1808;  extended  ea,st  to  Congress 
street,  1810;  called  Exchange  square,  1818;  a  part  called  Congress 
square,  1821;  parts  discontinued,  1832,  1842;  a  part  called  Story 
place,  1845;  all  named  Congress  square,  1873. 

Hall  avenue.  Dor.;  from  24  Washington  street  to  25  Geneva  avenue. 

Hall  place,  B.;  from  261  Planover  street,  southeast,  between  Richmond 
street  and  Board  alley. 

Hall  place.  So.  B.;  from  645  East  Fifth  street,  south,  between  L  street 
and  Pickering  place. 

*Hall  street,  W.  Rox.,  1870;  from  148  South  street,  east,  to  the  south- 
easterly hue  of  Call  street  produced;  laid  out,  Dec.  1,  1887.     L  2041. 

Hallam  street.  Dor.,  1907;  from  1062  Dorchester  avenue,  about  140 
feet  northeast  of  Elton  street,  southeast,  parallel  with  Elton  street 
to  25  Auckland  street;  authority  to  open  given  by  the  Street  Com- 
missioners, April  16,  1907. 

*Halleck  street,  Rox.;  from  29  Station  street  to  304  Ruggles  street; 
shown  as  an  unnamed  street  on  a  plan  dated  1856;  laid  out  from 
Station  street  to  Ward  street,  Dec.  30,  1869;  from  Ward  street  to 
Ruggles  street,  Sept.  4,  1871.     L  505,  L  672,  L  699,  L  1889. 


List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston.  225 

Halllday  street,  W.  Rox.,  1907;  from  98  Neponset  avenue,  northerly, 
parallel  with,  and  adjacent  to,  the  easterly  hne  of  Stony  Brook;  thence 
northeasterly  to  159  Bourne  street;  shown  without  name  on  plan 
dated  Oct.  17,  1874  (Suffolk  Deeds,  Lib.  1339,  fol.  47);  named  in 
1907. 

Hallowell  street,  Dor.,  1908;  from  Canaan  street  to  Oakland  street; 
from  Canaan  street,  between  Favre  street  and  Orlando  street,  north- 
east, for  a  distance  of  about  465  feet,  shovra  on  plan  dated  April  25, 
1908;  extended  to  Oakland  street  by  plan  by  Frederick  P.  Hall,  dated 
1909.     Suffolk  Deeds,   Lib.   3274,   end. 

Hallowell's  corner,  B.,  1732;  corner  Milk  street  and  Batterymarch 
street  then  so  called;  called  HoUawaye's  corner,  1708. 

Hall's  (Dr.)  corner,  B.,  1800;  corner  Dock  square  and  Wing's  lane 
(now  Elm  street)  then  so  called. 

Hall's  court,  Rox.,  1875;  from  2247  Washington  street,  northwesterly, 
opposite  Warren  street;  has  at  times  been  called  Child's  court;  called 
Child's  court  in  1852. 

Hall's  court.  Dor.;  from  Adams  street,  northeast,  between  Linden 
street  and  East  street;  shown  as  an  unnamed  court  on  a  plan  dated 
1861;  also  called  Hale's  court;  laid  out  from  Adams  street  to 
Dorchester  avenue  with  the  name  of  Hecla  street,  Aug.  30,  1892, 
L  2426. 

fHamblen  street,  Chsn.;  from  85  Arhngton  avenue,  northeasterly;  for- 
merly from  Temple  street,  northeasterly,  nearly  to  Mystic  river; 
shown  as  an  unnamed  street  on  plan  dated  1851;  laid  out  from  Arling- 
ton avenue  to  George  street,  April  16,  1902.     L  3483,  L  3791. 

*Hamburg  street,  B.,  1843;  from  34  Mystic  street  to  661  Harrison  avenue; 
accepted,  conditionally,  Nov.  4,  1857;  laid  out,  July  10,  1861; 
accepted,  finally,  Sept.  25,  1861.     L  224,  L  231. 

Hamburg  street,  E.  B.;  from  Gove  street  to  proposed  part  of  Marion 
street;  shown  as  from  Maverick  street  to  Bennington  street  on  a 
plan  dated  1845;  location  abandoned. 

*Hamerton    street,   Rox.,    1887;    from   Crawford   street  to   Humboldt 
avenue;   laid  out  from  Crawford  street  to  Harold  street,   Dec.    1, 
1892;  from  Harold  street  to  Humboldt  avenue,  Oct.  12,  1893;  name  " 
of    Hamerton    street    from    Humboldt    avenue  to  Crawford  street 
changed  to  Waumbeck  street,  March  1,  1898.     L  2466,  L  2540. 

Hamilton  alley,  B.,  1820;  from  49  Batterymarch  street  to  Wendell 
street. 

Hamilton  avenue,  B.,  1823;  from  Broad  street  to  Hamilton  (now  Bat- 
terymarch) street;  called  Quincy  lane  in  1822;  closed. 

Hamilton  avenue.  Dor.,  1872;  from  Bowdoin  street  to  Columbia  street 
(now  road);  also  called  Hamilton  street;  laid  out  with  the  name  of 
Barrington  street,  Oct.  21,  1889.     L  2181,  L  2182. 

Hamilton  court,  B.,  1827;  from  Hamilton  street,  near  Wendell  street; 
formerly  called  Hamilton  lane;  a  part  included  in  Sturgis  (now 
Franklin)  street,  and  the  remainder  built  over. 

Hamilton  court,  Chsn.;  from  418  Main  street,  westerly,  nearly  opposite 
Albion  place. 

Hamilton  lane,  B.,  1820;  from  Hamilton  street  to  Broad  street;  the 
northeast  part  closed  in  1827;  the  part  opening  from  Hamilton  street 
called  Hamilton  court  in  1827;  a  part  later  included  in  Sturgis  (now 
Franklin)  street  and  the  remainder  built  over. 

Hamilton  place,  B.,  1806;  from  122  Tremont  street,  easterly,  opposite 
Park  street. 


226  List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston. 

*Hamilton  street,  B.,  1807;  from  Batterymarch  street  to  High  streets- 
called  Sconce  lane,  1708;  Sconce  street,  1784;  Hamilton  street,  1807; 
confirmed  as  a  public  street,  Sept.  25,  1834;  name  changed  to  Bat- 
terymarch street,  March  1,  1896.     L  332,  L  333,  L  457,  L  458,  L  922. 

♦Hamilton  street,  Dor.,  1898;  from  333  Colimibia  road  to  132  Homes 
avenue;  known  as  Hamilton  avenue  from  1872  to  1889;  laid  out 
from  Columbia  street  (now  road)  to  Bowdoin  street  as  Barrington 
street,  Oct.  21,  1889;  shown  as  a  proposed  street  from  Bowdoin  street 
to  Homes  avenue,  1894;  authority  to  open  part  of  this  given  by 
Street  Commissioners,  Aug.  29,  1893;  laid  out  from  Bowdoin  street 
to  Homes  avenue,  Dec.  18,  1897;  name  changed  to  Hamilton  street, 
March  1,  1898.     L  2181,  L  2182,  L  2947,  L  3371,  L  3763. 

Hamilton  street,  W.  Rox.,  1870;  from  41  Gould  street  to  Charles  street, 
near  Charles  river. 

Hamlen  place,  B.,  1844;  from  204  Pleasant  street,  near  Tennyson  street, 
west;  called  Cole's  place,  1839-;  and  then  extended  to  Church  street; 
called  Hamlen  place,  1844;  now  closed. 

Hamlet  street.  Dor.,  1871;  from  630  Columbia  road  to  33  Belden  street. 

Hamlin  street.  So.  B.,  1860;  from  469  East  Eighth  street  to  490  East 
Ninth  street,  between  G  street  and  H  street;  named  in  honor  of 
Hannibal  Hamlin,  vice-president  to  Abraham  Lincoln. 

Hamlin's  crossing.  Dor.,  1906;  opposite  northeasterly  end  of  Conley 
street,  crossing  the  tracks  of  the  N.  Y.,  N.  H.  &  H.  R.  R.;  grade  changed 
so  that  the  way  may  be  carried  imder  the  railroad,  Oct.  12,  1907, 
by  decree  of  the  Superior  Court,  acting  imder  authority  of  chapter 
111  of  the  Revised  Statutes  and  chapter  440,  Acts  of  Legislature 
of  1902. 

Hammatt  road,  W.  Rox.,  1884;  from  288  Ashland  street,  between  Hyde 
Park  avenue  and  Stony  Brook,  northerly,  to  beyond  Hadwin  way; 
from  Ashland  street  to  about  330  feet  beyond  Hadwin  way  shown 
on  plan  by  Whitman  &  Brack,  dated  March,  1884  (see  Suffolk  Deeds, 
Lib.  2090,  fol.  261);  extended  northerly  about  440  feet,  by  plan  dated 
March,  1886.     Suffolk  Deeds,  Lib.  1717,  fol.  575. 

*Hammett  street,  Rox.;  from  5  Grinnell  street  to  34  Sarsfield  street;  for- 
merly Hammett  avenue;  laid  out,  Nov.  15,  1892.     L  2457. 

*Hammond  avenue,  B.,  1850;  from  125  Chambers  street  to  62  Leverett 
street;  a  passageway  four  and  one-half  feet  wide,  pronounced  a 
pubhc  way,  Oct.  18,  1847;  laid  out  again,  Oct.  30,  1848;  called  Steele's 
court,  1849;  Hammond  avenue,  April  1,  1850. 

Hammond  park,  B.  and  Rox.,  1867;  from  Shawmut  avenue  to  Tremont 
street,  later  called  Hammond  street.     L  189. 

Hammond  square,  B.  and  Rox.,  1865;  from  Shawmut  avenue  to  Tre- 
mont street;  later  called  Hammond  park  and  Hammond  street. 

*Hammond  street,  B.  and  Rox.,  1868;  from  661  Shawmut  avenue  to  962 
Tremont  street;  called  Hammond  square,  1865;  Hammond  park, 
1867;  laid  out,  July  28,  1868.     L  189,  L  382,  L  442,  L  659,  L  1711. 

Hammond  terrace,  B.;  from  93  Hammond  street,  northeast,  then  north- 
west to  7  Smith  avenue. 

Hampden  place,  Rox.,  1876;  from  141  Hampden  street,  westerly, 
between  Prescott  street  and  Norfolk  avenue;  name  of  Perry  court 
changed  to  Hampden  place.  May  9,  1876;  Larkin  street  laid  out  from 
Hampden  street  to  Adams  street  over  and  including  Hampden  place, 
Nov.  3,  1906.     L  3917. 


List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston.  227 

*Hampden  street,  B.  and  Rox.,  1868;  from  800  Albany  street  to  382 
Dudley  street;  probably  laid  out  by  County  Commissioners  in  April, 
1839;  named  East  street,  Aug.  29,  1842;  Hampden  street,  April  21, 
1868.     L  719. 

Hampden  street,  B.,  1828;  about  800  feet  northwest  from  and  parallel 
with  what  is  now  Shawmut  avenue  and  extending  from  Camden 
street,  northeasterly;  shown  on  "Plan  of  the  Neck  Lands  belonging 
to  the  City  of  Boston"  and  dated  May  22,  1828;  location  never 
adopted.     CC  40. 

Hampshire  court,  Rox.;  from  64  Hampshire  street,  southeast,  then 
southwest,  to  177  Vernon  street. 

Hampshire  place,  Rox.;  from  Hampshire  street;  built  over;  not  shown 
in  Hopkin's  atlas  of  1873  or  any  subsequent  atlases. 

Hampshire  street,  B.,  1814;  about  600  feet  northwest  from  and  parallel 
with  what  is  now  Shawmut  avenue;  shown  on  Hales's  map  of  1814  as 
extending  from  southwest  of  Lenox  street;  also  as  extending  from 
Camden  street,  northeasterly;  shown  on  "Plan  of  the  Neck  Lands 
belonging  to  the  City  of  Boston"  and  dated  May  22,  1828;  location 
never  adopted.     CC  40. 

*Hampshire  street,  Rox.,  1868;  from  junction  of  Cabot  street  and 
Ruggles  street  to  111  Linden  Park  street;  name  of  Orange  street, 
between  Clay  (now  Linden  Park)  street  and  Cabot  street,  changed 
to  Hampshire  street,  April  21,  1868;  laid  out  from  Clay  street  to 
Vernon  street,  July  15,  1871;  from  Vernon  street  to  Culvert  (now 
Whittier)  street,  July  31,  1886.     L  630,  L  1924. 

Hampstead  road,  W.  Rox.,  1895;  from  382  Arborway,  northerly,  then 
westerly,  near  South  street;  authority  to  open  given  by  Street  Com- 
missioners, Nov.  13,  1895,  and  June  20,  1896. 

Hampton  court,  B.,  1870;  from  152  Northampton  street,  southwesterly, 
between  Washington  street  and  Shawmut  avenue;  named,  June 
14,  1870. 

Hampton  street,  W.  Rox.,  1897;  from  Whidden  street,  about  200  feet 
northerly  from  and  parallel  with  Sumpter  street  to  about  124  feet  east 
of  Salisbury  street;  shown  on  plan  by  Nash  &  Hunter,  November, 
1897. 

Ham's  court,  Chsn.;  from  Main  street,  westerly,  towards  Rutherford 
avenue;  shown  as  an  unnamed  street  on  a  plan  dated  1849;  laid  out* 
from  Main  street  to  Canal  street  (now  Rutherford  avenue),  Dec.  6, 
1869;  discontinued,  July  21,  1871;  laid  out  from  Main  street  to 
Rutherford  avenue,  with  the  name  of  Mishawum  street,  July  26,  1894, 
L  2607. 

Hancock  avenue,  B.,  1828;  from  28  Beacon  street  by  the  west  side  of 
the  State  House  to  8  Mt.  Vernon  street;  opened  through  land  of  the 
Commonwealth  of  Massachusetts  at  its  westerly  boundary,  and 
dedicated  as  a  way  to  be  forever  kept  open  by  the  Commonwealth  in  an 
agreement  between  it  and  Cornelius  Coolidge  et  al.,  June  18,  1825 
(Suffolk  Deeds,  Lib.  307,  fol.  273);  colloquially  called  State  House 
avenue  in  1827;  named  Hancock  avenue  by  the  Mayor  and  Board  of 
Aldermen,  Jan.  21,  1828  (City  Records,  1828,  p.  27);  the  Supreme 
Court  at  its  sitting  May  18,  1905,  to  June  21,  1905,  in  the  case  of  Emily 
G.  Perry  et  al.  vs.  Commom^ealth,  rendered  a  decision,  to  the  effect 
that  Hancock  avenue  is  a  private  way  (188  Mass.,  p.  457). 

*Hancock:  bridge,  B.,  1793;  from  the  foot  of  Cambridge  street  to  Cam- 
bridge; called  West  Boston  bridge. 


228  List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston. 

Hancock  place,  B.,  1823;  from  Belknap  (now  Joy)  street,  east,  between 
Beacon  street  and  Mt.  Vernon  street;  name  changed  to  Mt.  Vernon 
place  in  1829. 

Hancock  place,  B.,  1881;  from  18  Blossom  street,  west,  between  Cam- 
bridge street  and  Parkman  street,  by  an  archway  to  another  part 
which  runs  either  way  at  right  angles  to  this  portion;  called  Almont 
place  in  1846;  called  Hancock  place  in  1881  (see  Assessors'  books, 
1881). 

Hancock  row,  B.,  1826;  from  Marshall  street  to  Creek  square;  laid  out 
as  Public  Alley  No.  102,  July  13,  1899;  formerly  a  part  of  Creek 
square;  the  famous  "  Boston's  stone,  1737  "  is  located  on  the  northerly 
side  of  Hancock  row,  near  Marshall  street.     L  3127. 

*Hancock  square,  Chsn.,  1870;  junction  Main,  Essex,  Eden  and  South 
Eden  streets  and  Tibbett's  Town  way;  named,  Nov.  15,  1870. 

*Hancock  street,  B.,  1788;  from  90  Cambridge  street  to  31  Mt.  Vernon 
street;  called  Davis  lane  and  Turner  street  at  some  time  previous 
to  1732;  called  George  street,  1732;  street  from  Beacon  street  in 
the  Common  by  Governor  Hancock's,  running  northward  over  the 
hill  from  his  garden  down  to  Cambridge  street,  called  Hancock 
street,  1788.     L  1505,  L  2105. 

*Hancock  street,  Dor.,  1840;  from  529  Columbia  road  to  Dorchester 
avenue;  formerly  from  Dudley  street,  at  Upham's  corner  (now 
Columbia  square),  to  Eaton  square,  at  junction  of  Adams  street  and 
Bowdoin  street;  Columbia  road  extended  over  portion  of  Hancock 
street  from  Columbia  street  (now  Columbia  road)  to  Dudley  street, 
Aug.  31,  1897;  the  name  of  the  portion  from  Bowdoin  street  to 
Freeport  (now  Hancock)  street  changed  to  Bowdoin  street,  March  1, 
1902.  L  737,  L  1788,  L  2206,  L  2536,  L  2868,  L  3219,  L  3220,  L  3679, 
L  3680. 

Hancock   street,   W.   Rox.;  from  Ashland   street  to   Florence  street; 
.    laid  out  with  the  name  of  Sherwood  street,  Oct.  25,  1886.     L  1956, 
L  1957. 

*Hancock  street,  Chsn.,  1854;  from  77  Green  street  to  61  Elm  street;  laid 
out  and  accepted,  Nov.  28,  1854. 

*Hanley  square,  Rox.;  at  the  junction  of  Roxbury  street  and  Columbus 
avenue  so  named,  March  5,  1891. 

fHano  street,  Bri.;  from  108  Braintree  street  to  461  Cambridge  street; 
laid  out,  July  14,  1891,  from  Braintree  street,  southwesterly  about  500 
feet.     L  2313. 

Hanover  avenue,  B.;  from  Allen  street  to  Poplar  street;  Kennard  avenue 
so  called  in  Assessors'  books  of  1850. 

*Hanover  avenue,  B.,  1829;  from  423  Hanover  street  to  366  North  street; 
called  Methodist  alley .  from  North  (now  Hanover)  street  to  Ship 
(now  North)  street,  1796;  name  changed  to  Hanover  avenue,  Aug. 
24,  1829.     L  1022,  L  1149. 

Hanover  court,  B.,  1825-48;  from  Hanover  street,  northwest,  between 
Friend  street  and  Union  street;  closed. 

Hanover  place,  B.,  1827;  from  218  Hanover  street,  northwest,  between 
Cross  street  and  Parmenter  street;  called  Robinson's  court,  1821; 
Robbin's  court,  1822;  North  Hanover  court  or  place,  1825;  Hanover 
place,  1827. 

*Hanover  square,  B.;  corner  Newbury  (now  Washington)  street  and 
Essex  street;  so  called  previous  to  1765. 


List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston.  229 

*Hanover  street,  B.,  1708;  from  95  Court  street  to  Chelsea  Ferry;  the 
part  from  Queen  (now  Court)  street  to  Wing's  lane  (now  Elm  street) 
called  Orange  Tree  lane  previous  to  1708;  called  Hanover  street, 
from  Court  street  to  the  Mill  bridge,  1708;  the  street  running  from 
.  Court  street  through  Hanover,  Middle  and  North  streets,  to  the 
ferry  ways,  named  Hanover  street  throughout,  July  6,  1824;  dis- 
continued from  Commercial  street  to  Winnisimmet  Ferry,  1836; 
widened  to  60  feet  from  Court  street  to  Blackstone  street,  Dec.  31, 
1868;  widened  to  60  feet  from  Blackstone  street  to  Commercial  street, 
Oct,  15,  1869:  laid  out  again  from  Commercial  street  to  Chelsea  Ferry, 
April  5,  1886.'  Vol.  31,  p.  37.  L  9,  L  14,  L  37,  L  66,  L  86^,  L  89,  L  100, 
L  326,  L  421,  L  422,  L  479,  L  480,  L  481,  L  482,  L  531,  L  533,  L  559, 
L  591,  L  797,  L  978,  L  1149,  L  190-3,  L  2209. 

Hansborough  street,  Dor.;  from  1085  Blue  Hill  avenue  to  Harvard 
street;  the  intention  of  the  owner  was  to  have  tliis  street  known  as 
Hansbrough  street,  but  late  plans  and  sign  on  the  ground  call  the  way 
Hansborough  street,  and  is  now  so  known. 

Hansbrough  street.  Dor.,  1902;  from  1085  Blue  Hill  avenue  to  Harvard 
street;  named  in  honor  of  the  mother  of  Mr.  John  J.  Johnston,  whose 
maiden  name  was  Hansbrough;  the  sign  on  the  ground  is  Hansborough 
street,  and  is  now  so  recognized. 

*Hanson  street,  B.,  1834;  from  271  Shawmut  avenue  to  538  Tremont 
street;  laid  out  on  the  Neck,  July  24,  1826;  third  of  new  cross  streets 
at  southerly  part  of  the  city,  extending  from  Tremont  street  to 
Suffolk  street  (now  Shawmut  avenue);  called  Hanson  street,  Sept. 
15,  1834;  accepted  and  laid  out,  Oct.  17,  1855.     Vol  31,  pp.  66,  86. 

Harbell  terrace,  Dor.,  1901;  from  37  Leonard  street,  south;  formerly 
Leonard  place. 

Harbor  street,  So.  B.,  1908;  from  664  Summer  street  at  L  street  bridge, 
northeasterly;  formerly  Molasses  street;  changed  to  Harbor  street, 
1908. 

*Harbor  View  street.  Dor.,  1870;  from  976  Dorchester  avenue  to  152 
Sydney  street;  formerly  from  976  Dorchester  avenue,  crossing  the 
O.  C.  (now  N.  Y.,  N.  H.  &  H.)  R.  R,.,  to  the  pumping  station;  laid  out 
from  Dorchester  avenue  to  Sydney  street,  July  6,  1892.  L  2410, 
L2411. 

*Harcourt  street,  B.,  1882;  from  22  St.  Botolph  street  to  N.  Y.,  N.  H, 
&  H.  R.  R.;  laid  out,  Dec.  27,  1882.     L  1682. 

Harding  court.  So.  B.;  from  155  Gold  street,  southwesterly,  near  D 
street,  to  166  West  Fifth  street. 

*Hardwick;  street,  Bri.,  1897;  from  83  Bigelow  street  to  68  Dunboy 
street;  High  street  laid  out  under  name  of  Hard  wick  street,  Nov. 
19,  1897.     L  2930. 

Harlaem  or  Harlem  place,  B.,  1822;  from  Newbury  (now  Washing- 
ton) street,  west,  near  and  south  of  West  street;  rear  part  now  dis- 
continued, and  remainder  apparently  now  without  name. 

Harlan  street,  Bri.,  1897;  from  109  Holmes  avenue,  about  300  feet 
east  from  Warren  street,  northwest  about  220  feet,  to  Walbridge 
street  (being  in  continuation  of  same),  and  southeast  to  near  Colum- 
bia street  (being  in  continuation  of  same)  in  Brookline.  See  Norfolk 
Reg.,  Lib.  824,  fol.  end. 

Harlem  street.  Dor.,  1895;  from  Blue  Hill  avenue  to  Norfolk  street, 
between  Hosmer  street  and  Evelyn  street;  authority  to  open  given 
by  Street  Commissioners,  Nov.  23,  1895;  called  Clarkwood  street  in 
1904. 


230  List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston. 

*Harlem  street,  Dor.,  1897;  from  104  Glen  way  street,  northeast,  to  47 
Greenwood  street;  formerly  called  Glen  street;  laid  out,  Dec.  3, 
1907.     L  4047. 

Harleston  street,  Rox.;  from  Caliimet  street  to  210  Parker  Hill  avenue; 
formerly  from  Parker  Hill  avenue  to  Hillside  street  (this  part  aban- 
doned); later  authority  to  open  part  between  Calumet  street  and 
Parker  Hill  avenue  given  by  Street  Commissioners,  July  9,  1901. 

*Harley  street.  Dor.,  1871;  from  31  Welles  avenue  to  54  Roslin  street; 
laid  out,  July  31,  1873.     L  886. 

Harlow  street.  Dor.,  1873;  from  9  Folsom  street,  northwesterly,  cross- 
ing Howard  avenue;  street  leading  southeasterly  from  Howard  ave- 
nue named  Harlow  street,  Nov.  26,  1873. 

Harmony  court,  B.,  1841;  from  Canal  street,  southwest,  near  Market 
street;  built  over  about  1872. 

Harmony  place,  E.  B.;  from  37  Lexington  street,  southeasterly,  be- 
tween Meridian  street  and  Marion  street. 

Harmony  street,  E.  B.;  from  509  Bennington  street  to  Auburn  street, 
with  proposed  extension  to  proposed  part  of  Coleridge  street;  shown 
as  an  unnamed  street  on  a  plan  dated  1838. 

Harold  place.  So.  B.,  1899;  from  602  East  Third  street,  northerly, 
between  K  street  and  L  street. 

*Harold  street,  Rox.,  1886;  from  160  Walnut  avenue  to  48  Seaver  street; 
part  between  Crawford  street  and  Homestead  street  formerly  called 
Naseby  street;  laid  out  and  named  Harold  street,  March  10,  1886; 
part  between  Homestead  street  and  Hutchings  street  laid  out,  April 
20,  1888;  between  Townsend  street  and  Harrishof  street,  June  21, 
1890;  between  Townsend  street  and  Munroe  street,  Oct.  7,  1890; 
between  Crawford  street  and  Harrishof  street,  June  12,  1891;  author- 
ity to  open  from  Munroe  street  to  Walnut  avenue  given  by  Street 
Commissioners,  Oct.  1,  1895;  laid  out  from  Mmiroe  street  to  Walnut 
avenue,  Dec.  18,  1897.  L  1901,  L  2068,  L  2176,  L  2234,  L  2264, 
L  2297,  L  2298,  L  2955,  L  2956,  L  3356,  L  3479. 

Harold  terrace,  Rox.,  1902;  from  20  Harold  street,  between  Munroe 
street  and  Walnut  avenue,  southwesterly;  shown  on  plan  by  the 
C.  H.  W.  Wood  Company,  dated  Nov.  24,  1902. 

Harriet  street,  Bri.;  from  78  Parsons  street,  westerly,  near  Arlington 

street. 

Harrington  avenue,  Rox.;  from  55  Centre  street,  northwesterly,  near 
Gardner  street;  shown  as  an  unnamed  court  on  a  plan  dated  1867. 

*Harris  avenue,  W.  Rox.,  1852;  from  724  Centre  street  to  15  Alveston 
street;  called  Harris  place  on  a  map  of  Roxbury  dated  1843-49; 
accepted,  Oct.  31,  1854;  laid  out  from  Austin  (now  Centre)  street, 
easterly,  Nov.  13,  1854. 

Harris  corner,  B.,  1708;  corner  Hanover  street  and  Cold  lane  (now 
Portland  street)  then  so  called. 

Harris  place,  W.  Rox.;  from  Centre  street  to  Alveston  street;  Harris 
avenue  so  called  on  a  map  of  Roxbury  dated  1843-49. 

*Harris  street,  B.,  1868;  from  411  Hanover  street  to  348  North  street; 
called  Whitebread  alley,  1708;  Bartlett  street,  1826;  Harris  street; 
April  21,  1868. 


List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston.  231 

fHarrishof  street,  Rox.,  1887;  from  Warren  street  to  Dennison  street; 
laid  out  from  Walnut  avenue  to  Harold  street,  June  21,  1890;  from 
Harold  street  to  Humboldt  avenue,  Dec.  23,  1893;  authority  to 
open  part  between  Humboldt  avenue  and  Warren  street  given  by 
Street  Commissioners,  May  4,  1892;  authority  to  open  part  from 
Walnut  avenue  to  Dennison  street  given  by  btreet  Commissioners, 
May  21,  1897.     L  2233,  L  2574. 

*Harrison  avenue,  B.  and  Rox.,  1841;  from  27  Bedford  street  to  78 
Warren  street;  part  from  Essex  street  to  the  sea  called  Rainsford  lane, 
1708;  part  from  Beach  street  to  South  Boston  bridge  (now  Dover 
street)  called  Front  street,  1805;  Front  street  extended  to  Essex 
street,  through  Rainsford's  lane,  1825,  and  from  South  Boston  bridge 
to  Northampton  street,  1834;  name  of  Front  street  changed  to 
Harrison  avenue,  April  26,  1841;  Plymouth  street,  from  Northampton 
street  to  Roxbury  hne,  accepted  and  name  changed  to  Harrison 
avenue,  Aug.  9,  1859;  extended  to  Warren  street,  Nov.  11,  1870; 
extended  from  Essex  street  to  Bedford  street,  over  Brimmer  place, 
part  of  Chickering  place  and  part  of  Norfolk  place,  July  6,  1881. 
Vol.  19,  p.  123;  Vol.  31,  p.  56.'  L  150,  L  162,  L  173,  L  173^,  L  212, 
L  214,  L  260,  L  432,  L  456,  L  571,  L  572,  L  573,  L  587,  L  868,  L  1021, 
L  1195,  L  1331,  L  1353,  L  1447,  L  1491,  L  1492,  L  1512,  L  1517, 
L  1526,  L  1527,  L  1554,  L  1555,  L  1598,  L  1729,  L  1951,  L  2117, 
L    2520,  L.  2558,  L  2584,  L  3477,  L  3985. 

Harrison  park.  Dor.;  from  22  Beach  street,  easterly. 

Harrison  place,  B.,  1840;  from  Friend  street,  southwest,  near  Cause- 
way street;  now  built  over. 

Harrison  place,  Chsn.;  from  55  Russell  street,  northeasterly,  near 
Walker  street. 

Harrison  street,  Dor.,  1846;  from  Lawrence  street,  northeast,  cross- 
ing Quincy  street;  called  "  Myrtle  street,  formerly  Harrison  street," 
on  plan  dated  1869. 

Harrison  street,  Dor.,  1880;  from  Green  Hill  street  to  Preston  street; 
formerly  from  Ashland  street,  crossing  Greenhill  street;  portion  210 
feet  north  from  Green  Hill  street  laid  out  as  Blanche  street,  July  21, 
1885;  portion  from  Ashland  street  south  to  Blanche  street  abandoned; 
from  Green  Hill  street  to  Preston  street  laid  out  as  Blanche  street 
Sept.  25,  1901.     L  1873,  L  3413. 

Harrison  street,  W.  Rox.;  from  190  Florence  street,  northeasterly,  to 
the  N.  Y.,  N.  H.  &  H.  R.  R. 

Harrison  terrace,  B.,  1902;  from  59  East  Lenox  street,  near  corner 
of  Harrison  avenue,  southwesterly,  to  Ormond  terrace. 

Harrod's  corner,  B.,  1782;  corner  Prince  street  and  Salem  street  then 
so  called. 

Harrow  street.  Dor.,  1909;  from  Beckwith  street,  southeast  about  139 
feet,  to  a  passageway  leading  to  Humphreys  street;  authority  to  open 
given  by  the  Street  Commissioners,  Sept.  8,  1909. 

*Hart  place.  So.  B.;  from  642  East  Eighth  street,  northerly,  between 
K  street  and  L  street;  laid  out,  Nov.  20,  1906.     L  3924. 

Hart  street,  W.  Rox.;  from  157  Baker  street  to  Prospect  street. 

Hartford  place,  B.,  1819;  from  135  High  street,  southeast,  near  Pearl 
street. 

Hartford  place.  Dor.;  from  Washington  street,  westerly,  to  land  of 
N.  E.  R.  R.,  near  Mt.  Bowdoin  station;  now  Lynnville  terrace. 


232  List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston. 

*Hartford  street,  B.,  1869;  from  115  Purchase  street  to  17  Wendell  street; 
laid  out  between  Purchase  street  and  High  street,  including  Purchase 
place,  July  23,  1869;  name  of  Quincy  place  from  High  street,  in  con- 
tinuation of  Hartford  street,  to  Pearl  place  (now  Wendell  street) 
changed  to  Hartford  street,  March  1,  1882.  L  464,  L  465,  L  836, 
L  922,  L  2283. 

^Hartford  street,  Dor.,  1869;  from  72  Howard  avenue  to  23  Wayland 
street  (formerly  Howard  place);  laid  out,  Aug.  12,  1869.  L  1835, 
L  2283. 

Hartford  terrace,  Dor.;  from  6  Hartford  street,  northeasterly,  near 
Howard  avenue. 

*Hartland  street.  Dor.;  from  83  Saxton  street  to  98  Sydney  street;  laid 
out,  June  5,  1895.     L  2702. 

Hartley  road,  Bri.,  1907;  from  Colonial  road,  northeast,  parallel  with  and 
about  235  feet  northwesterly  from  Commonwealth  avenue  to  Bourne- 
dale  road;  shown  on  plan  by  the  C.  H.  W.  Wood  Company,  dated 
Dec.  18,  1908. 

*Hartopp  place,  Rox.,  1850;  from  Albany  street,  at  its  junction  with 
Dearborn  street,  to  Chadwick  street,  at  Orchard  park;  laid  out  from 
Dearborn  street  to  Orchard  park,  Dec.  13,  1870;  erroneously  called 
Hartopp  street  in  Bromley's  atlas,  1884;  name  changed  to  Ambrose 
street,  March  1,  1886.     L  535. 

Hart's  avenue,  Bri.,  1856;  from  AUston  street,  southeasterly,  curving 
to  Harvard  street  (now  Harvard  avenue) ;  closed. 

Hart's  yard,  Chsn.;  from  28  Lawrence  street,  southwesterly,  between 
Austin  street  and  Benedict  street. 

*HartweIl  street,  Rox.;  from  13  Schuyler  street  to  39  Georgia  street;  laid 
out,  July  28,  1892.     L  2419. 

Harvard  alley,  B.,  1820-27;  from  School  street,  westerly,  on  the  Uni- 
versalist  Church,  to  Harvard  place;  closed. 

Harvard  avenue,  Dor.;  from  27  Harvard  street,  northerly,  near  Wash- 
ington street. 

^Harvard  avenue,  Bri.,  1873;  from  378  Cambridge  street,  opposite  Frank- 
lin street,  to  Brookline  line;  formerly  a  part  of  the  "Old  road  to  Rox- 
bury";  named  Cedar  street,  June  15,  1840  (Town  Records,  Vol.  2, 
p.  363);  named  South  Harvard  street,  Nov.  10,  1846;  name  changed 
to  Harvard  avenue,  Dec.  30,  1873.     L  2664. 

^Harvard  bridge,  Boston  and  Camb.,  1887;  from  the  harbor  line  in 
Boston  (in  the  extension  of  Massachusetts  avenue)  across  Charles 
river  to  the  harbor  hne  in  Cambridge;  built  by  a  commission  appointed 
under  authority  of  chapter  155,  Acts  of  1892,  129  of  1885,  and  282  of 
1887;  named  Harvard  bridge  in  honor  of  John  Harvard,  founder  of 
Harvard  College,  by  the  commission,  July  5,  1887;  opened  to  public 
travel,  Sept.  1,  1891.     (For  details  see  records  in  City  Engineer's  office.) 

Harvard  court,  B.,  1831;  from  Harvard  street,  southerly,  between  Wash- 
ington street  and  Harrison  avenue;  built  over. 

Harvard  hill,  Chsn.,  1875;  between  Harvard  street.  Main  street  and 
City  square. 

Harvard  place,  B.,  1820;  from  311  Washington  street,  westerly,  opposite 
the  Old  South  Church;  projected  as  an  11-foot  passageway,  Dec.  2, 
1729  (Suffolk  Deeds,  Lib.  66,  fol.  51);  called  Joys  alley,  1784  (Suffolk 
Deeds,  Lib.  143,  fol.  46);  Cobler's  court,  1798  (Rec.  Com.  Rep.,  Vol. 
22,  p.  334);  Harvard  place,  1820. 


List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston.  233 

Harvard  place,  Chsn.;  from  20  Harvard  street,  westerly,  between  Ruth- 
erford avenue  and  Washington  street. 

Harvard  place,  Bri.,  1873;  from  384  Washington  street,  southerly, 
between  Chestnut  Hill  avenue  and  Dighton  street. 

*Harvard  square,  Chsn.;  from  23  Harvard  street,  east,  then  south,  then 
west,  to  41  Harvard  street  again. 

^Harvard  street,  B.,  1788;  from  742  Washington  street  to  87  Albany, 
street;  called  Hollis  street  (from  Orange  street,  east,  to  the  sea)  in  1731 
(Suffolk  Deeds,  Lib.  46,  fol.  24):  named  Harvard  street;  ''  from  Orange 
street,  easterly  by  Cap.  Fellows's  House  to  the  Sea  "  by  the  town, 
July  4,  1788;  extended  east  to  Lincoln  street,  and  probably  included 
Thaxter  place,  1836;  accepted  between  Harrison  avenue  and  Albany 
street,  July  10,  1848. 

Harvard  street,  B.,  1788;  from  Orange  (now  Washington)  street,  running 
northwesterly  by  the  new  church;  named  Hollis  street  by  the  town, 
July  4,  1788. 

*Harvard  street,  Dor.,  1840;  from  345  Washington  street,  opposite  Bow- 
doin  street,  to  Hyde  Park  line;  named  from  Four  corners,  by  Samuel  B . 
Pierce's  to  Brush  Hill  turnpike  (now  Blue  Hill  avenue),  March  11, 
1840;  Back  street,  from  Blue  Hill  avenue  to  Hyde  Park  line,  changed 
to  Harvard  street,  March  1,  1896.  L  1677,  L  1731,  L  2022,  L  2325, 
L  2446,  L  4111. 

^Harvard  street,  Chsn.,  1836;  from  City  square  to  92  Main  street;  name 
of  Town  Hill  street  changed  to  Harvard  street,  Nov.  7,  1836. 

^Harvard  street,  Bri.,  1825;  from  Cambridge  street  to  Brookline  Hue; 
at  one  time  called  Old  road  to  Roxbury;  called  South  Harvard  street, 
1846;  name  changed  to  Harvard  avenue,  Dec.  30,  1873. 

*Harvard=street  bridge.  Dor.,  1904;  on  Harvard  street,  between  Kilton 
street  and  Standish  street,  over  the  tracks  of  the  Midland  Div. 
of  the  N.  y.,  N.  H.  &  H.  R.  R.;  original  bridge,  of  wood,  built  by  the 
N.  E.  R.  R.  Co.;  new  iron  bridge  built  by  the  city  in  1904,  under 
agreement  between  the  city  and  the  railroad  companv;  work  begun 
about  the  middle  of  November;  south  roadway  opened  to  travel, 
Dec.  22,  1904;  bridge  completed  and  opened  for  travel,  Dec.  29,  1904. 

*Harvest  street.  Dor.;  from  176  Boston  street  to  825  Dorchester  avenue; 
laid  out,  Aug.  25,  1891.     L  2327,  L  2717. 

Harvest  street.  Dor.,  1892;  from  25  Willowwood  street,  west,  near 
Lauriat  avenue,  to  Lucerne  street;  shown  on  atlas  of  1894. 

Harvest  terrace.  Dor.,  1896;  from  17  Harvest  street,  northeasterly. 

*Harwich  street,  B.,  1879;  from  128  Dartmouth  street  to  29  Yarmouth 
street;  laid  out,  Nov.  6,  1879.     L  1399,  L  3987. 

Harwood  street,  W.  Rox.,  1893;  from  Weld  street  to  Lasell  street; 
authority  to  open  given  by  Street  Commissioners,  March  5,  1895. 

Harwood  street.  Dor.,  1892;  from  13  Willowwood  street  to  Lucerne 
street;  formerly  from  13  Willowwood  street,  west,  near  Lauriat  avenue; 
extended  to  Lucerne  street  on  plan  by  H.  C.  Mildram,  dated  March  25, 
1899. 

Haskell  road,  Bri.,  1890;  from  Coolidge  road  to  Holland  road;  laid  out 
as  Haskell  street,  Aug.  24,  1892.     L  2427. 

*Haskell  street,  Bri.,  1892;  from  16  Coolidge  road  to  23  Hooker  street; 
Haskell  road  laid  out  with  the  name  of  Haskell  street,  Aug.  24,  1892. 
L  2427. 

Haskins  street,  B.,  1803-14;  Carver  street,  from  Eliot  street  to  Pleasant 
street,  then  so  called. 


234  List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston. 

*Haskins  street,  Rox.,  1886;  from  116  Ruggles  street  to  99  Vernon  street; 
Belmont  street  laid  out  with  the  name  of  Haskins  street,  July  31,  1886. 
L  1925. 

♦Hastings  street,  W.  Rox.,  1892;  from  1889  Centre  street  to  28  Montview 
street;  Henshaw  street  laid  out  with  the  name  of  Hastings  street, 
June  13,  1892.     L  2401. 

*Hatch  street.  So.  B.,  1906;  from  629  East  Eighth  street,  about  168  feet 
west  of  L  street,  south,  to  630  East  Ninth  street;  shown  without  name 
on  plan  dated  Aug.  5,  1901,  and  filed  with  Suffolk  Deeds,  Lib.  2772, 
fol.  204;  authority  to  open  with  name  of  Hatch  street  given  by  Street 
Commissioners,  Aug.  21,  1906;  laid  out,  March  25,  1908.     L  4066. 

Hathaway  street,  B.,  1889;  from  192  Summer  street  to  171  Congress 
street. 

Hathaway  street,  Bri.,  1881;  from  Market  street,  easterly,  towards 
Sparhawk  street;  shown  as  an  unnamed  passageway  as  early  as  1839; 
included  in  the  laying  out  of  Henshaw  street. 

Hathaway  street,  W.  Rox.;  from  45  South  street  to  796  Centre  street. 

Hathon  square,  Chsn.,  1878;  from  205  Main  street,  southeasterly,  near 
School  street;  name  of  Main- street  court  changed  to  Hathon  square, 
April  24,  1878. 

Hatter's  square,  B.,  1823;  a  part  of  Creek  square  at  one  time. 

Haugh's  corner,  B.,  1708;  corner  Marlboro'  (now  Washington)  street 
and  School  street  then  so  called. 

Haugh's  point,  B.,  1645;  the  extremity  in  the  formation  of  the  original 
peninsula  of  the  town  on  Charles  river,  near  the  location  of  the 
present  Brighton  street;  called  Barton's  point  in  1717.  See  Record 
Commissioners'  Report,  Vol.  2,  p.  76. 

Haute  vale  street,  W.  Rox.,  1871;  from  529  Poplar  street,  northwesterly, 
near  Beech  street. 

Havelock  street.  Dor.,  1908;  from  Blue  Hill  avenue,  between  Wilcock 
street  and  Baird  street,  west,  to  Morton  street;  shown  on  plan  by 
Frank  A.  Foster,  dated  Oct.  22,  1908. 

Haven  avenue.  Dor.,  1873;  from  1485  Blue  Hill  avenue  to  107  Oakland 
street.     L  3944,  L  3945. 

Haven  place,  B.,  1860;  from  Shawmut  avenue,  west,  between  Rutland 
street  and  Newton  (now  West  Newton)  street;  closed. 

*Haven  street,  B.,  1847;  from  444  Shawmut  avenue,  easterly,  then  south- 
erly, to  3  Rutland  street;  located,  Oct.  28,  1861.     L  233. 

Haven  street,  E.  B.  (Breed's  Island);  from  Ashley  avenue  to  Riverside 

avenue;  Bromley's  atlas,  1892. 

fHaverford  street,  W.  Rox.,  1902;  from  19  Cornwall  street,  northeast, 
to  Baker  court;  formerly  from  Cornwall  street,  northeasterly,  between 
Washington  street  and  Marmion  street;  laid  out  over  a  portion  of 
Argyle  street,  Sept.  8,  1902;  authority  to  open  portion  between  the 
public  portion  of  Haverford  street  and  Baker  court  given  by  Street 
Commissioners,  April  4,  1905;  this  last  named  portion  is  in  the  same 
location  as  the  portion  of  Argyle  street  approved  Jan.  25,  1898. 
L  3486,  L  3889. 

*Haverhill  street,  B.,  1807;  from  Haymarket  square  to  northwest  of 
Causeway  street;  laid  out  over  the  Mill-pond,  Aug.  3,  1807;  extended 
to  Warren  bridge  in  1829;  the  causeway,  leading  from  Causeway 
street  to  Warren  bridge,  accepted  and  declared  a  public  highway  and 
continuation  of  Haverhill  street,  Oct.  8,  1838;  from  the  present  ter- 
minus to  Warren  bridge  discontinued.     L  277.     Vol.  15,  p.  20. 


List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston.  235 

*Haverhill  street,  Chsn.,  1858;  from  648  Main  street  to  25  Perkins  street; 
laid  out,  Dec.  24,  1868;  grade  changed,  Aug.  4,  1900,  between  Perkins 
street  and  Sever  street  by  a  special  commission  appointed  by  the 
Superior  Court  under  authority  of  chapter  428,  Acts  of  1890  and 
amendments  thereto.     L  3957. 

Havey  street,  W.  Rox.;  from  139  Dudley  avenue. 

*HaviIand  street,  Rox.,  1887;  from  151  Massachusetts  avenue  to  12 
Hemenway  street;  laid  out,  May  2,  1889.     L  2127. 

Haviland  terrace,  Rox.,  1898;  from  3  Haviland  street,  northerly,  near 
corner  Massachusetts  avenue. 

Havre  court,  E.  B.;  from  8  Havre  street,  northwesterly,  near  Siminer 
street. 

*Havre  street,  E.  B.,  1833;  from  150  Sumner  street  to  129  Bennington 
street;  part  between  Meridian  street  and  Porter  street  accepted  and 
laid  out,  June  14,  1852,  provided  the  East  Boston  Company  give  the 
city  a  deed  of  the  street;  deed  given,  June  19,  1852  (Suffolk  Deeds,  Lib. 
633,  fol.  232);  Nov.  22,  1852,  "  ordered  Havre  street  be  accepted  as  a 
public  street";  deed  of  portion  from  Meridian  street  to  Sumner  street 
by  said  company,  Nov.  24,  1852  (Suffolk  Deeds,  Lib.  640,  fol.  15); 
between  Marion  street  and  Bennington  street  accepted,  April  23, 
1861,  provided  said  company  give  deed  of  the  street;  deed  given, 
April  25,  1861  (Suffolk  Deeds,  Lib.  796,  fol.  302);  between  Porter 
street  and  Marion  street  seems  to  be  the  only  part  of  the  street  of 
which  the  city  has  not  received  a  deed;  the  whole  street,  however, 
has  long  been  considered  a  public  way.  L  675,  L  2123,  L  2502, 
L  2718,  L  3942. 

Hawes  avenue,  Dor.,  1836;  from  146  Washington  street  to  Colmnbia 
road  at  Geneva  avenue;  formerly  from  Washington  street  to  Bowdoin 
avenue,  and  so  shown  on  plan  by  Thomas  M.  Moseley  dated  Septem- 
ber, 1836;  in  the  Boston  directory  of  1892  and  since,  and  in  Bromley's 
atlases  of  1894  and  since,  Hawes  avenue  is  shown  as  extending  from 
Washington  street  (over  a  portion  of  Bowdoin  avenue)  to  Geneva 
avenue;  in  the  relocation  of  Columbia  road,  Aug.  31,  1897,  Bowdoin 
(now  Hawes)  avenue  is  shown  as  entering  Columbia  road;  portion  of 
Bowdoin  avenue  from  the  bend  to  Columbia  road  numbered  as  a  part 
of  Hawes  avenue,  July  5,  1907. 

*Hawes  street,  B.,  1828;  from  56  Congress  street  to  47  Kilby  street;  an 
unnamed  lane  shown  in  same  place  on  Bonner's  map  of  1722;  street 
near  the  Post  Office  named  Hawes  street,  Dec.  15,  1828;  confirmed 
as  a  public  street,  Sept.  15,  1834. 

Hawkins  place,  B.,  1857;  from  Hawkins  street;  shown  in  Assessors' 
books,  1860;  not  now  identified. 

*Hawkins  street,  B.,  1732;  from  73  Sudbury  street  to  23  Chardon  street; 
from  Cambridge  street,  north,  then  east,  to  Sudbury  street,  1732; 
sometimes  called  Tattle  street,  1756-84,  and  according  to  Drake, 
commonly  so  called  in  1800;  from  Sudbury  street,  west,  ""round  to 
Chardoii's,"  1784;  from  Bowdoin  square,  easterly,  to  Nath.  Hall's 
house,  and  from  thence  to  Sudbury  street,  1788;  the  part  running 
north  from  Cambridge  street  (Bowdoin  square)  called  Chardon 
lane,  1795;  from  Sudbury  street,  west,  to  Distill-House  square 
(now  Bowker  street),  1800.     Vol.  31,  pp.  81,  89.     L  34,  L  92. 

Hawley  place,  B.,  1821-52;  from  Hawley  street  to  Marlboro'  (now 
Washington)  street,  opposite  Bromfield  lane  (now  Bromfield  street); 
closed. 

Hawley  place,  B.;  from  38  Hawley  street  to  45  Arch  street,  between 
Franklin  street  and  Milk  street. 


236  List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston. 

*Hawley  street,  B.,  1799;  from  25  Milk  street  to  24  Summer  street;  called 
Bishop's  alley  in  1708;  Board  alley  in  1792;  called  also  Gilbert's 
alley,  Richardson's  alley  and  Wybourne's  lane  at  an  early  date; 
name  of  Bishop's  alley  changed  to  Hawley  street^  Dec.  10,  1799. 
L  631,  L  819. 

Hawthorn  place,  B.,  1852;  from  1179  Washington  street,  northwesterly, 
near  Dover  street. 

Hawthorne  avenue,  Rox.,  1857;  from  2494  Washington  street,  south- 
easterly, between  Cliff  street  and  St.  James  street. 

*Hawthorne  street,  Rox.,  1855;  from  46  Cedar  street  to  174  Highland 
street;  shown  as  Copeland  street  on  a  plan  dated  1843;  accepted, 
conditionally,  from  Cedar  street  to  Ellis  street,  Sept.  3,  1855;  accepted 
and  named,  from  Cedar  street  to  Highland  street,  Dec.  19,  1859. 
L499. 

fHawthorne  street,  W.  Rox.,  1851;  from  Florence  street  to  southeast  of 
Heathcote  street;  laid  out  from  Florence  street  to  Albion  (now 
Sycamore)  street,  Oct.  14,  1875;  authority  to  open  part  southeast 
from  Sycamore  street  given  by  Street  Commissioners,  Sept.  6,  1894. 
L  1082. 

Hawthorne  street,  B.,  name  given  without  authority  to  Canton  street, 
west  of  Tremont  street,  in  1864. 

Hayden  place,  Rox.;  from  Cottage  place,  southwesterly;  included  in 
the  extension  of  Columbus  avenue,  Jan.  4,  1895. 

Hayden  place.  So.  B.;  from  109  Silver  street,  southwesterly,  between  B 
street  and  C  street;  part  of  what  was  formerly  Parker's  alley. 

fHayden  street,  Rox.,  1886;  from  221  Heath  street  to  110  Fisher  avenue; 
formerly  from  Fisher  avenue  to  Lawn  street;  Short  street  laid  out 
and  named  Hayden  street,  July  28,  1886.     L  1914. 

Hayden  terrace,  Rox.;  from  2475  Washington  street,  northwesterly, 
near  Bartlett  street. 

Haydn  street,  W.  Rox.,  1889;  from  4575  Washington  street,  about  160 
feet  southwest  of  Mendelssohn  street,  northwest,  to  about  103  feet 
beyond  Nikisch  avenue;  shown  on  plan  dated  Sept.  5,  1891.  Suffolk 
Deeds,  Lib.  2018,  fol.  497. 

*Hayes  square,  Chsn.,  1899;  the  public  ground  bounded  by  Bunker 
Hill,  yine  and  Moulton  streets;  named  Hayes  square,  order 
approved  by  the  Mayor,  Feb.  2,  1899. 

Hayle's  lane,  Chsn.;  an  early  name  for  Mason  street. 

Haymarket,  The,  B.,  1789;  on  Tremont  street,  between  West  street 
and  Mason  street. 

Haymarket  place,  B.,  1806;  from  20  Avery  street,  southerly. 

^Haymarket  square,  B.,  1839;  at  the  junction  of  Merrimac,  Canal, 
Haverhill,  Washington  street  North,  Cross,  Blackstone-,  Union  and 
Washington  streets;  at  junction  of  Merrimac,  Charlestown  (now 
Washington  street  North),  Blackstone  and  Union  streets  in  1839; 
parts  of  Canal,  Market  and  Charlestown  (now  Washington  street 
North)  streets  and  land  of  B.  &  M.  R.  R.  Co.  laid  out  as  part  of 
Haymarket  square,  April  21,  1845;  relocated,  Nov.  8,  1901;  Canal 
street  relocated  over  a  portion  of  Haymarket  square,  March  8,  1902. 
L  3281,  L  3410,  L  3472. 

Haynes  park,  Rox.,  1887;  from  327  Warren  street,  opposite  Woodbine 
street;  named  in  honor  of  the  late  John  C.  Haynes,  of  the  firm  of 
OHver  Ditson  Company. 


List  of  Stkeets,  Etc.,  in  Boston.  237 

*Haynes  street,  E.  B.,  1868;  from  11  Orleans  street,  southeasterly,  then 
southerly,  then  southwesterly,  to  106  Marginal  street;  accepted  as 
Centre  street,  Jan.  25,  1864;  name  of  Centre  street  changed  to  Haynes 
street,  April  21,  1868;  laid  out,  June  20,  1873.     L  870. 

*Hayward  place,  B.,  1822;  from  580  Washington  street  to  18  Harrison 
avenue;  from  Newbury  (now  Washington)  street,  between  Essex 
street  and  Bedford  street,  east,  in  1822;  laid  out  from  Washington 
street,  Nov.  15,  1875;  Harrison  avenue  laid  out  by  easterly  end  of 
Hayward  place,  July  6,  1881.     L  1094. 

Hayward  place,  Dor.;  from  85  Minot  street,  nearly  opposite  Sheridan 
street,  to  68  Chickatawbut  street. 

Hayward  street,  Rox.,  1867;  from  Warren  street  to  Blue  Hill  avenue; 
laid  out  and  named  Holborn  street,  Aug.  21,  1883.     L  1725. 

Hazel  park,  Rox.,  1886;  from  38  May  wood  street,  easterly;  Hazel  place 
called  Hazel  park  since  1886. 

Hazel  place,  Rox.,  1875;  from  38  Maywood  street,  easterly;  shown  but 
TOthout  name  on  plan  by  W.  A.  Garbett,  dated  Jan.  1,  1872;  shown 
in  directories  from  1875  to  1885,  inclusive,  as  Hazel  place;  since  1886 
sho^vn  as  Hazel  park. 

*Hazel  street,  W.  Rox.,  1880;  from  Rockview  street  to  Enfield  street; 
part  of  E  street,  from  Rockview  (formerly  D)  street  to  Enfield  street, 
laid  out  and  named  Hazel  street,  Aug.  28,  1880;  name  of  Hazel  street 
changed  to  Robinwood  avenue,  March  1,  1901.     L  1478. 

*Hazelwood  street,  Rox.;  from  42  Munroe  street  to  220  TowTisend  street; 
laid  out,  Dec.  5,  1893.     L  2568. 

Head  place,  B.,  1825;  from  47  Boylston  street,  northerly,  to  179  Tre- 
mont  street. 

Head  street,  Dor.,  1893;  from  55  Westville  street,  southeast,  between 
Dakota  road  and  Fredonia  street.     L  3456. 

Heath  avenue,  Rox.;  from  164  Heath  street,  southwest,  then  southeast, 
to  beyond  Mulvey  avenue. 

Heath  avenue,  E.  B.  (Breed's  Island);  from  Ashley  avenue,  at  junction 
with  Leverett  avenue,  crossing  Jenkins  avenue,  to  Belle  Isle  Inlet; 
shown  on  atlas,  1892. 

*Heath  place,  Rox.,  1860;  from  138  Heath  street  to  43  Minden  street; 
laid  out  from  Heath  street  and  extended  to  Walden  street,  Dec.  15, 
1875;  part  from  westerly  termination  of  Minden  street  about  115  feet 
called  Minden  street,  Aug.  10,  1881;  part  from  Minden  street  laid 
out  as  Posen  street,  Nov.  16,  1881;  part  laid  out  as  Arklow  street, 
Nov.  16,  1881;  from  westerly  terminus  of  Arklow  street  to  Walden 
street  called  Arklow  street,  Nov.  25,  1881;  from  Minden  street  to 
Arklow  street  called  Ulmer  street,  Nov.  25,  1881.  L  1117,  L  1118, 
L  1404,  L  1568,  L  1569. 

*Heath  square,  Rox.,  1899;  the  territory  bounded  by  New  Heath  street. 
Heath  street  and  Parker  street  named  Heath  square,  Feb.  14,  1899; 
same  territory  was  named  Highland  Spring  square,  June  8,  1894, 
and  order  was  never  rescinded. 

*Heath  street,  Rox.,  .1825;  from  1501  Columbus  avenue  to  South  Hunt- 
ington avenue;  formerly  from  1501  Columbus  avenue  to  904  Hunt- 
ington avenue;  north  branch  from  Parker  street,  east,  to  Centre  street 
called  New  Heath  street;  south  branch  from  Parker  street,  east,  to 
Pynchon  street  (now  Columbus  avenue)  called  Heath  street;  South 
Hxmtington  avenue  extended  over  the  portion  from  288  Heath  street 
to  904  Huntington  avenue,  Nov.  30,  1906.  L  478,  L  493,  L  534,  L  617, 
L  618,  L  700,  L  1143,  L  1524,  L  2160,  L  2161,  L  2162,  L  2163,  L  2444, 
L  2504,  L  3455,  L  3729,  L  3926,  L  3927. 


238  List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston. 

Heath  street,  Chsn.,  1863;  from  Bond  street,  east;  not  identified. 

Heathcote  street,  W.  Rox.,  1894;  from  Poplar  street  to  proposed  ex- 
tension of  Hawtliorne  street;  authority  to  open  given  by  Street 
Commissioners,  Sept.  6,  1894. 

Heavey  place,  Rox.;  from  1384  Colmnbus  avenue,  easterly,  near  New 
Heath  street. 

Hebron  street,  Dor.,  1908;  from  Croydon  street,  between  Kennebec 
street  and  Livermore  street,  northeast,  to  Canaan  street;  shown  on 
plan  dated  April  25,  1908.     Suffolk  Deeds,  Lib.  3274,  end. 

*Hecla  street.  Dor.,  1892;  from  68  Adams  street  to  1283  Dorchester 
avenue;  Hall's  court  laid  out  with  the  name  of  Hecla  street,  Aug.  30, 
1892.     L  2426. 

Hedge  place,  W.  Rox.,  1849;  from  Dedham  turnpike  (now  Washington 
street),   northwesterly,   parallel  with  Chemical  avenue   (now  Corn- 
wall street);  not  identified. 
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Hefferan  place,  Bri.;  from  152  North  Harvard  street  to  Western 
avenue. 

Heldun  street,  W.  Rox.,  1890;  from  77  Gardner  street,  near  corner  of 
Baker  street,  northerly,  to  railroad  of  Highland  Ice  Company; 
authority  to  open  given  by  Street  Commissioners,  Feb.  19,  1901. 

Helen  street,  Dor.,  1896;  from  Talbot  avenue  to  59  Bernard  street; 
authority  to  open  given  by  Street  Commissioners,  May  6,  1896. 

Helena  street,  W.  Rox.,  1884;  from  252  Lamartine  street,  southeasterly, 
between' Clark  place  and  Lawndale  terrace;  shown  on  plan  by  J.  E. 
Jones,  dated  May  14,  1884,  and  filed  with  Suffolk  Deeds,  Lib.  1688, 
fol.  242. 

*Hemenway  street,  Rox.,  1898;  from  the  northerly  line  of  Boylston 
street  (No.  1128)  extended  to  451  Huntington  avenue;  the  name  of 
Parker  street,  from  Boylston  street  to  Huntington  avenue,  changed 
to  Hemenway  street,  March  1,  1898.  L  1260,  L  1261,  L  1504, 
L  1845,  L  1846,  L  1847,  L  1848,  L  2009,  L  2588,  L  2589. 

Hemlock  street,  W.  Rox.,  1872;  from  4449  Washington  street,  between 
Auburn  street  and  Cornell  street,  to  Bellevue  avenue  at  its  junction 
with  Roslindale  avenue. 

Hemman  street,  W.  Rox.;  from  35  Summit  street  to  250  Kittredge 
street. 

*Henchman  street,  B.,  1850;  from  37  Charter  street  to  458  Commercial 
street;  Henchman's  lane,  from  Charter  street  to  Lynn  (now  Com- 
mercial) street,  1708;  formerly  known  as  Dechnation  passage  or 
Day's  alley  or  lane;  name  changed  to  Henchman  street  in  1850. 
L  281,  L  1390. 

*Henchman's  lane,  B.,  1709;  the  way  leading  from  Charter  street, 
down  by  Mrs.  Buckley's,  into  Lynn  (now  Commercial)  street,  1708; 
previously  called  Declination  passage  and  Day's  alley  or  lane;  name 
changed  to  Henchman  street  in  1850. 

Hendee  street,  E.  B.  (proposed);  from  Cottage  street  to  Shirley  street; 
portion  now  included  in  Wood  Island  Park;  the  remainder,  northwest 
of  Wood  Island  Park,  abandoned. 

Henderson  avenue.  So.  B.;  from  494  East  Sixth  street,  north,  between 
H  street  and  I  street. 


List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston.  239 

tHendry  street,  Dor.,  1901;  from  342  Bowdoin  street,  opposite  Eaton 
square,  northwest,  to  beyond  Clarkson  street;  formerly  called  Draper 
court;  the  name  of  the  pubHc  portion  of  Draper  court  changed  to 
Hendry  street,  March  1,  1901;  the  remaining  portion  called  Hendry 
street,  1901. 

Henley  place,  Chsn.,  1859;  from  Chelsea  street  to  the  Navy  Yard;  now 
Henley  street. 

*Henley  street,  Chsn.,  1831;  from  29  Harvard  square  to  the  Navy  Yard; 
laid  out  40  feet  wide  on  "Plan  of  the  new  streets  in  Charlestown, 
with  the  alterations  of  the  old,"  by  John  Leach,  1780  (Vol.  71,  p.  1, 
Surv.  Div.);  Aug.  7,  1786,  the  Selectmen  voted  to  lay  out  a  street 
from  Wapping  (now  Henley)  street  to  the  meeting  house  or  town 
land  40  feet  wide,  approved  Sept.  24,  1787  (see  Index  to  public  streets 
of  Charlestown  in  vault  of  City  Hall  containing  City  Clerk's  records); 
altered,  June  23,  1788;  the  above  is  the  portion  of  Henley  street 
between  Main  street  and  Meeting  House  Hill;  continued  to  Navy 
Yard,  Oct.  5,  1829;  named  Henley  street,  from  Main  street  to  the 
Navy  Yard,  Oct.  3,  1831. 

Henley's  lane,  Chsn.;  from  Monument  square  to  Warren  street;  laid 
out  in  place  of  and  named  Soley  street,  Dec.  24,  1850. 

*Henry  street,  E.  B.;  from  16  Maverick  square  to  11  Paris  street;  shown 
as  an  unnamed  street  on  a  plan  dated  1833;  accepted,  Jime  4,  1851; 
formerly  called  Hotel  street. 

Henry  street,  Chsn.;  from  Main  street,  northeast;  plan  Middlesex  South 
District  Reg.,  Book  11,  No.  61. 

Henshaw   street,   W.   Rox.;  from    Centre   street  to   Montview  street; 
laid  out  under  the  name  of  Hastings  street,  June  13,  1892.     L  2324. 

*Henshaw  street,  Bri.;  from  394  Market  street  to  771  Cambridge  street; 
part  of  formerly  Hathaway  street;  laid  out,  including  Day  street, 
Nov.  6,  1891.     L  2356,  L  2539,  L  2791. 

Henshaw  terrace,  W.  Rox.;  from  86  Corey  street,  near  Centre  street, 
southwest. 

Herbert  street.  Dor.;  from  39  West  Tremlett  street  to  530  Park  (some- 
times called  West  Park)  street. 

♦Hereford  street,  B.,  1871;  from  Beacon  street  to  431  Boylston  street; 
called  Eighth  street  on  a  plan  dated  1866;  street  west  of  and  parallel 
with  Gloucester  street  from  Beacon  street  to  B.  &  A.  R.  R.  named 
Hereford  street,  Nov.  14,  1871;  laid  out  between  Beacon  street  and 
Marlborough  street,  June  24,  1875;  laid  out  between  Marlborough 
street  and  Commonwealth  avenue,  April  9,  1877;  extended  from 
Commonwealth  avenue  to  Boylston  street,  Feb.  19,  1878;  the  way 
from  Beacon  street  to  Back  street  is  in  the  extension  of  Hereford 
street,  but  has  never  been  laid  out  as  a  part  of  said  street  and  is  not  a 
part  of  the  street.     L  862,  L  1052,  L  1297,  L  1585. 

♦Herman  street,  Rox.,  1888;  from  23  Circuit  street  to  64  Regent  street; 
Summit  street  laid  out  from  Circuit  street  to  Regent  street  with 
the  name  of  Herman  street,  Dec.  28,  1888.     L  2109. 

Heron  avenue,  E.  B.  (Breed's  Island);  from  Ashley  avenue,  crossing 
Riverside  avenue  to  Belle  Isle  inlet;  shown  on  atlas,  1892. 

Heron  street,  W.  Rox.;  from  Washington  street,  northwesterly,  near 
La  Grange  street,  to  Eagle  street. 

*Herrick  street,  Bri.,  1884;  from  101  North  Beacon  street  to  47  Hich- 
born  street;  laid  out,  Dec.  26,  1884.     L  1844. 

Hersey  place,  B.,  1845;  from  21  Essex  street,  southerly,  near  Washing- 
ton street. 


240  List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston. 

Hersey  street,  Dor.,  1872;  from  Haven  avenue,  northwesterly,  cross- 
ing Bismarck  street  and  Favre  street;  not  shown  in  Bromley's  atlas 
of  1904. 

Hestia  park,  Rox.;  from  67  Walnut  avenue,  northwesterly,  between 
Circuit  street  and  Rockland  street. 

*Hewes  street,  Rox.,  1884;  from  114  Regent  street  to  79  Rockland  street; 
laid  out,  Jan.  14,  1884.     L  1751. 

*Hewins  street,  Dor.,  1893;  from  51  Columbia  road  to  31  Erie  street; 
laid  out,  March  2,  1898.     L  2970,  L  3335. 

^Hewlett  street,  W.  Rox.,  1893;  from  1466  Centre  street  to  6  Walter 
street;  laid  out.  May  17,  1893;  part  near  Walter  street  formerly 
called  Union  avenue.     L  2511,  L  2512,  L  2736. 

Hiawatha  park.  Dor.,  1909;  the  parcel  of  land  formerly  belonging  to 
the  heirs  of  Thomas  Welch,  lying  northwest ,  of  Buckland  avenue 
and  southeast  of  Wildwood  street;  so  called  on  plan  of  lotting  up 
by  Frederick  P.  Hall,  dated  March,  1909. 

Hiawatha  road.  Dor.,  1903;  from  1391  Blue  Hill  avenue,  south  of 
Walk  Hill  street,  northwest,  to  Tileston  avenue;  this  portion  of 
Tileston  avenue  called  Hiawatha  road,  1903. 

fHichborn  street,  Bri.,  1884;  from  79  North  Beacon  street,  northeast- 
erly, easterly  and  southerly,  to  119  North  Beacon  street  again;  laid 
out  from  North  Beacon  street,  northeasterly  and  easterly,  to  95  feet 
beyond  Arthur  street,  Aug.  27,  1884.     L  1806. 

Hickory  avenue,  Chsn.;  from  Jackson  street  to  85  Ferrin  street. 

High  Rock  avenue,  Bri.,  1893;  from  Webster  street,  southwest  about 
78  feet;  High  Rock  way  called  High  Rock  avenue  in  directory, 
1893-94. 

High  Rock  way,  Bri.,  1898;  from  Allston  Heights,  opposite  Ridgemont 
street,  to  42  Webster  street;  formerly  from  Webster  street,  south- 
west about  78  feet;  referred  to,  without  name,  in  deed  dated  Jan. 
21,  1891  (Middlesex  Deeds,  Lib.  1978,  fol.  83);  shown  in  Assessors' 
books  of  1893  as  extending  from  Webster  street,  southwest  about 
78  feet;  called  High  Rock  avenue  in  directory  of  1893-94;  shown 
as  extending  from  Webster  street  to  Allston  Heights  on  plan  dated 
April  10,  1896  (Suffolk  Deeds,  Lib.  2573,  fol.  442);  authority  to 
open  given  by  the  Street  Commissioners,  Nov.  1,  1899. 

High  School  place,  Bri.;  southwest  from,  and  as  an  extension  of,  Rock- 
land street  (now  Academy -Hill  road);  name  changed  to  Academy 
Hill  road  in  1901. 

*High  street,  B.,  1797;  from  136  Summer  street  and  around  Fort  Hill 
square  to  169  Broad  street;  called  Cow  lane  from  Summer  street  to 
Fort  Hill,  1708;  name  of  Cow  lane  changed  to  High  street.  May  24, 
1797;  name  of  Washington  square  (around  Fort  Hill  square)  and 
Washington  avenue  (from  Washington  square  to  Purchase  street) 
changed  to  High  street,  Dec.  15,  1875.  Vol.  19,  p.  69;  Vol.  31, 
pp.  6,  65.  L  25,  L  82,  L  283,  L  343,  L  344,  L  364,  L  365,  L  466, 
L  467,  L  626,  L  657,  L  820,  L  844,  L  883,  L  922,  L  2283. 

High  street,  Rox.,  1845;  from  Washington  street  (later  Tremont  street 
and  now  Huntington  avenue),  southerly,  then  southeasterly;  later 
called  Highland  place,  and  named  Parker  Hill  avenue.  May  3,  1870. 

High  street,  Rox.,  1842;  from  Washington  (now  Roxbury)  street  to 
Orange  (now  Elmwood)  street;  name  changed  to  Dunlow  street, 
Aprir21,  1868. 


List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston.  241 

*High  street,  Dor.,  1856;  from  Water  street  to  Ericsson  street;  laid  out 
as  a  town  way,  April  2,  1866;  name  changed  to  Port  Norfolk  street, 
March  1,  1899.     L  620. 

*High  street,  Dor.,  1804;  from  40  Church  street  to  201  Hancock  street; 
laid  out  from  Highland  street,  north,  by  town,  March  27,  1804; 
named  from  Meeting  House  Hill  by  Mr.  Stone's  to  the  gun-house, 
March  11,  1840;  shown  from  East  street  to  Commercial  (later  Free- 
port,  now  Hancock)  street  on  plan  made  for  town  by  Mather  With- 
ington  and  dated  May  3,  1813. 

High  street,  W.  Rox.;  from  Stony  Brook  Reservation,  near  and  parallel 
with  Rockland  street,  southeast,  to  an  unnamed  street;  formerly 
from  Washington  street,  southeast,  to  unnamed  street;  portion  at 
northwest  end  included  in  Stony  Brook  Reservation. 

High  street,  W.  Rox.,  1871;  from  northeast  of  East  street,  south- 
west, to  the  Needham  branch  railroad,  and  from  said  railroad 
to  southwest  of  West  street;  formerly  from  northeast  of  East  street 
to  southwest  of  West  street;  portion  near  West  street  included  in 
location  of  Needham  branch  railroad,  July  14,  1905. 

*High  street,  Chsn.,  1799;  from  Monument  square  to  23  Walker  street; 
laid  out  by  Selectmen  from  Green's  lane  to  the  Training  field,  March 
4,  1799;  Oliver  Holden  conveys  to  town  for  public  highway  a 
parcel  of  land  called  Gorham  street,  being  a  continuation  of  High 
street  terminating  at  the  west  corner  of  Baptist  meeting  house, 
July  17,  1810;  continued  to  Bolton  (now  Franklin)  street,  June  7, 
1827;  accepted  between  Franklin  street  and  Walker  street,  Nov.  28, 
1831;  laid  out  and  altered,  Aug.  21,  1848;  name  of  part  from  Pleas- 
ant street  to  Monument  court  changed  to  Monument  square,  Feb.  2, 
1860;  name  of  part  from  Monument  court  to  junction  of  Winthrop 
street  and  Adams  street  changed  to  Winthrop  street,  Feb.  2,  1860. 
L  1211,  L  1490,  L  2005,  L  2434. 

High  street,  Bri.;  from  Dunboy  street  to  Bigelow  street;  laid  out  from 
Dunboy  street  to  Bigelow  street  and  name  changed  to  Hardwick 
street,  Nov.   19,  1897.     L  2930. 

High=street  court,  Rox.,  1865;  see  plan,  Norfolk  Registry,  Lib.  338, 
fol.  59. 

High=street  court,  B.,  1825;  from  High  street,  northwest,  between 
Federal  street  and  Atkinson  (now  Congress)  street;  called  High- 
street  place,  1828. 

High=street  court,  B.,  1844;  from  145  High  street,  southeast,  near 
Washington  square,  1844;  at  some  time  previous  to  1879  called 
High-street  place,  between  Hartford  street  and  Oliver  street. 

High=street  place,  B.;  from  High  street,  southeasterly,  between  Hart- 
ford street  and  Oliver  street;  called  High-street  court  in  1844. 

*High=street  place,  B.,  1828;  from  66  High  street  to  20  Matthews  street; 
called  High-street  court  (from  High  street,  northwesterly)  in  1825; 
name  changed  to  High-street  place,  1828;  laid  out  and  extended  to 
Matthews  street,  Sept.  1,  1871.     L  365,  L  718,  L  774. 

*Highgate  street,  Bri.,  1893;  from  362  Cambridge  street  to  12  Farring- 
ton  avenue;  Highland  avenue  laid  out  from  Cambridge  street,  and 
extended  to  Farrington  avenue,  with  the  name  of  Highgate  street, 
Nov.  23,  1893.     L  2553. 

*Highland  avenue,  Rox.,  1859;  from  26  Centre  street  to  1  Linwood 
street;  laid  out,  Nov.  16,  1869.     L  494,  L  495. 


242  List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston. 

Highland  avenue,  Bri.,  1871;  from  Cambridge  street,  south,  between 
Linden  street  and  Harvard  avenue;  laid  out  and  extended  to  Far- 
rington  avenue  with  the  name  of  Highgate  street,  Nov.  23,  1893. 
L  2553. 

Highland  avenue,  W.  Rox.;  from  Walnut  street  to  Blue  Hill  avenue; 
shown  on  atlas,  1874;  now  included  in  FrankUn  Park. 

Highland  avenue,  W.  Rox.,  1851;  from  Centre  street,  northwest,  near 
Allandale  street;  now  closed. 

Highland  avenue,  Dor.;  from  44  Minot  street,  southeasterly,  opposite 
Narragansett  street;  shown  as  an  mmamed  court  on  a  plan  dated  1868. 

Highland  park,  Rox.,  1863;  from  18  Fort  avenue,  southwesterly,  near 
Highland  street. 

*Highland  Park  avenue,  Rox.,  1871;  from  85  Fort  avenue  to  10  Highland 
Park  street;  laid  out,  Nov.  23,  1878.     L  1337. 

fHighland  Park  street,  Rox.,  1871;  from  31  Fort  avenue,  northeasterly, 
crossing  Highland  Park  avenue;  laid  out  from  Fort  avenue  to  Highland 
Park  avenue,  Nov.  23,  1878.     L  1337. 

Highland  place,  Rox.;  from  12  Highland  street,  east,  between  Ehot 
square  and  Norfolk  street. 

Highland  place,  Rox.;  from  Tremont  street  (now  Huntington  avenue), 
southerly;  called  High  street  on  a  map  of  Roxbury  dated  1843-49; 
named  changed  to  Parker  Hill  avenue,  May  3,  1870. 

^Highland  Spring  square,  junction  of  Parker  and  Heath  streets;  named 
June  8,  1894;  named  Heath  square  Feb.  14,  1899;  the  vote  naming 
it  Highland  Spring  square  never  repealed. 

^Highland  street.  So.  B.,  1860;  from  Eighth  (now  East  Eighth)  street 
to  Jenkins  street;  accepted,  July  5,  1860;  name  changed  to  Lowland 
street,  April  21,  1868;  name  of  Lowland  street  changed  to  Mercer 
street,  March  1,  1888;  portion  included  in  Columbia  road,  Aug.  31, 
1897;  called  Regent  street  in  1846.  Suffolk  Deeds,  Lib.  564,  fol.  72. 
L  191,  L  192,  G  259. 

^Highland  street,  Rox.,  1825;  from  44  EUot  square,  south v/esterly,  then 
northwesterly,  to  172  Centre  street;  accepted,  July  15,  1850. 
L  373,  L  3686,  L  3937. 

Highland  street.  Dor.;  from  34  High  street,  opposite  Church  street,  to 
13  East  street;  formerly  from  Winter  street,  southeast,  then  north- 
east to  Freeport  (formerly  Commercial)  street;  and  included  place 
now  known  as  Fruean  place;  acceptance  from  East  street  to  Church 
street  left  with  Selectmen,  April  5,  1852;  Church  street  extended  over 
portion  of  Highland  street  from  Winter  street  to  High  street,  Oct.  16, 
1891;  portion  from  end  of  present  Fruean  place  to  Freeport  street 
abandoned;  no  record  found  of  portion  of  present  street  from  High 
street  to  East  street.     L  787.     Vol.  128. 

Highland  street,  W.  Rox.,  1849;  from  Rutledge  street  to  Martin  street; 
called  so  in  an  atlas  dated  1874;  called  Wren  street,  1884. 

Highland  street,  W.  Rox.,  1873;  from  Walnut  avenue  to  Blue  Hill  avenue; 
Glen  road  between  these  points  once  so  called,  abandoned,  now  in 
Franklin  Park. 

Highland  terrace,  Rox.;   from  24  Highland  avenue,  near  Lewis  park, 

southwest. 

Hilburn  place,  W.  Rox.;  from  318  Poplar  street,  opposite  Hilburn  street, 
northeast. 

Hilburn  street,  W.  Rox.,  1870;  from  323  Poplar  street  to  220  Metropoli- 
tan avenue. 


List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston.  243 

Hildreth  place,  B.,  1871;  from  Charter  street,  between  70  and  76, 
southwest  about  77  feet,  with  an  arm  branching  to  the  northwest  about 
19  feet,  and  another  branching  to  the  southeast  about  30  feet  (Suffolk 
Deeds,  Feb.  25,  1871,  Lib.  1038,  fol.  59);  called  Hildreth  place,  1871 
(directory,  1871). 

Hildreth  place,  B.;  from  Washburn  place,  southeast,  between  Charter 
street  and  Hull  street;  from  1846-74  a  part  of  Washburn  place. 

Hildreth  street,  Dor.;  from  Norfolk  street,  at  junction  with  Morton 
street,  to  northwest  of  Alma  street. 

Hill  avenue,  Bri.;  from  Frankhn  street,  near  Pleasant  (now  Holton) 
street;  given  in  an  atlas  of  1875  as  a  part  of  Otis  street;  no  record  of 
change  of  name;  shown  as  an  unnamed  street  on  a  plan  dated  1869; 
laid  out  from  Franklin  street  to  Mansfield  (formerly  Otis)  street  with 
the  name  of  Easton  street,  Sept.  10,  1889.     L  2165. 

Hill  place,  So.  B.;  from  605  East  Third  street,  near  corner  of  L  street, 
south. 

Hill  street,  B.,  1733;  from  May  (now  Revere)  street,  south,  between 
Grove  street  and  Southac  (now  West  Cedar)  street;  laid  out  on  the 
land  at  West  Boston,  near  the  new  bridge,  running  north  and  south 
to  the  Mount  and  near  the  ropewalks,  1800;  since  closed. 

Hill  street,  B.,  1788;  from  Middlecot  (now  Bowdoin)  street  roimd  the 
bottom  of  Beacon  hill  into  Hancock  street,  opposite  Mr.  Austin's 
ropewalk,  1788;  name  changed  to  Derne  street  in  1806. 

Hill  street,  B.;  the  westerly  end  of  Myrtle  street  was  so  called  on  Hales's 
plan  in  1814. 

*Hill  street,  Chsn.,  1848;  from  27  Sackville  street  to  30  Cook  street;  shown 
in  Hopkins's  atlas  of  1875  as  extending  from  Webster  (now  Sackville) 
street,  southeast,  to  a  passageway;  laid  out  from  Sackville  street  and 
extended  to  Cook  street,  July  5,  1890.     L  2240. 

Hill  street,  W.  Rox.,  1872;  from  347  Cornell  street,  north,  crossing  end  of 
Brook  street  between  Berry  street  and  Newburg  street. 

Hill  street,  Bri.,  1875;  from  Market  street  to  Murdock  street;  part  from 
Murdock  street  to  George  street  laid  out  with  the  name  of  Elmira 
street,  Nov.  10,  1893;  Elmira  extended  over  Hill  street  to  Market 
street,  Jan.  27,  1897.     L  2550. 

Hill's  alley,  B.;  from  Hanover  street  to  Unity  street;  Robinson's  alley 
or  lane,  1733;  in  direct  tax  list,  1798,  referred  to  as  Hill's  alley  (Rec. 
Com.  Rep.,  Vol.  22,  p.  145);  named  Webster  avenue,  March  28,  1855; 
called  North  alley  at  one  time.     L  132. 

Hill's  court,  B.,  1867;  from  Revere  street,  northerly,  opposite  Myrtle 
street;  probably  formerly  Sherman  place;  now  BelKngham  place. 

Hill's  lane,  B.,  1733;  from  Essex  street,  south,  about  where  Lincoln 
street  now  is;  shown  on  Price's  map,  1769. 

Hillcrest  street,  W.  Rox.;  from  12  Elgin  street,  southwesterly,  across 
Temple  street. 

Hiller's  Mane,  B.,  1708;  "the  new  way  leading  from  Mr.  Pollard's 
*Hillier's  )  corner  in  Brattle  street  (now  square)  through  Mr.  Belknap's 
yard  into  Queen  (now  Court)  street"  named  Hillier's  lane  by 
the  town,  May  3,  1708;  called  Hiller's  lane  in  "List  of  streets  in 
Boston,  from  the  Vade  Mecum  for  America,  1732";  called  also  Gay 
alley  and  Belknap's  alley;  Brattle  street  extended  through  it  to  Court 
street,  1820. 

Hillsboro  road,  Dor.,  1907;  from  44  Winfield  road,  easterly,  crossing  the 
end  of  Gilmer  street,  to  Byers  road;  shown  on  plan  by  Henry  C.  Mil- 
dram,  dated  May  2,  1907. 


244  List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston. 

Hillsboro  street,  Dor.,  1909;  from  Beckwith  street  to  about  156  feet 
north  of  Groom  street;  authority  to  open  given  by  the  Street  Commis- 
sioners, Sept.  8,  1909. 

Hillsdale  street,  Dor.,  1887;  from  975  Adams  street,  opposite  Cedar 
Grove  Cemetery,  to  northwest  of  Richview  street. 

Hillside  avenue,  Rox.,  1845;  from  Tremont  street  (now  Himtington 
avenue)  to  Hillside  street;  on  a  plan  in  Norfolk  Registry  it  is  spoken 
of  as  a  street  "formerly  Garden  street";  laid  out  with  the  name  of 
Wait  street,  Oct.  24,  1882.     L  1659. 

Hillside  avenue,  Rox.,  1845;  from  High  street  (now  Parker  Hill  avenue), 
east;  Hillside  street  so  called  on  a  plan  in  Norfolk  Registry. 

Hillside  avenue,  W.  Rox.,  1870;  from  215  Poplar  street  to  Clarendon 
avenue. 

*Hillside  avenue,  W.  Rox.,  1865;  from  Revere  street  to  Seavems  avenue 
accepted  '"'  as  laid  out  by  Selectmen";  extended  to  Green  street  and 
named  Elm  street,  July  25,  1868. 

Hillside  avenue,  W.  Rox.;  from  83  Wenham  street,  southeast,  to  near 
Leland  street. 

Hillside  avenue,  Bri.,  1856;  from  78  Wexford  street  to  the  N.  Y. 
C.  &  H.  R.  R.  R.;  formerly  from  Winship  avenue  (now  Wex- 
ford street)  to  North  Beacon  street;  part  from  the  railroad  to  North 
Beacon  street  laid  out,  with  Lyman  avenue,  as  Wicklow  street,  Dec. 
5,  1881.     L  1577. 

Hillside  place,  E.  B.;  from  54  Haynes  street,  east,  near  Marginal  street. 

Hillside  place,  Chsn.;  from  452  Bunker  HiU  street,  south,  near  Main 
street. 

*Hillside  street,  Rox.,  1868;  from  787  Parker  street  to  22  Parker  Hill 
avenue;  called  Hillside  avenue  on  a  plan  dated  1845;  name  of  Davis 
street  changed  to  Hillside  street,  April  21,  1868;  laid  out  and  extended 
to  Parker  street,  in  part  over  a  private  way  called  BilUngs  place, 
April  27,  1882.     L  1605,  L  1606,  L  1607. 

Hillside  terrace.  Dor.;  from  43  Fuller  street  to  49  Bailey  street. 

Hilton  street,  Rox.,  1868;  from  junction  of  Southampton  street  and 
Massachusetts  avenue,  opposite  Gerard  street,  northeasterly;  name' 
of  Canal  street  changed  to  Hilton  street,  April  21,  1868. 

*HinckIey  street,  Dor.,  1892;  from  29  Pleasant  street  to  20  Bakersfield 
street;  also  called  D  street;  authority  to  open  given  by  Street  Com- 
missioners, under  name  of  D  street.  May  4,  1892;  laid  out  with  name 
of  Hinckley  street,  Sept.  24,  1901.     L  3428,  L  3781. 

*Hingham  street,  B.,  1831;  from  203  Shawmut  avenue  to  79  Emerald 
street;  deed  of  street  to  the  city  in  1831  (deed  filed  with  City  Auditor); 
graded  by  the  city  in  1862  and  since.  L  250,  L  545,  L  715,  L  720, 
L  1349. 

Hinsdale  street,  B.,  1894;  from  648  Commonwealth  avenue  to  49  Cum- 
mington  street. 

*Hobart  street,  Bri.,  1888;  from  58  Brooks  street  to  187  Faneuil  street; 
laid  out,  July  20,  1888.     L  1832,  L  2079,  L  4028. 

*Hobson  square,  Dor.,  1898;  the  open  space  at  the  junction  of  Lauriat 
avenue  and  Milton  avenue,  named  Aug.  12,  1898,  in  honor  of  Lieut. 
Richmond  P.  Hobson,  U.  S.  N.,  hero  at  Santiago  harbor  during 
Spanish-American  war. 


List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston.  245 

Hobson  street,  Dor.,  1898;  from  268  Bowdoin  street  nearly  opposite 
Draper  street,  to  78  Coleman  street;  authority  to  open  given  by 
Street  Commissioners,  Aug.  31,  1898;  probably  named  in  honor  of 
Lieut.  Richmond  P.  Hobson,  U.  S.  N. 

Hobson  street,  W.  Rox.,  1899;  from  270  Beech  street  between  East- 
bourne street  and  Orange  street,  northeast  about  439  feet;  shown 
on  plan  by  W.  C.  Bates,  dated  May  15,  1899;  probably  named  in  honor 
of  Lieut.  Richmond  P.  Hobson,  U.  S.  N. 

*Hobson  street,  Bri.,  1901;  from  297  Faneuil  street  to  88  Hobart 
street;  authority  to  open  given  by  the  Street  Commissioners,  June 
10,  1901;  this  street  is  in  practically  the  same  location  as  a  street 
the  authority  to  open  which  was  given  by  the  Street  Commissioners 
under  the  name  of  Glenburn  road,  Jan.  31,  1900;  laid  out,  Nov.  22, 
1906;  probably  named  in  honor  of  Lieut.  Richmond  P.  Hobson, 
U.   S.   N..     L  3925,  L  4097. 

Hodges  court,  Dor.;  from  804  Norfolk  street,  east,  near  river  street. 

*Hoffman  street,  Rox.,  1880;  from  81"^Lamartine  street  to  46  Chestnut 
avenue;  laid  out  from  Lamartine  street  to  Gilbert  street  (now  Chest- 
nut avenue),  Oct.  6,  1880.     L  1498. 

Hoffman  street.  So.  B.,  1888;  proposed  street  from  B  street  to  E  street, 
on  the  so-called  Commonwealth  flats;  location  abandoned. 

Hog  bridge,  Rox.;  a  small  bridge  crossing  Stony  Brook,  on  Centre  street, 
at  a  point  opposite  Heath  street;  the  name  was  probably  apphed 
sometime  previous  to  1798;  called  Central  bridge  on  Hales's  map  of 
Roxbury,  1832;  discontinued  when  Stony  Brook  was  turned  into  a 
new  channel,  about  1896  or  1897.  See  Vol.  48,  p.  59  and  Rec.  Com. 
Rep.,  Vol.  34,  p.  385;  in  City  Council  minutes  for  1870,  pages  47-315, 
the  railroad  bridge  over  Centre  street,  between  Amory  street  and 
Lamartine  street;  is  erroneously  called  Hogg  bridge. 

Hog  Island,  1640. 

Hogarth  street,  E.  B.,  1838;  from  98  Addison  street  to  Trumbull  street. 

Hogg  alley,  B.,  1708;  from  Newbury  (now  Washington)  street,  west, 
between  Sheaf e's  lane  (now  Avery  street)  and  West  street;  from 
Newbury  street  to  Common  (now  Tremont)  street,  on  map  dated 
1722;  since  closed  in  part  and  the  west  end  included  in  Bradford 
place;  Bradford  place  built  over  by  Keith's  Theatre,  1894. 

Hogg  Island ;  an  early  name  for  Breed's  Island;  April  1,  1634,  this  island, 
under  the  name  of  "  Hogg  Island,"  and  several  others  were  granted 
to  Boston  forever;  for  a  long  series  of  years  the  island  belonged  to  the 
Breed  family,  hence  the  name  Breed's  Island;  now  called  Orient 
Heights;  was  formerly  used  extensively  for  the  pasturage  of  cattle. 
See  Mass.  Bay  Col.  Rec,  Vol.  1,  pp.  115,  139. 

Hoggscott  hill,  B.,  1649;  an  early  name  for  the  part  of  the  original  Tri- 
mountain  which  was  later  called  Mt.  Vernon.  See  Suffolk  Deeds, 
Lib.  1,  fol.  131. 

Hogscott  hill,  1649.     Suffolk  Deeds,  Lib.  1,  fol.  131. 

Holborn  park,  Rox.;  from  28  Holborn  street. 

Holborn  place,  Rox.,  1908;  from  8  Holborn  street. 

*Holborn  street,  Rox.,  1883;  from  468  Warren  street  to  311  Blue  Hill 
avenue;   formerly   Hay  ward   street;   laid   out   and   named   Holborn 
street,  Aug.  21,  1883.     L  1725. 
Holborn  terrace,  Rox.;  from  9  Holborn  street. 

Holbrook  avenue,  Dor.;  from  388  Neponset  avenue,  northeast,  near 
Walnut  street. 


246  List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston. 

Holbrook  place,  Bri.;  from  94  North  Beacon  street,  southwest,  between 
Saunders  street  and  Dustin  street. 

*HoIbrook  street,  W.  Rox.,  1877;  from  799  Centre  street  to  32  Eliot 
street;  Monument  street  laid  out  and  named  Holbrook  street,  May 
21,  1877.     L  1238. 

Holden  court,  B.,  1859;  from  402  Commercial  street,  westerly,  between 
Hanover  street  and  Battery  street. 

Holden  place,  B.,  1834;  from  58  Joy  street,  west,  between  Cambridge 
street  and  Myrtle  street;  built  over,  included  in  land  taken  for  Peter 
Faneuil  School,  Sept.  28,  1908.     L  4098. 

Holden  place.  Dor.,  1871;  from  728  Dudley  street,  northeast,  near 
Humphreys  street. 

Holden  row,  Chsn.,  1878;  from  5  Wesley  street  to  3  Salem  Hill  court; 
named  March  12,  1878. 

Holden  street,  Dor.;  from  644  Columbia  road,  northeast,  then  southeast, 
then  northeast  to  18  Humphreys  street. 

Holiday  street.  Dor.,  1893;  from  89  Bowdoin  street  to  67  Tophff  street; 
authority  to  open  given  by  Street  Commissioners,  March  22,  1893. 

Holland  place,  B.,    1857;  from  58  Tyler  street,   east,   near  Harvard 

street. 

Holland  road,  Bri.,  1890;  from  North  Harvard  street  to  Royal  street 
(formerly  Royal  road);  also  called  Holland  street;  laid  out  as  Hooker 
street,  Aug.  26,  1892.     L  2430. 

Holland  street,  Rox.,  1887;  from  Crawford  street  to  Humboldt  avenue; 
laid  out  from  Crawford  street  to  Harold  street,  Dec.  28,  1892,  and 
from -Harold  street  to  Humboldt  avenue,  Oct.  12,  1893,  with  the 
name  of  Hollander  street.     L  2481,  L  2541. 

♦Hollander  street,  Rox.,  1892;  from  149  Crawford  street  to  145  Hum- 
boldt avenue;  Holland  street  laid  out  from  Crawford  street  to  Harold 
street  with  name  of  Hollander  street,  Dec.  28,  1892;  from  Harold 
street  to  Humboldt  avenue,  Oct.  12,  1893.     L  2481,  L  2541,  L  3480. 

Hollaway's  corner,  B.,  1708;  corner  of  Milk  street  and  Battree  March 
then  so  called;  called  Hallowell's  corner,  1732. 

Holley  square,  B.,  1854;  from  10  Hollis  street,  south,  near  Washington 
street. 

Hollingsworth  street.  Dor.,  1895;  from  88  Oakland  street,  southwest, 
near  N.  E.  R.  R.;  authority  to  open  given  by  Street  Commissioners, 
Nov.  14,  1895.     L  3952. 

Hollis  place,  B.,  1847;  from  25  HolUs  street,  northerly,  near  Tremont 

street. 

Hollis  place,  Bri.;  from  38  Allston  street,  southeast,  near  Brighton 
avenue;  shown  as  an  unnamed  place  from  Allston  street  to  Hart's 
avenue  on  a  plan  dated  1856. 

Hollis  place,  Rox.;  from  Roxbury  street  to  Vernon  street;  laid  out 
with  the  name  of  Kent  street,  Nov.  19,  1888.     L  2106. 

Hollis  road,  Bri.,  1902;  from  439  Cambridge  street  (159.32  feet  north- 
east from  Emery  road),  northwest,  to  31  Emery  road. 


List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston.  247 

*Honis  street,  B.,  1788;  from  779  Washington  street  to  272  Tremont 
street;  called  Broad  alley,  1722;  referred  to  without  name  in  deed 
dated  March  2,  1730  (Suffolk  Deeds,  Lib.  46,  fol.  319);  in  "  List  of 
Streets  from  the  Vade  Mecum  for  America,  1732,"  shown  as  Harvard 
street,  running  northwesterly  (from  Orange  [now  Wasliington]  street) 
by  the  New  Church;  on  Price's  map,  1743,  shown  as  extending  across 
Clough  (now  Tremont)  street;  this  portion  later  shown  abandoned; 
named  HoUis  street  from  Orange  street  to  Nassau  (now  Tremont) 
street  by  the  town,  July  4,  1788.     Rec.  Com.  Rep.,  Vol.  13,  p.  235. 

Hollis  street,  B.,  1731;  from  Orange  (now  Washington)  street,  east, 
to  the  sea;  named  Harvard  street  in  1732. 

Hollow  swamp.  Dor.,  1833;  at  the  end  of  the  present  Cedar  place; 
through  its  centre  ran  the  old  Dorchester  Brook;  the  swamp  was 
the  property  of  the  town  of  Dorchester  as  early  as  1833;  it  was 
absorbed  by  the  N.  E.  R.  R.,  which  was  opened  in  January,  1855. 

Holly  street,  Rox.,  1871;  from  282  Ruggles  street,  southwesterly, 
between  Halleck  street  and  Duncan  street. 

*HoIman  street,  Bri.,  1892;  from  46  Coolidge  road  to  43  Hooker  street; 
Homer  road  laid  out  and  name  changed  to  Holman  street  from 
Coolidge  street  (now  road)  to  Holland  road  (now  Hooker  street), 
Aug.  26,  1892.     L  2431. 

Holmes  alley,  B.,  1832;  from  the  end  of  Smith  court,  northerly,  to 
land  of  the  City  of  Boston  (school  lot);  formerly  from  7  Smith  court, 
northerly,  for  a  distance  of  about  200  feet;  in  deed  dated  March  30, 
1799  (Suffolk  Deeds,  Lib.  191,  fol.  199),  mentioned  as  a  passageway; 
in  directories,  1822-23-25-26,  referred  to  as  Homes  alley,  west  side 
Belknap  (now  Joy)  street;  name  does  not  appear  again  until  referred 
to  in  deed  dated  Jan.  20,  1827  (Suffolk  Deeds,  Lib.  315,  fol.  151), 
as  Negro  alley;  in  deed  dated  Aug.  3,  1832  (Suffolk  Deeds,  Lib.  362, 
fol.  Ill),  referred  to  as  Holmes  alley;  portion  north  of  a  line  drawn 
about  4  feet  north  of  the  present  terminus  abandoned  on  account 
of  the  removal,  about  1877,  of  the  buildings  abutting  upon  the  way; 
portion  north  of  the  present  terminus,  about  4  feet,  included  in  taking 
for  school  purposes,  Sept.  28,  1908.     L  4098. 

Holmes  avenue,  Bri.,  1872;  from  167  Harvard  avenue  to  222  Warren 
street;  formerly  from  Harvard  avenue,  westerly,  towards  Warren 
street,  crossing  Gorham  street  and  Griggs  street;  extended  to  War- 
ren street  in  1897.  See  plan  by  C.  H.  W.  Wood,  dated  May  25,  1897. 
Norfolk  Registry,  Lib.  824,  end. 

Holmes  place.  Dor.;  from  Mill  street,  southeasterly,  between  Neponset 
avenue  and  Tenean  creek;  called  Mill-street  place  on  plan  dated 
1884;  included  in  Houghton  street,  Nov.  27,  1891.     L  2365,  L  2366. 

Holmes  street,  Bri.;  from  44  Raymond  street,  northerly,  between 
Franklin  street  and  Riverdale  street. 

*Holton  street,  Bri.,  1887;  from  96  Franklin  street  to  205  Everett  street; 
Pleasant  street  laid  out  and  name  changed  to  Holton  street,  Aug.  2, 
1887.     L  2007,  L  4028. 

Holton  street,  Bri.,  1899;  from  28  Brooks  street  to  Ranelegh  road, 
between  Hobart  street  and  Crosby  street;  authority  to  open  from 
Ranelegh  road  for  about  124  feet  westerly  given  by  the  Street 
Commissioners,  July  25,  1899. 

*Holworthy  street,  Rox.,  1892;  from  276  Walnut  avenue  to  129  Hum- 
boldt avenue;  laid  out  from  Walnut  avenue  to  Harold  street,  Dec.  2, 
1892,  and  from  Harold  street  to  Humboldt  avenue,  Nov.  1,  1893. 
L  2467,  L  2543,  L  3478. 


248  List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston. 

*Holyoke  street,  B.,  1868;  from  415  Columbus  avenue  to  B.  &  P.  (now 
N.  Y.,  N.  H.  &  H.)  R.  R.;  laid  out,  Dec.  7,  1869.     L  502,  L  516. 

Holyoke  street,  B.,  1740;  laid  out  by  owners  from  Frog  lane  (now 
Boylston  street)  to  Hollis  street;  called  Glougli  street  in  1733;  from 
Walker  or  Common  street  to  Frog  lane,  1750;  made  part  of  and 
named  Nassua  street,  1788;  called  Tremont  street,  1824. 

Home  avenue,  Bri.,  1891;  from  North  Harvard  street,  near  Cambridge 
•  ,    street,  northeasterly;   authority  to   open   given  by  Street  Commis- 
sioners, July  10,  1891;  laid  out  with  the  name  of  Hopedale  street, 
April  29,  1892.     L  2394. 

Homer  place,  Rox.;  from  Moreland  street  to  Winthrop  street,  between 
Cleveland  street  and  Fairland  street;  Whiting  street  laid  out  through 
Homer  place  to  Winthrop  street.  May  29,  1896.     L  2770. 

Homer  road,  Bri.,  1890;  from  Coolidge  road  to  Hooker  street;  laid 
out  with  the  name  of  Holman  street,  Aug.  26,  1892.     L  2431. 

Homer  street.  Dor.,  1871;  from  Washington  street  to  Milton  avenue; 
laid  out  and  named  Rockwell  street,  Feb.  2,  1880.     L  1434. 

f  Homer  street,  E.  B.;  from  West  street  to  Wordsworth  street,  and  from 
Byron  street  to  105  Moore  street,  with  proposed  extension  to  proposed 
part  of  Harmony  street;  originally  projected  from  West  street,  south- 
westerly, crossing  B.,  R.  B.  &  L.  R.  R.  to  Harmony  street;  portion 
between  Wordsworth  street  and  Byron  street  now  covered  by  the 
Jewish  Cemetery;  laid  out  from  Byron  street  to  Moore  street,  June  23, 
1891.     L  2305. 

Homes  alley,  B.,  1822;  from  the  end  of  Smith  court,  northerly;  in 
directories,  1822-23-25-26;  in  deed  dated  Jan.  20,  1827,  as  Negro 
alley  (Suffolk  Deeds,  Lib.  375,  fol.  151);  in  deed  dated  Aug.  3,  1832, 
as  Holmes  alley  (Suffolk  Deeds,  Lib.  362,  fol.  Ill);  and  now  so 
called. 

fHomes  avenue,  Dor.,  1893;  from  95  Adams  street,  opposite  Linden 
street,  to  101  Bowdoin  street;  from  Adams  street,  westerly  about 
210  feet,  southerly  about  180  feet,  and  again  westerly  about 
1,554  feet,  by  plan  dated  Nov.  25,  1868;  extended  to  Bowdoin 
street  by  plan  of  May,  1871;  authority  to  open  portion  from  Bowdoin 
street  to  Topliff  street,  in  a  slightly  changed  location  from  the  above, 
given  by  Street  Commissioners,  March  22,  1893;  laid  out  from  Bowdoin 
street  to  Topliff  street,  Aug.  17,  1898.     L  3014,  L  3659. 

Homes  place,  Chsn.;  from  644  Main  street,  southwest,  between  Gardner 
street  and  Haverhill  street. 

Homes  street,  Dor.;  from  Homes  avenue  to  Fox  street;  name  changed 
to  Juliette  street  on  plan  by  William  E.  Hannan,  dated  June  15,  1907. 

Homestead  avenue.  Dor.;  from  Magnolia  street  to  Hartford  street; 
now  Robinhood  street. 

Homestead  park,  Rox.,  1900;  from  71  Ruthven  street,  about  129  feet 
southeast  of  Harold  street,  southwest. 

Homestead  place,  Chsn.;  from  174  Main  street,  southwest,  between 
Austin  street  and  Chapman  street. 

fHomestead  street,  Rox.,  1878;  from  360  Walnut  avenue  to  85  Elm 
Hill  avenue;  laid  out  from  Walnut  avenue  to  Himiboldt  avenue, 
July  5,  1887.     L  2001,  L  2176. 

Honcheus  corner,  B.,  1708;  the  north  end  of  Queen  (now  Court)  street 
and  Hanover  street  then  so  called. 


List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston.  249 

Hood  street,  Dor.,  1907;  from  Myrtlebank  avenue,  about  117  feet 
northwest  of  the  Milton  branch  railroad,  and  running  northeast  of 
Myrtlebank  avenue  about  119  feet,  and  southwest  of  Myrtlebank 
avenue  about  67  feet;  name  of  Katherine  street  changed  to  Hood 
street  on  plan  dated  October,  1907.     Suffolk  Deeds,  Lib.  3226,  end. 

*Hooker  street,  Bri.,  1892;  from  341  North  Harvard  street  to  29  Royal 
street;  Holland  road  laid  out  with  the  name  Hooker  street,  Aug.  26, 
1892.     L  2430. 

Hooper  avenue.  Dor.;  from  55  Magnolia  street  to  30  Hartford  street; 
authority  to  open  given  by  Street  Commissioners,  Aug.  7,  1895. 

*Hooper  street.  Dor.;  from  20  Melville  avenue  to  25  Tremlett  street;  laid 
out,  Sept.  16,  1885.     L  1887. 

Hoosac  Tunnel  docks,  Chsn.,  1882;  from  29  Water  street,  Charlestown; 
steamers  leave  here  for  Liverpool  and  other  European  ports. 

Hooten  court,  E.  B.;  from  167  Everett  street,  southwesterly,  near 
Lamson  street. 

Hope  place,  B.,  1870;  from  8  North  Russell  street,  west,  near  Cambridge 
street. 

*Hopedale  street,  Bri.,  1892;  from  326  North  Harvard  street  to  a  point 
near  and  northeast  of  Windom  street;  Home  avenue  laid  out  with 
the  name  of  Hopedale  street,  April  29,  1892.     L  2394. 

Hopestill  avenue.  Dor.,  1891;  from  Northern  avenue  (now  Aspinwall 
road),  between  Washington  and  Whitfield  streets,  southeast,  to 
Southern  avenue;  shown  on  plan  dated  May  1,  1891,  and  filed  with 
Suffolk  Deeds,  Lib.  2329,  end;  shown  in  Assessors'  books  of  1895  and 
since,  and  in  the  directory  of  1899  and  since,  as  Hopestill  street. 

Hopestill  street,  Dor.,  1895;  from  24  Aspinwall  road,  between  Wash- 
ington and  Whitfield  streets,  southeast,  to  17  Southern  avenue; 
Hopestill  avenue  called  Hopestill  street  in  1895. 

Hopkins  place,  Dor.;  from  19  Fremont  place,  southeast. 

*Hopkins  street,  Dor.;  from  123  Evans  street  to  39  Corbet  street;  laid 
out,  Oct.  7,  1892.     L  2439. 

*Horace  street,  E.  B.,  1891;  from  Moore  street  to  133  Wordsworth  street; 
formerly  from  Moore  street  to  Byron  street;  part  of  Milton  street, 
between  Moore  street  and  Byron  street,  laid  out  with  the  name  of 
Horace  street,  July  2,  1891;  portion  of  Milton  street  from  Byron 
street  to  Wordsworth  street  called  Horace  street  in.  1892  (directory, 
1892).     L  2307,  L  3469. 

Horn  lane,  B.,  1795;  from  Milk  street  to  Water  street;  previously  called 
Tanner's  lane;  at  one  time  called  Horse  lane;  name  changed  to 
Bath  street,  1807. 

Horse  lane,  B.;  Horn  lane  from  Milk  street  to  Water  street  at  one  time 
so  called;  now  Bath  street. 

Hosmer  street,  Dor.,  1896;  from  1236  Blue  Hill  avenue  to  479  Norfolk 
street,  between  Woolson  street  and  Harlem  (now  Clarkwood)  street; 
authority  to  open  given  by  Street  Commissioners,  Feb.  14,  1896. 

*Hotel  square,  E.  B.,  1833;  from  Sumner  street  to  Maverick  street;  laid 
out,  Aug.  7,  1848;  now  Maverick  square. 

Hotel  street,  E.  B.,  1833;  from  Hotel  (now  Maverick)  square  to  Paris 
street;  accepted  as  Henry  street,  June  4,  1851. 

Houghton  place,  Rox.,  1868;  from  Centre  street,  southerly,  near 
Wyman  street;  name  of  Irving  place  changed  to  Houghton  place, 
April  21,  1868;  included  in  Mozart  street.  May  19,  1887.     L  1988. 


250  List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston. 

*Houghton  street,  Dor.,  1891;  from  6  Pope's  Hill  street  to  92  Mill  street; 
laid  out,  including  Holmes  place,  Nov.  27,  1891.     L  2365,  L  2366. 

Houston  place,  Rox.,  1866;  from  Tremont  street  (now  Coliimbus 
avenue),  southerly,  near  Texas  avenue  (now  street),  crossing  Texas 
court;  part  at  Tremont  street  now  built  over. 

Houston  street,  W.  Rox.,  1888;  from  89  Amherst  street  to  Metcalf 
street. 

Houston  street,  W.  Rox.;  from  57  Montview  street  to  Crest  street;  for- 
merly crossing  Montview  (formerly  Carl)  street,  from  northwest  to 
southeast;  part  southeast  of  Montview  street  now  called  Park  street; 
authority  to  open  from  Montview  street  to  Crest  street  given  by  Street 
Commissioners,  Oct.  1,  1896. 

Hovey  avenue,  Dor.,  1870;  from  Blue  Hill  avenue  to  FrankUn  Field; 
formerly  from  Blue  Hill  avenue,  northeasterly,  towards  the  CathoUc 
Cemetery,  crossing  Lyons  street;  part  included-  in  Franklin  Field, 
May  19,  1892;  the  remainder  abandoned;  was  probably  known  at 
some  time  as  Noyes  avenue,  and  is  so  called  in  Bromley's  atlas  of 
Dorchester  of  1889. 

Hovey  avenue,  Chsn.;  from  442  Main  street,  southwesterly,  nearly  oppo- 
site Baldwin  street;  called  also  Hovey's  court. 

Hovey's  court,  Chsn.;  rear  of  442  Main  street;  called  Hovey  avenue, 
from  442  Main  street  to  Rutherford  avenue,  on  chart,  1885;  Hovey 
avenue  in  1906. 

*Howard  avenue.  Dor.;  from  599  Dudley  street  to  166  Quincy  street; 
shown  on  a  plan  by  T.  B.  Moses,  dated  Aug.  20,  1857  (Norfolk  Reg- 
istry), as  Swan  avenue;  laid  out  by  the  to-rni  of  Dorchester  from 
Stoughton  (now  Dudley)  street,  "  at  the  corner  of  the  wall  northerly  of 
the  Swan  house,"  to  Quincy  street,  Aug.  12,  1869,  as  Howard  avenue. 
L  679,  L  680,  L  681,  L  2362,  L  2363. 

Howard  place,  Chsn.;  from  15  Elm  street,  southeasterly,  between  High 
street  and  Bartlett  street. 

fHoward  place,  Bri.,  1872;  from  50  Union  street  to  1549  Commonwealth 
avenue;  formerly  from  Washington  street,  southwest,  thence  south, 
thence  west,  crossing  the  end  of  Roxbury  avenue  (now  Sutherland 
road);  shown  as  an  unnamed  passageway  on  a  plan  dated  1871; 
accepted  from  Washington  street  to  a  point  about  100  feet  southwest 
of  the  present  angle  in  Union  street,  July  18,  1872;  this  portion  called 
Union  street  in  Assessors'  books  of  1874,  and  since;  and  so  shown  on 
atlases  and  plans;  this  name  was  never  officially  given;  portion 
included  in  the  laying  out  of  Massachusetts  (now  Commonwealth) 
avenue,  Nov.  5,  1883;  portion  south  of  Massachusetts  avenue  shown 
as  abandoned  on  Bromley's  atlas  of  1884,  and  in  Assessors'  books  of 
same  date;  on  a  plan  by  Aspinwall  &  Lincoln,  dated  February,  1895, 
Colonial  road  is  shown  as  extending  over  the  greater  portion  of 
Howard  place;  the  Assessors  carried  the  street  in  their  assessments 
until  1908,  when  the  street  was  shown  as  abandoned. 

Howard  place.  Dor.;  from  7  Howard  avenue,  northwest,  near  Dudley 
street. 

^Howard  street,  B.,  1821;  from  84  Court  street  to  10  Bulfinch  street; 
laid  out  27  feet  wide  in  1720  (Suffolk  Deeds,  Lib.  35,  fol.  51);  called 
Southack's  court  from  Court  street,  opposite  Hanover  street,  westerly, 
1732;  to  Dr.  Bulfinch's  pasture,  1788;  to  Bulfinch  street,  1817;  name 
changed  to  Howard  street,  April  11,  1821;  named  for  John  Howard 
whose  house  stood  at  the  corner  of  Bulfinch  street  and  Bulfinch  place. 
Vol.  31,  p.  83. 


List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston.  251 

Howard  street,  Dor.,  1857;  from  Howard  avenue  to  Magnolia  street; 
also  called  Howard  place;  laid  out,  Aug.  12,  1869;  name  changed  to 
Wayland  street,  March  1,  1888.     L  550. 

*Howard  street,  Rox.,  1865;  from  136  Hampden  street  to  54  Magazine 
street;  from  Hampden  street,  southeasterly,  crossing  Gerard  street, 
1865;  extended  to  Magazine  street.  May  16,  1893.     L  793,  L  2510. 

Howard  street.  So.  B.,  1854;  from  Dorchester  avenue,  west,  north  of  and 
near  Southampton  street;  name  changed  to  Dexter  street,  Aug.  7, 
1855. 

Howe  avenue.  So.  B.;  from  153  H  street,  west,  between  East  Sixth  street 
and  East  Seventh  street. 

Howe  court,  Rox.,  1868;  from  1132  Tremont  street,  southeast,  between 
Ruggles  street  and  Weston  street;  name  of  Cottage  place  changed 
to  Howe  court,  April  21,  1868. 

Howe  place,  Chsn.;  from  20  St.  Martin  street,  northwest. 

Howe  street.  Dor.;  from  junction  Neponset  avenue  and  Adams  street, 
opposite  Parkman  street,  to  Tenean  creek;  shown  as  an  mmamed 
street  on  a  plan  dated  1852;  called  Parkman  street  in  1903. 

*Howe  street,  Dor.;  from  117  Hancock  street,  near  Rill  street,  southwest, 
to  land  of  the  Free  Home  for  Consumptives;  laid  out,  Dec.  9,  1909. 
L  4184. 

Howe  street.  Dor.,  1906;  from  Bloomington  street  to  10  Eaton  street; 
name  of  Stockmeath  street  changed  to  Howe  street,  1906  (see  Boston 
directory  of  1906). 

Howe  street,  E.  B.  (Breed's  Island);  from  Riverside  avenue  to  Belle 
Isle  Inlet;  shown  on  atlas,  1892. 

*Howell  street,  Dor.;  from  743  Dorchester  avenue  to  120  Boston  street; 
shown  as  Newell  street  on  atlas,  1884;  laid  out,  Dec.  28,  1892.  ,  L  2486, 
L  3968. 

Howes  avenue,  So.  B.;  from  153  H  street,  west,  between  East  Sixth 
street  and  East  Seventh  street. 

Howes  street.  Dor.;  from  971  Dorchester  avenue,  west,  to  Pleasant 
street;  formerly  from  971  Dorchester  avenue,  west,  between  East 
Cottage  street  and  Mayfield  street;  authority  to  open  from  Dorchester 
avenue  to  Pleasant  street  given  by  the  Street  Commissioners,  June  6, 
1907. 

fHowland  street,  Rox.,  1880;  from  613  Warren  street  to  Harold  street; 
laid  out  from  Warren  street,  westerly,  Jan.  28,  1880;  extended  to 
Elm  Hill  avenue.  May  19,  1882;  from  Elm  Hill  avenue  to  Humboldt 
avenue,  Oct.  13,  1887;  northwest  of  Humboldt  avenue,  June  8,  1892; 
extended  to  Harold  street  by  plan  by  F.  E.  Sherry,  dated  August, 
1909.     L  1430,  L  1612,  L  2030,  L  2399. 

Hoyt  place,  B.,  1857;  from  80  Joy  street,  west,  near  Cambridge  street. 

Hoyt  street.  Dor.,  1906;  from  1246  Dorchester  avenue,  opposite  Han- 
cock street,  easterly;  named  by  the  owner  in  1906. 

*Hubbard  street,  W.  Rox.,  1898;  from  182  Chestnut  avenue  to  207 
Lamartine  street;  Spring  lane  laid  out  under  the  name  of^  Hubbard 
street,  April  22,  1898.     L  2978,  L  3355. 

Hubbard  street,  Bri.,  1887;  from  168  Western  avenue,  near  North  Har- 
vard street,  south,  to  9  Rena  street. 

Hubbard  terrace,  Rox.;  from  270  Eustis  street,  northeast,  between 
Hampden  street  and  Magazine  street. 


252  List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston. 

Hubbardston  street,  Dor.,  1875;  from  Dorchester  avenue  to  163  Boston 
street;  formerly  from  Dorchester  avenue,  northwest,  across  Boston 
street;  from  Dorchester  avenue  to  Boston  street  laid  out  as  Dor- 
set street,  Aug.  8,  1888;  portion  northwest  of  Boston  street  not  now 
shown.     L  2086. 

Huckins  avenue,  Rox.,  1858;  from  Blue  Hill  avenue  to  Dennis  street; 
laid  out  with  the  name  of  Huckins  street,  June  26,  1882.     L  1621. 

*Huckins  street,  Rox.,  1882;  from  34  Blue  Hill  avenue  to  13  Dennis 
street;  Huckins  avenue  laid  out  and  named  Huckins  street,  June  26, 
1882.     L  1621. 

Hudson  place,  B.,  1844;  from  33  Hudson  street,  westerly,  near  Kneeland 
street. 

*Hudson  street.  Dor.,  1862;  from  Dudley  street  to  Clifton  street;  from 
Dudley  street  to  George  street,  at  junction  with  Clifton  street,  1862; 
laid  out,  Aug.  12,  1869;  name,  with  that  of  Pontine  street,  changed 
to  Burrell  street,  March  1,  1898.     L  1213. 

^Hudson  street,  Chsn.,  1871;  from  37  Chelsea  street  to  48  Water  street; 
name  of  Chelsea  place  changed  to  Hudson  street,  Feb.  6,  1871. 

*Hudson  street,  B.,  1846;  from  67  Beach  street  to  29  Curve  street;  part 
from  Beach  street  to  Kneeland  street  accepted,  Sept.  21,  1846;  part 
from  Kneeland  street,  253  feet  towards  Harvard  street,  accepted, 
Oct.  18,  1847;  from  Harvard  street  to  Oak  street  accepted,  July 
10,  1848;  from  Harvard  street  to  Kneeland  street  and  from  Oak 
street  to  Curve  street  accepted,  Jan.  5,  1856.     L  1534. 

Hudson's  lane,  B.,  1658;  from  Orange-tree  lane,  east;  Wing's  lane, 
1708;  Elm  street,  1800. 

Hudson's  point,  B.,  1654;  the  extreme  northeast  point  of  the  town  on 
Charles  river,  near  the  junction  of  Charter  street  and  Lynn  (now 
Commercial)  street;  named  for  Francis  Hudson,  a  fisherman  who 
up  to  1692  was  the  ferryman  to  Charlestown;  it  was  at  this  point 
that  Winthrop  is  said  to  have  landed;  called  "  ye  Mylne  point "  in 
1635. 

Huff  place,  B.,  1848;  from  Tyler  street  to  Curve  street;  closed. 

*HuIbert  street,  Rox.,  1878;  from  2674  Washington  street  to  93  Regent 
street;  laid  out,  Nov.  6,   1882.     L  1664. 

*Hull  street,  B.,  1701;  from  176  Salem  street  to  590  Commercial  street; 
granted  to  the  town.  May  21,  1701,  by  Judge  Samuel  Sewall  and  his 
wife  Hannah  as  a  way  "to  be  forever  hereafter  called  and  known 
by  the  name  of  Hull  street "  ;  named  in  honor  of  John  Hull,  mint- 
master,  and  father  of  the  above  named  Hannah  Sewall;  John  Hull 
was  the  famous  "Mint  Master,"  who  is  said  to  have  given  his 
daughter  Hannah  for  her  marriage  portion  her  weight  in  silver 
shilling  pieces  struck  from  the  New  England  die;  "the  way 
leading  southeasterly  from  Snow  Hill  street  to  Salem  street, 
1708";  in  "List  of  streets  in  Boston,  from  the  Vade  Mecum 
for  America,  1732,"  from  Salem  street  to  Snow  street;  extended 
across  Snow  street  or  Snow  Hill  street  to  Lynn  (now  Commercial) 
street,  1828,  which  part  was  also  called  Brown  street.  See  Suffolk 
Deeds,  Lib.  20,  fol.  265.     Record  Commissioners'  Report,  Vol.  8,  p.  17. 

Hull  street,  Chsn.;  from  Bunker  Hill  street  to  Vine  street;  laid  out 
under  the  name  of  Hunter  street,  April  12,  1898.     L  2984. 

Hull  street,  Rox.,  1845;  from  Walnut  street  (now  Walnut  avenue)  to 
Bainbridge  street;  shown  on  plans  to  1860;  probably  included  in 
Washington  Park,  except  part  included  in  southerly  end  of  Bain- 
bridge street. 


List  op  Steeets,  Etc.,  in  Boston.  253 

HuII=street  court,  B.,  1837;  from  4  Hull  street,  southwesterly,  near 
Salem  street. 

Hull=street  place,  B.;  from  44  Hull  street,  southwesterly,  near  Snow 
Hill  street. 

Hull's  row,  Chsn.;  from  20  Mill  street,  southerly. 

*Humboldt  avenue,  Rox.,  1882;  from  108  Seaver  street  to  132  Walnut 
avenue;  Williams  avenue  laid  out  from  Seaver  street  and  extended 
to  Munroe  street,  and  name  changed  to  Humboldt  avenue.  Dee.  30, 
1882;  extended  from  Munroe  street  to  Walnut  avenue,  Sept.  15, 
1886.     L  1688,  L  1689,  L  1690. 

Humboldt  park,  Rox.;  from  48  Bower  street,  southwesterly,  between 
Humboldt  avenue  and  Warren  street. 

Humboldt  place,  So.  B.,  1871;  from  543  Dorchester  avenue,  westerly, 
near  Dexter  street;  named,  Nov.  27,  1871. 

Humphrey  court.  So.  B.;  from  West  Fourth  street,  northeasterly, 
adjoining  N.  E.  R.  R.;  Erie  terrace  in  Bromley's  atlas  of  1899  and 
is  so  known. 

Humphrey  place,  B.,  1825;  from  Hamilton  street,  east,  1825;  laid  out 
and  extended  to  Broad  street,  including  part  of  Half  Moon  place, 
and  name  changed  to  Wendell  street,  Dec.  30,  1870.     L  460. 

Humphreys  place.  Dor.;  from  55  Humphreys  street,  northwest,,  near 
Dudley  street. 

Humphreys  square.  Dor.;  from  Dudley  street,  northeasterly,  to  lona 
street;  with  lona  street  named  Wendover  street  in  1904. 

*Humphreys  street.  Dor.,  1840;  from  696  Dudley  street  to  107  East 
Cottage  street;  road  by  Deacon  Humphreys's  (Stoughton,  now 
Dudley  street)  altered  and  new  lane  laid  out  from  same  to  another 
lane  (Cottage,  now  East  Cottage  street),  April,  1800;  street  from 
Deacon  Humphreys's  to  Mr.  Bridgham's  named  Humphreys  street, 
March  11,  1840.     L  1733,  L  3990. 

Hunneman  court,  Rox.;  from  Harrison  avenue,  northwesterly;  now 
Plymouth  court. 

Hunneman  place,  Rox.;  from  2060  Washington  street,  southeasterly, 
between  Himneman  street  and  Eustis  street;  shown  as  Hunneman 
court  on  city  map,  1891,  and  Bromley's  atlas,  1890. 

♦Hunneman  street,  Rox.,  1864;  from  2034  Washington  street  to  885 
Albany  street;  accepted,  conditionally,  from  Washington  street  to 
Harrison  avenue,  May  30,  1864;  laid  out  from  Harrison  avenue  to 
Albany  street,  Nov.  27,  1874;  from  Harrison  avenue  to  Washington 
street,  Dec.  'l,  1891.  L  990,  L  1195,  L  2371,  L  2888.  Norfolk 
Registry,  Plan  Book  22,  p.  47. 

Hunnewell  avenue,  Bri.,  1903;  from  Champney  street  to  rear  of  lot 
facing  Matchett  street,  from  Matchett  street  to  rear  of  lot  facing 
Burton  street  and  from  Burton  street  to  the  Newton  line  (see 
Bromley's  atlas  of  1909);  the  name  of  Shedd  street  changed  to 
Hunnewell  avenue  in  1903. 

Hunnewell  court,  Rox.;  from  Culvert  place  (now  Downing  street), 
northwesterly,  to  Hampshire  street;  now  called  Salvisberg  avenue. 

Hunnewell  place,  E.  B.;  from  Marion  street,  southwesterly,  between 
Princeton  street  and  Saratoga  street;  discontinued  and  taken  by 
City  of  Boston  in  land  for  site  for  high  school,  Dec.  17,  1897.    L  2962. 

Hunter  street.  Dor.,  1895;  from  854  Morton  street,  about  80  feet  north- 
west from  the  N.  E.  R.  R.,  northeast;  shown  on  plan  dated  June 
22,  1895.     Suffolk  Deeds,  Lib.  2307,  fol.  424. 


254  List  of  Streets^  Etc.,  in  Boston. 

*Hunter  street,  Chsn.,  1898;  from  27  Bunker  Hill  street  to  26  Vine 
street;  Hull  street  laid  out  under  the  name  of  Hunter  street,  April 
12,  1898.     L  2984. 

Hunter  street,  W.  Rox.,  1899;  from  370  Hyde  Park  avenue  to  Florence 
street. 

*Huntington  avenue,  B.  and  Rox.,  1864;  from  540  Boylston  street,  at 
Copley  square,  to  Brookline  line;  laid  out  from  Boylston  street  to 
Camden  (now  Gainsborough)  street,  Nov.  1,  1875;  extended  from 
Camden  street  to  Parker  street.  May  24,  1881;  from  Parker  street  to 
Tremont  street,  Dec.  29,  1882;  over  a  part  of  Tremont  street,  from 
Francis  street  to  the  Brookline  line,  Jan.  5,  1895.  L  747,  L  748, 
L  749,  L  1089,  L  1525,  L  1684,  L  1685,  L  1699,  L  1831,  L  2096, 
L  2213,  L  2637,  L  2638,  L  2639,  L  2640,  L  2641,  L  2642,  L  2643, 
L  2644,  L  2645,  L  2646,  L  2647,  L  2648,  L  2649,  L  3453,  L  3638, 
L  3639, L  3640, L  3641,  L  3642, L  3643, L  3644, L  3645, L  3646, L  3647, 
L  3734. 

Huntington  avenue,  W.  Rox.;  from  970  Canterbury  street,  near  Hyde 
Park  avenue,  to  Hyde  Park  line. 

Huntington=avenue  bridge,  B.  and  Brookline,  1893;  on  Himtington 

avenue  at  boundary  line  between  Boston  and  Brookline,  over  Muddy 
river,  connecting  Riverway  and  Jamaicaway;  built  in  1893.  See  City 
Engineer's  Report,  1902. 

*Huntington=avenue  bridge,  B.,  1872;  on  Huntington  avenue  near  the 
junction  of  Exeter  street,  over  tracks  of  the  N.  Y.  C.  &  H.  R.  R.  R.; 
original  bridge  finished  and  ready  for  travel,  June  4,  1872;  the  build- 
ing of  this  bridge  was  hastened  that  it  might  be  used  at  the  World's 
Peace  Jubilee,  held  on  Huntington  avenue,  June  17,  1872,  and  which 
continued  for  twenty  days.  The  bridge  was  not  again  used  publicly 
until  Huntington  avenue  was  laid  out;  widened  and  rebuilt  in  1876-78; 
work  begun  in  July,  1876;  completed  and  opened  in  the  spring  of 
1878;  in  1896  the  flooring  was  rebuilt  and  new  girders  added  for 
supporting  water  pipes;  rebuilt  in  1909;  begun,  Aug.  16,  1909; 
finished,  Dec.  10,  1909. 

Huntoon  street,  Dor.,  1881;  from  16  Medway  street,  northeasterly, 
crossing  Butler  street. 

Hupt's  corner,  B.,  1800;  corner  Fish  (now  North)  street  and  Sun 
court  then  so  called. 

*Hurd's  lane,  Chsn.,  1767;  from  56  Main  street  to  39  Harvard  square; 
accepted  by  the  town  of  Charlestown,  March  2,  1767. 

Huron  street,  E.  B.  (proposed);  from  Cottage  street  to  Georgia  street; 
greater  portion  now  included  in  Wood  Island  Park;  the  remainder 
abandoned. 

*Hutchings  street,  Rox.,  1878;  from  99  Elm  Hill  avenue  to  260  Harold 
street;  laid  out  from  Humboldt  avenue  to  Harold  street,  April  20, 
1888;  laid  out  from  Humboldt  avenue  to  Elm  Hill  avenue,  Jan. 
22,  1901.     L  2067,  L  3352,  L  4135. 

Hutchins  avenue,  Rox.;  from  63  Day  street,  northwest,  to  Grotto 
Glen  road. 

Hutchinson  lane  or  street,  B.,  1732;  from  Milk  street  to  Cow  lane  (now 
High  street);  shown  in  1722;  shown  as  Hutchinson  street  in " List 
of  streets  in  Boston,  from  the  Vade  Mecum  for  America,  Boston, 
1732  ";  named  Palmer  street  by  the  town,  July  4,  1788;  by  plan  of 
1789  called  Green  lane;  name  of  Hutchinson  street  changed  to  Pearl 
street,  Jan.  22,  1800. 

Hutchinson  street,  Dor.;  from  321  Codman  street,  south,  across  Brook 
street. 


List  of  Stkeets,  Etc.,  in  Boston.  255 

Hyde  square,  W.  Rox.;  junction  of  Centre,  Perkins  and  Day  streets  so 
called. 

Hyde  street,  Rox.,  1896;  from  Day  street,  southeasterly,  to  Priesing 
terrace;  also  called  Hyde  Park  street;  Bynner  street  extended  from 
Day  street  over  Hyde  street  and  Priesing  terrace,  June  3,  1902.  L  3482. 

Hyde  street,  So.  B.,  1872;  from  622  Dorchester  avenue,  easterly,  to 
N.  Y.,  N.  H.  &  H.  R.  R. 

*Hyde  Park  avenue,  W.  Rox. ;  from  3730  Washington  street  to  Hyde  Park 
line;  from  Canterbury  street  to  Dorchester  line  laid  out  as  Belgrade 
street  on  a  map  of  Roxbury  dated  1843-49;  laid  out  from  River  street, 
Dorchester,  nearly  parallel  with  B.  &  P.  (now  N.  Y.,  N.  H.  &  H.)  R.  R. 
to  new  road  from  Mattapan  to  West  Roxbury  (now  Ashland  street), 
December,  1859;  extended  from  Mattapan  road  to  Walk  Hill  street, 
running  nearly  parallel  with  the  railroad,  May,  1869;  location  changed 
from  Walk  Hill  street  to  land  of  Bussey  heirs,  January,  1870;  extended, 
through  a  portion  of  Walk  Hill  street  to  Washington  street,  Dec.  27, 
1878;  portion  from  the  southwest  line  of  Tower  street  to  Washington 
street  included  in  the  relocation  of  Wasliington  street,  Nov.  3,  1899; 
relocated  and  widened  from  Walk  Hill  street  to  Ashland  street,  Sept. 
5,  1903;  relocated  from  Ashland  street  to  the  Hyde  Park  line,  June  21, 
1909.  L  1344,  L  1403,  L  3701,  L  3702,  L  3703,  L  3704,  L  3705,  L  4051, 
L  4052,  L  4053,  L  4054,  L  4055,  L  4056,  L  4138,  L  4139. 

*Hyde  Park=avenue  bridge,  W.  Rox.,  1904;  on  Hyde  Park  avenue, 
between  Eldridge  road  and  Florence  street,  over  Stony  Brook,  with 
a  19-foot  9-inch  span;  built  in  1904  to  conform  to  the  new  line  of 
Hyde  Park  avenue  as  laid  out  Sept.  5,  1903;  the  bridge  replaced  an 
old  plank  covering  of  the  brook. 

Hyde  Park  street,  Rox.,  1896;  from  Day  street,  southeasterly,  to  Pries- 
ing terrace;  also  called  Hyde  street;  Bynner  street  extended  from 
Day  street  over  Hyde  street  and  Priesing  terrace,  June  3,  1902.  L  3482. 

*I  street.  So.  B.,  1805;  from  south  side  of  Reserved  channel  to  1510  Colum- 
bia road;  from  salt  water  on  the  south  to  the  harbor  of  Boston  on  the 
north  laid  out  and  named,  Feb.  27,  1805;  laid  out  from  low-water 
mark  north  of  First  street  to  harbor  line  in  Dorchester  bay,  Nov.  17, 
1868;  portion  south  of  East  Ninth  street  (now  Columbia  road)  now 
included  in  the  Strandway.     Vol.  31,  p.  93. 

Ice  court,  Chsn.;  from  96  Water  street,  northwest,  between  Foss  street 
and  Wapping  street. 

*Ida  street,  E.  B.,  1892;  from  Ruth  street  to  Brigham  street;  laid  out, 
including  a  part  of  Terrace  place,  Nov.  26,  1892.     L  2459. 

*Idaho  street.  Dor.,  1887;  from  123  River  street,  northerly,  to  Manchester 
street;  laid  out,  Oct.  28,  1897.     L  2907,  L  3337. 

Idlewild  street,  Bri.,  1900;  from  Commonwealth  avenue  (near  and  south- 
west of  Harvard  avenue)  to  Holmes  avenue. 

Iffley  road,  W.  Rox.,  1895;  from  3190  Washington  street,  near  Forest 
Hills  street,  to  Walnut  avenue;  authority  to  open  given  by  Street  Com- 
missioners, Sept.  19,  1895. 

Inches  corner,  B.,  1784;  corner  Orange  (now  Washington)  street  and 
EHot  street  then  so  called. 

Independence  square.  So.  B.,  1859;  between  East  Second  and  N  streets. 
East  Broadway  and  M  street;  laid  out,  Dec.  31,  1857;  named,  May  10, 
1859;  accepted,  Oct.  1,  1860;  on  site  of  old  Bush-tree  hill,  1710. 

India  place,  B.,  1901;  from  179  Milk  street  to  56  India  street,  opposite 
Franklin  street. 


256  List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston. 

India  square,  B.,  1873;  from  India  street  (the  portion  of  which  has  been 
called  India  square),  northeasterly,  to  Atlantic  avenue;  part  of  India 
wharf  between  India  street  and  Atlantic  avenue  called  India  square, 
by  an  order  of  the  City  Council,  Feb.  12,  1873;  laid  out  as  Storer 
street.  May  20,  1901.     L  3364. 

India  square,  B.,  1873;  the  portion  of  India  street,  from  Broad  street, 
northerly,  to  angle  in  India  street  erroneously  called  India  square 
since  1873  and  so  called  in  directory  of  that  date  and  since. 

*India  street,  B.,  1804;  from  135  State  street  to  Broad  street  and  from 
angle  in  said  street  to  291  Atlantic  avenue;  formerly  from  State  street 
to  India  wharf;  from  Long  wharf  to  India  wharf,  1817;  laid  out  around 
the  Custom  House,  Oct.  7,  1837;  laid  out,  named  and  accepted  to  India 
wharf,  April  11,  1842;  passageway  from  Broad  street  to  India  street, 
accepted,  and  named  India  street  (commonly  called  India  square,  but 
name  never  legally  changed),  Aug.  8,  1842;  extended  from  angle  to 
Atlantic  avenue,  Dec.  8,  1884;  named  India  street  for  the  East 
India  trade.     L  134,  L  262,  L  1839,  L  2199,  L  2700. 

India  wharf,  B.,  1805;  from  288  Atlantic  avenue,  easterly,  opposite 
Storer  street;  formerly  from  120  Broad  street  and  51  India  street; 
built  in  1805;  Atlantic  avenue  extended  across  India  wharf,  Dec.  18, 
1868;  part  of  India  wharf,  between  India  street  and  Atlantic  avenue, 
called  India  square  by  an  order  of  the  City  Council,  Feb.  12,  1873; 
laid  out  as  Storer  street.  May  20,  1901;  shown  on  Hales 's  map  of 
Boston,  1814.     L  1000,  L  3364. 

Indian  lane,  Bri.;  from  Washington  street  at  Oak  square  to  Newton  Une, 
formerly  so  called;  shown  on  plan  of  Brighton  by  Charles  Thompson, 
dated  1810,  and  on  one  bv  John  G.  Hales,  dated  1830;  named  Nonan- 
tum  street,  June  15,  1840".     Towti  Records,  Vol.  2,  p.  363. 

Indian  way,  Dor.,  1855;  laid  out  as  a  part  of  Savin  Hill  avenue,  Aug.  12, 
1869. 

*Indiana  place,  B.,  1843;  from  Wasliington  street  to  Tremont  street; 
from  Washington  street,  west,  1843;  accepted  "  as  at  present  laid  out " 
from  Washington  street  to  Tremont  street,  Oct.  11,  1852;  name 
changed  to  Corning  street,  March  1,  1895.  Vol.  31,  p.  87.  L  210, 
L  522,  L  548,  L  549,  L  724,  L  756,  L  762,  L  838,  L  1349. 

Indiana  street,  B.,  1844;  from  Washington  street  to  Harrison  avenue; 
called  Distill-House  street  in  directories  from  1826  to  1844;  called 
Indiana  street  in  directories  from  1844  to  1902;  showTi  as  Gibson  street 
on  plan  made  by  Francis  Jackson,  dated  April  23,  1840;  accepted,  con- 
ditionally, that  the  owners  widen  and  grade  the  street  (which  was  not 
done),  May  21,  1849;  name  changed  to  Noanet  street  in  May,  1902. 
See  City  Records,  1849,  p.  231. 

Ingersoll  place,  B.,  1847;  from  Purchase  street,  southeast,  near  Bel- 
mont (now  OKver)  street;  name  changed  to  Quiet  place  in  1849;  built 
over. 

*lngleside  street,  Rox.,  1892;  from  208  Blue  Hill  avenue  to  Dacia  street; 
laid  out,  Nov.  3,  1892.     L  2454. 

Inman  place.  So.  B.,  1902;  from  Fargo  street  near  E  street  (90  feet), 
northeast,  to  Inman  street;  authority  to  open  given  by  the  Street  Com- 
missioners, Sept.  9,  1902;  built  over  in  the  fall  of  1909. 

Inman  street.  So.  B.,  1902;  from  E  street,  between  Siunmer  street  and 
Fargo  street,  to  Fargo  street;  formerly  from  D  street  to  Fargo  street; 
authority  to  open  last  named  part  given  by  the  Street  Commissioners, 
Sept.  9,  1902;  part  from  D  street  to  E  street  built  over  in  the  fall  of 
1909. 


List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston.  257 

Inner  temple,  B.,  1727;  in  Prison  lane,  Queen  (now  Court)  street. 

Institute  avenue,  B.,  1867;  from  Endicott  street  to  North  Margin  street; 
built  over. 

Intervale  park.  Dor.,  1891;  from  10  Bourneside  street  to  9  Upland 
avenue. 

t Intervale  street,  Rox.,  1892;  from  570  Warren  street  to  Normandy- 
street;  authority  to  open  from  Warren  street  to  Blue  Hill  avenue, 
June  14,  1892;  this  part  laid  out,  Oct.  15,  1892;  authority  to  open 
southeast  of  Blue  Hill  avenue  given  by  Street  Commissioners,  Dec.  5, 
1893;  extended  to  Normandy  street  by  plan  dated  Nov.  3,  1908.  Suf- 
folk Deeds,  Lib.  3324,  fol.  363.     L  2449. 

lola  street,  Dor.,  1908;  from  Talbot  avenue,  between  Westview  street  and 
Bernard  street,  south,  to  Tonset  street;  shown  on  plan  dated  March  31, 
1908.     Suffolk  Deeds,  Lib.  3305,  fol.  582. 

lona  street.  Dor.;  from  Humphreys  street  to  Humphreys  square;  named 
with  Humphreys  square,  Wendover  street,  in  1904. 

Iowa  street.  Dor.;  from  Westville  street  to  Dakota  street. 

Ipswich  place,  E.  B.;  from  223  Everett  street,  southwesterly,  between 
Jeffries  street  and  Lamson  street. 

Ipswich  street,  Rox.;  from  Beacon  street  to  B.  &  A.  R.  R.;  included 
in  the  Back  Bay  Fens  and  called  Charlesgate-east,  Dec.  30,  1887. 
L  1515. 

*  Ipswich  street,  Rox.,  1897;  from  Boylston  road  at  its  junction  with 
Boylston  street,  northerly,  then  northwesterly  parallel  with  the  B.  &  A. 
R.  R.  under  Charlesgate,  then  southeasterly  to  Boylston  street;  laid 
out,  Oct.  6,  1897.     L  2899,  L  2900. 

I pswich= street  bridge,  B.,  1898;  on  Ipswich  street,  between  Charles- 
gate-east  and  Charlesgate-west,  adjacent  to  the  tracks  of  the  N.  Y.  C. 
&  H.  R.  R.  R.,  over  the  water  way  in  the  Charlesgate;  built  on  account 
of  the  laying  out  of  Ipswich  street,  Oct.  6,  1897;  work  on  construc- 
tion begun  in  November,  1897;  during  the  progress  of  the  work  a 
temporary  bridge  was  erected  to  carry  the  Park  drive  over  Ipswich 
street,  which  was  opened  for  travel,  July  13,  1898;  bridge  completed, 
Sept.  13,  1898. 

Iroquois  street,  Rox.,  1898;  from  Calumet  street  to  Wait  street;  for- 
merly from  Hillside  street  to  Caliimet  street;  authority  to  open 
from  Calumet  street,  northwesterly^  given  by  the  Street  Commis- 
sioners, May  16,  1898;  authority  to  open,  from  Hillside  street  to  por- 
tion previously  opened,  given  by  the  Street  Commissioners,  Aug.  23, 
1898;  portion  from  Hillside  street  to  bend  called  Wait  street,  Nov. 
19,  1900. 

Irving  place,  B.,  1859;  from  19  Irving  street,  west,  near  Cambridge 
street;  built  over  in  June,  1909. 

Irving  place,  Rox.;  from  Centre  street;  name  changed  to  Houghton 
place,  April  21,  1868. 

Irving  place,  Chsn.,  1872;  from  421  Main  street,  northeasterly,  between 
Albion  place  and  Baldwin  street. 

*Irving  street,  B.,  1855;  from  160  Cambridge  street  to  53  Myrtle  street; 
called  Butolph  or  Buttolf  street,  1733;  name  changed  to  Irving  street, 
April  25,  1855. 


258  List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston. 

Irving  street,  W.  Rox.,  1870;  from  Anawan  avenue,  southeast,  to 
beyond  Saville  street;  from  Pelton  street,  southeast,  to  beyond 
Saville  street  shown  on  plan  by  Garbett  &  Wood,  dated  Oct.  20,  1870; 
from  Anawan  avenue,  southeast  about  345  feet,  shown  on  plan  filed 
with  Suffolk  Deeds,  Lib.  1196,  end,  and  dated  about  1874;  from 
Pelton  street,  northwest,  connecting  the  two  parts  mentioned  above, 
shown  on  plan  dated  May,  1874  (Suffolk  Deeds,  Lib.  1213,  fol.  148); 
name  of  Irving  street  changed  to  Stratford  street  by  abutting  owners 
in  1906. 

*Irvington  street,  B.,  1884;  from  62  Huntington  avenue  to  N.  Y.,  N.  H. 
&  H.  R.  R.;  laid  out  from  Huntington  avenue  to  St.  Botolph  street, 
April  10,  1884;  from  St.  Botolph  street  to  the  railroad,  July  23,  1889. 

'        L  1767,  L  2141. 

Irvington=street   footbridge,  B.,  1892;  from  foot  of  Irvington  street, 
across  tracks  of  the  B.  &  P.  Div.  of  the  N.  Y.,  N.  H.  &  H.  R.  R., 
to  Yarmouth  street;  an  iron  footbridge;  construction  begun  in  June, 
•    1891;  completed  early  in  1892. 

Irwin  avenue,  Rox.;  from  103  Blue  Hill  avenue,  northwest,  opposite 
Woodville  street. 

*lsabella  street,  B.,  1863;  from  18  Ferdinand  street  to  204  Columbus 
avenue;  laid  out,  Dec.  22,  1876.     L  1208. 

Island  road,     J  Rox.,    1832;    from    38    Hampden    street    to  Magazine 
t Island  street,  (      street;    laid    out    from    Hampden    street    to    Gerard 
street,  Aug.  5,  1876.     L  1161. 

Island  street,  E.  B.,  1893;  from  Orleans  street  to  Cleveland  street; 
authority  to  open  between  Orleans  and  Frankfort  streets  given  by 
Street  Commissioners,  April  21,  1893. 

Island  street,  E.  B.,  1844;  from  the  location  of  the  Grand  Junction 
R.  R.  to  Shirley  street;  portion  now  included  in  Wood  Island  Park; 
the  remainder,  except  part  between  Frankfort  and  Orleans  streets 
(this  part  is  in  present  location),  abandoned. 

Island  terrace,  W.  Rox.,  1897;  from  High  street,  nearly  opposite 
Gardner  street,  northwest;  shown  on  plan  dated  Oct.  25,  1897,  and 
filed  with  Suffolk  Deeds,  Lib.  2683,  end. 

*Isleworth  street,  Bri.,  1887;  from  Chestnut  Hill  avenue  to  Englewood 
avenue;  Roxbury  avenue  laid  out  as  a  public  street  and  named 
Isleworth  street.  May  11,  1887;  name  changed  to  Sutherland  road, 
March  1,  1892.     L  1985. 

Islington  terrace,  Bri.,  1903;  from  25  Webster  avenue,  northerly; 
called  Brown  court  in  directory,  1876  to  1882,  inclusive;  from  1882  to 
1896  the  name  does  not  appear  in  directory;  called  Brown's  court  in 
directory,  1896  to  1902,  inclusive;  called  Brown's  block  in  Assessors' 
books,  1895  to  1902,  inclusive;  called  Islington  terrace  in  1903. 

Itasca  street.  Dor.,  1903;  from  80  Mattapan  street,  between  Tileston 
and  Colorado  streets,  southwesterly,  nearly  to  Messinger  street; 
shown  on  plan  dated  May  2,  190S  (filed  with  Land  Court);  after 
an  interval  of  about  339  feet  extended  to  Oakland  street  on  plan 
dated  April  25,  1908.     Suffolk  Deeds,  Lib.  3274,  end. 

tlvanhoe  street,  B.,  1868;  from  46  Upton  street  to  West  Brookline  street; 
name  of  Waverly  street  changed  to  Ivanhoe  street,  April  21,  1868; 
laid  out  from  West  Canton  street  to  West  Brookline  street,  Nov.  9, 
1870;  from  West  Canton  street  to  West  Dedham  street.  May  13, 
1871.     L  477,  L  541,  L  581,  L  605. 


List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston.  259 

Ivers  street,  B.,  1820;  from  Hawkins  street,  north,  to  the  Mill-pond; 
sometimes  called  Ivers  lane;  from  Bowdoin  square  to  Merrimac 
street,  including  Chard  on  street,  Dec.  30,  1859;  name  of  same  changed 
to  Chardon  street.  May  22,  1860.     Vol.  31,  pp.  81,  89.     L  92. 

*Ivory  street,  W.  Rox.,  1872;  from  Temple  street  to  Dent  street;  laid 
out,  Sept.  28,  1876.     L  1172. 

*Ivy  street,  B.;  from  Mountfort  street  to  St.  Mary's  street  (the  Brook- 
Hne  Hne);  laid  out,  June  12,  1894.     L  2605. 

Jackson  avenue,  B.,  1837;  from  75  Charter  street  to  506  Commercial 
street;  called  Board  alley  in  1833;  name  changed  to  Jackson  avenue 
in  1837. 

Jackson  avenue,  Bri.;  from  81  Chestnut  Hill  avenue  to  122  Academy 
Hill  road. 

Jackson  court,  B.,  1836;  from  North  Margin  street,  west;  built  over. 

Jackson  place,  B.,  1827;  from  10  Winter  street,  southwesterly,  near 
Washington  street;  mentioned  as  "an  ancient  passageway"  in  deed 
dated  May  22,  1835.  Suffolk  Deeds,  Lib.  391,  fol.  186;'  Lib.  1117, 
fol.  35. 

Jackson  place,  W.  Rox.;  from  3275  Washington  street. 

Jackson  place,  Dor.;  from  School  street,  southwesterly;  Athelwold 
street,  laid  out  over  Jackson  place.  May  6,  1896.     L  2761. 

Jackson  square,  Bri.;  at  junction  Chestnut  Hill  avenue.  Union  street 
and  Winship  street.  Middlesex  South  District  Registry,  Plan  Book 
18,  No.  60. 

Jackson  square,  Bri.,  1871;  at  junction  of  Dunboy  street  and  Webster 
street. 

*Jackson  square,  Rox.;  opposite  190  to  200  Centre  street,  and  1500  to 
1520  Columbus  avenue. 

tJackson  street.  So.  B.,  1872;  from  Boston  street  to  Dorchester  avenue; 
formerly  from  Dorchester  (now  Boston)  street  to  Dorchester  avenue; 
shown  on  plan  by  Henry  W.  Wilson,  dated  March  1,  1872;  after  the 
straightening  of  the  lines  of  Boston  street,  July  26,  1875,  the  portion 
of  Jackson  street  formerly  covered  by  Boston  street  became  known 
(though  never  officially)  as  a  part  of  Jackson  street;  portion  lying 
between  the  old  and  new  lines  of  Boston  street  laid  out  December  24, 
1875;  laid  out  with  the  name  of  Rawson  street  from  Boston  street 
to  Dorchester  avenue,  December  29,  1892.     L  1072,  L  2484. 

*Jackson  street,  Chsn.,  1864;  from  66  Bunker  Hill  street  to  53  Ferrin 
street;  laid  out,  July  25,  1864. 

Jackson's  corner,  B.,  1732;  at  the  head  of  the  Town  Dock,  Dock 
square. 

Jackson's  corner,  B.,  1732;  at  the  Mill  creek,  Ann  (now  North)  street. 

Jacob  street.  Dor.,  1897;  from  32  Jones  avenue,  opposite  White  terrace, 
southwesterly  and  southerly  to  137  Ballou  avenue;  shown  on  plan  by 
F.  P.  Hall,  dated  August,  1897. 

Jamaica  park,  W.  Rox.,  1892;  the  portion  of  the  park  system  around 
Jamaica  pond;  shown  on  plan  by  the  Park  Commissioners,  dated 
1892;  name  changed  to  Olmsted  park  by  the  Park  Commissioners, 
Dec.  24,  1900. 

Jamaica  place,  W.  Rox.,  1893;  from  55  Jamaica  street,  westerly, 
with  one  arm  extending  northwesterly  and  another  southwesterly; 
originally  a  part  of  Jamaica  street. 


260  List  op  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston. 

Jamaica  street,  Dor.,  1802;  from  Norfolk  street  to  Back  (now  Har- 
vard) street,  opposite  Walk  Hill  street;  laid  out  from  road  leading 
from  Boies's  mill  to  Dr.  Jasper  Baker's  to  old  road  leading  to  Meeting 
House,  Jamaica  Plain,  April,  1802;  located  from  Samuel  Cox's  to 
Roxbury  (now  West  Roxbury)  line,  April  2,  1804;  named  from 
Cox's  corner  to  Back  street  and  Roxbury  line,  March  11,  1840; 
name  changed  to  Walk  Hill  street,  being  a  continuation  of  that 
street.  May  9,  1876. 

*Jamaica  street,  W.  Rox.,  1851;  from  101  South  street,  westerly,  south- 
erly, easterly  and  northerly,  back  to  Jamaica  street;  formerly  from 
South  street,  westerly,  then  northerly;  the  northerly  branch,  which 
had  been  previously  called  White  avenue,  was  called  Jamaica  street 
in  1868,  and  later  Woodman  street,  and  was  laid  out  as  Woodman 
street,  Dec.  9,  1878;  laid  out  with  name  of  Jamaica  street  from 
South  street  to  the  westerly  line  of  Woodman  street,  Dec.  9,  1878; 
laid  out,  July  3,  1882,  from  Woodman  street,  westerly,  southerly, 
easterly  and  northerly  to  the  part  laid  out  in  1878;  this  last  named 
part  is  shown  on  plan  made  in  1872  as  Side  Hill  street.  Norfolk 
Registry,  Lib.  202,  fol.  321.     L  1338,  L  1623,  L  1624,  L  1625. 

Jamaica  street,  W.  Rox.,  1850;  easterly  part  of  Child  street,  from  Lee 
street   to    Starr  (now  Call)  street,  called  so  on  a   plan  in  Norfolk 
,    Registry  1850,  Plan  Book  100. 

Jamaicaway,  Rox.  and  W.  Rox.,  1892;  from  the  junction  of  Hunting- 
ton avenue  and  Heath  street  to  Perkins  street,  and  thence  by  the 
east  side  of  Jamaica  pond  to  Prince  street. 

James  avenue.  So.  B.;  from  123  G  street,  westerly,  near  East  Eighth 
street. 

James  place,  B.,  1839;  from  37  Anderson  street,  westerly,  between 
Phillips  street  and  Revere  street;  built  over  in  1902. 

*  James  street,  B.,  1857;  from  27  East  Brookline  street  to  32  East  Concord 
street;  named  Dec.  8,  1857.     L  1770. 

James  street,  W.  Rox.;  from  437  Ashland  street  to  Hyde  Park  line. 

James  street,  Rox.,  1799;  from  land  of  Joel  Gay  to  the  road  to  the  salt 
marsh  (plan  Lib.  13,  fol.  183,  Norfolk  Registry);  laid  out  as  a  new  road 
50  feet  wide  and  called  in  deed  James  street;  shown  on  plan  Lib.  17, 
fol.  57,  Norfolk  Registry. 

James  street,  W.  Rox.,  1872;  from  485  Poplar  street,  northwesterly, 
parallel  with  Cornell  street  and  Beech  street  to  308  Kittredge  street. 
Norfolk  Registry,  Plan  Book  6,  No.  226. 

Jarvis  place,  Rox.,  1870;  from  106  George  street,  easterly,  between 
Magazine  street  and  Langdon  street,  named  May  10,  1870. 

Jarvis  row,  B.,  1805;  from  Newbury  (now  Washington)  street,  east, 
south  of  Suffolk  place;  name  changed  to  Norfolk  place  in  1823. 

Jarvis  street,  Rox.;  from  91  St.  Stephen  street,  northwest. 

Jarvis's  corner,  B.,  1800;  corner  of  Newbury  (now  Washington)  street 
and  Summer  street  then  so  called. 

Jasper  place,  B.,  1849;  from  195  North  street,  southeast,  near  Langdon 
place;  same  as  City  slip;  Jasper  place  in  1906,  and  now  so  known. 
Suffolk  Deeds,  Lib.  874,  fol.  265. 

*Jay  street.  So.  B.;  from  647  East  Fourth  street  to  534  East  Fifth  street, 
between  I  street  and  K  street;  laid  out,  Oct.  1,  1897.     L  2912. 

Jay  street,  W.  Rox.,  1848;  from  Martin  street,  southeast,  to  La  Grange 
street.     Norfolk  Registry,  Lib.  184,  end. 


List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston.  261 

Jay  street,  Chsn.,  1818;  from  Chelsea  street  to  Edgeworth  street;  laid 
out,  May  23,  1859;  name  changed  to  Tremont  street,  Oct.  29,  1866. 

Jeannette  place,  W.  Rox.;  from  4240  Washington  street,  southeast, 
between  Ashland  street  and  Poplar  street. 

*Jefferies  street,  E.  B.,  1836;  from  302  Marginal  street  to  391  Maverick 
street;  laid  out  and  accepted,  April  10,  1854.  Suffolk  Deeds, 
Lib.  406,  fol.  305. 

Jefferson  avenue,  Chsn.;  from  164  Bunker  Hill  street  to  3  Bartlett 
street;  shown  as  an  unnamed  street  on  plan  dated  1839.  Middlesex 
South  District  Registry,  Plan  Book  1,  A,  No.  30. 

Jefferson  place,  B.,  181-;  from  33  Bennet  street,  southerly,  between 
Harrison  avenue  and  Ash  street. 

Jefferson  place,  B.;  from  Fayette  street  to  Tremont  street;  Jefferson 
street  so  called  in  Assessors'  books  of  1850. 

*Jefferson  street,  B.,  1824;  from  8  Fayette  street  to  327  Tremont  street; 
from  Fayette  street,  1824;  extended  to  Tremont  street,  1834;  accepted, 
conditionally,  Sept.  19,  1842;  decided  to  have  become  public  by 
dedication,  Dec.  20,  1880;  called  Jefferson  place  in  Assessors'  books 
of  1850. 

Jenkins  avenue,  E.  B.  (Breed's  Island);  from  1351  Bennington  street, 
easterly,  to  a  iunction  with  Ashley  avenue  at  Belle  Isle  inlet;  Brom- 
ley's atlas,  1892. 

Jenkins  place,  B.,  1834;  from  Commercial  street;  included  in  the  North 
End  Park. 

*Jenkins  street.  So.  B.,  1855;  from  326  Dorchester  street  to  Old  Colony 
avenue;  formerly  from  Dorchester  street  to  Mercer  street;  name 
of  Lewis  street  changed  to  Jenkins  street,  Aug.  7,  1855;  laid  out 
from  Dorchester  street  to  O.  C.  R.  R.  (now  Old  Colony  avenue),  Nov. 
2,  1876;  portion  from  N.  Y.,  N.  H.  &  H.  R.  R.  to  Mercer  street 
abandoned.     L  1187. 

*Jenner  street,  Chsn.,  1866;  from  6  Rutherford  avenue  to  23  Front 
street;  formerly  from  Bow  street  to  Front  street;  "  recently  "  laid  out 
over  Cook's  lane;  named  Jenner  street,  Sept.  17,  1866. 

Jennings  place,  Chsn.;  from  236  Medford  street,  southwesterly,  between 
Polk  street  and  Elm  street. 

Jephsons  corner,  B.,  1732;  corner  of  Marshall  lane  and  Creek  lane 
then  so  called. 

Jerome  place,  Chsn.;  from  Bunker  Hill  street,  northerly;  laid  out 
from  Bunker  Hill  street  to  Princeton  street  with  name  of  Sprague 
street,  Aug.  11.  1892.     L  2482. 

*Jerome  street,  Dor.,  1883;  from  24  Hancock  street  to  25  Everett  avenue; 
part  of  Everett  avenue,  from  Hancock  street  to  the  part  already 
public,  laid  out  as  Jerome  street,  March  22,  1883.     L  1695. 

*Jersey  street,  B.,  1898;  from  80  Brookline  avenue  to  Audubon  road; 
laid  out,  July  15,  1898.     L  3006,  L  4040. 

Jersey  street,  Rox.;  fromi  Beacon  street  to  B.  &  A.  R..  R.;  included  in 
Back  Bay  Fens  and  called  Charlesgate-west,  Dec.  30,  1887.     L  1515. 

*Jersey  street,  Bri.,  1882;  from  Third  street  to  Fifth  street;  now  in 
Brighton  cattle  yards,  near  N.  Y.  C.  &  H.  R.  R.  R. 

Jerusalem  place,  B.,  1903;  from  112  Salem  street,  west,  between 
Baldwin  place  and  Cooper  street;  name  of  Carroll  place  changed  to 
Jerusalem  place,  1903. 


262  List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston. 

*Jess  street,  W.  Rox.;  from  9  Porter  street,  southwesterly;  laid  out, 
Dec.  13,  1876.     L  1206. 

Jewell  place,  Rox.;  from  3  Ottawa  street,  northerly,  near  Sherman 
street. 

Jewett  street,  W.  Rox.,  1889;  from  29  Neponset  avenue  to  16  Mt. 
Hope  street;  shown  as  an  unnamed  passageway  in  1873. 

*John  street,  B.,  1869;  from  4  Fulton  street  to  73  North  street;  called 
Shoe  and  Leather  street  in  1842;  laid  out  as  John  street,  Feb.  2, 
1869.     L  428. 

*John  A.  Andrew  street,  W.  Rox.,  1871;  from  11  Newbern  street  to 
126  Carolina  avenue;  laid  out,  Dec.  5,  1881.     L  1576. 

Johnson  avenue,  Rox.;  from  306  Centre  street,  southerly,  nearly  oppo- 
site Wyman  street,  to  Buckley  avenue. 

Johnson  avenue,  Chsn.,  1846;  from  196  Main  street  to  47  Lawrence 
street;  named  Miller  street,  Sept.  2,  1844;  name  changed  to  Johnson's 
avenue,  March  9,  1846;  now  called  Johnson  avenue. 

Johnson  place,  B.;  from  576  Commercial  street;  shown  on  Hopkins's 
atlas  of  1874;  not  shown  in  Bromley's  atlas  of  1890;  included  in  land 
taken  by  city  for  North  End  Park  (now  Copp's  Hill  terraces),  Dec.  7, 
1893. 

Johnson  place.  Dor.;  from  19  River  street,  northwesterly,  between 
Morton  street  and  River  court. 

fJohnson  street,  W.  Rox.,  1888;  from  89  Baker  street,  northeast,  and 
.  from  65  Baker  street,  northeast,  thence  northwest  to  beyond  the  first 
named  part;  portion  mentioned  above  as  running  "from  89  Baker 
street  .  .  .  thence  northwest  to  beyond  the  first  named  part," 
formerly  known  as  Ballinakill  avenue;  laid  out  with  name  of  John- 
son street,  Jan.  6,  1888;  street  leading  from  65  Baker  street  named 
as  a  part  of  Johnson  street  at  about  the  same  date.     L  2047. 

Johnson  terrace.  Dor.,  1898;  from  38  Lauriat  avenue,  nearly  opposite 
Lauriat  street,  to  N.  E.  R.  R.;  authority  to  open  given  by  the  Street 
Commissioners,  Sept.  2,  1898. 

Johnson's  avenue,  see  Johnson  avenue. 

Johnston  park,  Rox.;  from  309  Warren  street,  near  corner  of  Dale 

street,  westerly. 

Johnston  road.  Dor.,  1902;  from  1097  Blue  Hill  avenue  to  398  Harvard 
street;  named  in  honor  of  Mr.  John  J.  Johnston,  the  owner  of  the 
property,  in  1902. 

Johnston  street,  W.  Rox.;  from  Jamaica  street,  south,  then  west; 
laid  out  and  name  changed  to  St.  Rose  street,  Nov.  30,  1897.    L  2946. 

Johnswood  road,  W.  Rox.,  1896;  from  14  Prospect  avenue,  southwest, 
between  Sherwood  street  and  Brown  avenue;  authority  to  open 
given  by  Street  Commissioners,  Feb.  24,  1896. 

Joiliff's  lane,  B.,  1708;  from  Water  street  to  Milk -street,  1708;  called 
also  Joliff's,  Joiliff's,  Joyliff's  and  Joylieff's  lane;  at  one  time  called 
Black  Jack  alley;  called  Devonshire  street,  1784,  in  honor  of  a  mer- 
chant of  Bristol  who  generously  contributed  to  aid  the  sufferers  by 
the  fire;  by  Edes's  list.  1800.  called  Joiliff's  lane  and  also  by  Carleton's 
map  of  1800;  now  a  part  of  Devonshire  street. 

*Joiner  street,  Chsn.,  1827;  from  25  Park  street  to  38  Water  street;  laid 
out  opposite  O.  W.  Preston's  lot  to  Deacon  Thos.  Miller's  house. 
May  21,  1827;  laid  out  near  site  of  fire,  Dec.  23,  1835;  laid  out  as 
far  as  practicable  and  accepted,  March  28,  1836. 


List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston.  263 

Jones  avenue,  Dor.,  1870;  from  16  Mascot  street  to  27  Ballou  avenue. 

Jones  street,  W.  Rox.,  1886;  from  Walter  street  to  Fairview  street; 
authority  to  open  given  by  Street  Commissioners,  April  21,  1894; 
called  Milwood  street  in  1899. 

Jones  street,  E.  B.  (Breed's  Island);  from  Ashley  avenue,  crossing 
Jenkins  avenue,  to  Belle  Isle  inlet;  shown  on  atlas,  1892. 

*Jordan  street,  W.  Rox.,  1872;  from  1  Dent  street  to  454  La  Grange 
street,  near  West  Roxbury  station;  laid  out,  Sept.  28,  1876.  L  1174, 
L  3691. 

Joseph  court,  Rox.,  1899;  from  7  Bickford  avenue. 

Joseph  street.  Dor.,  1897;  from  Carlisle  (now  Wainwright)  street  to 
Melbourne  street;  authority  to  open  given  by  Street  Commissioners, 
May  20,  1897;  abandoned;  included  in  Ashmont  playground,  July 
18,  1899. 

Joseph  street.  Dor.,  1903;  from  122  Welles  avenue,  between  Wain- 
wright street  and  Melbourne  street,  to  Brent  street. 

*Joseph  Warren  square,  Rox.,  1904;  the  open  space  at  the  intersection 
of  Warren,  Regent  and  St.  James  street;  named  by  an  order  of  the 
City  Council,  approved  Aug.  12,  1904;  named  in  honor  of  Gen. 
Joseph  Warren,  who  was  killed  in  the  battle  of  Bunker  Hill. 

^Josephine  street,  Dor.;  from  18  Ditson  street  to  440  Geneva  avenue; 
laid  out,  Sept.  7,   1895.     L  2722. 

Joy  place,  B.,  1834;  rear  of  west  side  of  Belknap  (now  Joy)  street, 
near  Beacon  street;  closed. 

Joy  place,  B.;  from  Joy  street,  between  Beacon  street  and  Mt.  Vernon 
place,  easterly. 

*Joy  street,  B.,  1851;  from  34  Beacon  street  to  112  Cambridge  street; 
part  from  Cambridge  street  to  May  (now  Myrtle)  street;  called 
Belknap's  lane,  1787;  same  called  Belknap  street,  1789;  extended 
south  to  Beacon  street  through  Clapboard  street  and  George  street, 
1803;  Belknap  street,  between  Myrtle  street  and  Beacon  street, 
called  Joy  street,  January,  1851;  Belknap  street,  from  Beacon  street 
to  Cambridge  street,  named  Joy  street,  Feb.  26,  1855.  Vol.  31, 
p.  69.     L  4098. 

Joy  street,  W.  Rox.,  1888;  from  Brookline  line,  southwest,  crossing 
Raymond,  Bruce  and  Walker  streets. 

Joy's  alley,  B.;  from  Washington  street,  westerly,  opposite  the  Old 
South  Church;  shown  as  a  passageway  about  11  feet  wide  in  1773 
(Suffolk  Deeds,  Lib.  123,  fol.  268);  called  Joy's  alley  in  1784  (Suffolk 
Deeds,  Lib.  143,  fol.  46);  Cobler's  court  in  1798  (Record  Commis- 
sioner's Report,  Vol.  22,  p.  334);  Harvard  place,  1820. 

Jubes  lane,  W.  Rox.;  an  early  name  for  Curtis  (now  Forest  Hills) 
street;  shown  on  plans  dated  1845;  also  called  Rocky  Swamp  lane. 
Vol.  50. 

Jubes  street,  W.  Rox.;  from  Keyes  street,  between  Forest  Hills  street 
and  Hale  street,  southwest,  to  Lotus  street. 

*Judson  street.  Dor.,  1892;  from  46  West  Cottage  street  to  24  Brookford 
street;  laid  out  from  West  Cottage  street  to  Dromey  avenue,  Feb. 
26,  1892;  laid  out  over  Dromey  avenue  to  Brookford  street,  Dec.  12, 
1896.     L  2384,  L  2800. 

*Julian  street,  Rox.  and  Dor.,  1892;  from  152  Blue  Hill  avenue  to  63 
Howard  avenue;  name  of  part  of  Rand  street  changed  to  Julian 
street,  March  1,  1892;  extended  over  Rand  square  to  Howard  avenue, 
Sept.  7,  1895.     L  1591,  L  2733. 


264  List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston. 

Juliette  street,  Dor.,  1907;  from  Fox  street,  between  Percival  street 
and  Adams  street,  southeast,  to  Homes  avenue;  shown  on  plan  by 
William  E.  Hannan,  dated  June  15,  1907;  formerly  Homes  street. 

*Juniper  street,  Rox.,  1881;  from  7  Cedar  street  to  12  Thornton  street; 
laid  out  from  Cedar  street,  in  part  upon  a  portion  of  private  way 
known  as  Cedar  square  to  Thornton  street  extended  to  Guild  street, 
Dec.  10,  1881.     L  1578,  L  1579. 

Juniper  terrace,  Rox.;  from  2611  Washington  street  to  29  Juniper 
street,  between  Cedar  street  and  Guild  street. 

*K  street,  So.  B.,  1805;  from  Reserved  channel,  south,  to  1560  Columbia 
road;  laid  out  and  named  from  salt  water  on  the  south  to  the  Harbor 
of  Boston  on  the  north,  Feb.  27,  1805;  laid  out  from  the  low  water 
mark  north  of  First  (now  East  First)  street  to  harbor  line  in  Old 
Harbor,  Nov.  17,  1868;  portion  of  K  street  south  of  Columbia  road 
now  included  in  the  Strandway.     L  146,  L  217. 

K=street  place.  So.  B.;  from  214  K  street,  east,  between  East  Broad- 
way and  East  Third  street. 

Kaine  street.  Dor.,  1873;  a  proposed  street  from  794  Dorchester  ave- 
nue to  Washington  avenue;  formerly  shown  as  extending  to  Richard- 
son avenue;  the  relocation  of  the  railroad  in  1898  eliminated  the 
portion  between  Washington  avenue  and  Richardson  avenue. 

Kalada  park,  Rox.,  1893;  from  30  Holborn  street;  authority  to  open 
given  by  Street  Commissioners,  July  20,  1893. 

*Kane  street.  Dor.,  1889;  from  45  Bellevue  street  to  56  Stanley  street;  for- 
merly called  Bellevue  terrace;  laid  out,  June  19,  1889.     L  2137. 

Katherine  street,  Dor.,  1905;  from  Georgie  street  (now  Myrtlebank 
avenue),  about  117  feet  northwest  of  the  Milton  Branch  Railroad,  and 
running  northeast  from  Georgie  street  about  119  feet,  and  southwest 
from  Georgie  street  about  67  feet;  shown  on  plan  by  Richmond  P. 
Souther,  dated  March  30,  1905;  name  changed  to  Hood  street  on  plan 
dated  October,  1907.     Suffolk  Deeds,  Lib.  3226,  end. 

*Keany  square,  B.,  1899;  the  open  space  at  the  junction  of  Washington 
street  North,  Causeway  and  Endicott  streets;  named  Keany  square, 
May  16,  1899.     L  3031,  L  3088. 

*Kearsarge  avenue,  Rox.,  1868;  from  92  Warren  street  to  18  Winthrop 
street;  Mt.  Vernon  place  laid  out  under  name  of  Mt.  Warren  place, 
Oct.  30,  1865;  named  Kearsarge  avenue,  April  21,  1868. 

Kearsarge  place,  Rox.,  part  of  Kearsarge  avenue  from  Winthrop  street 
in  a  general  northerly  direction,  to  angle  in  same,  so  called  in  1873. 

Kearsarge  terrace,  Rox.,  1898;  from  15  Kearsarge  avenue,  southwest. 

Keith  avenue,  W.  Rox.,  1893;  from  Baker  street,  near  Vermont  street, 
to  La  Grange  street;  also  called  Keith  street. 

Keith  street,  W.  Rox.,  1893;  from  471  Baker  street,  near  Vermont 
street,  to  630  La  Grange  street;  also  called  Keith  avenue. 

Keith's  alley,  B.,  1865;  from  170  North  street,  near  Richmond  street, 
northwest;  a  portion  of  what  was  called  Clark's  alley,  1824;  Parker 
place  in  Assessors'  books  of  1850;  called  Keith's  alley  on  plan  dated 
1865.     Suffolk  Deeds,  Lib.  857,  fol.  313. 

Kellam  place,  B.,  1837;  near  Lucas  place  and  street;  included  in  Chap- 
man (now  Compton)  street,  which  was  laid  out  from  Washington 
street  to  Tremont  street  in  1852. 


List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston.  265 

Kelley  court,  Chsn.;  from  42  Cook  street  to  a  10-foot  passageway;  on 
"Commissioners'  plan  of  part  of  Charlestown,  1870,"  called  Kelly's 
place;  same  given  "Kellies  block"  in  Hopkins's  atlas  of  1875;  in 
Bromley's  atlas  of  1885  (but  not  later)  "the  10  foot  passageway  "  is 
called  a  part  of  Sheafe  street;  now  known  as  Kelley  court. 

Kelley  court,  Bri.;  from  474  Western  avenue,  southeasterly,  towards 
Waverly  street;  same  called  Kelley 's  lane,  1884. 

Kelley 's  lane,  Bri.;  from  Western  avenue,  southeasterly,  towards  Wav- 
erly street;  same  called  Kelley  court  in  1875. 

Kellies  block,  Chsn.;  from  Cook  street,  northwesterly,  1875;  same  called 
Kelley  court,  from  Cook  street  to  Sheafe  street,  1884. 

Kemble  place,  Rox.,  1904;  from  49  Kemble  street,  southwest. 

Kemble  place.  So.  B.;  from  13  P  street,  near  corner  East  Second  street, 
west;  also  called  Kimball  place. 

fKemble  street,  Rox.,  1865;  from  98  Hampden  street,  east,  then  south- 
east, parallel  with  Norfolk  avenue  to  82  Magazine  street;  part  from 
Hampden  street,  east,  to  Reed  (now  Reading)  street  once  shown  as 
part  of  Reed  street;  laid  out  from  Hampden  street  to  Magazine  street, 
Aug.  6,  1889.  Norfolk  Registry,  Plan  Book  4,  No.  138.  L  2143, 
L  2144. 

fKemp  street,  So.  B.;  from  686  Dorchester  avenue,  east,  to  Old  Colony 
avenue  (formerly  the  location  of  N.  Y.,  N.  H.  &  H.  R.  R.);  laid  out 
from  Dorchester  avenue,  easterly,  to  within  about  50  feet  of  Washing- 
ton avenue,  by  decree  of  Superior  Court,  filed  June  23,  1898,  under 
authority  of  chapter  519,  Acts  of  the  Legislature  of  1897.     L  3967. 

*Kempton  street,  Rox.,  1898;  from  Fenwood  road  to  803  Huntington 
avenue;  laid  out,  Dec.  2,  1909.     L  4192. 

Kenberma  road,  Dor.,  1905;  from  445  Washington  street  near  School 
street,  west;  name  of  Coffee  court  changed  to  Kenberma  road  by 
abutters,  Sept..  29,   1905. 

*Kendall  street,  B.,  1845;  from  639  Shawmut  avenue  to  912  Tremont 
street;  accepted,  conditionally,  Dec.  3,  1860;  laid  out,  32  feet  wide, 
Nov.  3,  1868;  laid  out  at  a  greater  width,  Aug.  3,  1869.  Suffolk 
Deeds,  Lib.  823,  end.     L  189,  L  382,  L  414,  L  415. 

*Kenilworth  street,  Rox.,  1847;  from  73  Dudley  street,  southeasterly, 
then  northeasterly,  to  37  Dudley  street;  accepted,  June  21,  1847;  laid 
out,  June  14,  1852.     L  2803. 

Kenilworth  terrace,  W.  Rox.,  1894;  name  given  to  the  property  on 
Beech  street  between  Eastbourne  street  and  the  lots  facing  Newburg 
street;  shown  on  plan  dated  July  15,  1894  (Suffolk  Deeds,  Lib.  2446, 
fol.  162);  see  Westbourne  street. 

*Kenmore  street,  B.,  1884;  from  498  Commonwealth  avenue  to  553 
Newbury  street;  laid  out,  Dec.  29,  1893.     L  2581. 

Kenna  place,  B.,  1860;  from  Grove  street,  easterly,  near  Revere  street; 
built  over  in  1900. 

*Kennard  avenue,  B.,  1833;  from  61  Allen  street  to  80  Poplar  street; 
same  in  1833;  called  Hanover  avenue  in  Assessors'  books  of  1850; 
accepted  and  laid  out  as  public  street,  June  14,  1852;  erroneously 
called  Kennard  street  on  Bromley's  atlas,  1883.     L  2382. 

Kennard  court,  B.,  1846;  from'  8  Kennard  avenue,  northwesterly,  to 
junction  of  Lovett  place  and  Elder  place;  from  Kennard  avenue,  near 
Poplar  street,  1846. 

Kennard  street,  B.;  Kennard  avenue,  from  Allen  street  to  Poplar  street; 
erroneously  so  called  on  Bromley's  atlas,  1883. 


266  List  of  Streets,  Etc.',  in  Boston. 

Kennebec  street,  Dor.,  1908;  from  Croyden  street  between  Alabama 
street  and  Hebron  street,  northeast,  to  Canaan  street;  shown  on  plan 
dated  April  25,  1908.     Suffolk  Deeds,  Lib.  3274,  end. 

Kennedy's  corner,  B.,  1784;  corner  of  Dock  square  and  Shrimpton's  lane 
(now  Exchange  street)  then  so  called. 

Kenneth  street,  Bri.,  1891;  from  Franklin  street,  nearly  opposite  Brent- 
wood street,  southeast,  to  and  beyond  Bayard  street;  laid  out  and 
name  changed  to  Myrick  street,  July  30,  1897.     L  2857. 

fKenneth  street,  W.  Rox.;  from  51  Beech  street  to  Stratford  street;  for- 
merly called  Oak  street;  laid  out  from  Beech  street  to  Farrington 
street,  July  24,  1891;  authority  to  open  part  between  Stratford  avenue 
(now  street)  and  Farrington  street  (now  avenue)  given  by  Street  Com- 
missioners, Nov.   17,  1893.     L  2318. 

Kenney  street,  Rox.;  from  81  Day  street,  northwest. 

Kenny's  corner,  B.,  1709;  in  Dock  square. 

tKenrick  street,  Bri.,  1860;  from  Foster  street,  about  195  feet  southeast 
of  Rogers  park,  west  about  245  feet,  and  from  Lake  street  to  the 
Newton  line;  formerly  from  Lake  street,  northeast,  to  Newton  line;  laid 
out  by  County  Commissioners,  from  Lake  street  to  the  Newton  line, 
Jan.  2,  1856;  named  Kenrick  street,  March  5,  1860,  being  a  con- 
tinuation of  Kenrick  street  in  Newton.  Middlesex  South  District 
Registiy,  Plan  Book  19,  A,  No.  15. 

Kensington  park,  Rox.;  from  285  Warren  street,  near  Dale  street,  north- 
westerly. 

^Kensington  street,  Rox.;  from  23  Kingsbury  street  to  22  Elmore  street; 
laid  out,  Oct.  22,  1885.     L  1894. 

Kensington  street,  Bri.,  1884;  from  extension  of  Foster  street  to  Par- 
sons street;  laid  out  as  a  public  street  and  named  Surrey  street,  Sept. 
4, 1884.     L  1817. 

*Kent  street,  Rox.,  1888;  from  109  Roxbury  street  to  82  Vernon  street; 
formerly  HoUis  place;  laid  out  as  Kent  street,  Nov.  19, 1888.     Ij  2106. 

Kentle  street,  B.,  1848-51;  from  Suffolk  street  (now  Shawmut  avenue), 
near  Rutland  street;  cannot  now  be  identified. 

Kenwood  road,  Rox.,  1898;  from  747  Huntington  avenue  to  Brookline 
avenue,  near  corner  Riverway;  laid  out  under  the  name  of  Fenwood 
road,  Dec.  5,  1906.     L  3929,  L  3453. 

*Kenwood  street.  Dor.;  from  16  Allston  street  to  572  Washington  street; 
laid  out,  Oct.  4,  1894.     L  2663. 

*Kerwin  street,  Dor.,  1896;  from  112  Talbot  avenue  to  53  Bernard  street; 
authority  to  open  given  by  Street  Commissioners,  May  6,  1896;  laid 
out  Dec.  1,  1906.     L  3928,  L  4095. 

*Keswick  street,  B.,  1904;  from  909  Beacon  street  to  Medfield  street, 
parallel  with  St.  Mary's  street;  name  of  Roseland  street  changed  to 
Keswick  street,  March  1,  1904. 

Keyes  place,  W.  Rox.,  1860;  from  200  Keyes  street,  northwest;  part  now 
in  Call  street;  also  called  Keyes-street  court;  Keyes-street  place  in 
1906.     Norfolk  Registry,  Lib.  290,  fol.  144. 

*Keyes  street,  W.  Rox.,  1850;  from  116  South  street  to  207  Forest  Hills 
street;  laid  out  as  a  town  way,  March  31,  1859;  relocated  between 
Washington  street  and  B.  &  P.  (now  N.  Y.,  N.  H.  &  H.)  R.  R.,  Nov.  6, 
1883;  extended  southeasterly  from  Washington  street  to  Stony  Brook, 
Nov.  6,  1883;  extended  to  Forest  Hills  street,  Aug.  4,  1890.  L  1734, 
L  1735,  L  2254. 


List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston.  267 

Keyes=street  bridge,  W.  Rox.,  1906;  on  Keyes  street  between  Washing- 
ton street  and  Stedman  street,  across  Stony  Brook;  first  classed  as  a 
bridge  in  the  City  Engineer's  report  for  1906. 

Keyes=street  court,  W.  Rox.;  from  119  Keyes  street,  near  Call  street, 
south,  to  129  Call  street;  formerly  from  Keyes  street,  south,  about  148 
feet;  about  54  feet  of  the  southerly  end  taken  by  extension  of  Call 
street,  May  7,  1891;  also  called  Keyes  place.     L  2291. 

Keyes=street  place,  W.  Rox.;  from  200  Keyes  street  on  northeasterly 
side  of  Stony  Brook,  northeasterly. 

*Kilby  street,  B.,  1769;  from  67  State  street  to  106  Milk  street;  called 
Mackrill  lane  from  King  (now  State)  street  to  Water  street,  and 
Cooper's  alley  from  Water  street  to  Milk  street,  in  town's  list  of  streets, 
May  3,  1708;  shown  as  Marchants  lane  on  Burgess's  map  of  1728; 
called  Kilby  street  from  King  street  to  Milk  street,  1769;  some  time 
prior  to  1784  part  from  Water  street  to  Milk  street  called  Miller's 
lane;  named  Kilbv  street  from  State  street  to  "Dafforne's  corner  in 
Milk  street,"  by  the  town,  July  4,  1788;  part  from  Liberty  square  to 
Milk  street  called  Adams  street,  1788-1824;  called  Kilby  street  in 
Edes's  list,  1800,  from  the  Bunch  of  Grapes  tavern  running  by  Mr. 
Coolidge's  new  stores  to  Miller's  in  Milk  street;  street  from  State  street 
across  Liberty  square,  and  including  Adams  street,  to  Milk  street 
called  Kilby  street,  throughout,  July  6,  1824.     L  839,  L  853,  L  2113. 

Kilmarnock  street,  B.,  1899;  from  Brookline  avenue  to  Audubon  road. 

*Kilsyth  road,  Bri.;  from  12  Lanark  road  to  Brookline  line;  authority  to 
open  Road  No.  1  (Kilsyth  road)  given  by  Street  Commissioners, 
May  13,  1893;  laid  out,  Dec.  11,  1897.     L  2936,  L  2937,  L  4065. 

fKilton  street.  Dor.;  from  219  Washington  street  to  220  Talbot  avenue; 
portion  between  Harvard  street  and  Park  street  called  Carlton 
avenue,  1860;  Carleton  avenue  and  Carleton  place,  1874;  Carlton 
street,  1884;  authority  to  open  part  from  Harvard  street,  a  short 
distance  northerly,  given  by  Street  Commissioners,  Aug.  13,  1895; 
authority  to  open  from  Washington  street  to  Faxon  street,  under  the 
name  of  Tilton  street,  given  by  Street  Commissioners,  May  15,  1895; 
authority  to  open  portion  from  Faxon  street,  south  about  419  feet, 
given  by  the  Street  Commissioners,  Oct.  24,  1899;  laid  out  between 
Harvard  street  and  Park  street,  Dec.  20,  1906.     L  3940. 

Kimball  place.  So.  B.;  from  13  P  street,  near  East  Second  street,  west- 
erly; also  called  Kemble  place;  Kemble  place  in  1906. 

Kimball  street,  Rox.,  1872;  from  Tremont  street  (now  Huntington 
avenue)  near  junction  of  Heath  street,  to  Crafts  street;  now  in 
Jamaicaway. 

*KimbaIl  street.  Dor.,  1900;  from  1358  Dorchester  avenue  to  203  Freeport 
street;  the  name  of  Shamrock  street  changed  to  Kimball  street, 
March  1,  1900.     L  1723. 

.  Kineo  street.  Dor  ,  1899;  from  199  Magnolia  street  to  16  Mascoma 
street;  authority  to  open  given  by  Street  Commissioners,  Oct.  4,  1899. 

Kineo  street,  Dor.;  from  end  of  Idaho  street  to  Cedar  street;  now 
called  Manchester  street. 

*King  square.  Dor.,  1901;  the  open  space  at  the  junction  of  Adams 
street  and  Neponset  avenue;  named  King  square,  Feb.  23,  1901. 

*King  street,  B.,  1708;  from  Cornhill  (now  Washington  street)  on  each 
side  of  the  Town  House  (which  was  in  the  same  location  as  the  present 
Old  State  House),  easterlv  to  the  sea;  continued  to  low  water  mark, 
1711;  from  west  end  of  Town  House,  east,  to  Long  wharf,  1732; 
name  changed  to  State  street,  1784,  having  been  called  Congress 
street  for  a  short  time  before  new  name  was  settled  on. 


268  List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston. 

*King  street,  Rox.,  1868;  from  227  Roxbury  street  to  35  Elmwood  street; 
name  of  Pearl  street  changed  to  King  street,  April  21,  1868;  laid 
out,  July  16,  1877.     L  1255. 

*King  street,  Dor.,  1858;  from  1718  Dorchester  avenue  to  121  Neponset 
avenue;  laid  out  from  Dorchester  avenue  to  Adams  street,  Dec.  8, 
1871;  laid  out  from  Adams  street  to  Train  street,  Oct.  21,  1878;  laid 
out  from  Train  street  to  Neponset  avenue,  April  27,  1889.  Norfolk 
Registry,  Lib.  266,  fol.  72.     L  722,  L  1324,  L  1510,  L  2125,  L  2712. 

King=street  court,  Rox.,  1874;  from  King  street,  southwesterly;  called 
King  terrace,  1906,  and  now  so  known.  Suffolk  Deeds,  Lib.  1235, 
fol.  91. 

King  terrace,  Rox.;  from  18  King  street  near  the  bend,  southwest; 
formerly  called  King-street  court. 

*  Kingsbury  street,  Rox.;  from  2768  Washington  street  to  47  Bainb  ridge 
street;  laid  out,  March  21,  1874.     L  920. 

tKingsdale  street,  Dor.,  1895;  from  29  Standish  street  to  Talbot  avenue; 
Coolidge  avenue  laid  out  with  name  of  Kingsdale  street,  Nov.  23,  1895; 
extension  to  Wales  street  laid  out,  Sept.  15,  1909;  portion  between 
Wales  street  and  Talbot  avenue  opened  in  the  fall  of  1909.  L  2747, 
L  4165. 

KingsJey  street,  Bri.,  1885;  from  222  North  Harvard  street,  to  Rena 
street. 

Kingston  court,  B.;  from  Kingston  street,  easterly,  near  Essex  street; 
called  Short-street  court,  1827;  named  Kingston  court  or  place  in 
1847;  now  built  over. 

Kingston  place,  B.;  from  Kingston  street,  easterly,  near  Beach  street; 
included  in  extension  of  Tufts  street,  from  Lincoln  street  to  Kingston 
street,  Sept.  28,  1889. 

Kingston  place,  Chsn.,  1871;  from  15  Kingston  street,  easterly,  then 
southeasterly.  Middlesex  South  District  Registry,  Plan  Book  19,  A, 
No.  24. 

*Kingston  street,  B.,  1800;  from  81  Summer  street  to  78  Beach  street; 
from  Summer  street  to  Short  street  and  Pond  street,  1800;  called 
Plymouth  street  in  Edes's  list,  1800;  extended  through  Short  street  to 
Beach  street,  April  1,  1839.  Suffolk  Deeds,  Lib.  864,  fol.  141.  L  221, 
L  305,  L  598,  L  599,  L  623,  L  2201,  L  2441. 

*Kingston  street,  Chsn.,  1858;  from  57  Cambridge  street  to  38  Sever  street; 
laid  out  and  accepted,  Aug.  18,  1869;  grade  changed,  Aug.  4, 1900,  by 
order  of  a  special  commission  appointed  by  the  Superior  Court,  under 
authority  of  chapter  428,  Acts  of  1890,  and  amendments  thereto. 
Middlesex  South  District  Registry,  Plan  Book  10,  No.  42.     L  3959. 

♦Kinross  road,  Bri.,  1890;  from  114  Sutherland  road  to  1670  Common- 
wealth avenue;  laid  out,  Dec.  11, 1897.     L  2934. 

Kirk  street,  W.  Rox.;  from  25  Montview  street  to  Crest  street;  formerly 
called  Short  street. 

*Kirkland  street,  B.,  1858;  from  62  Pleasant  street  to  51  Corning  street; 
called  London  street,  from  Pleasant  street,  1838;  extended  to  Indiana 
place  (now  Corning  street),  1853;  accepted  and  named  Kirkland 
street,  1858.  Vol.  31,  pp.  75,  87.  Suffolk  Deeds,  Lib.  779,  fol.  212. 
L  UOi,  L  548,  L  838,  L  3155. 

Kirkpatrick  street.  Dor.,  1905;  from  Marsh  street,  about  188  feet  east  of 
Granite  avenue,  south  about  1,383  feet;  shown  on  plan  by  Richmond 
P.  Souther,  dated  March  30.  1905;  name  changed  to  Lenoxdale 
avenue  on  plan  dated  October,  1907.    Suffolk  Deeds,  Lib.  3226,  end. 


List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston.  269 

Kirkwood  road,  Bri.,  1898;  from  278  Foster  street,  southeast,  near 
Commonwealth  avenue. 

Kitchen  street,  B.,  1824;  from  Charles  street  to  Spruce  street,  name 
changed  to  Branch  avenue  in  1849;  laid  out  as  Branch  street,  July  26, 
1884.     L  1795. 

Kittredge  place,  B.,  1860;  from  41  Washington  street,  southwesterly, 
near  junction  Friend  street;  formerly  from  Friend  street,  and  so 
shown  in  1860;  portion  included  in  the  extension  of  Washington 
street,  Nov.  6,  1872;  remainder  shown  as  an  unnamed  passageway  in 
Bromley's  atlas  of  1908. 

tKittredge  street,  W.  Rox.,  1882;  from  4280  Washington  street  to  440 
Beech  street;  part  of  Roslin  avenue,  from  Washington  street  to 
Norfolk  street,  laid  out  as  Kittredge  street,  Dec.  22, 1882.  L  1672, 
L  1673. 

Kittredge  terrace,  W.  Rox  ;  from  15  Kittredge  street,  near  Washington 
street,  westerly. 

*Knapp  street,  B.,  1879;  from  15  Beach  street,  southerly,  then  easterly 
to  83  Harrison  avenue;  Newton  place,  from  Beach  street,  south,  and 
Plymouth  place,  from  Harrison  avenue,  west,  laid  out  and  named 
Knapp  street.  May  14,  1879.     L  1351. 

Kneeland  place,  B.,  1834;  from  Kneeland  street,  southwest,  near 
Washington  street;  laid  out  as  a  public  street,  named  Whitmore 
street  and  extended  to  Harvard  street,  June  12,  1886.     L  1910. 

*Kneeland  street,  B.,  1800;  from_702  Washington  street  to  769  Atlantic 
avenue;  formerly  from  Washington  to  Federal  street;  from  Orange 
street,  east,  to  the  water  named  Kneeland's  lane  by  the  town,  July  4, 
1788;  same  called  Kneeland  street,  1800;  continued  to  Front  street 
(now  Harrison  avenue),  1805;  extended  from  Front  street  to  Lincoln 
street,  1835;  name  changed  to  Eliot  street,  July  16,  1838;  renamed 
Kneeland  street,  June  2,  1840;  extended  to  Sea  (now  Federal)  street, 
1843;  accepted,  conditionally,  from  Harrison  avenue  to  Lincoln  street, 
Nov.  4,  1844;  part  which  crosses  track  of  B.  &  W.  (B.  &  A.,  now 
N.  Y.  C.  &  H.  R.  R.  R.)  closed,  as  dangerous  for  public  travel,  Sept. 
21,  1846;  same  rescinded,  Nov.  16,  1846;  part  east  of  Harrison 
avenue  called  Marginal  street  in  1855;  part  between  Albany  street 
and  Lincoln  street  discontinued,  Dec.  17,  1855;  same  reopened, 
Dec.  30,  1856;  accepted,  between  Lincoln  street  and  South  street, 
Dec.  4,  1865;  portion  east  of  Cove  street  discontinued  by  being  taken 
by  Boston  Terminal  Co.  under  authority  of  chapter  516  of  the  Acts  of 
1896.  Suffolk  Deeds,  Lib.  919,  fol.  228.  L  38,  L  86,  L  193,  L  574, 
L  607, L  1626, L  1627,  L  1628,  L  1629,  L  2822,  L  3936. 

*Kneeland's  lane,  B.,  1788;  Kneeland  street  so  named  by  the  town, 
July  4,  1788. 

Kneller  street,  E.  B.,  1838;  from  84  Addison  street  to  Trumbull  street. 
Suffolk  Deeds,  Lib  494,  fol.  302. 

Knights'    avenue,  )  W.    Rox.;  from  36   Oakdale  street;  formerly  from 

Knights'    court,      f      Green  street,    opposite    Jamaica    Plain    station, 

northeast,   then   northwest   to   Oakdale   street;    portion  from  Green 

street    shown   discontinued    in     Hopkins's    atlas   of    1874;    called 

Knights'  court  in  Assessors'  books  of  1909. 

Knoll  street,  W.  Rox.;  from  1410  Centre  street,  near  Hewlett  street,  to 
near  Zeigler  street;  built  over  in  1899.    Suffolk  Deeds,  Lib.  965,  fol.  99. 

Knower  place,  Rox.,  1869;  from  Washington  street,  southeasterly, 
near  Zeigler  street;  built  over  in  1899.  Suffolk  Deeds,  Lib.  965, 
fol.  99. 


270  List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston. 

*Knowlton  street,  So.  B.;  from  25  Telegraph  street  to  262  East  Eighth 
street;  laid  out,  Nov.  17,  1868;  called  Elm  street,  1846.  Suffolk 
Deeds,  Lib.  564,  fol.  72.     G.  259.     L.  1016. 

*Knox  street,  B.,  1830;  from  24  Church  street,  southwest,  to  land  of 
the  City  of  Boston  (Abraham  Lincoln  school  lot);  formerly  from  19 
Fayette  street,  northwest,  then  southwest  to  the  water  (about  100 
feet  southwest  of  Bay  street);  also  an  arm  extending  northwesterly 
from  29  Fayette  street;  portions  extending  from  19  and  29  Fayette 
street  and  the  greater  portion  of  the  part  mentioned  above  as  running 
southwest  shown  on  plan  dated  August,  1824,  as  a  "passageway" 
(Suffolk  Deeds,  Lib.  292,  end,  and  Lib.  302,  end);  in  1830  directory 
as  "from  Lincoln  court  (now  Church  street)  to  the  water";  portion 
from  19  and  29  Fayette  street  to  Church  street  in  1833  directory  as 
"rear  25  Fayette  street";  Knox  street  extended  to  Ferdinand  street 
about  1863  (see  M.  227,  Surveying  Division);  the  whole  street  included 
in  the  Church  street  district  taking  by  an  order  of  the  Board  of  Alder- 
men, approved  by  the  Mayor,  May  9,  1868,  acting  under  authority 
of  chapter  308,  Acts  of  1867;  portion  from  Church  street  to  what  is 
now  Dingley  place  included  in  land  taken  for  Fire  Department  pur- 
poses, 1868;  laid  out  from  29  Fayette  street  to  the  rear  line  of  the 
lots  facing  Melrose  street,  Sept.  29,  1868;  the  name  of  the  portion 
from  29  Fayette  street  to  19  Fayette  street  called  Dingley  place,  1869 
(and  now  so  known,  but  no  record  of  change);  laid  out  from  Church 
street  to  Ferdinand  street,  Dec.  13,  1870;  the  location  of  Knox  street 
after  the  raising  of  the  district  is  the  same  as  previous  to  said  raising; 
from  Ferdinand  street  to  about  40  feet  beyond  Bay  street  included 
in  land  taken  for  Abraham  Lincoln  school,  Aug.  27,  1908.  Suffolk 
Deeds,  Lib.  767,  fol.  102.     L  387,  L  391,  L  404,  L  585,  L  4076,  L  4156. 

Knox  street,  E.  B.,  1844;  from  Eagle  street  to  Condor  street  laid  out 
as  Glendon  street,  April  20,  1869. 

Kuhn  place,  B.,  1833;  from  Tremont  street,  west,  south  of  Eliot  street; 
now  built  over. 

*L  street.  So.  B.,  1805;  from  southeasterly  side  of  L-street  bridge  to 
Columbia  road;  from  harbor,  north  of  East  First  street,  to  Old  Harbor 
south  of  East  Ninth  street  (now  Columbia  road),  with  pro- 
posed extension  northerly  to  proposed  extension  of  Eastern  avenue 
(later  Congress  now  Summer  street)  and  southerly  to  line  in  Old 
Harbor,  1805;  from  salt  water  on  the  south  to  the  harbor  of  Boston 
on  the  north,  laid  oiit  and  named,  Feb.  27,  1805;  laid  out  from  low 
water  mark  north  of  First  (now  East  First)  street  to  harbor  line  in 
Dorchester  Bay,  Nov.  17,  1868;  portion  south  of  Columbia  road 
now  included  in  Strandway.     L  158,  L  3231,  L  3496. 

*L=street  bridge,  So.  B.,  1894;  from  foot  of  L  street  across  Reserved 
Channel  to  foot  of  Summer  street;  built  under  authority  of  chapter 
388,  Acts  of  the  Lesfislature  of  1891;  informally  opened  for  team 
travel  only,  Jan.  4,  1894. 

*Laconia  street,  B.,  1896;  from  1216  Washington  street  to  439  Harrison 
avenue;  Ashland  place  laid  out  with  the  name  of  Ijaconia  street, 
Feb.  15,  1896.     L  2757. 

*La  Fayette  avenue,  B.,  1828;  from  138  Prince  street  to  185  Endicott 
street;  called  Fayette  avenue  (from  Prince  street  to  Pond  street)  in 
1825;  name  changed  to  La  Fayette  avenue  in  1828;  confirmed  as 
public  street,  Sept.  15,  1834;  at  one  time  called  "Town  Shp."  Suffolk 
Deeds,  Lib.  303,  fol.  18;  see,  also,  Suffolk  Deeds,  Lib.  815,  fol.  201. 

La  Fayette  mall,  B.,  1900;  from  Park  street  to  Boylston  street;  the 
mall  on  the  Common  lying  contiguous  to  Tremont  street;  named 
by  order  of  Common  Council  to  take  effect,  June  17,  1900;  formerly 
called  Tremont-street  mall. 


List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston.  271 

La  Fayette  park,  Rox.,  1900;  from  20  Julian  street  northerly,  near  Blue 
HiU  avenue;  formerly  called  La  Fayette  place. 

La  Fayette  place,  Rox.;  from  Julian  street,  northerly,  near  Blue  Hill 
avenue,  changed  to  La  Fayette  park  in  1900. 

*La  Fayette  square,  Chsn.,  1875;  at  junction  of  Main  street  and  Warren 
street;  named  La  Fayette  square,  June  22,  1875;  name  changed  to 
Thompson  square,  July  19,  1875. 

La  Fayette  street,  E.  B.  (Breed's  Island);  from  Orient  avenue,  north- 
east, then  southeast  to  Orient  avenue  again;  now  Montmorenci 
avenue. 

Lafield  street.  Dor.,  1901;  from  334  Centre  street  to  44  Dix  street; 
authority  to  open  given  by  Street  Commissioners,  Aug.  20,  1901. 

La  Grange  place,  B.,  1828;  from  Washington  street,  west;  extended 
to  Tremont  street,  Oct.  14,  1864;  name  changed  to  La  Grange  street, 
Oct.  24,  1865.     L  275,  L  296. 

La  Orange  place,  Rox.;  from  29  Blue  Hill  avenue,  northwesterly, 
between  Winthrop  street  and  Mt.  Pleasant  avenue. 

*La  Grange  street,  B.,  1865;  from  679  Washington  street  to  214  Tremont 
street,  near  Boylston  street;  name  of  La  Grange  place  changed  to 
La  Grange  street,  Oct.  24,  1865.     L  275.  L  296. 

*La  Grange  street,  W.  Rox.,  1849;  from  4725  Washington  street,  near 
Beech  street,  to  Newton  line;  laid  out  from  Centre  street  across 
West  Roxbury  Branch  Railroad  to  Weld  street  by  the  County  Com- 
missioners, Oct.  15,  1869;  laid  out  from  Weld  street  to  Newton  line 
by  the  County  Commissioners,  July,  1871;  extended  to  Shawmut 
avenue  (now  Washington  street)  by  the  town,  Sept.  8,  1873;  relocated 
at  N.  Y.,  N.  H.  &  H.  R.  R.  by  decree  of  Superior  Court  filed  April  24, 
1897,  imder  authority  of  chapter  321,  Acts  of  the  Legislature  of  1896. 
Norfolk  Registry,  Plan  Book  1,  Y.     L  2037,  L  2805,  L  3722. 

*Lake  street,  Bri.,  1847;  from  492  Washington  street  to  2171  Common- 
wealth avenue;  shown  without  name  on  plan  locating  the  street, 
made  by  Seth  Davis,  April  27,  1847  (Vol.  57,  p.  20,  Surveying 
Division);  accepted,  conditionally,  May  17,  1847;  May  1,  1854,  the 
town  authorized  the  Selectmen  to  lay  out  "the  Proprietors'  way 
leading  from  South  street  (now  Commonwealth  avenue)  to  Washington 
street,"  when  abutters  shall  put  same  in  good  condition;  widened 
at  northerly  end,  April  11,  1859;  named  by  the  town,  March  5,  1860; 
called  "Lake  street  or  Foster  street"  on  plan  dated  1866.  Middlesex 
South  District  Registrv,  Plan  Book  13,  No.  39.  L  2243,  L  2244, 
L  2245,  L  2280,  L  3872. 

Lake  Hill  avenue,  W.  Rox.,  1851;  from  Prince  (formerly  Cottage) 
street,  near  its  junction  with  Perkins  street,  southwest,  northwest 
and  north,  to  Cottage  street  in  Brookline;  shown  on  plan  dated 
Aug.  28,  1851.     Lib.  220,  fol.  .321,  Norfolk  Registry. 

Lakeville  avenue,  W.  Rox.,  1846;  from  Centre  street,  northwest, 
towards  Jamaica  Park;  called  Lakeville  place. 

Lakeville  place,  W.  Rox.,  1846;  from  561  Centre  street,  northwest, 
towards  Jamaica  Park;  called  at  one  time  Lakeville  avenue. 

Lamartine  court,  W.  Rox.;  from  218  Lamartine  street,  southeasterly, 
to  N.  Y.,  N.  H.  &  H.  R.  R.,  between  Boylston  street  and  Clark  court. 

Lamartine  place,  W.  Rox.;  from  Green  street  to  Lamartine  street; 
Lamartine  square  so  called  in  Hopkins's  atlas,  1874. 


272  List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston. 

Lamartine  place,  W.  Rox.;  from  270  Lamartine  street,  easterly, 
between  Oakdale  street  and  Lawndale  terrace,  to  N.  Y.,  N.  H.  & 
H.  R.  R.;  shown  as  an  unnamed  place  on  plan  in  Norfolk  Registry, 
Lib.  375,  fol.  237. 

Lamartine  square,  W.  Rox.;  from  112  Green  street,  northeasterly, 
then  northwesterly,  to  314  Lamartine  street;  called  Lamartine  place 
in  Hopkins's  atlas,  1874. 

*Lamartine  street,  Rox.  and  W.  Rox.,  1848;  from  98  Green  street  to 
260  Centre  street;  formerly  known  as  Boston  avenue;  laid  out  from 
Green  street  to  Boylston  street,  Dec.  19,  1859;  laid  out  from  Centre 
street  to  boundary  line  between  Boston  and  West  Roxbury,  Dec. 
10,  1869;  laid  out  from  boundary  line  to  Boylston  street,  March  10, 
1873.     Norfolk  Registry,  Plan  Book  1,  W.     L  503. 

Lamartine  terrace,  W.  Rox.;  from  269  Lamartine  street,  northwest, 
opposite  Lamartine  place. 

*Lambert  avenue,  Rox.,  1845;  from  50  Kenilworth  street  to  69  Cedar 
street;  early  called  Ascension  street,  and  later  Walnut  street;  by 
deed  dated  1835  abutters  agree  to  call  Ascension  street  Lambert 
avenue;  accepted,  conditionally,  April  7,  1845  (Norfolk  Registry, 
Lib.  174,  fol.  277);  extended  from  Bartlett  street  to  Kenilworth  street, 
Nov.  28,  1881.     L  1572. 

*Lambert  street,  Rox.,  1833;  from  36  Highland  street  to  27  Lambert 
avenue;  formerly  from  Highland  street  to  Bartlett  street;  accepted, 
conditionally,  from  Highland  street  to  Lambert  avenue,  April  25, 
1864;  accepted,  finally,  April  29.  1867;  authority  to  open  from 
Lambert  avenue  over  the  greater  portion  of  Marie  avenue  and  Clarence 
street,  to  Bartlett  street,  given  by  Street  Commissioners,  April  30, 
1901;  this  last  named  portion  included  in  land  of  the  Boston  Elevated 
Railway  Company,  May  14,  1906.  Suffolk  Deeds,  Lib.  2926,  fol.  371. 
Norfolk  Registry,  Lib.  100,  fol.  317. 

*Lamont  street,  Rox.,  1887;  from  39  Linden  Park  street  to  142  Vernon 
street;  Linden  avenue  laid  out  as  a  public  street  and  named  Lament 
s1>reet,  June  23,  1887.     L  1998. 

Lamson  court,  E.  B.;  from  16  Lamson  street,  near  Everett  street,  north- 
east.    Suffolk  Deeds,  Lib.  1082,  fol.  202. 

*Lamson  street,  E.  B.,  1853;  from  194  Webster  street  to  307  Maverick 
street,  with  proposed  extension  to  proposed  part  of  Putnam  street; 
proposed  extension  of  Lamson  street  is  now  occupied  in  part  by  the 
location  of  the  B.,  R.  B.  &  L.  R.  R.;  laid  out  between  Sumner  and 
Webster  streets.  May  30,  1853;  see  Lib.  646,  fol.  35.     L  1418,  L  2172. 

*Lanark  road,  Bri.,  1889;  from  20  Kinross  road  to  Brookline  line;  laid 
out  from  Kinross  road  to  Brookline  boundary  line,  Dec.  11,  1897. 
L  2940,  L  2941. 

Lancaster  court,  IB.;    from  Lancaster  street,  south;  called  Lancaster 
Lancaster  place,  )      place,    1837;    Lancaster    court,    1839;    built    over 
about  1860. 

*Lancaster  street,  B.,  1807;  from  103  Merrimac  street  to  59  Causeway 
street;  laid  out  from  Merrimac  street  over  the  Mill  pond  to  Causeway 
street,  Aug.  3,  1807. 

Land's  court,  B.,  1852;  from  223  North  street,  nearly  opposite  Sun- 
court  street,  southeast;  called  Sun-court  place  in  Assessors'  books, 
1850. 

Landseer  avenue,  Rox.;  from  Seaver  street,  nearly  to  Waumbeck 
street;  called  Landseer  street  on  plan  dated  June  1,  1881;  aban- 
doned.    Suffolk  Deeds,  Lib.  1531,  fol.  393. 


List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston.  273 

*Landseer  street,  W.  Rox.;  from  311  La  Grange  street  to  123  Bellevue 
street;  laid  out,  June  13,  1892.     L  2400. 

Lane  place,  B.,  1834;  from  123  Oliver  street,  west,  near  Fort  Hill 
square. 

Lane  to  Hollow  swamp,  Dor.,  1833;  from  Wales  lane  (now  Columbia 
road)  to  Hollow  swamp  at  Dorchester  brook;  portion  nearest  Wales 
lane  later  called  Bird's  lane  and  now  Bird  street;  portion  directly 
connected  with  the  swamp  now  called  Cedar  place. 

Langdon  court,  B.,  1840;  from  Langdon  place,  west;  built  over  in 
1885. 

Langdon  park.  Dor.,  1903;  from  83  Olney  street,  opposite  Everton 
street,  northwesterly. 

Langdon  place,  B.,  1820;  from  215  North  street,  near  Richmond  street, 
south. 

fLangdon  street,  Rox.,  1867;  from  448  Dudley  street,  opposite  Dennis 
street,  northeast,  to  173  Norfolk  avenue,  and  from  D  street  to  Massa- 
chusetts avenue;  formerly  from  Dudley  street  to  Massachusetts 
avenue;  from  Dudley  street  to  about  302  feet  beyond  George  street 
shown  on  plan  by  A.  M.  Hoyt,  dated  1867  (Vol.  46,  p.  17,  Surveying 
Division);  extended  to  Massachusetts  avenue  by  plan  dated  Jan.  10, 
1896  (Suffolk  Deeds,  Lib.  2345,  fol.  152);  laid  out  from  Dudley  street 
to  George  street,  July  8, 1871;  from  Norfolk  avenue  to  D  street  included 
in  land  taken  by  the  City  of  Boston  for  William  Eustis  playground, 
May  29, 1909.  Norfolk  Registry,  Plan  Book  5.  p.  154.  L  629,  L  1791, 
L  4136. 

Langdon  terrace,  Rox.,  1900;  from  60  Langdon  street,  northerly. 

Lansdowne  street,  Rox.;  from  931  Massachusetts  avenue  to  34  Allerton 
street. 

*Lansdowne  street,  B.,  1891;  from  Brookline  avenue,  parallel  with  and 
about  103  feet  from  the  B.  &  A.  R.  R.,  to  145  Ipswich  street;  located 
120  feet  from  the  B.  &  A.  R.  R.,  between  Brookline  avenue  and 
Boylston  road,  on  plan  filed  by  Board  of  Survey,  Aug.  19,  1891; 
location  changed  from  120  to  103  feet  from  the  B.  &  A.  R.  R.  by 
Act  of  Legislature,  chapter  439,  Acts  of  1894;  portion  between  Ipswich 
street  and  Boylston  road  discontinued  by  vote  of  Street  Commis- 
sioners, Dec.  1,  1897;  laid  out  and  building  line  established,  Nov. 
7, 1906.     L  2606,  L  3919. 

*Lansing  street,  Rox.,  1869;  from  371  Warren  street  to  56  Sherman 
street;  laid  out,  March  13,  1882.  Suffolk  Deeds,  Lib.  1001,  fol.  153. 
L  1589. 

Larch  place,  W.  Rox.;  from  373  Hyde  Park  avenue,  opposite  Florence 
street,  to  the  Prov.  Div.,  N.  Y.,  N.  H.  &  H.  R.  R. 

*Larchmont  street.  Dor.,  1907;  from  Waldeck  street  to  Greenbrier 
street;  Stratford  street  laid  out  under  the  name  of  Larchmont  street, 
Jan.  9,  1907.     L  3995,  L  4189. 

Largo  street,  W.  Rox.;  from  Belgrade  street  (now  Hyde  Park  avenue) 
to  Newbern  street,  at  Hyde  Park  line;  see  Charles  Whitney's  map 
of  Roxbury,  dated  1843-49;  now  closed. 

fLark  street.  So.  B.,  1868;  from  177  West  Eighth  street,  southwesterly, 
to  Old  Colony  avenue;  laid  out  from  Eighth  (now  West  Eighth) 
street  to  Sullivan  (now  West  Ninth)  street,  Nov.  17,  1868;  laid  out 
from  West  Ninth  street,  southerly  about  223  feet,  June  16,  1876. 
L  1158. 

Lark  street,  W.  Rox.,  1874;  from  135  La  Grange  street  to  287  Bellevue 
street.     Suffolk  Deeds,  Lib.  1224,  fol.  293. 


274  List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston. 

Larkin  avenue,  Bri.,  1901;  from  227  North  Beacon  street,  near  Market 
street,  to  20  Vineland  street. 

*Larkin  street,  Rox.,  1906;  from  141  Hampden  street  to  30  Adams 
street;  Hampden  place  laid  out  under  the  name  of  Larkin  street 
and  extended  to  Adams  street,  Nov.  3,   1906.     L  3917. 

La  Rose  place,  Bri.;  from  25  Union  street,  northwest,  near  Washington 
street. 

Lasell  street,  W.  Rox.,  1893;  from  521  Baker  street,  northeast,  to 
beyond  Caspar  street;  authority  to  open  from  La  Grange  street  to  a 
point  northeast  of  Caspar  street  given  by  Street  Commissioners, 
April  20,  1894;  authority  to  open  from  Baker  street  to  La  Grange 
street  given  by  Street  Commissioners,  March  5,  1895. 

Lathrop  place,  B.,  1836;  from  309  Hanover  street,  southeasterly, 
between  Prince  street  and  Richmond  street. 

*Laurel  street,  Rox.,  1869;  from  48  Dale  street  to  38  Humboldt  avenue; 
name  of  Seneca  street  changed  to  Laurel  street.  May  10,  1870,  but 
called  Laurel  street  on  plan  dated  1869;  laid  out,  Sept.  7,  1871. 
Suffolk  Deeds,  Lib.  1047,  fol.  78.     L  684,  L  2121. 

Laurel  street.  Dor.;  from  116  Norfolk  street,  near  the  cemetery,  south- 
easterly, and  from  Dunbar  avenue  northerly;  authority  to  open 
from  Dunbar  avenue,  northerly,  given  by  the  Street  Commissioners, 
April  29,  1898. 

*Laurel  street,  Chsn.;  from  30  Monument  square  to  8  Cedar  street; 
shown  as  an  unnamed  street  on  plan  dated  1839  (Middlesex  South 
District,  Plan  Book  1,  A,  No.  30);  laid  out  and  accepted  from  Concord 
street  to  a  lane  running  from  High  street  to  Bartlett  street,  Sept.  8, 
1856. 

*Lauriat  avenue.  Dor.,  1870;  from  139  Norfolk  street,  westerly,  to  Blue 
Hill  avenue;  from  Norfolk  street,  crossing  railroad  and  Ballou  avenue, 
to  Blue  Hill  avenue,  shown  in  1874  and  1884;  laid  out  from  Blue  Hill 
avenue  to  Tucker  street,  Sept.  7,  1895;  extended  from  Tucker  street 
to  Norfolk  street,  April  27,  1899.  L  2723,  L  2724,  L  2725,  L  3116, 
L  3632, L  3662, L  3663,  L  3664. 

Lauriat  street.  Dor.;  from  49  Lauriat  avenue  to  46  CaUender  street. 

Lauten  place.  So.  B.;  from  874  East  Second  street,  north,  between  O 
street  and  P  street;  also  shown  as  Simpson's  court. 

*Lawn  street,  Rox.,  1850;  from  167  Heath  street,  northerly,  northwest- 
erly and  southwesterly,  to  251  Heath  street;  laid  out  from  Heath 
street  to  Hayden  street,  June  16,  1892;  laid  out  from  Hayden  street 
to  Heath  street,  Dec.  14,  1893.  Norfolk  Registry,  Lib.  198,  fol.  217. 
L  2404,  L  2573. 

Lawn  street,  W.  Rox.,  1859;  from  102  Mt.  Hope  street,  northeasterly, 
near  Canterbury  street.     Norfolk  Registry,  Lib.  188,  fol.  72. 

Lawndale  terrace,  W.  Rox.,  1884;  from  260  Lamartine  street,  southwest, 
between  Lamartine  place  and  Helena  street,  to  N.  Y.,  N.  H.  &  H. 
R.  R.;  shown  on  plan  by  J.  E.  Jones,  dated  May  14,  1884,  and  recorded 
with  Suffolk  Deeds,  Lib.  1688,  fol.  242. 

Lawrence  avenue,  Chsn.;  from  33  Lawrence  street,  northeast,  nearly 
opposite  Benedict  street. 

*Lawrence  avenue,  Rox.  and  Dor.,  1869;  from  320  Blue  Hill  avenue  to 
235  Magnolia  street;  called  Lawrence  street,  1846  (Norfolk  Registry, 
Lib.  274,  fol.  321);  seems  to  have  been  called  Lawrence  street  until 
1869,  in  which  year  it  is  shown  on  plans  as  both  street  and  avenue; 
laid  out  as  Lawrence  avenue,  Sept.  27,  1879.     L  1381,  L  1382,  L  1946. 


List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston.  275 

Lawrence  court,  So.  B.;  from  109  West  Third  street,  between  B  street 
and  C  street,  southwest. 

Lawrence  court,  Chsn.;  from  37  Lawrence  street,  southwest,  between 
Benedict  street  and  Austin  street. 

Lawrence  park.  Dor.;  from  53  Lawrence  avenue;  also  called  Lawrence 
place;  Lawrence  park  in  1906.     Suffolk  Deeds,  Lib.  3349,  fol.  281. 

Lawrence  place,  B.,  1844;  from  221  Cambridge  street,  northerly,  be- 
tween Blossom  street  and  North  Anderson  street. 

Lawrence  place.  Dor.;  from  Lawrence  avenue,  southwest,  near  Grove 
street;  also  called  Lawrence  park;  Lawrence  park  in  1906. 

Lawrence  place,  Bri.,  1897;  from  70  Market  street  to  Portsmouth 
street;  shown  as  an  unnamed  street  on  plan  dated  July  29,  1873 
(Suffolk  Deeds,  Lib.  2032,  fol.  392);  on  Bromley's  atlas  of  1897  shown 
as  Lawrence  place;  changed  to  Lawrence  street  in  June,  1909  (change 
authorized  by  the  Bennett  estate,  June,  1909,  per  Henry  D.  Bennett, 
85  Water  street). 

Lawrence  place,  Bri.;  from  206  Market  street,  between  North  Beacon 
street  and  Spring  street,  southeast. 

Lawrence  road,  Dor.,  1906;  from  Norfolk  street,  about  215  feet  south- 
west of  Fessenden  street,  northwest  to  Blue  Hill  avenue;  authority  to 
open  given  by  Street  Commissioners,  Oct.  26,  1906. 

^Lawrence  street,  B.,  1866;  from  62  Berkeley  street  to  87  Dartmouth 
street;  laid  out,  Dec.  7,  1869.     Suffolk  Deeds,  Lib.  881,  fol.  86.     L  354. 

Lawrence  street,  Rox.  and  Dor.,  1869;  from  Blue  Hill  avenue  to  Myrtle 
(now  Magnolia)  street;  called  Lawrence  avenue. 

*Lawrence  street,  Chsn.,  1824;  from  28  Union  street  to  18  Phipps  street; 
accepted  March  1,  1824;  continuation  from  Austin  street  to  Miller 
street  accepted.  May  4,  1837;  continued  to  Phipps  street,  Nov.  25, 
1844.     Middlesex  South  District  Registry,  Plan  Book  IB,  No.  46. 

Lawrence  street,  Bri.,  1905;  from  70  Market  street  to  Waverly  street; 
from  Market  street  to  Portsmouth  street  formerly  called  Lawrence 
place;  name  changed  to  Lawrence  street  in  June,  1909  (change 
authorized  by  the  Bennett  estate,  per  Henry  D.  Bennett,  85  Water 
street,  June,  1909);  from  Portsmouth  street  to  Waverly  street  shown 
on  plan  by  John  N.  McClintock,  dated  June  13,  1905. 

Lawrence=street  place,  Chsn.;  from  27  Lawrence  street,  southwesterly. 

Lawrence=street  place,  Chsn.;  from  Lawrence  street,  southeasterly, 
between  Chapman  street  and  Austin  street;  shown  in  directory  only. 

Lawton  street,  B.,  1900;  from  702  Commonwealth  avenue  to  the  N.  Y.  C. 
&  H.  R.  R.  R.;  Avon  street  called  Lawton  street,  1900. 

Leamington  road,  Bri.,  1902;  from  Wallingford  road  to  1641  Common- 
wealth avenue;  shown  as  unnamed  street  on  plan  by  Aspinwall  & 
Lincoln,  dated  Febriiary,  1895;  shown  as  Leamington  road  on  plan 
by  Aspinwall  &  Lincoln,  dated  February,  1902. 

Learnard  street.  Dor.,  1870;  from  Norfolk  street,  opposite  the  cemetery, 
to  Torrey  street,  and  from  Dunbar  avenue,  northerly  for  about  102 
feet;  authority  to  open  from  Dunbar  avenue,  northerly,  given  by 
Street  Commissioners,  April  29,  1898;  laid  out  from  Norfolk  street  to 
Torrey  street  with  name  of  Oakwood  street,  Sept.  26,  1901.  Suffolk 
Deeds,  Lib.  1033,  fol.  267.     L  3429. 


276  List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston. 

*Leather  square,  B.,  1867;  from  9  Channing  street  to  11  Matthews  street; 
called  Sister  street  in  "List  of  Streets  in  Boston,  from  the  Vade  Mecum 
for  America,  1732  ";  Sister  street  confirmed  as  a  public  street  by  the 
City  of  Boston,  June  9,  1834;  name  changed  to  Leather  square,  Sept. 
24,1867.     SuffolkDeeds,  Lib.  1109,fol.  89.     L  77,  L  330,  L  455,  L  834. 

Leatherbee  street,  Rox.,  1901;  from  the  end  of  Atkinson  street,  east 
and  west;  changed  to  South  Bay  avenue  in  1902. 

Leavitt  place.  Dor.;  from  Brook  avenue,  northwest;  shown  as  an 
unnamed  place  on  plan  dated  1855  (Norfolk  Registry,  Plan  Book  3, 
No.  99);  later  called  Brook  court;  Leavitt  place,  1873;  Brook-avenue 
place,  1884. 

Lebanon  street,  Dor.;  from  2  8  Magnolia  street  to  N.  E.  R.  R. 

Lee  place,  B.,  1849;  from  79  Phillips  street,  northerly,  between  West 
Cedar  street  and  Grove  street;  built  over  in  1897. 

Lee  street,  W.  Rox.,  1850;  from  97  Carolina  avenue  to  98  Keyes  street. 
Norfolk  Registry,  Lib.  195,  end. 

Leeds  court,  B.;  from  Washington  street,  west,  before  1840;  supposed 
to  have  been  included  in  Indiana  place  (now  Corning  street)  or  taken 
for  the  Worcester  (later  B.  &  A.)  R.  R. 

*  Leeds  street,  So.  B.;  from  49  Woodward  street  to  560  Dorchester 
avenue;  laid  out  from  Woodward  street  to  Dorchester  avenue,  July  14, 
1898.     L  3004,  L  3612. 

Leeds  street,  Dor.,  1869;  from  Savin  Hill  avenue  to  Bay  street;  laid 
out  and  name  changed  to  Maryland  street,  Dec.  16,  1897.  Norfolk 
Registy,  Lib.  384,  fol.  321.     L  2949. 

Leeds  street,  Dor.;  from  Adams  street  to  Dorchester  avenue;  shown 
as  an  unnamed  street  on  plan  dated  1861  (Norfolk  County  Com- 
missioners, Vol.  4,  No.  319);  laid  out  and  name  changed  to  Leeds- 
ville  street,  Nov.  17,  1897.     L  2919. 

Leedsville  court,  Dor.;  from  24  Leedsville  street. 

*Leedsville  street.  Dor.,  1897;  from  1333  Dorchester  avenue  to  126 
Adams  street;  Leeds  street  laid  out  and  name  changed  to  Leedsville 
street,  Nov.  17,  1897.     L  2919,  L  3339. 

Leek  hill.  So.  B.,  1700;  at  junction  of  the  present  Second  and  Dor- 
chester streets,  a  small  eminence,  which  during  the  Revolutionary 
war  was  fortified  by  the  American  troops. 

*Lehigh  street,  B.,  1843;  from  212  Albany  street  to  65  Broadway; 
formerly  from  Albany  street  to  South  street;  accepted  and  laid  out 
as  a  public  street,  Nov.  8,  1852;  extended  to  Sea  (now  Federal)  street, 
April  30,  1856;  order  for  extension  rescinded,  May  9,  1856;  portion 
of  Lehigh  street  discontinued,  Dec.  31,  1897,  and  taken  into  Terminal 
Company's  grounds  by  authority  of  Acts  of  1896;  discontinued 
between  Broadway  and  former  end  of  South  street  under  authority 
of  Acts  of  Legislature,  chapter  516  of  1896,  by  Street  Commissioners, 
May  29,  1900.     Suffolk  Deeds,  Lib.  895,  fol.  268.     L  3291. 

Leicester  street,  B.,  1874;  from  Ivy  street  to  Mountfort  street;  shown 
on  plan  by  Whitman  &  Breck,  dated  November,  1874;  abandoned. 

"^Leicester  street,  Bri.,  1884;  from  393  Washington  street  to  36  Arlington 
street;  laid  out  from  Bennett  street  to  Arlington  street,  Aug.  16,  1893; 
laid  out  from  Washington  street  to  Bennett  street,  Oct.  12,  1896. 
L  2532,  L  2791. 


List  op  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston.  277 

Leighton  park,  B.;  in  the  rear  of  Dartmouth  street,  Truro  street, 
Yarmouth  street  and  Columbus  avenue. 

Leighton  street,  B.;  from  10  Truro  street,  southerly,  to  Leighton  park. 

Leland  place,  B.,  1856;  from  1285  Washington  street,  northwesterly, 
near  Waltham  street. 

Leland  street,  W.  E,ox.;  from  16  Wachusett  street,  southeast,  to  Forest 
Hills  cemetery,  and  from  Wachusett  street,  northwest,  towards 
Wenham  street;  authority  to  open  given  by  Street  Commissioners, 
July  19,  1893. 

Leman  place,  B.;  from  184  High  street,  northwest,  between  Broad 
street  and  Batterymarch  street. 

Lena  park,  W.  Rox.,  1908;  from  Harvard  street,  parallel  with  and 
about  80  feet  from  Austin  street,  northwest  about  647  feet;  authority 
to  open  given  by  the  Street  Commissioners,  July  28,  1908. 

Lendall's  lane,  B.,  1733;  from  Leverett's  lane  (now  Congress  street), 
opposite  the  Quakers'  meeting  house,  to  Kilby  street;  same  as 
Lindall's  lane. 

Lenix  street,  W.  Rox.,  1886;  from  Centre  street  to  100  feet  beyond 
Selwyn  street;  also  called  Farquhar  street  in  1886. 

Lenox  court,  B.;  from  64  East  Lenox  street,  northeasterly,  near  corner 
Harrison  avenue. 

*Lenox  street,  B.,  1833;  from  1865  Washington  street,  opposite  East 
Lenox  street,  to  906  Tremont  street;  from  Washington  street  to 
Suffolk  street  (now  Shawmut  avenue),  1833;  to  Tremont  street,  1851; 
accepted,  conditionally,  "  as  at  present  laid  out,"  July  6,  1853; 
accepted,  finally,  from  Washington  street  to  Shawmut  avenue,  Oct.  9, 
1854;  accepted,  conditionally,  from  Shawmut  avenue  to  Tremont 
street,  Aug.  4,  1857.  Suffolk  Deeds,  Lib.  770,  fol.  285.  L  22, 
L  264,  L  500. 

Lenoxdale  avenue.  Dor.,  1907;  from  Marsh  street,  about  188  feet  east 
of  Granite  avenue,  south  about  1,383  feet;  name  of  Kirkpatrick 
street  changed  to  Lenoxdale  avenue  on  plan  dated  October,  1907. 
Suffolk  Deeds,  Lib.  3226,  end. 

tLeon  street,  Rox.,  1894;  from  263  Ruggles  street,  northerly,  near  rail- 
road, formerly  Avon  place;  name  of  public  portion  of  Avon  place 
changed  to  Leon  street,  March  1,  1894;  remaining  portion  of  Avon 
place  called  Leon  street  in  1894.     L  1244. 

Leonard  court.  Dor.;  from  43  Leonard  street,  southeast,  near  Leonard 
place. 

Leonard  place,  Dor.;  from  junction  of  Leonard  street  and  Duncan 
street,  south;  now  Harebell  terrace. 

Leonard  place.  So.  B.;  from  799  East  Fourth  street,  near  N  street, 
southeast. 

^Leonard  street,  Dor.,  1870;  from  53  Clayton  street  to  222  Adams  street; 
laid  out  from  Duncan  street  to  Clayton  street,  Nov.  2,  1896;  laid 
out  from  Duncan  street  to  Adams  street,  Oct.  10,  1899.  Suffolk 
Deeds,  Lib.  1017,  fol.  194.     L  2795,  L  3202,  L  3563. 

*Leroy  street.  Dor.,  1888;  from  432  Geneva  avenue  to  30  Ditson  street; 
laid  out,  Aug.  19,  1897.     L  2885,  L  3264. 

Leslie  park,  Rox.;  from  101  Walnut  avenue,  northwesterly,  near  corner 
Dale  street. 


278  List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston. 

Leslie  street,  Dor.,  1901;  from  360  Centre  street  to  24  Dix  street; 
authority  to  open  given  by  Street  Commissioners,  Aug.  20,  1901. 

Leslie  street,  Dor.,  1898;  from  18  Woolson  street  to  Morton  street;  for- 
merly from  18  Woolson  street,  between  Blue  Hill  avenue  and  Wild- 
wood  street,  northeast,  to  745  Morton  street,  with  an  arm  running  from 
1208  Blue  Hill  avenue  to  the  first  named  part;  from  Woolson  street 
to  Morton  street  shown  on  I^oard  of  Survey  plan,  filed  Jan.  6,  1896; 
moved  northwesterly  about  50  feet  on  Board  of  Survey  plan,  filed 
Aug.  23,  1899;  part  running  from  Blue  Hill  avenue  shown  on  plan 
dated  Sept.  3,  1907  (Suffolk  Deeds,  Lib.  3250,  fol.  86);  name  of  this 
last  part  changed  to  Lincoln  road  in  1909. 

Lester  place,  W.  Rox.;  from  630  Centre  street,  east,  between  Green 
street  and  St.  John  street. 

Lester  street,  Rox.,  1901;  from  10  Clifton  street,  nearly  opposite  Rock- 
ford  street,  northeasterly. 

Letterfine  terrace.  Dor.;  from  118  Howard  avenue,  southeast,  nearly 
opposite  Dewey  street. 

Leutman  place,  Rox.;  from  7  Texas  street,  southwesterly,  near  Elm- 
wood  street;  also  called  Luteman  place;  called  Luteman  place  in 
1906. 

Levant  street,  Dor.;  from  322  Geneva  avenue  to  29  Topliff  street; 
shown  in  1894. 

*Leveret's  lane,  B.,  1708;  from  King  (now  State)  street  to  Water  street; 
and  so  named  by  the  town.  May  3,  1708;  also  called  Quaker's  lane, 
from  State  street  by  Dalton's  row  to  Milk  street,  1784;  from  Water 
street  to  Milk  street  called  Dalton  street,  July  4,  1788;  from  State 
street  to  Milk  street  called  Congress  street,  1800. 

Leverett  alley,  B.,  1812;  from  Leverett  street,  east;  called  also  Leverett 
place  previously  to  1812;  called  New  Prince  street,  Cross  street 
and  Tucker  street;  name  changed  to  Lyman  place  in  1834,  and  Lyman 
street  in  1856. 

Leverett  avenue,  B.,  1859;  from  92  Leverett  street,  southwesterly, 
nearly  opposite  Minot  street;  called  Phillips  court,  1843;  Leverett 
avenue,  1859. 

Leverett  avenue,  E.  B.;  from  1229  Bennington  street  to  Ashley  avenue. 

Leverett  court,  B.,  1822;  from  98  Leverett  street,  north;  named  Cotting 
street,  1843. 

Leverett  court,  B.,  1852-59;  from  Leverett  street,  west,  near  Ham- 
mond avenue. 

Leverett  lane,  B.,  1831;  from  Leverett  street  to  Wall  street,  1831; 
named  Cushman  avenue,  1855. 

Leverett  park,  Rox.  and  W.  Rox.;  the  portion  of  the  park  system 
between  Huntington  avenue  and  Perkins  street;  name  changed  to 
Olmsted  Park  by  the  Park  Commissioners,  Dec.  24,  1900. 

Leverett  place,  B.,  1812;  from  Leverett  street,  east;  called  also  Leverett 
alley;  previously  called  New  Prince  street,  Cross  street  and  Tucker 
street;  name  changed  to  Lyman  place,  April  14,  1834;  called  Lyman 
street,  1856. 

Leverett=pond  footbridge,  Rox.,  1894;  over  Leverett  pond  in  Olmsted 
Park;  built  by  the  Park  Department  in  1894. 


List  of  Stkeets,  Etc.,  in  Boston.  279 

*Leverett  street,  B.,  1733;  from  93  Green  street  to  the  northwest  Hne  of 
Charles  street;  formerly  from  93  Green  street,  northwesterly,  to 
Craigie's  bridge;  from  Green  lane  to  Barton's  point,  1733;  from 
Tucker's  corner  to  the  new  almshouse,  1800;  extended  to  Central  or 
Craigie's  bridge,  1809;  from  westerly  end  of  street  "as  now  laid  out" 
to  Canal  bridge  accepted,  conditionally,  Aug.  19,  1856;  from  Charles 
street  to  Craigie's  bridge  included  in  Charles-river  dam,  1908;  named 
Leverett  street  in  honor  of  Gov.  John  Leverett  who  died  March  16, 
1678-79.  Vol.  31,  pp.  68,  74.  Suffolk  Deeds,  Lib.  871,  end.  L  935, 
L  988. 

Leverett  street,  E.  B.;  from  Bennington  street,  nearly  opposite  Leverett 
avenue,  to  the  B.,  R.  B.  &  L.  R.  R.,  and  from  the  railroad  to  Walley 
street. 

*Lewis  park,  Rox.,  1864;  from  43  Highland  street,  near  1  Linwood  street. 
Suffolk  Deeds,  Lib.  1044,  fol.  145. 

Lewis  place,  Rox.,  1869;  from  449  Dudley  street,  southwesterly,  oppo- 
site Clarence  street.     Suffolk  Deeds,  Lib.  962,  fol.  133. 

*Lewis  street,  B.,  1831;  from  208  Commercial  street  to  15  Moon  street; 
laid  out  as  a  new  street  opposite  Mercantile  wharf,  Oct.  19,  1831; 
street  near  head  of  Lewis  wharf  named  Lewis  street,  March'  26, 
1838;  laid  out  from  North  street,  through  Moon-street  court,  to 
Moon  street,  March  25,  1893.     L  81,  L  2506. 

*Lewis  street,  E.  B.;  from  203  Sumner  street,  at  Maverick  square,  to 
East  Boston  South  Ferry;  laid  out  from  "  Maverick  square  to  South 
Ferry,"  June  12,  1848.     L  207. 

Lewis  street.  So.  B.;  name  changed  to  Jenkins  street,  Aug.  7,  1855; 
Jenkins  street,  by  chart,  1874,  from  Dorchester  street,  southeast- 
erly, to  Old  Colony  avenue. 

Lexington  avenue,  Chsn.;  from  126  Bunker  Hill  street  to  7  Concord 
avenue;  shown  as  an  unnamed  street  on  plan  dated  1839.  Middlesex, 
South  District  Registry,  Plan  Book  22,  No.  11. 

Lexington  avenue,  Bri.;  from  Washington  street,  southwesterly, 
crossing  Union  street  and  Cushman  street;  shown  as  an  unnamed 
street  in  1873;  laid  out  between  Washington  street  and  Union  street 
as  Shannon  street,  July  8,  1892;  portion  from  Union  street,  south- 
westerly, now  closed. 

Lexington  place,  E.  B.;  from  53  Lexington  street,  southeast,  near  corner 
Marion  street. 

*Lexington  square,  E.  B.,  1907;  the  square  at  the  junction  of  Lexington, 
Shelby  and  East  Eagle  streets;  named  Lexington  square  by  an  order 
of  the  City  Council,  approved  by  the  Mayor,  Feb.  19,  1907. 

fLexington  street,  E.  B.,  1834;  from  265  Border  street  to  323  Eagle 
street;  from  Meridian  street  to  Eagle  street  accepted,  April  28,  1873; 
accepted  at  junction  Lexington  street  and  Eagle  street,  Nov.  1, 
1858.     Suffolk  Deeds,  Lib.  383,  fol.  304.     L  107,  L  1383. 

^Lexington  street,  Chsn.,  1839;  from  15  Monument  square  to  148 
Medford  street;  formerly  from  Monument  square  to  Bunker  Hill 
street  (Middlesex  South  District  Registry,  Plan  Book  1,  A,  No.  30); 
shown  as  an  unnamed  street  on  plan  dated  1834  (same  registry,  Book 
335,  end);  accepted  from  Monument  square  to  Bunker  Hill  street, 
Dec.  23,  1844;  extended  to  Medford  street,  March  15,  1848;  name  of 
part  from  Wallace  court  to  Tremont  street  changed  to  Monument 
square,  Feb.  2,  1860, 


280  List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston. 

fLeyden  street,  E.  B.  (Breed's  Island),  1886;  from  137  Boardman  street 
to  1150  Bennington  street;  Elm  street  laid  out  from  Breed  street  to 
Washburn  avenue  (later  Walley  now  Bennington  street)  as  Leyden 
street,  Aug.  23,  1886;  extended  from  Walley  street  to  Atlantic  avenue 
(later  Beachmont  avenue  and  now  Bennington  street),  July  3,  1888; 
extended  from  Breed  street,  over  Elm  street,  to  Chelsea  avenue  (now 
Boardman  street),  July  30,  1889;  Bennington  street  extended  over 
the  part  from  Walley  street  to  Beachmont  avenue,  June  27,  1899. 
L  1938,  L  1939,  L  2080,  L  2148,  L  2149,  L  2171,  L  3139. 

Leyden  street,  Rox.,  1849;  from  Brookline  avenue  to  Plymouth  street; 
now  portion  of  Berners  street.     Norfolk  Registry,  Lib.  191,  fol.  320. 

*Leyden=street  bridge,  E.  B.  (Breed's  Island),  1889;  on  Leyden  street, 
over  the  tracks  of  the  B.,  R.  B.  &  L.  R.  R.;  original  bridge  built  for  the 
purpose  of  carrying  Leyden  street  over  the  tracks  of  the  railroad,  by 
the  City  of  Boston,  under  authority  of  an  order  of  the  City  Council 
approved  Jan.  26,  1889;  on  June  27,  1899,  Bennington  street,  100  feet 
wide,  was  extended  over  Leyden  street  and  a  new  bridge  was  built 
beside  the  old  one,  when  both  were  called  Bennington-street  bridge. 

*Leyland  street.  Dor.;  from  13  East  Cottage  street  to  20  Burgess  street; 
laid  out,  Dec.  22,  1891.     L  2378. 

Libby  street,  W.  Rox.;  from  257  Vermont  street,  near  La  Grange  street, 
to  Keith  street. 

♦Liberty  square,  B.,  1793;  at  the  junction  of  Kilby  street,  Water  street 
and  Batterymarch  street;  named  Jan.  24,  1793;  confirmed  as  a  public 
way,  June  9,  1834.     Suffolk  Deeds,  Lib.  852,  fol.  201.     L  850. 

Liberty  street,  B.,  1820;  from  Liberty  square  to  Broad  street;  made  part 
of  Water  street,  March  20,  1826. 

Liberty  street.  So.  B.;  from  77  Preble  street,  southerly,  near  Old  Colony 
avenue. 

Lilly  street.  So.  B.;  from  183  Tudor  street  to  184  West  Seventh  str'eet, 
between  E  street  and  F  street. 

*Lime  alley,  B.,  1708;  from  Charter  street  to  Commercial  street;  from  the 
burying  place  in  Charter  street  to  Adkins's  lime  kiln  in  Lyn  street, 
May  3,  1708;  from  Alley's  shipyard  at  Hudson's  point  to  the  north 
burying  place,  1800;  name  chariged  to  Copp's  Hill  terrace,  March  1, 
1905,  by  order  approved  by  the  acting  Mavor,  Feb.  24,  1905.  Suffolk 
Deeds,  Lib.  1026,  fol.  .79. 

*Lime  street,  B.,  1845;  from  42  River  street  to  46  Brimmer  street;  called 
C  street,  1830;  name  changed  to  Lime  street,  1845;  laid  out,  Dec.  29, 
1875;  extended  to  Brimmer  street,  May  13,  1881.  Suffolk  Deeds, 
Lib.  944,  fol.  67.     L  1124. 

Lime=street  alley  or  place,  B.,  1860;  from  11  Lime  street,  southeast; 
formerly  called  Allen  place;  built  over,  1908. 

Limerick  place,  B.,  1847;  from  Hanover  street,  east,  near  Commercial 
street;  cannot  now  be  identified. 

Linck  alley,  B.;  same  as  Link  alley. 

Lincoln  court,  B.,  1829;  from  Fayette  street;  Church  street  extended 
to  Tremont  street  through  Lincoln  court,  June  24,  1852.  Vol.  31, 
p.  40. 

Lincoln  park.  So.  B.;  from  507  East  Third  street,  south,  between  I  street 
and  K  street.  • 

Lincoln  place,  B.;  from  38  Winchester  street,  southerly,  near  Church 

street. 


List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston.  281 

*LincoIn  place,  B.,  1863;  from  12  Worcester  street  to  81  West  Springfield 
street;  laid  out,  Oct.  9,  1877.     L  1276. 

Lincoln  place,  B.;  from  5  Salutation  street,  south. 

Lincoln  place,  Rox.,  1861;  from  43  Weston  street  (formerly  Sudbury 
street),  northeast.     Norfolk  Registry,  Lib.  303,  fol.  95. 

Lincoln  place,  Rox.;  from  Washington  street  to  Cliff  street;  name 
changed  to  Grosvenor  place,  April  21,  1868. 

Lincoln  place,  Chsn.;  from  23  Elm  street,  southeasterly,  between  High 
street  and  Bartlett  street. 

Lincoln  road.  Dor.,  1909;  from  1206  Blue  Hill  avenue  to  Leslie  street; 
name  of  this  part  of  Leslie  street  changed  to  Lincoln  road  in  1909. 

Lincoln  square.  So.  B.;  between  East  Fourth  street,  M  street  and  Emer- 
son street. 

*Lincoln  street,  B.,  1800;  from  115  Summer  street  to  130  Kneeland  street; 
from  Summer  street  to  Essex  street  without  name  on  Carleton's  map  of 
1795;  as  Lincoln  street,  from  Church  square  to  Essex  street,  by  Carle- 
ton's  map,  1800;  confirmed  as  a  pulaiic  street,  June  9,  1834;  extended, 
conditionally,  southerly  from  Essex  street  through  Batterman  place 
to  the  passenger  depot  (now  abandoned)  of  the  B.  &  W.  (later  B.  &  A. 
and  now  N.  Y.  C.  &  H.  R.)  R.  R.,  Sept.  5,  1836;  conditions  complied 
with  and  street  accepted,  Oct.  16,  1837;  part  between  Harvard  street 
and  Ontario  street  relocated,  1844;  to  Lehigh  street,  1846;  portion 
between  Kneeland  street  and  Lehigh  street  included  in  land  of  the 
B.  &  A.  (now  N.  Y.  C.  &  H.  R.)  R.  R.  Suffolk  Deeds,  Lib.  852,  fol.  213. 
L  61,  L  73,  L  85i,  L  833,  L  2515. 

*Lincoln  street.  Dor.,  1869;  from  1488  Dorchester  avenue  to  263  Adams 
street;  shown  as  an  imnamed  street  in  1867;  laid  out  as  a  town  way, 
Dec.  28,  1869.     Norfolk  Registry,  Lib.  358,  fol.  109.     L  771. 

*Lincoln  street,  Chsn.,  1869;  from  324  Main  street  to  311  Rutherford 
avenue;  name  of  Walker's  avenue  or  West  Walker  street  leading  from 
westerly  side  of  Main  street  changed  to  Lincoln  street,  Dec.  27,  1869. 
Middlesex  South  District  Registry,  Plan  Book  24,  No.  20.     L  1220. 

Lincoln  street,  W.  Rox.,  1873;  from  Walnut  avenue  to  Blue  Hill  avenue, 
just  north  of  Williams  street;  abandoned;  now  in  Franklin  Park. 

*LincoIn  street,  Bri.,  1873;  from  90  Market  street  to  327  Cambridge  street; 
laid  out  from  Market  street  over  Central  court,  private  land  and  Centre 
street  to  Franklin  street,  June  13,  1873;  name  of  Franklin  street  from 
junction  of  Franklin  street  and  Lincoln  street  to  Cambridge  street 
changed  to  Lincoln  street,  April  25,  1876.  Vol.  57,  p.  6.  Middlesex 
South  District  Registry,  Plan  Book  4A,  No.  5.    L  2390,  L  3939,  L  4069. 

Lindall  alley,   /  B  ;  from  83  Phillips  street,  northerly,  then  easterly  to 
Lindall  court,  )     Lindall   place;    called    Lindall    alley,    1868;    Lindall 
court,  1870. 

Lindall  place,  B.,  1831;  from  306  Cambridge  street,  near  West  Cedar 
street,  southwesterly.     Suffolk  Deeds,  Lib.  898,  fol.  206. 

Lindall  street,  B.,  1821;  from  Congress  street  to  Kilby  street;  name  of 
Lendell's  lane  changed  to  Lindall  street,  Sept.  19,  1821,  in  honor  of 
Timothy  Lindall,  who  died  in  1763;  see  Shurtleff,  3d  ed.,  p.  xxiv; 
named  Exchange  place,  Oct.  14, 1873.  Suffolk  Deeds,  Lib.  793,  fol.  57 
L  203,  L  822,  L  853. 

Lindall  street,  W.  Rox.,  1895;  from  Washington  street  to  52  Ashland 
street;  authority  to  open  given  by  Street  Commissioners,  March  26, 
1895 


282  List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston. 

Lindall's  lane,  B.;  called  also  Lyndall's,  Lindal's,  Lendall  and  Lendell's 
lane;  from  Leveret's  lane  (now  Congress  street),  opposite  the  Friend's 
meeting  house,  to  Oliver's  dock,  1733;  from  Leveret's  lane  to  Kilby 
street,  July  4,  1788;  to  Oliver's  dock,  1800;  called  Magnor's  row  in 
1801;  renamed  Lindall's  lane  the  same  year;  from  Congress  street  to 
Kilby  street,  1817;  name  changed  to  Lindall  street,  Sept.  19,  1821; 
called  Exchange  place  Oct.  14,  1873. 

Linden  avenue,  Rox.;  from  61  Linden  Park  street  to  31  Lamont  street; 
shown  but  not  named  on  plan  by  Charles  Whitney,  dated  1844  (Norfolk 
Registry,  Plan  Book  22,  p.  43);  also  called  Linden  park;  Linden  avenue 
in  1906. 

Linden  avenue,  Rox.;  from  Linden  park  to  Vernon  street;  shown  but  not 
named  on  plan  by  Charles  Whitney,  dated  1844,  for  a  distance  of  about 
!    444  feet  from  Linden  park,  northwesterly;  laid  out  as  a  public  street 
and  named  Lamont  street,  June  23,  1887.     L  1998. 

Linden  court,  Dor.;  from  14  Linden  street,  near  Dorchester  avenue, 
south. 

Linden  park,  Rox.;  from  Linden  Park  street  to  Lamont  street;  also  called 
Linden  avenue;  Linden  avenue,  1906. 

*Linden  park,  Rox.,  1836;  from  Roxbury  street,  west,  crossing  Linden 
avenue  and  Gay  street,  curving  northerly  and  easterly  to  Linden 
avenue,  where  the  part  from  Main  (now  Roxbury)  street  to  Ruggles 
(now  Cabot)  street  is  called  Ruggles  street;  accepted  from  Ruggles 
street  to  Gay  street,  July  7,  1852;  extended  from  Gay  street,  includ- 
ing a  part  of  Clay  street,  to  Simmons  street,  Nov.  8,  1884;  named 
Linden  Park  street,  March  1,  1885;  name  of  Clay  street,  from  Simmons 
street  to  Tremont  street,  changed  to  Linden  Park  street,  March  1, 
1885.     Norfolk  Registry,  Plan  Book  4,  No.  107.     L  1833. 

*Linden  Park  street,  Rox.,  1885;  from  125  Roxbury  street  to  1292 
Tremont  street;  name  of  part  of  Linden  park,  from  Roxbury  street 
to  Clay  street,  at  Elmwood  street  changed  to  Linden  Park  street, 
March  1,  1885;  name  of  Clay  street,  from  Simmons  street  to  Tremont 
street,  changed  to  Linden  Park  street,  March  1,  1885.     L  1833. 

Linden  Park=street  bridge,  Rox.,  1886;  on  Linden  Park  street  over 
Stony  Brook;  built  as  a  temporary  bridge  in  1886. 

Linden  place,  B.,  1852;  from  29  Allen  street,  northeast,  between  Spring 
street  and  Chambers  street. 

Linden  place,  Rox.;  from  Linden  park,  northerly,  parallel  with  Cabot 
street;  now  Prentiss  place. 

Linden  place.  So.  B.;  from  528  East  Seventh  street,  between  I  street 
and  K  street;  formerly  called  Dell  avenue. 

*Linden  street.  So.  B.;  from  503  East  Fourth  street  to  9  Thomas  park; 
dedicated  (conditionally)  as  a  public  way,  Oct.  30,  1861;  laid  out, 
Nov.  17,  1868.     L  235,  L  259. 

*Linden  street,  Rox.,  1863;  from  Grove  Hall  (now  Blue  Hill)  avenue 
to  Elm  Hill  avenue;  accepted  Oct.  24,  1864;  name  changed  to 
Wayne  street,  April  21,  1868.  Norfolk  Registry,  Lib.  317,  fol.  152. 
L  1778. 

*Linden  street.  Dor.;  from  96  Adams  street  to  173  Freeport  street; 
from  Adams  street  to  Dorchester  avenue  accepted,  April  4,  1853 
(Norfolk  County  Commissioners,  Vol.  3,  No.  232);  continuation  to 
Freeport  street,  accepted,  March  5,  1855. 


List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston.  283 

Linden  street,  W.  Rox.,  1870;  from  Montgomery  street  to  Webster 
street,  parallel  with  Pleasant  street.  Norfolk  Registry,  Lib.  399,  fol. 
321. 

Linden  street,  W.  Rox.,  1872;  from  334  Beech  street  to  266  Bellevue 
avenue.     Norfolk  Registry,  Plan  Book  6,  No.  229. 

Linden  street,  W.  Rox.,  1871;  from  Belgrade  avenue  to  Penfield  street 
and   from  Dudley  avenue  to  northeast  of  Houston  street;   formerly, 
from   Brandon    (formerly  Williams)   street    (now   Belgrade   avenue) 
to  Birch  (formerly  Prospect)  street,  and  from  Dudley  avenue,  north- 
east, to  near  Penfield  street.     Norfolk  Registry,  Plan  Book  5,  No.  195. 

♦Linden  street,  Chsn.,  1844;  from  Bunker  Hill  street  to  Medford  street; 
laid  out  and  accepted,  June  26,  1865;  made  a  continuation  of  Bald- 
win street,  Oct.  8,  1867. 

*Linden  street,  Bri.,  1850;  from  332  Cambridge  street  to  1199  Common- 
wealth avenue;  laid  out  from  Cambridge  street  to  Gardner  street, 
Dec.  17,  1873;  accepted,  conditionally,  Dec.  30,  1873;  laid  out,  Sept. 
16,  1876;  extended  to  Brighton  avenue.  May  26,  1884;  extended  to 
Massachusetts  (now  Commonwealth)  avenue,  June  2.  1885.  Middle- 
sex South  District  Registry,  Plan  Book  4  A,  No.  13.  L  1170,  L  1778, 
L  1860,  L  2388. 

*Lindsey  street.  Dor.,  1893;  from  74  Waldeck  street  to  70  Greenbrier 
street;  authority  to  open  as  Linsey  street  for  about  600  feet  south- 
westerly from  Waldeck  street  given  by  the  Street  Commissioners,  Jan. 
18,  1893;  laid  out,  Sept.  9,  1902.     L  3487,  L  3488,  L  3777. 

Link  alley,  B.,  1708;  from  the  junction  of  Union  street  and  Hanover 
street,  northeast,  to  the  Mill  pond;  called  North  Federal  court, 
1806;  discontinued  in  1857,  and  built  upon  and  closed  in  1860. 

Linnet  street.  So.  B.,  1863;  from  West  Seventh  street  to  West  Eighth 
street;  shown  on  plan  by  H.  W.  Wilson,  dated  March,  1863;  laid 
out  as  Grimes  street,  April  8,  1878.     L  1300,  CC  1009. 

fLinnet  street,  W.  Rox.,  1848;  from  147  Bellevue  street  to  287  La  Grange 
street,  with  an  arm  branching  midway  between  the  above  named 
streets,  to  Martin  street;  laid  out  from  Bellevue  street  to  La  Grange 
street,  Aug.  16,  1878.     Norfolk  Registry,  Lib.  814,  end.     L  1315. 

Linsey  street,  Dor.,  1893;  from  Waldeck  street  to  Greenbrier  street; 
authority  to  open  as  Linsey  street  for  about  600  feet  southwesterly 
from  Waldeck  street  given  by  Street  Commissioners,  Jan.  18,  1893; 
also  called  Lindsey  street;  laid  out  as  Lindsey  street  from  Waldeck 
street  to  Greenbrier  street,  Aug.  25,  1902.     L  3487,  L  3488. 

Linwood  park,  Rox.;  the  grass  plot  in  Linwood  street,  near  its  junction 
with  Centre  street. 

Linwood  place,  B.,  1836;  from  26  South  street,  near  Summer  street, 
east.     Suffolk  Deeds,  Lib.  866,  fol.  164.     L  1471. 

Linwood  place,  Rox.,  1859;  from  Linwood  street,  northwest,  to  Centre 
street;  now  part  of  Linwood  street.  Norfolk  Registry,  Lib.  278,  fol. 
215. 

Linwood  place,  Chsn.;  from  249  Main  street,  northeast,  between  Salem 
street  and  School  street.     Suffolk  Deeds,  Lib.  1341,  fol.  202. 

tLinwood  square,  Rox.,  1868;  from  28  Centre  street  to  29  Linwood  street; 
name  of  part  of  Linwood  street  changed  to  Linwood  square,  April 
21,  1868;  laid  out,  June  6,  1873.  Suffolk  Deeds,  Lib.  965,  fol.  25. 
L  494,  L  864. 


284  List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston. 

*Linwood  street,  Rox.;  from  76  Centre  street  to  59  Highland  street;  also 
formerly  from  Linwood  street  to  Highland  street  (Suffolk  Deeds,  Lib. 
1044,  fol.  145);  part  shown  as  an  unnamed  street  on  plan  dated  1859 
(Norfolk  Registry,  Lib.  278,  fol.  215);  name  of  part  changed  to  Linwood 
square,  April  21,  1868;  laid  out  from  Centre  street  to  Highland  street, 
Nov.  16,  1869.     L  494,  L  496. 

Lisbon  street,  E.  B.,   1834;  from  Sumner  street  to  Maverick  street; 
•         shown  on  plan  dated  1836;  discontinued.     Suffolk  Deeds,  Lib.  383, 
fol.  304;  Lib.  406,  fol.  304. 

Liszt  street,  W.  Rox.,  1891;  from  4605  Washington  street  about  160 
feet  southwest  of  Brahms  street,  northwest,  to  West  Roxbury  Park- 
way; formerly  from  Washington  street  to  about  109  feet  beyond 
Nikisch  avenue,  and  so  shown  on  plan  dated  Sept.  5,  1891  (Suffolk 
Deeds,  Lib.  2018,  fol.  497);  portion  northwest  of  parkway  about 
252  feet  included  in  taking  for  said  parkway,  July  25,  1894. 

Litchfield  court,  E.  B.;  from  346  Sumner  street,  northeast,  near  Cot- 
tage street. 

*LitchfEeld  street,  Bri.,  1892;  from  112  Lincoln  street  to  404  Western 
avenue;  authority  to  open  from  Lincoln  street  northeast  about  1,348 
feet  (to  Avenue  place)  given  by  Street  Commissioners,  Oct.  14, 
1892;  Avenue  place  included  in  Litchfield  street  by  plan  dated  April 
28,  1900  (Suffolk  Deeds,  Lib.  2814,  fol.  609);  laid  out  from  Lincoln 
street  to  Western  avenue,  Aug.  2,  1909.     L  4152,  L  4153. 

Lithgow  street,  Dor.,  1895;  from  642  Washington  street,  near  Brent 
street,  northeast,  crossing  Talbot  avenue;  authority  to  open  given 
by  Street  Commissioners,  Oct.  18,  1895.     L  3829. 

Little  alley,  B.,  1836;  near  Prince  street. 

Little  Bowdoin  avenue.  Dor.,  1907;  from  Columbia  road,  at  its  junction 
with  Geneva  avenue,  south,  thence  southeast,  to  the  N.  E.  R.  R.; 
this  part  of  Bowdoin  avenue  colloquially  called  Little  Bowdoin 
avenue  in  1907  (in  application  for  street  number,  dated  March  11, 
1907);  from  Hawes  avenue  to  Columbia  road  numbered  as  a  part 
of  Hawes  avenue,  July  5,  1907;  from  the  railroad  to  Hawes  avenue 
numbered  as  North  Bowdoin  avenue,  March  11,  1908. 

Little  Napier  street,  B.;  from  Napier  street  to  Brighton  street;  named 
Barton  court,  April  21,  1868. 

Little  Neck,  So.  B.,  1650;  Washington  Village  so  called  in  1650.  Suffolk 
Deeds,  Lib.  1,  fol.  200. 

Livermore  street.  Dor.,  1908;  from  Croyden  street,  between  Hebron 
street  and  Monterey  avenue,  northeast,  to  Monterey  avenue;  shown 
on  plan  dated  April  25,  1908.    Suffolk  Deeds,  Lib.  3274,  end. 

Liverpool  avenue,  E.  B.;  from  62  Liverpool  street  to  71  Border  street, 
between  Maverick  street  and  Decatur  street;  formerly  called  Erin 
alley. 

*Liverpool  street,  E.  B.,  1833;  from  86  Sumner  street  to  Central  square; 
accepted  Nov.  22,  1852.     Suffolk  Deeds,  Lib.  377,  fol.  306. 

Liversidge  way.  Dor.,  1903;  from  72  Fremont  street,  near  River  street, 
northeast;  colloquially  called  Factory  place,  or  Starch  Factory  place; 
called  Liversidge  way,  1903. 

Livingston  place,  B.,  1844;  from  Livingston  street;  name  changed  to 
Breen  place.  May  10,  1870;  included  in  Charles  river  embankment 
(now»Charlesbank) . 


List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston.  285 

fLivingston  street,  B.,  1838;  from  Brighton  street  to  Charles  river; 
from  Brighton  street,  west,  1838;  to  the  river,  1842;  accepted  and 
named  from  Brighton  street  to  Charles  street,  June  4,  1844;  across 
North  Charles  street,  1859;  portion  from  Charles  street  to  Charles 
river  now  included  in  Charlesbank;  name  of,  from  Brighton  street 
to  Charles  street,  changed  to  Chambers  street,  March  1,  1894.  Suffolk 
Deeds,  Lib.  853,  fol.  90. 

*Llewellyn  avenue,  Rox.,  1853;  from  Walnut  street  (now  Walnut 
avenue),  southerly,  to  Williams  (now  Humboldt)  avenue  extended; 
Crawford  street  extended  through  it,  Dec.  4,  1879.  Norfolk  Registry, 
Lib.  271,  fol.  213.     L  1408,  L  1409. 

Locke  place.  So.  B.;  from  592  East  Fourth  street,  north,  between  H 
street  and  I  street. 

Locksley  street,  W.  Rox.,  1892;  from  Robinwood  avenue,  northwesterly 
and  westerly;  authority  to  open  given  by  Street  Commissioners,  Dec. 
28,  1892;  laid  out  as  a  portion  of  Robinwood  avenue,  Dec.  31,  1900. 
L  3347,  L  3348. 

Locksley  street,  W.  Rox.,  1892;  from  Robinwood  avenue,  northwesterly 
and  westerly;  authority  to  open  given  by  Street  Commissioners,  Dec. 
28,  1892;  laid  out  as  a  portion  of  Robinwood  avenue,  Dec.  31,  1900. 
L  3347,  L  3348. 

Locksley  street,  W.  Rox.,  1902;  from  Robinwood  avenue,  near  Enfield 
street,  south,  to  Parley  vale. 

tLocust  street.  Dor.,  1864;  from  804  Dorchester  avenue  to  Von  Hillern 
street;  formerly  from  804  Dorchester  avenue,  easterly,  to  N.  Y.,  N.  H. 
&  H.  R.  R.;  laid  out  from  Dorchester  avenue  to  Buttonwood  street, 
Jan.  13,  1897;  portion  east  of  Von  Hillern  street  abandoned,  a  part, 
being  covered  by  the  new  location  of  the  N.  Y.,  N.  H.  &  H.  R.  R.  under 
a  decree  of  the  Superior  Court,  filed  June  23,  1898,  under  authority  of 
chapter  519,  Acts  of  the  Legislature  of  1897,  Norfolk  Registry,  Lib. 
335,  fol.  18. 

*Logan  street,  Rox.;  from  33  Thornton  street  to  30  Lambert  avenue; 
laid  out,  Nov.  27,  1888.     L  2107. 

Lombard  place,  B.,  1856;  from  86  Prince  street,  southwesterly,  then 
northwesterly,  to  Thacher  street;  from  Prince  street,  west,  near 
Salem  street,  1856;  signs  on  the  ground  in  1909  call  the  way  "Private 
way";  in  Hyde's  "List  of  Streets,  1909,"  "sometimes  called  Prince- 
street  place." 

Lombard  place.  So.  B.;  from  54  EUery  street,  northeasterly. 

Lombard  street,  Dor.;  from  11  Carruth  street  to  16  Bushnell  street. 

Lombard  way.  Dor.,  1902;  from  Dorchester  avenue,  between  Savin  Hill 
avenue  and  Elton  street,  to  Auckland  street;  authority  to  open  portion 
from  Dorchester  avenue,  east,  given  by  the  Street  Commissioners, 
July  7,  1902;  authority  to  open  portion  from  portion  previously 
opened  to  Auckland  street  given  by  the  Street  Commissioners,  Jan.  2, 
1903;  name  changed  to  Doris  street  in  1903. 

London  court,  E.  B.;  from  195  London  street,  between  Porter  street  and 
Marion  street,  southeasterly. 

London  street,  B.,  1838;  from  Pleasant  street;  extended  to  Indiana 
place  (now  Corning  street).  May  16,  1853;  accepted  and  name  changed 
to  Kirkland  street,  Nov.  16,  1858.     Vol.  31,  p.  75.     L  140^. 

*London  street,  E.  B.,  1833;  from  112  Sumner  street  to  73  Bennington 
street  at  junction  with  Marion  street;  accepted  Nov.  22, 1852.  L  677. 
Suffolk  Deeds,  Lib.  377,  fol.  306. 


286  List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston. 

Long  acre,  B.,  1777;  the  mall  on  the  west  side  of  Common  (now  Tremont) 
street,  between  Winter  street  and  School  street;  called  also  Paddock's 
mall. 

Long  avenue,  Bri.,  1909;  from  Commonwealth  avenue  to  AUston  street; 
shown  on  Board  of  Survey  plan,  approved  December,  1909. 

*Longfellow  street.  Dor.;  from  76  Topliff  street  to  54  Draper  street; 
authority  to  open  given  by  Street  Commissioners,  July  20,  1892;  laid 
out,  Oct.  15,  1906.     L  3899,  L  4075. 

*Long  lane,  B.,  1708;  from  Milk  street  to  Cow  lane  (now  High  street),  and 
so  shown  in  the  town's  list  of  streets.  May  3,  1708;  named  Federal 
street  by  the  town,  July  4,  1788. 

*Longmeadow  street,  Dor.;  from  36  Clifton  street  to  30  Batchelder 
street;  laid  out,  June  19,  1891.     L  2303. 

Long  wharf,  B.,  1710;  from  202  Atlantic  avenue,  easterly,  opposite  foot 
of  State  street;  March  13,  1709-10,  Oliver  Noyes  and  associates  were 
granted  leave  "to  build  a  wharf  with  a  sufficient  common  sewer  from 
Andrew  Faneuil's  corner  to  low- water  mark,  to  be  built  the  width  of 
King  (now  State)  street";  when  built  it  included  Governor's  dock, 
which  was  located  at  the  foot  of  King  street;  so  called  as  it  is  supposed 
to  be  the  longest  wharf  on  the  continent,  being  1,700  feet  in  length 
and  above  100  feet  in  breadth;  street  on  Long  wharf  running  at  right 
angles  to  North  and  South  Market  streets  continued  in  southerly 
direction  to  southerly  front  of  stores  on  Long  wharf,  July  28,  1825; 
Long  wharf  originally  called  Boston  pier.     Vol.  31,  p.  47.     L  1001. 

*Longwood  avenue,  Rox.,  1857;  from  619  Parker  street  to  Brookline 
line;  from  Brookline  avenue,  through  Pilgrim  street  to  Beacon  street, 
Brookline;  laid  out  by  County  Commissioners  as  a  highway,  June, 
1857;  named  from  Punch  Bowl  road  (Brookline  avenue)  to  Longwood 
creek  or  Muddy  river,  Dec.  7,  1857;  accepted  and  named  from  Parker 
street  to  Brookline  branch  of  Western  avenue  (Brookline  avenue), 
July  29,  1867;  relocated  between  Autumn  street  and  Brookline  town 
line,  July  15, 1897.     Norfolk  Registry,  Lib.  362,  fol.  321.     L  3046. 

*Longwood=avenue  bridge,  Rox.  and  Brookline,  1857;  from  Longwood 
avenue  in  Boston,  over  Muddy  river  and  Brookline  branch  railroad,  to 
Longwood  avenue  in  Brookline;  original  wooden  structure  built  in 
1857;  rebuilt  in  1877;  present  masonry  arches  erected  in  1899  by  the 
Park  Departments  of  Boston  and  Brookline,  and  are  maintained 
jointly  by  them. 

Longwood=avenue  court,  Rox.;  from  24  Longwood  avenue,  southwest, 
near  Parker  street. 

Longwood  park,  Rox.;  between  Bellevue  street,  Austin  street,  Brook- 
line avenue  and  Park  street. 

Longwood  street,  Rox.,  1850;  from  Brookline  avenue,  opposite  Francis 
street,  to  Longwood  avenue;  part  west  of  Brookline  avenue  to  angle 
in  said  street  laid  out  as  Francis  street,  Oct.  19,  1874;  remainder  of 
street  now  in  Riverway.     Norfolk  Registry,  Lib.  200,  fol.  112. 

Longwood  terrace,  Rox.,  1899;  from  429  Brookline  avenue,  between 
Longwood  avenue  and  Austin  street,  northwesterly;  authority  to 
open  given  by  the  Street  Commissioners,  March  23,  1909. 

*Lonsdale  street.  Dor.,  1895;  from  1758  Dorchester  avenue  to  535 
Adams  street;  authority  to  open  given  by  Street  Commissioners, 
April  30,  1895;  laid  out,  Nov.  19,  1897.  L  2920,  L  2921,  L  3299, 
L  3300. 

Lorenzo  street.  Dor.;  from  24  Walnut  street  to  14  Wood  street;  formerly 
called  Wood-street  court. 


List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston.  287 

Lorette  street,  W.  Rox.;  from  2091  Centre  street,  opposite  Cottage 
avenue,  northwesterly,  to  the  West  Roxbury  branch  railroad. 

Loretto  street,  W.  Rox.;  from  185  Spring  street,  northwest,  near  Baker 
street. 

*Loring  street,  So.  B.,  1884;  from  171  West  Seventh  street  to  176  West 
Eighth  street;  Clapp  street  laid  out  as  a  public  street  and  named 
Loring  street,  Aug.  27,  1884.     L  1808. 

Lorraine  street,  Rox.,  1896;  from  Heath  street  to  Bynner  street; 
authority  to  open  part  from  Heath  street  to  Floyd  street  under  the 
name  of  Cranford  street  given  by  Street  Commissioners,  April  2,  1897; 
portion  between  Floyd  street  and  Evergreen  street  shown  in  Bromley's 
atlas  of  1906  as  Cranford  street;  portion  between  Evergreen  street 
and  Bynner  street  shown  on  same  atlas  as  abandoned. 

Lorraine  street.  Dor.,  1895;  from  120  Stanwood  street  to  Brunswick 
street;  authority  to  open  given  by  Street  Commissioners,  Dec.  7,  1895. 

*Lorraine  street,  W.  Rox.;  from  105  Colberg  avenue  to  192  Belgrade 
avenue;  laid  out,  Aug.  9, 1906.     L  3882,  L  4073. 

*Lothian  road,  Bri.,  1897;  from  161  Strathmore  road  to  131  Chiswick 
road;  Fen  wick  road  laid  out  and  name  changed  to  Lothian  road, 
Dec.  11,  1897.     L  2944. 

Lothrop  place,  B.;  from  309  Hanover  street,  southeast,  between  Prince 
street  and  Richmond  street;  also  called  Lathrop  place. 

Lotus  avenue,  W.  Rox.,  1856;  from  Lotus  street  to  Williams  street; 
now  closed.     Norfolk  Registry,  Plan  Book  3,  No.  57A. 

Lotus  place,  W.  Rox.;  from  3548  Washington  street,  southeasterly, 
nearly  opposite  Burnett  street,  to  Stony  Brook;  was  formerly  a  part 
of  A  street. 

Lotus  street,  W.  Rox.,  1856;  from  247  Forest  Hills  street  to  northwest 
of  Jubes  street;  formerly  from  247  Forest  Hills  street,  northwest,  then 
northeast,  to  Williams  street;  portion  from  Williams  street,  south- 
west, abandoned.     Norfolk  Registry,  Plan  Book  3,  No.  57A. 

*Louder's  lane,  W.  Rox.,  1849;  from  1007  Centre  street,  southwest; 
formerly  from  1007  Centre  street,  near  May  street,  southwesterly,  then 
westerly;  formerly  from  Centre  street,  southwesterly,  westerly  and 
thence  in  a  semicircular  direction  to  Allandale  street;  the  semi- 
circular part  now  abandoned;  see  Charles  Whitney's  map  of  Roxbury, 
dated  1843-49;  also  called  Lowder's  lane.     L  3408. 

Louisburg  square,  B.,  1826;  from  Mt.  Vernon  street,  opposite  Willow 
street,  north,  to  Pinckney  street;  shown  on  plan  dated  Sept.  7,  1826 
(Suffolk  Deeds,  Lib.  312,  fol.  217,  and  Lib.  327,  fol.  217);  in  the 
partition  of  lots,  described  in  the  above  deed  as  between  Harrison 
Gray  Otis  et  al..  it  is  designated  that  the  square  and  streets  parallel 
therewith  shall  be  forever  reserved  and  kept  open;  the  square  to  be 
built  by  the  proprietors,  and  surrounded  with  an  open  iron  fence 
and  railing;  it  is  also  provided  in  the  deed  that  the  streets  shall  be 
ceded  to  the  City  of  Boston,  whenever  the  city  shall  accept  them  as 
such;  there  appears  to  be  no  record  of  laying  out  of  the  streets  by  the 
city,  or  of  the  purchase  of  the  green  inclosure. 

Louise  park,  Rox.,  1899;  from  45  Copeland  street,  southeasterly, 
between  Burton  avenue  and  Way  place. 

Louisiana  place,  E.  B.;  from  Princeton  street,  near  Marion  street, 
southeast;  discontinued;  taken  in  site  for  high  school,  Dec.  17,  1897 
L  2962. 


288  List  of  Streets^  Etc.,  in  Boston. 

Love  lane,     )  B.,  1708;  from  North  street  to  Salem  street;  called  North 
Love  street,  )      Writing  School  lane,  1789;  Love  lane  from  North  street 

by  the  North  Writing  School  to  Salem  street,  1800;  name  changed 

to  Tileston  street,  June  20,  1821. 

Love  lane.  Dor.,  1836;  from  Wales  lane  (now  Columbia  road),  southeast, 
to  Bowdoin  street;  the  way  leading  to  Dr.  Harris's  meeting  house; 
name  changed  to  Green  street,  March  11,  1840;  from  Columbia  road 
to  Olney  street,  changed  to  Geneva  avenue,  Dec.  30,  1876;  from  the 
junction  of  Geneva  avenue  and  OLney  street  to  Bowdoin  street  changed 
to  Olney  street,  Dec.  30,  1876.  Norfolk  Registry,  Plan  Book  4,  No. 
106.     L  1191,  L  1727. 

Love=lane  avenue,  Dor.,  1836;  from  Bowdoin  avenue  (now  Rosseter 
street),  northeast,  to  Love  lane  (Green  street,  now  Geneva  avenue); 
at  one  time  called  Union  avenue;  laid  out  as  a  part  of  Olney  street, 
March  1,  1888.  Norfolk  Registry,  Plan  Book  4,  No.  106.  L  1652, 
L  2020. 

Lovedeed  court,  Rox.;  from  7  Chadwick  street,  northwest,  near  corner 
of  Hampden  street. 

Lovejoy  place,  B.,  1907;  from  Beverly  street,  about  102  feet  northwest 
of  Causeway  street,  northeast  about  401  feet;  authority  to  open 
given  by  the  Street  Commissioners,  July  10,  1907. 

Lovell  place,  B.;  from  Poplar  street,  southwest,  to  the  junction  of 
Kennard  court  and  Elder  place;  Lovett  place  so  called  in  1883. 

Lovering  place,  B.,  1855;  from  998  Washington  street  to  321  Harrison 
avenue,  near  Asjdum  street.     Suffolk  Deeds,  Lib.  855,  fol.  251. 

Lovett  place,  B.,  1836;  from  90  Poplar  street,  south,  near  Brighton 
street;  called  Lovell  place,  1883;  Lovett  place  in  1906.  Suffolk 
Deeds,  Lib.  1187,  fol.  5. 

Lovis  street,  So.  B.,  1854;  from  200  West  Fifth  street  to  189  Gold  street, 
near  E  street. 

*Lowder's  lane,  W.  Rox.,  1849;  from  Centre  street,  near  May  street, 
southwesterly,  then  westerly;  formerly  from  Centre  street,  south- 
westerly, westerly,  and  thence  in  a  semicircular  direction  to  AUandale 
street;  the  semicircular  part  now  abandoned;  see  Charles  Whitney's 
map  of  Roxbury  dated  1843-49;  also  called  Louder's  lane.     L  3408. 

Lowe  street,  W.  Rox.,  1892;  from  14  Woodside  avenue  to  7  Sylvia 
street;  authority  to  open  given  by  Street  Commissioners,  Aug.  10, 
1892. 

Lowell  court,  \B.;  from  Boylston  street,  near  Common  (now  Tremont) 
Lowell  place,  J      street,  south;  Lowell  court,  1806;  later  to  La  Grange 

street;  laid  out  and  named  Tamworth  street,  April  28,  1880.     Suffolk 

Deeds,  Lib.  852,  fol.  259.     L  1452. 

Lowell  court,  B.,  1847;  from  6  Tamworth  street,  east. 

Lowell  square,  B.,  1852;  on  Cambridge  street  and  Lynde  street;  public 
square  in  front  of  the  West  church  in  Cambridge  street  named  Lowell 
square,  Aug.  30,  1852. 

*Lowell  street,  B.,  1834;  from  42  Causeway  street  to  1  Brighton  street; 
from  Causeway  street,  west,  1834;  from  Causeway  street  to  Brighton 
street,  accepted,  laid  out  and  named,  July  18,  1842.  Suffolk  Deeds, 
Lib.  871,  end. 

Lowell  street,  B.,  1826;  laid  out  over  the  Neck,  July  24,  1826;  second 
of  new  cross  streets,  at  southerly  part  of  city,  extending  from  Tremont 
street  to  Suffolk  street  (now  Shawmut  avenue);  named  Lowell  street, 
Sept.  15,  1834;  called  South  Lowell  street  in  1848;  name  changed 
to  Milford  street.  May  14,  1849. 


List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston.  289 

^*Lowell  street,  Rox.,  1834;  new  road  laid  out  by  the  County  Commis- 
sioners from  the  old  road  (now  Roxbury  street),  near  Guy  Carlton's 
factory,  in  a  southerly  direction  to  Centre  street  at  a  point  near  Hog 
bridge,  Aug.  20,  1833;  named  Lowell  street,  Sept.  23,  1834;  name 
chanced  to  Pynchon  street  (now  Columbus  avenue),  April  21,  1868. 
Norfolk  Registry,  Plan  Book  2,  No.  9C. 

Lowell  street,  Chsn.,  1837;  from  Bunker  Hill  street,  between  North 
Mead  street  and  the  Catholic  cemetery,  northeast,  to  Mystic  river; 
shown  on  plan  dated  August,  1837  (Vol.  80,  p.  30,  Surveying  Division 
of  Engineering  Department);  location  abandoned,  and  so  shown  in 
Hopkins's  atlas  of  1875.  Middlesex  South  District  Registry,  Plan 
Book  lA,  No.  24. 

LowelI=street  avenue,  B.;  from  No.  61  Lowell  street,  near  corner  of 
Minot  street,  to  Wall  street;  was  known  as  such  in  1892. 

Lower  road,  from  Washington  street,  through  Eustis,  Mall,  Dearborn, 
Dudley,  Stoughton,  Pleasant,  Bowdoin,  Adams  and  Washington 
streets  to  Neponset  river,  thence  through  Adams  street,  in  Milton  and 
Quincy,  to  the  meeting  house  in  Quincy;  the  above  named  streets  are 
shown  as  the  Lower  road,  from  Washington  street  to  the  Quincy 
meeting  house,  on  a  plan  by  William  Taylor  dated  1802.  Maps  and 
plans.  Vol.  54,  p.  21.     Massachusetts  State  Archives. 

Lowland  place,  E.  B.;  from  99  Everett  street,  between  Cottage  street 
and  Lamson  street,  southwesterly. 

*Lowland  street.  So.  B.,  1868;  from  East  Eighth  street  to  Jenkins 
street;  name  of  Highland  street  changed  to  Lowland  street,  April 
21,  1868;  from  Eighth  street  to  Vale  street  called  Regent  street,  1846; 
laid  out  from  Eighth  (now  East  Eighth)  street  to  Jenkins  street 
(this  part  of  Jenkins  street  abandoned),  Nov.  17,  1868;  name  changed 
to  Mercer  street,  March  1,  1888;  Columbia  road  laid  out  over  por- 
tion south  of  Burnham  street  (now  Columbia  road),  Aug.  31,  1897. 
L  191,  L  192,  L  2876. 

Loyola  street,  Rox.,  1897;  from  55  Edgewood  street  to  90  May  wood 
street;  authority  to  open  given  by  Street  Commissioners,  March  26, 
1897. 

Lubec  street,  E.  B.,  1845;  from  220  Maverick  street,  northeasterly, 
about  127  feet  to  Cottage-street  playground,  and  from  Gove  street  to 
Swift  street;  formerly  from  Maverick  street  to  Swift  street;  authority 
to  open  between  parkway  (now  Neptune  road)  and  Prescott  street 
given  by  Street  Commissioners,  April  21,  1893;  portion  south- 
westerly about  462  feet  from  Decatur  (now  Gove)  street  included  in 
taking  for  Cottage-street  playground,  Jan.  6,  1903.  Suffolk  Deeds, 
Lib.  540,  fol.  303.     L  3476,  L  3561. 

Lucas  place,  )  B.;  from  1035  Washington  street  to  436  Tremont  street; 
fLucas  street,  f  from  Washington  street,  west,  called  Lucas  place,  1828; 
Lucas  street,  1851;  extended  to  Tremont  street,  1855;  Lucas  street 
laid  out  from  Middlesex  street  to  Shawmut  avenue,  Oct.  13,  1891. 
Suffolk  Deeds,  Lib.  906,  fol.  10.  L  544,  L  545,  L  546,  L  547,  L  724, 
L  2346. 

Lucas  street,  Bri.,  1874;  from  North  Beacon  street  to  Mapleton  street, 
laid  out  from  North  Beacon  street  to  Elmira  street  as  Etna  street, 
Nov.  10,  1893. 

Lucerne  street.  Dor.,  1899;  from  742  Morton  street  to  230  Lauriat 
avenue. 

Ludlow  street.  Dor.,  1871;  from  Welles  avenue,  northerly,  between 
Dorchester  avenue  and  Shawmut  branch  railroad;  abandoned.  • 


290  List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston. 

*Ludlow  street,  Chsn.,  1884;  from  16  Eden  street  to  23  Mead  street; 
Garden  place  laid  out  as  a  public  street  and  named  Ludlow  street, 
June  30,  1884.     L  1786. 

if 
Luelner  place,  Dor.;  from  Dorchester  avenue,  east,  parallel  with  Centre 
street;  shown  as  an  unnamed  court  in  1867  (Norfolk  Registry,  Lib. 
352,  fol.  78);   included  in  Dix  street  upon  its  extension  to  Dorchester 
avenue,  Oct.  2,  1877. 

Luke  street,  Bri.;  near  Washington  street  in  1859;  no  record. 

Luteman  place,  Rox.;  from  7  Texas  street,  southwesterly;  called  also 
Leutman  place. 

Luther  place,  B.,  1868;  from  446  Commercial  street,  near  Henchman 
street,  southwest. 

Lyd's  corner,  B.,  1708;  corner  of  Hanover  street  and  Wing's  lane 
(now  Elm  street)  then  so  called. 

Lyman  avenue,  Bri.,  1856;  from  Market  street,  northwesterly,  to  rail- 
road; then  parallel  with  it  to  Hillside  avenue;  laid  out  with  a  part 
of  Hillside  avenue,  as  Wicklow  street,  Dec.  5,  1881.  Middlesex  South 
District  Registry,  Plan  Book  7,  No.  1.     L  1577. 

Lyman  place,  B.,  1869;  from  8  Lyman  street,  southwesterly,  towards 
[  •       Green  street.     Suffolk  Deeds,  Lib.  971,  fol.  260. 

Lyman  place,  B.,  1834;  from  Leverett  street,  east;  previous  to  1812 
called  New  Prince  street.  Cross  street.  Tucker  street;  called  Leverett 
place  or  alley  in  1812;  Lyman  place,  April  14,  1834;  changed  to 
Lyman  street,  July  23,  1856. 

*Lyman  street,  B.,  1856;  from  96  Staniford  street  to  21  Leverett  street; 
formerly  from  Green  street  to  Leverett  street;  part  from  Leverett 
street,  east,  called  New  Prince  street  at  times  previous  to  1788;  Cross 
street,  1802;  Tucker  street,  1803;  Leverett  place  or  alley,  1812; 
named  Lyman  place,  April  14,  1834;  name  changed  to  Lyman  street, 
July  23,  1856;  Staniford  street  extended  over  part  of.  May  11,  1886. 
L  1905. 

Lynde  avenue,  Chsn.,  1852;  from  168  Main  street,  southwesterly,  then 
southeasterly,  to  19  Austin  street.  Middlesex  South  District  Registry, 
Plan  Book  5,  No.  39. 

Lynde  court,  ^  B.;  from  32  Lynde  street,  westerly;  called  Lynde 

Lynde  place,  >      place,  1837;  Lynde  court,  1874;    also  Lynde- 

Lynde=street  place,  )      street  place;  Lynde-street  place  in  1906. 

*Lynde  street,  B.,  1732;  from  75  Cambridge  street  to  74  Green  street; 
shown  in  "  List  of  Streets  in  Boston,  from  the  Vade  Mecum  for 
America,  1732";  name  recorded  by  a  vote  of  the  town,  July  4,  1788; 
named  for  the  Lynde  family.     Suffolk  Deeds,  Lib.  931,  fol.  12. 

*Lynde  street,  Chsn.,  1838;  from  5  Arrow  street  to  Austin  street;  accepted 
from  Arrow  street  to  Union  street,  March  27,  1843;  accepted  from 
Union  street  to  Austin  street,  March  27,  1849.  Middlesex  South  Dis- 
trict Registry,  Plan  Book  lA,  No.  26. 

Lyndeboro'  place,  B.,  1838;  from  100  Carver  street,  at  its  junction  with 
Pleasant  street,  northeasterly. 

*Lyndeboro'  street,  Chsn.,  1847;  from  23  Essex  street  to  10  Middlesex 
street;  laid  out  and  accepted,  Dec.  21,  1857;  entrance  from  Essex 
street  enlarged.  May  14,  1866.  Middlesex  South  District  Registry, 
Plan  Book  4A,  No.  42. 

*Lyndhurst  street.  Dor.,  1890;  from  552  Washington  street  to  26  AUston 
street;  laid  out,  May  8,  1894.     L  2598. 


List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston.  291 

*Lynn  street,  B.,  1708;  from  the  North  Battery,  northwesterly,  to  the 
ferryway  by  Hudson's  point;  laid  out  after  the  "  great  desolations  " 
of  the  war,  March  5,  1787;  from  Winnisimmet  Ferry  to  Charles-river 
bridge,  1800;  the  part  from  North  Battery  to  Winnisimmet  Ferry  being 
included  in  Ship  street;  together  with  part  of  Ann  street  named  Com- 
mercial street,  Feb.  17,  1834. 

*Lynn  street,  B.,  1884;  from  51  Cooper  street  to  32  Thacher  street; 
Thacher  avenue  laid  out  as  a  public  street  and  named  Lynn  street, 
Sept.  10,  1884.     L  1819. 

Lynnville  terrace,  Dor.;  from  203  Washington  street,  southwest,  nearly 
opposite  Eldon  street;  formerly  called  Hartford  place. 

Lyon  place,  Rox.;  from  570  Shawmut  avenue,  near  corner  Camden  street, 
southeast. 

*Lyon  street.  Dor.,  1893;  from  1289  Dorchester  avenue  to  78  Adams  street; 
laid  out,  Aug.  10,  1893.     L  2524. 

Lyon  street,  W.  Rox.,  1825;  from  Centre  street  by  Lyon's;  named  May  9, 
1825;  name  changed  to  Bellevue  avenue,  April  2,  1860. 

Lyons  street,  Dor.,  1870;  from  111  Lauriat  avenue  to  Franklin  Field. 

*M  street.  So.  B.,  1805;  from  645  East  First  street  to  Columbia  road;  for- 
merly from  low-water  line  on  the  north  to  the  harbor  line  in  Old 
Harbor;  from  salt  water  on  the  south  to  harbor  of  Boston  on  the 
north  laid  out  and  named,  Feb.  27,  1805;  laid  out  from  low-water 
mark  north  of  First  street  to  harbor  line  in  Dorchester  Bay,  Nov.  17, 
1868;  portion  south  of  Columbia  road  included  in  the  Strandway, 
April  30,  1890;  portion  from  East  First  street,  northerly,  discontinued, 
Feb.  18,  1903.     L  7,  L  2078,  L  3598. 

M=street  place.  So.  B.;  from  131  M  street,  west,  between  East  Fifth  street 
and  East  Sixth  street. 

Maccarty's  corner,  B.,  1708;  corner  of  King  (now  State)  street  and 
Leyeret's  lane  (now  Congress  street)  then  so  called. 

Mackin  street,  Bri.,  1884;  from  510  Western  avenue  to  20  Waverlv  street. 
L  2782. 

Mackrill,  ^  lane,  B.,  1708;  from  King  (now  State)  street  to  Water  street; 
Macril,  >  in  the  town's  list  of  streets,  May  3,  1708,  as  Mackrill 
MackereL  ;      lane;  in  the  list  from  the  Vade  Mecum  for  America,  1732, 

as  Macril  lane;  on  Burgess's  map,  1728,  as  Marchant's  lane;  in  Edes's 

list  of  streets,  1800,  as  Kilby  street. 

Madeline  street,  Bri.,  1899;  from  9  Harriet  street,  about  292  feet  north- 
west of  Parsons  street,  north,  parallel  with  Parsons  street  about  238 
feet;  shown  on  plan  dated  September,  1899.  Suffolk  Deeds,  Lib.  2644, 
fol.  311. 

Madison  avenue.  Dor.,  1898;  from  Willowwood  street,  west,  to  Morton 
street;  location  abandoned. 

Madison  avenue.  Dor.,  1870;  from  Madison  (now  Morton)  street  to 
Pratt  street  (this  part  of  Pratt  street  now  Mascot  street);  location 
not  now  shown. 

Madison  avenue,  Chsn.,  1875;  from  12  Tremont  street  to  84  Ferrin  ^treet. 

Madison  avenue,  Bri.,  1875;  from  Washington  street,  southwesterly, 
crossing  Union  street,  Cushman  street  and  Ames  street;  shown  as 
a  contemplated  street  from  Washington  street  to  Union  street;  laid 
out  as  Snow  street,  Sept.  24,  1901.     L  3439. 

Madison  court,  Rox.,  1853;  from  454  Parker  street,  easterly,  near  Hunt- 
ington avenue,  to  the  end  of  Field  street. 


292  List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston. 

Madison  park,  Rox.;  between  Marble,  Warwick,  Westminster  and  Ster- 
ling streets;  shown  as  Madison  square  on  a  plan  as  early  as  1871,  and 
is  now  so  known.     L  659. 

Madison  place,  B.,  1826;  from  Pleasant  street,  near  Eliot  street,  west; 
afterwards  to  Church  street;  closed  on  extension  of  Columbus  avenue, 
1872.     L  393,  L  613. 

Madison  place,  B.,  1868;  from  1100  Washington  street,  east,  near  Dover 
street,  parallel  with  Washington  street,  between  Dover  street  and 
Decatur  street,  opening  through  an  arch  into  Washington  street. 

Madison  square,  Rox.;  between  Marble,  Warwick,  Westminster  and 
Sterling  streets;  at  one  time  called  Madison  park.     L  659. 

*  Madison  street,  Rox.,  1868;  from  2031  Washington  street  to  684  Shaw- 
mut  avenue;  name  of  Webster  street  changed  to  Madison  street, 
April  21,  1868;  laid  out,  July  21,  1876.     L  530. 

Madison  street.  Dor.,  1840;  from  Norfolk  street,  opposite  Forest  Hill 
avenue  (now  Morton  street),  to  Back  (now  Harvard)  street  (West 
Roxbury  line),  opposite  Morton  street;  same  named  March  11,  1840; 
new  road  from  Lower  MiUs  in  Dorchester  to  Jamaica  Plain  laid  out 
by  County  Commissioners,  September,  1852,  including  parts  of  Forest 
Hill  avenue,  Madison  street  and  Morton  street;  part  from  Back  street 
to  Canterbury  street  named  Morton  street;  name  of  Madison  street, 
from  Norfolk  street  to  Back  street,  changed  to  Morton  street,  March  1, 
1888.     L  2074. 

Magazine  lane,  Rox.;  from  junction  Hampden  street  and  Dudley  street 
to  Magazine  street,  north  of  St.  Patrick's  Church;  part  of  Magazine 
street,  from  end  of  present  Dunmore  street  to  Dudley  street,  collo- 
quially so  called  after  Magazine  street  was  straightened  to  Dudley 
street;  named  Dunmore  street,  Jan.  28,  1884.     L  1972. 

Magazine  road,  Rox.;  now  Magazine  street. 

*Magazine  street,  Rox.,  1662;  from  406  Dudley  street  to  Massachusetts 
avenue;  formerly  from  Dudley  street,  opposite  Blue  HiU  avenue  and 
Mt.  Pleasant  avenue,  to  Southampton  street;  Town  way  from  Dudley 
street  to  Pine  Island  laid  out,  Jan.  19,  1662;  called  Magazine  lane. 
Magazine  road  and  Magazine  street;  extended  from  end  of  present 
Dunmore  street  in  a  straight  line  to  Dudley  sti-eet,  Dec.  15,  1873; 
remainder  of  old  street  to  Dudley  street  being  called  Magazine  lane  and 
named  Dunmore  street,  March  1,  1884;  relocated  from  East  Chester 
park  (now  Massachusetts  avenue)  to  Norfolk  avenue,  July  17,  1886; 
part  from  Massachusetts  avenue  to  Southampton  street  discontinued, 
Feb.  27,  1907.     L  936,  L  937,  L  1921,  L  2263,  L  4007. 

Magdala  street.  Dor.,  1894;  from  346  Codman  street  to  9  Van  Winkle 
street;  shown,  but  not  named,  on  plan  of  1871. 

Magnolia  square.  Dor.;  from  109  Magnolia  street,  northwest,  near 
Chamblet  street. 

*Magnolia  street.  Dor.,  1882;  from  675  Dudley  street  to  104  Lawrence 
avenue;  from  Dudley  street  to  Quincy  street  located  and  accepted  as 
Myrtle  street,  March  2,  1853;  extended  to  Lawrence  avenue,  Sept.  16, 
1876;  named  Magnolia  street,  March  1,  1882.  L  1168,  L  2169, 
L  3893. 

Magnolia  street,  W.  Rox.;  from  3556  Washington  street,  opposite 
Burnett  street,  southeast. 

Magnor's  row,  B.;  boards  placed  at  corner  of  lane  leading  from  Kilby 
street,  with  name  of  Magnor's  row  upon  them,  removed  and  replaced 
by  others  bearing  the  former  name  of  Lindall's  lane,  June  24,  1801. 

Magog  place,  Rox.;  from  873  Albany  street,  northwest,  near  Hunneman 
street. 


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Mahan  avenue,  Rox.;  from  Hampshire  street  to  Downing  street; 
name  changed  to  Old  Whittier  street. 

Mahan  place,  B.,  1839;  from  223  Pleasant  street,  east,  near  Eliot  street. 

Mahn's  terrace,  W.  Rox.;  from  187  Amory  street,  northwest,  near 
Boylston  street. 

*Mahoney  square,  B.,  1906;  the  open  space  at  the  junction  of  Fleet 
street  and  Atlantic  avenue  named  Mahoney  square  by  order  of  City 
Council,  approved  by  the  Mayor,  Oct.  18,  1906;  named  in  honor  of 
Jeremiah  E.  Mahoney,  member  of  City  Council,  1893. 

Maiden  lane,  Rox.;  from  64  Hampden  street  to  25  Reading  street; 
name  changed  to  Alther  street,  1907. 

Maiden  lane,  W.  Rox.,  1886;  from  Sycamore  street,  north,  between 
Poplar  street  and  Hawthorne  street;  called  Wilkins  place  in  1888. 
See  Suffolk  Deeds,  Lib.  1745,  fol.  345. 

Main  street,  Rox.;  the  present  Roxbury  street  so  called  on  plan  dated 
1836. 

*Main  street,  Chsn.;  from  14  City  square  to  Somerville  line;  from  the 
northeast  side  of  the  Market  place  (now  City  square),  north,  called 
Market  street  in  1714  and  Main  street,  1769;  altered  and  straightened 
from  corner  of  Water  street  nearly  to  the  Neck  or  Causeway,  1780; 
alteration  of  the  road  at  the  Neck  and  at  junction  of  road  leading 
to  Cambridge  approved.  May  12,  1800;  lands  conveyed  for  purpose 
in  1801  and  1804;  portion  between  Mystic  avenue  and  the  Somer- 
ville boundary  line  called  Monotomy  road  in  1732;  between  Cam- 
ridge  street  and  Somerville  boundary  line  called  Winter  Hill  road 
in  1818;  laid  out  on  or  near  land  made  vacant  by  fire,  Dec.  23,  1835; 
laid  out  anew  from  Charlestown  square  to  southerly  side  of  rail- 
road, in  direction  of  Charles-river  bridge,  Oct.  6,  1845;  from  Bunker 
Hill  street  to  Cambridge  street  accepted  and  laid  out  as  a  public 
way,  Sept.  4,  1865;  laid  out  and  accepted  the  entire  length,  Dec.  31, 
1867;  straightened  and  laid  out  between  Eden  street  and  Mead  street, 
July  20,  1868.     L  1086,  L  1787,  L  1898,  L  2255,  L  3276. 

Main  street,  Bri.;  Washington  street  so  called  on  plan  dated  1843. 

Main=street  court,  Chsn.;  from  Main  street,  northeast,  then  north- 
west; name  changed  to  Hathon  square,  April  24,  1878. 

Maitland  street,  B.;  from  783  Beacon  street,  southeasterly,  to  Brook- 
line  branch  of  N.  Y.  C.  &  H.  R.  R'.  R. 

Malbon  place,  Rox.,  1868;  from  167  Roxbury  street,  north,  parallel 
with  Gay  street;  name  of  Eliot  place  changed  to  Malbon  place, 
April  21,  1868. 

*Malcolm  street,  B.,  1891;  from  59  Chestnut  street  to  110  Mt.  Vernon 
street;  Cedar  lane,  1826;  Chestnut  place,  1839;  Chestnut  avenue, 
1863;  Chestnut  avenue  laid  out  with  name  of  Malcolm  street,  Dec. 
16,  1891.     L  2376. 

Malcolm  street,  W.  Rox.,  1889;  from  Colberg  avenue  to  the  West 
Roxbury  branch  railroad  at  Bellevue  Station. 

Maiden  avenue,  B.;  a  name  given  to  the  passageway  which  formerly 
went  from  Change  avenue  to  Corn  court;  more  commonly  known  as 
Damnation  alley. 

*Malden  bridge,  Chsn.,  1787;  from  Alford  street,  northeast,  across 
Mystic  river  to  Alford  street;  built  by  the  Maiden  Bridge  Corpora- 
tion, chartered  in  1787  to  build  a  bridge  from  Penny  Ferry;  the 
work  was  completed  in  six  months;  maintained  by  the  corporation 


294  List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston. 

until  April  1,  1859,  when  by  an  act  of  the  Legislature  the  bridge  was 
made  free;  included  in  the  relocation  of  Alford  street,  August  21, 
1899;  rebuilt  by  the  City  of  Boston  1900-01,  under  authority  of 
chapter  280  of  the  Acts  of  the  Legislature  of  1899;  a  temporary 
bridge,  40  feet  wide,  was  begun  about  Dec.  1,  1899,  and  opened  for 
travel  in  June,  1900;  permanent  bridge,  60  feet  wide  with  draws 
50  feet  wide,  completed  in  April,  1901. 

Maiden  court,  B.,  1859;  from  48  Maiden  street,  north,  near  Harrison 
avenue;  included  in  land  of  the  Cathedral  property  in  1909. 

Maiden  place,  B.,  1843;  from  Maiden  street,  north,  near  Harrison 
avenue;  not  now  identified. 

Maiden  road,  Chsn.;  an  old  name  of  Alford  street,  from  Main  street 
to  Maiden  bridge. 

*  Maiden  street,  B.,  1826;  from  430  Washington  street  to  489  Albany 
street;  laid  out  on  the  Neck,  July  24,  1826;  named  from  Washington 
street  to  Front  street  (now  Harrison  avenue),  Sept.  15,  1834;  to 
Albany  street,  1854;  extended  from  Harrison  avenue  to  Albany 
street,  Dec.  14,  1859.     L  150. 

Mall,  The,  B.;  on  the  east  side  of  the  Common,  about  1790;  extended 
to  the  end  of  "Foster's  pasture,  lately  so  called,"  May  13,  1795. 

*Mall  street,  Rox.,  1825;  from  36  Eustis  street  to  11  Dearborn  street; 
from  Davis  (now  Albany)  street  to  Eustis  street,  northeast  of  the 
Mall,  named  Mall  street.  May  9,  1825;  line  changed  July  16  and 
Sept.  3,  1860;  line  established  Nov.  27,  1865.  Norfolk  Registry, 
Plan  Book  22,  page  47.     L   1517. 

Mall=street  place,  Rox.;  from  Mall  street  to  Webber  street;  now 
Douglass  avenue. 

*Mallet  street,  Dor.,  1897;  from  557  Adams  street  to  58  Florida  street; 
authority  to  open  given  by  Street  Commissioners,  April  7,  1897; 
laid  out,  Oct.  27,  1906.     L  3909,  L  4181. 

Mallett  street,  Chsn.,  1837;  from  Bunker  Hill  street  to  Mystic  river, 
near  present  location  of  Walnut  street. 

Malone  block,   )  B.,    1855;   a  block  of  buildings  on  the  east  side  of 
Malone  place,    \      Washington  street,    between    Concord    street    and 

Worcester  street  (now  Worcester  square),  1855;  called  Malone  place 

in  1859. 

Malone  court,  Bri.,  1902;  from  161  Corey  road,  near  corner  of  Washing- 
ton street,  southeast,  to  the  Brookline  boundary  line. 

Malt  lane,       )  Chsn.;    from    Bow  street    (now    Rutherford    avenue), 
Malt  street,    )      near  Washington  street;  not  now  identified. 

Malta  street,  Dor.,  1896;  from  612  River  street,  near  Hyde  Park  line, 
to  Edgewater  drive;  authority  to  open  given  by  Street  Commissioners, 
Feb.  24,  1896. 

Malvern  street.  Dor.;  from  836  Adams  street  to  Milton  street;  laid 
out  under  the  name  of  Milwood  street,  Aug.  9,  1906.     L  3884. 

*Malvern  street,  Bri.,  1841;  from  5  Brighton  avenue  to  75  Ashford 
street;  laid  out  by  selectmen,  Dec.  17,  1873;  accepted,  conditionally, 
Dec.  30,  1873;  laid  out  by  Street  Commissioners,  Aug.  6,  1897 
L  2884,  L  3611. 

Malvern  terrace,  Dor.,  1899;  from  64  Milton  street  to  Malvern  (now 
Milwood)  street;  changed  to  Milwood  terrace,  1907. 

Man  place,  Rox.;  from  Yeoman  street,  northeasterly,  between  Chad- 
wick  street  and  Adams  street;  so  shown  in  an  atlas  dated  1884; 
now  "Yeoman  place. 


List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston.  295 

Manchester  street,  Dor.,  1895;  from  Idaho  street,  southwesterly, 
to  about  192  feet  beyond  Standard  street;  shown  on  plans  filed  with 
Suffolk  Deeds  and  dated  April  13,  1895  (Lib.  2265,  end);  June,  1895 
(Lib.  2281,  end),  and  October,  1895  (Lib.  2425,  end). 

Manchester  street,  W.  Rox.,  1902;  from  Newfield  street,  northeasterly, 
to  Mt.  Benedict  Cemetery. 

Manley  street.  Dor.,  1908;  from  Mill  street,  about  100  feet  east  of 
Neponset  avenue,  north  and  northwest,  to  Newkirk  street;  authority 
to  open  given  by  the  Street  Commissioners,  Sept.  28,  1908. 

Manning  street,  W.  Rox.;  from  12  Oilman  street  to  29  Berry  street. 

Manning's  yard,  Rox.;  from  No.  18  Fellows  street  to  813  Albany 
street. 

Manor  street,  Rox.,  1880;  from  Farmgate  street  (now  abandoned)  to 
an  unnamed  street  leading  to  Parker  Hill  Reservoir  and  parallel  with 
Fisher  avenue;  abandoned  some  time  prior  to  1882. 

Mansfield  place,  Chsn.;  from  83  Tremont  street,  southwest,  near 
Chelsea  street;  formerly  Arlington  place. 

*Mansfield  street,  Bri.,  1882;  from  311  Cambridge  street  to  23  Easton 
street;  part  of  Otis  street  laid  out  from  Cambridge  street  to  Hill 
avenue  (now  Easton  street)  with  name  of  Mansfield  street,  April  17, 
1882.     L  1600,  L  2387,  L  3939. 

Manson  street,  W.  Rox.,  1908;  from  Elgin  street,  northeast,  through 
lot  abutting  Elgin  street;  named  by  the  owner  in  1908. 

*Mansur  street,  Rox.,  1881;  from  14  Day  street  to  13  Schiller  street; 
laid  out,  July  16,  1891.     L  2315. 

Mansur  street,  W.  Rox.;  from  338  Metropolitan  avenue  to  Hyde  Park 
line. 

Manton  street.  Dor.,  1895;  from  Groveland  street  to  Standard  street^ 
Menton  street  so  called  on  plan  dated  April  13,  1895,  and  filed  with 
Suffolk  Deeds,  Lib.  2265,  end.     Menton  street  in  1906. 

Mapes  street.  Dor.,  1909;  from  Park  street,  opposite  Clayton  street, 
southeast,  in  about  the  same  location  as  the  former  Exchange  street; 
opened  in  1909  by  the  N.  Y.,  N.  H.  &  H.  R.  R.,  and  named  in  honor 
of  Harry  E.  Mapes,  an  employee  of  the  railroad. 

Maple  avenue,  Bri.,  1890;  from  52  Dustin  street  to  George  street, 
between  Elmira  street  and  Garden  street. 

Maple  avenue,  Rox.;  from  Brookline  avenue,  westerly,  then  curving 
southwesterly,  to  Longwood  avenue,  opposite  Bellevue  street;  part 
of  formerly  Appleton  place;  accepted,  conditionally,  June  29,  1863; 
Bellevue  street  extended  over  Maple  avenue,  from  Longwood  avenue 
to  Brookline  avenue,  Feb.  14,  1887.     L  1976,  L  1977. 

Maple  avenue,  W.  Rox.,  1889;  from  Maple  street,  at  its  junction  with 
Weld  street,  southwest,  to  Corey  street;  shown  on  plan  by  J.  E. 
Jones,  dated  March  30,  1889;  name  changed  to  Pomfret  street  in 
Assessors'  books  of  1892. 

Maple=avenue  court,  Rox.;  accepted,  conditionally,  with  Bellevue 
street  and  Appleton  place,  Jime  29,  1863;  conditions  do  not  appear 
to  have  been  complied  with  or  street  built  (and  not  given  in  direc- 
tories or  on  chart). 

Maple  park,  Rox.;  from  32  Dale  street,  southwest,  between  Laurel 
street  and  Sherman  street. 


296  List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston. 

Maple  place,  B.,  1837;  from  219  Harrison  avenue,  west,  then  north, 
to  23  Oak  street;  from  Harrison  avenue,  west,  next  south  of  Oak 
street,  1837. 

Maple  place,  E.  B.;  from  Havre  street,  southeast,  near  Porter  street, 
to  an  unnamed  place;  same  called  Model  place  in  1884. 

Maple  place,  W.  Rox.;  from  37  Starr  lane,  south,  crossing  Seaverns 
avenue. 

Maple  place,  W.  Rox.;  from  Canterbury  street,  northwest;  shown  on 
a  map  of  Roxbury,  dated  1849;  now  a  part  of  Mount  Hope  avenue. 
L  2503. 

Maple  street,  B.,  1822;  from  Chestnut  street  to  Olive  (now  Mt. 
Vernon)  street;  name  changed  to  Willow  street  in  1823. 

*  Maple  street,  Rox.;  from  234  Seaver  street  to  52  Georgia  street;  accepted 

Oct.  24,  1864;  shown  from  Seaver  street  to  and  across  Schuyler 
street  in  1874  atlas;  laid  out  from  Schuyler  street  to  Georgia  avenue 
(now  street),  Oct.  2,   1877.     L  1269. 

Maple  street,  Dor.,  1875;  from  Norfolk  avenue,  northeast,  to  Massachu- 
setts avenue;  shown  on  plan  (without  name)  by  William  A.  Garbett, 
dated  June  7,  1870,  as  extending  from  a  point  about  422  feet  north- 
east of  Clapp  street,  southwest,  to  about  396  feet  beyond  Clapp  street; 
in  directory,  1875,  as  Maple  street;  on  plan  by  Garbett  &  Wood, 
dated  March  10,  1874,  shown  as  extending  from  Norfolk  avenue  to 
about  63  feet  beyond  Massachusetts  avenue;  in,  1898,  Bromley's  atlas 
the  portion  northeast  of  Massachusetts  avenue  shown  as  abandoned; 
greater  portion  included  in  land  purchased  by  Boston  College,  April 
6,  1899  (Suffolk  Deeds,  Lib.  2579,  fol.  241);  remaining  portion 
shown  as  abandoned  in  Bromley's  atlas  of  1904. 

t.Maple  street,  W.  Rox.;  from  1829  Centre  street  to  2  Addington  road, 
shown  as  an  unnamed  street  from  Centre  street  to  Weld  street  on 
plans  dated   1851;  authority  to   open  portion  from  Weld  street  to 

•  Addington  road  given  by  Street  Commissioners,  Oct  6.  1897. 

Maple  street,  W.  Rox.;  from  South  street,  near  Roslindale  station,  to 
Prospect  (now  Penfield)  street;  name  changed  to  Birch  street,  Dec. 
5,  1876. 

Maple  street,  Bri.,  1891;  from  George  street  to  Dustin  street. 

Maple  terrace,  W.  Rox.,  1904;  from  31  Railroad  street. 

*Mapleton  street,  Bri.;  from  302  Market  street  to  34  Murdock  street; 
formerly  called  Whitney  street;  laid  out,  Nov.  9,  1906;  L  3920, 
L  4187. 

Maplewood  way,  W.  Rox.,  1902;  from  41  Linnet  street,  near  the  corner 
of  La  Grange  street,  northwest,  to  46  Landseer  street. 

Maple  Grove  avenue,  Dor.;  from  Bowdoin  avenue  to  Union  avenue 
("now  Rosseter  street);  laid  out  as  Bullard  street,  March  21,  1888. 
L  2059. 

Marble  court,  B.,  1859;  from  38  Lynde  street,  west. 

*Marble  street,  Rox.;  from  93  Westminster  street  to  122  Warwick 
street;  shown  but  not  named  on  plan  dated  1860;  laid  out,  Sept. 
1,  1871.     L  660. 

*Marbury  terrace,  Rox.,  1895;  from  175  Amory  street  to  N.  Y.,  N.  H. 
&  H.  R.  R.;  authority  to  open  under  the  name  of  Radcliffe  terrace 
given  by  Street  Commissioners,  July  15,  1895;  authority  to  change 
name  to  Marbury  terrace  given  by  Street  Commissioners,  Sept.  17, 
1895;  laid  out,  Aug.  28,   1909.     L  4160. 


List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston.  297 

*Marcella  street,  Rox.;  from  2845  Washington  street  to  138  Centre 
street;  shown  but  not  named  on  plan  dated  1845;  on  Charles  Whit- 
ney's map  of  Roxbury,  1849,  from  Dedham  turnpike  to  Highland 
street;  plan  dated  1860  shows  contemplated  continuation  of  Marcella 
street  from  Highland  street,  north,  then  northwest;  lines  of  Marcella 
street  and  Highland  street  changed,  Dec.  22,  1862;  accepted  Dec. 
27,  1864.     L  981,  L  3686,  L  3937. 

March  avenue,  W.  Rox.;  from  38  Bellevue  street  to  141  Park  street; 
laid  out,  Nov.  2,  1876.     L  1188. 

March  terrace,  W.  Rox.,  1908;  from  35  March  avenue. 

March  way,  W.  Rox.,  1901;  from  March  avenue,  southeast,  and  so 
called  in  Assessors'  books. 

*Margaret  alley,  B.,  1814;  from  Snow  Hill  street  to  Margaret  lane  (now 
street);  confirmed  as  a  public  street,  Sept.  15,  1834;  named  Margaret 
avenue,  1837;  called  Cleveland  place,  1846. 

*Margaret  avenue,  B.,  1837;  from  Snow  Hill  street  to  Margaret  lane 
(now  street);  called  Margaret  alley,  1837;  named  Cleveland  place, 
1846. 

Margaret  lane,  B.,  1733;  from  Prince  street,  north;  called  Margaret 
street  in  1796;  given  as  Margaret  lane  on  Carleton's  map,  1800, 
and  in  Edes's  list,  1800. 

^Margaret  street,  B.,  1796;  from  85  Prince  street  to  10  Sheafe  street; 
Margaret  lane,  1733-1796;  confirmed  as  a  public  street,  Sept.  15, 
1834.     L  1539. 

Margaret  street.  Dor.,  1906;  from  17  Olney  street,  north,  parallel  with 
Richfield  street,  to  15  Norton  street;  located  on  Board  of  Survey 
filings  of  Dec.  30,  1899,  and  Jan.  31,  1901;  name  appears  in  Assessors' 
books  of  1906. 

Marginal  street,  B.,  1824;  from  South  Market  street  to  Clinton  street; 
included  in  Commercial  street  in  1825. 

Marginal  street,  B.,  1832;  including  Commercial  street.  Sea  street  and 
part  of  Front  street,  and  laid  out  between  these  to  make  a  contin- 
uous street  from  north  to  south  part  of  city.  May,  1832;  now  Com- 
mercial street,  Atlantic  avenue.  Federal  street  (now  Atlantic  avenue), 
from  Summer  street  to  Kneeland  street,  Kneeland  street  to  Harrison 
avenue,  and  Harrison  avenue  to  Northampton  street. 

*  Marginal  street,  E.  B.,  1833;  from  64  Lewis  street,  southeast,  to  a 
point  about  110  feet  northwest  of  Orleans  street,  and  from  Orleans 
street  to  about  467  feet  southeast  of  Jeffries  street  to  the  water; 
formerly  from  Lewis  street  to  about  467  feet  southeast  to  Jeffries 
street;  accepted  and  laid  out  from  Lewis  street  to  Cottage  street, 
May  10,  1852;  extended  about  467  feet  southeast  from  Jeffries  street 
to  the  water,  Feb.  1,  1897;  portion  northwest  of  Orleans  street 
about  110  feet  discontinued  Sept.  27,  1904,  by  a  special  commission 
appointed  by  Superior  Court,  acting  under  legislative  authority, 
chapter  390,  Acts  of  1899,  and  amendments  thereto.  L  110,  L  187, 
L  188,  L  2812,  L  3812. 

Marie  avenue,  Rox.;  from  Lambert  avenue,  east,  opposite  Lambert 
street;  abandoned  in  1901;  Lambert  street  extended  over  the  greater 
portion  of  Marie  avenue,  under  authority  to  open  the  same  given 
by  the  Street  Commissioners,  April  30,  1901;  remainder  abandoned. 

Marie  street,  Dor.,  1909;  from  the  end  of  Percival  street,  southwest, 
parallel  with  Fox  street  to  Marie  street;  shown  oh  plan  by  William 
E.  Hannan,  dated  June  6,  1909. 

Marine  park.  So.  B.,  1883;  east  of  Farragut  road;  taken  by  the  City  of 
Boston  for  park  purposes,  1883. 


298  List  of  StreetS;  Etc.,  in  Boston. 

Mariner  place,  B.,  1859;  from  Purchase  street,  west,  south  of  Belcher's 
lane;  also  shown  as  Mariner's  place;  built  over. 

Marion  court,  E.  B.;  from  197  Marion  street,  southwest,  between  Havre 
street  and  Paris  street,  and  so  shown  on  Bromley's  atlas  of  1901; 
directory  gives  it  Marion  place. 

Marion  court,  E.  B.;  from  Marion  street,  southwest,  between  Eutaw 
street  and  Monmouth  street;  same  given  Eutaw  place  in  directory, 
and  on  Bromley's  atlas  of  East  Boston,  dated  1892. 

Marion  place,  E.  B.;  from  Marion  street,  southwest,  between  London 
street  and  Havre  street;  so  given  in  Bromley's  atlas  of  East  Boston, 
dated  1892;  directorv  of  1894  as  Marion  court;  called  Appian  place 
in  1896. 

*  Marion  street,  B.,  1825;  from  Pleasant  street,  west,  to  the  Back  Bay; 

from  Pleasant  street  to  Church  street  laid  out  and  named,  Oct.  24, 
1862;  name  changed  to  Melrose  street,  April  20,  1869.     L  387,  L  395. 

*Marion  street,  E.  B.;  from  419  Meridian  street,  at  junction  with  White 
street,  to  230  Bremen  street,  with  proposed  extension  to  proposed  part 
of  Front  street;  from  White  street  to  Bennington  street  shown  on 
plan  dated  1834;  to  Cottage  street  on  plan  dated  1845;  accepted 
from  Chelsea  street  to  White  street,  May  17,  1856  (Suffolk  Deeds, 
Lib.  701,  fol.  254);  accepted  from  Chelsea  street  to  Bremen  street, 
Dec.  4,  1861  (Suffolk  Deeds,  Lib.  806,  fol.  214);  laid  out,  Sept.  15, 
1868;  extended  from  White  street  to  Meridian  street,  June  15,  1872. 
L  21,  L  678,  L  775,  L  1126,  L  1653,  L  3180,  L  3698. 

Marion  street,  W.  Rox.,  1887;  from  202  Florence  street,  northeast,  to 
N.  Y.,  N.  H.  &  H.  R.  R. 

*Marion  street,  Chsn.;  from  65  Bunker  Hill  street  to  31  Princeton  street; 
laid  out,  Oct.  27,  1851. 

Mark  street,  Rox.,  1896;  from  124  Day  street,  southeast;  authority  to 
open  given  by  Street  Commissioners,  Nov.  11,  1896. 

Market  place,  B.,  1788;  near  the  Town  dock;  called  Corn  Market, 
1708,  and  Market  square  about  1784;  a  part  of  Faneuil  Hall  square 
in  1855. 

Market  place,  B.,  1818;  from  Newbury  (now  Washington)  street,  west, 
next  north  of  Boylston  street,  1818;  Gibbon's  place,  1784;  now 
Gibbon  court;  called  Gibbon  place  in  directory,  1884  and  1894; 
now  built  over. 

Market  place,  Rox.;  from  1240  Tremont  street,  southeast,  between 
Vernon  street  and  Linden  Park  street. 

Market  row,  B.,  1818;  the  name  given  to  buildings  between  Market 
street  and  Dock  square  to  avoid  confusion  of  numbers  on  Cornhill, 
Oct.  1,  1817;  now  Cornhill. 

Market  square,  B.,  1784;  north,  south  and  west  sides  of  Faneuil  Hall 
market;  changed  to  Faneuil  Hall  square  in  1855.     Vol.  31,  p.  61. 

Market  street,  B.,  1817;  from  Court  street  to  Cornhill  (now  Washington) 
street;  new  street  from  Court  street  to  the  market  named  Market 
street  (the  way  to  the  market),  June  11,  1817;  name  changed  to 
New  Cornhill,  Jan.  29,  1827;  same  named  Cornhill,  May  16,  1829. 

*Market  street,  B.,  1807;  from  103  Portland  street  to  46  Canal  street; 
laid  out  over  the  Mill  pond,  Aug.  3,  1807;  named  in  1829;  extended 
to  Charlestown  street  (now  Washington  street  North),  1836;  part 
across  B.  &  M.  R.  R.  discontinued,  April  7,  1845;  part  of  laid  out  as 
part  of  Haymarket  square,  April  21,  1845;  discontinued  between 
Canal  street  and  Haverhill  street  in  1848. 


List  of  Steeets,  Etc.,  in  Boston.  299 

*Market  street,  Bri.,  1840;  from  365  Washington  street  to  540  Western 
avenue;  road  leading  to  Cambridge  widened,  May  3,  1824  (Brighton 
Town  Records,  Vol.  1,  p.  403);  named  from  "near  Unitarian  Meeting- 
house, northeast,  to  River  street "  (now  Western  avenue),  June  15, 
1840. 

Marlboro'  place,  B.,  1813;  from  Washington  street,  about  opposite 
Bromfield  street,  to  Hawley  street;  closed  in  1848. 

Marlboro'  row,  B.,  1816-25;  Marlboro'  street,  opposite  Old  Province 
House;  same  as  Province  House  row. 

*Marlboro'  street,  B.,  1856;  from  Washington  street  to  Bradford  street; 
called  Washington  court,  1845;  accepted,  conditionally,  and  when 
accepted  to  be  named  Marlboro'  street,  Oct.  27,  1856;  no  record  of 
fulfillment  of  conditions,  but  Marlboro'  street  accepted,  Oct.  4,  1859; 
name  changed  to  Acton  street,  Feb.  29,  1864. 

*Marlborough  street,  B.,  1708;  from  Summer  street  to  School  street; 
named  by  the  town.  May  3,  1708;  made  a  part  of  Washington  street 
June  6,  1824. 

*Marlborough  street,  B.  and  Rox.,  1858;  from  7  Arlington  street  to 
Charlesgate-east;  from  Arlington  street,  west,  on  Back  Bay  land, 
1858;  from  ArHngton  street  to  Berkeley  street  dedicated  as  a  public 
highway,  Dec.  21,  1864;  from  Berkeley  street  to  Dartmouth  street 
laid  out,  Dec.  7,  1869;  from  Dartmouth  street  to  Exeter  street  laid 
out,  July  24,  1873;  from  Exeter  street  to  Gloucester  street  laid  out, 
Aug.  3,  1874;  from  Gloucester  street  to  Hereford  street  laid  out, 
Feb.  19,  1876;  from  Hereford  street  to  West  Chester  park  (now 
Massachusetts  avenue)  laid  out,  June  13,  1879;  from  West  Chester 
park  to  Ipswich  street  (now  Charlesgate-east),  Dec.  28,  1882.  L  374, 
L  862,  L  952,  L  953,  L  1131,  L  1356,  L  1683,  L  3789. 

Marlou  terrace,  W.  Rox.;  from  311  Lamartine  street,  northwest, 
between  Green  street  and  Bell  street. 

Marlowe  street,  Dor.,  1891;  from  243  Park  street  to  8  Vinson  street. 

fMarmion  street,  W.  Rox.,  1885;  from  37  Cornwall  street,  northeast, 
nearly  to  Germania  street;  from  Chemical  avenue  (now  Cornwall 
street),  northeast  about  305  feet,  shown  on  plan  dated  1885  (Suffolk 
Deeds,  Lib.  1711,  fol  155);  authority  to  open  an  extension  of  the  above 
nearly  to  Germania  street  given  by  Street  Commissioners,  Jan.  25, 
1898;  laid  out  from  Cornwall  street,  northeasterlv,  for  a  distance  of 
about  306  feet,  Sept.  29,  1906.     L  3888,  L  4071. 

*Marsh  lane,  B.,  1708;  from  35  Union  street,  east,  to  9  Creek  square;  the 
way  leading  from  Creek  lane  (now  square)  to  Mr.  Webb's  corner  in 
Union  street  named  Marsh  lane  by  the  town,  May  3,  1708;  from 
Odiorne's,  east,  to  Creek  lane,  1800;  from  Union  street  to  Creek 
square,  1817. 

Marsh  street,  Rox.;  from  Norfolk  avenue  to  Swett  (now  Southampton) 
street;  shown  on  plan  of  Roxbury,  dated  1856;  name  changed  to 
Gerard  street  and  so  called  in  1865. 

t Marsh  street,  Dor.,  1840;  from  junction  798  Adams  street  and  Granite 
avenue,  generally  easterly  and  southeasterly  towards  Neponset 
river;  laid  out  previous  to  1805  and  called  Davenport's  lane;  road 
to  the  landing  place  by  Daniel  Pierce's  straightened,  etc.,  and  named 
Marsh  street,  March  11,  1840. 

Marshall  place,  B.,  1846;  from  80  Charter  street,  southwest,  next  to 
Copp's  Hill  Burying  Ground. 

Marshall  place,  Chsn.;  from  40  Walnut  street,  northwest. 


300  List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston. 

*Marshall  street,  B.,  1822;  from  43  Union  street  to  149  Hanover  street; 
named  Marshall's  lane  by  the  town,  May  3,  1708;  named  Marshall 
street,  April  3,  1822.     Vol.  31,  p.  44. 

Marshall  street,  W.  E,ox.;  from  107  Spring  street,  near  Gardner  street, 
north. 

Marshall  terrace,  Bri.,  1900;  from  30  Holmes  avenue,  between  Fiske 
terrace  and  Gorham  street,  southeast,  to  Brookline  boundary  line; 
authority  to  open  given  by  Street  Commissioners,  March  20,  1901. 

Marshall's  alley,  B.,  1784;  from  Kilby  street,  east;  from  Kilby  street, 
east,  to  the  water,  1800;  called  Bangs  alley,  1803-25;  probably  the 
alleyway  next  south  of  Doane  street;  called  Doane  alley  in  1819; 
now  known  as  Bangs  alley. 

Marshall's  court,  Chsn.;  from  29  Rutherford  avenue,  east,  between 
City  square  and  Washington  street;  formerly  from  Bow  street  (now 
Rutherford  avenue),  east;  built  over  in  1904. 

Marshall's  lane,  B.,  1708;  from  Hanover  street  to  Union  street  named 
Marshall's  lane  by  the  town,  May  3,  1708;  named  Marshall  street, 
April  3,  1822. 

*Marshfield  street,  Rox  and  Dor.,  1886;  from  30  Clifton  street  to  275 
Norfolk  avenue;  from  Clifton  street  to  Batchelder  street  laid  out, 
Aug.  13,  1886;  from  Batchelder  street,  including  Dolan  court,  to  Nor- 
folk avenue,  July  5,  1890.     L  1929,  L  2241. 

Marston  avenue.  Dor.;  from  Blue  Hill  avenue,  at  junction  with  Warren 
street,  east,  included  in  extension  of  Geneva  avenue.  May  26,  1880. 
L  1462. 

Marston  place,  B.,  1828;  from  91  Chambers  street  to  38  Leverett  street, 
with  two  openings  into  Leverett  street;  from  Chambers  street,  east, 
1828;  called  Pike  alley  in  1898. 

Martin  street,  W.  Rox.,  1848;  from  159  La  Grange  street,  opposite 
Cowing  street,  to  363  Park  street. 

*Marvin  street,  Rox.,  1885;  from  2337  Washington  street  to  820  Shawmut 
avenue;  laid  out,  May  11,  1885.     L  1858. 

Maryland  place,  B.,  1890;  from  Hanover  street,  northwest,  then  north- 
east, near  Commercial  street;  Warland  place  called  Maryland  place 
in  Bromley's  atlas  of   1890,  but  not  since. 

^Maryland  street,  Dor.,  1897;  from  Bay  street  to  79  Savin  Hill  avenue; 
Leeds  street  laid  out  and  name  changed  to  Maryland  street,  Dec.  16, 
1897.     L  2949,  L  3336. 

Mascoma  street.  Dor.,  1894;  from  209  Quincy  street  to  82  Lawrence 
avenue;  from  1878  to  1894  called  Cedar  street. 

Mascot  avenue,  Dor.,  1892;  from  Mountain  avenue  to  Ballou  avenue; 
now  Mascot  street. 

Mascot  place,  B.;  from  34  Poplar  street,  south,  to  Pike  alley  (now 
PubHc  Alley  No.  14);  formerly  Osgood  place;  and  formerly  one  of  the 
openings  which  was  a  part  of  Pike  alley;  laid  out  as  PubKc  Alley 
No.  13,  Oct.  29,  1902.     L  3508. 

Mascot  street.  Dor.,  1893;  from  12  Mountain  avenue  to  335  Norfolk 
street;  authority  to  open  from  Mountain  avenue  to  Ballou  avenue 
given  by  Street  Commissioners,  July  20,  1893. 

Mason  court,  B.,  1825-29;  from  Elm  street,  north;  now  a  private  passage. 

Mason  court,  B.,  1857;  from  Mason  street,  east,  later  Mason  place;  now 
built  over. 


List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston.  301 

Mason  court,  Chsn.;  from  63  Sullivan  street,  southeast,  between  Bartlett 
street  and  Russell  street. 

Mason  place,  B.;  from  Mason  street,  east  (called  Mason-street  place  on 
chart,  1884);  formerly  called  Mason  court;  now  built  over. 

*Mason  street,  B.,  1809;  from  32  West  street,  southwest,  to  Avery  street, 
then  west  to  170  Tremont  street;  shown  on  Carleton's  map,  1795; 
from  West  street  to  Sheaf e's  lane  (now  Avery  street)  named,  1809; 
a  part  of  Sheafe's  lane  included  in  Mason  street,  1834;  confirmed  as 
a  public  street,  June  9,  1834;  the  site  of  the  Haymarket.  Vol.  31, 
p.  78.     L  1084. 

*Mason  street,  Chsn.;  from  12  Rutherford  avenue  to  53  Front  street;  for- 
merly from  Bow  street  (now  Rutherford  avenue)  to  Front  street;  at 
an  early  date  called  Hayle's  lane.     L  1622. 

Mason=street  place,  B.;  from  Mason  street,  east;  called  Mason  place  in 
directory  and  records;  now  built  over. 

""Massachusetts  avenue,  Bri.,  1883;  from  Brighton  avenue,  at  Malvern 
street,  to  Chestnut  Hill  avenue,  opposite  entrance  to  Chestnut  Hill 
reservoir;  laid  out,  Nov.  5,  1883;  including  Washburn  street  from 
Harvard  avenue,  southwesterly,  towards  Warren  street;  name  changed 
to  Commonwealth  avenue,  March  1,  1887.  L  1742,  L  1743,  L  1744, 
L  1745. 

*  Massachusetts  avenue,  B.,  Rox.  and  Dor.,  1894;  from  Harvard  bridge 
at  Charles  river  to  Cottage  street,  at  Edward  Everett  square;  the  names 
of  West  Chester  park,  Chester  square,  Chester  park  and  East  Chester 
park  changed  to  Massachusetts  avenue,  March  1,  1894;  together 
with  street  in  Cambridge  and  Arlington  a  continuous  way,  bearing 
same  name,  is  formed  from  Edward  Everett  square  in  Boston  to 
Arlington  Post  Office.  Vol.  31,  p.  1.  L  98,  L  261,  L  303,  L  452, 
L  502,  L  516,  L  805,  L  805^,  L  862,  L  1140,  L  1327,  L  1328,  L  1329, 
L  1330,  L  1331,  L  1352,  L  1512,  L  1585,  L  1701,  L  2133,  L  2299, 
L  2485,  L  2493,  L  2546,  L  2547,  L  4170. 

*Massachusetts=avenue  bridge,  Rox.,  1876;  on  Massachusetts  avenue 
over  the  tracks  of  the  B.  &  P.  Div.  of  the  N.  Y.,  N  H.  &  H.  R.  R.; 
built  by  the  city  in  1876. 

*Massachusetts  avenue  bridge,  Rox.,  1876;  on  Massachusetts  avenue 
over  the  tracks  of  the  N.  Y.  C.  &  H.  R.  R.  R.;  built  by  the  city  in  1876. 

Massasoit  avenue,  Dor.,  1891;  from  239  Talbot  avenue  to  New  England 
avenue;  name  changed  to  Massasoit  street,  1908. 

Massasoit  street.  Dor.,  1908;  from  239  Talbot  avenue  to  New  England 
avenue;  name  Massasoit  avenue  changed  to  Massasoit  street,  1908. 

Matchett  street,  Bri.;  from  687  Washington  street,  near  Newton  line,  to 
Richards  street. 

Mather  court.  Dor.;  from  Dorchester  avenue,  west;  laid  out  as  a  part 
of  Mather  street,  Aug.   12,  1869. 

*Mather  street.  Dor.;  from  1641  Dorchester  avenue  to  29  Allston  street; 
called  Mather  court  on  plan  dated  1854;  laid  out,  Aug.  12,  1869; 
named  in  honor  of  Richard  Mather  (father  of  Increase  Mather),  who 
arrived  in  Boston  in  1635,  died  April  6,  1669.  L  1201,  L  1202, 
L  1307. 

Mather  street.  So.  B.;  with  part  of  Boston  street   named  Dorchester 
street,  July  3,  1855. 

*Mattapan  bridge.  Dor.  and  Milton;  the  portion  of  Blue  Hills  Parkway 
across  Neponset  river;  present  three-arch  bridge,  with  56  feet  road- 
way, built  in  1902  by  the  Metropolitan  Park  Commission  and  is 
maintained  by  them. 


302  List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston. 

*Mattapan  square,  Dor.;  junction  Blue  Hill  avenue,  Norfolk  street  and 
River  street. 

Mattapan  street,  Dor.,  1872;  from  1387  Blue  Hill  avenue  at  its  junction 
with  Hiawatha  road,  northwest,  to  Almont  street;  from  Blue  HiU 
avenue  to  Tileston  avenue  shown  on  plan  by  Granger  and  Hobart, 
dated  1872  (C.  94,  Surveying  Division),  from  rear  of  lot  73;  facing 
Tileston  avenue,  to  Almont  street  shown  on  plan  dated  May  2,  1903 
(filed  with  Land  Court);  lot  73  included  in  the  street,  March  4,  1908, 
by  taking  made  by  the  City  of  Boston  for  sewer  purposes.  Suffolk 
Deeds,  Lib.  3266,  fol.  215. 

Mattapan  street,  W.  Rox.;  from  Shawmut  avenue  (now  Washington 
street)  to  Dorchester  line;  laid  out  as  a  part  of  Ashland  street  by 
the  County  Commissioners,  September,  1856;  named  Mattapan  street 
April  2,  1860;  now  a  part  of  Ashland  street. 

Mattapanock,  So.  B.;  old  Indian  name  of  South  Boston. 

*Matthews  street,  B.,  1868;  from  128  Federal  street  to  207  Congress  street; 
called  Round  lane,  1732;  confirmed  as  Round  lane  by  the  town, 
July  4,  1788;  Williams  street,  1821;  name  changed  to  Matthews 
street,  April  21,  1868.      L  350,  L  365,  L  455,  L  718,  L  844.  -^ 

*Maudlin  street,  Chsn.;  from  17  Wapping  street  to  16  Foss  street; "March 
2,  1767,"  continuation  14  feet  wide  from  Water  street  to  Charles  river 
restored  to  original  width,  Nov.  28,  1831;  no  record  of  discontinuance 
from  Foss  street  to  the  river. 

Maultster's  lane,  Chsn.;  an  early  name  for  Arrow  street. 

*JVlaverick  square,  E.  B.,  1833;  from  202  Summer  street,  opposite  Lewis 
street,  to  133  Maverick  street,  opposite  Meridian  and  Chelsea  streets; 
laid  out  as  Hotel  square,  Aug.  7,  1848;  no  record  of  change  of  name; 
grade  revised  on  the  southeasterly  side  at  the  corner  of  Sumner  street, 
Sept.  27,  1904,  by  a  special  commission  appointed  by  the  Superior 
Court  under  authority  of  chapter  390  of  the  Acts  of  1899  and  amend- 
ments thereto.     L  3805. 

*Maverick  street,  E.  B.,  1833;  from  43  New  street  to  1  Jeffries  street;  laid 
out  from  Orleans  street  to  Hotel  (now  Maverick)  square,  Aug.  7,  1848; 
laid  out  from  Hotel  square  to  New  street,  Dec.  16,  1850;  whole  street 
laid  out  from  Orleans  street  to  Jeffries  street,  Nov.  22,  1852  (Suffolk 
Deeds,  Lib.  616,  fol.  106;  Lib.  640,  fol.  15);  grade  revised  between 
Chelsea  street  and  Frankfort  street  (elevating  the  street  over  the 
tracks  of  the  B.  &  A.  R.  R.)  Sept.  27,  1904,  by  a  special  commission 
appointed  by  the  Superior  Court  under  authority  of  chapter  390,  Acts 
of  1899,  and  amendments  thereto.     L  3805,  L  3826. 

*Maverick=street  bridge,  E.  B.,  1907;  on  Maverick  street  over  the  tracks 
of  the  N.  Y.  C.  &  H.  R.  R.  R.;  built  by  the  railroad  in  1906  under 
decree  of  the  Superior  Court,  acting  under  authority  of  chapter  390, 
Acts  of  the  Legislature  of  1899,  and  amendments  thereto;  bridge  com- 
pleted Jan.  24,  1907;  opened  for  travel  in  the  summer  of  1907. 

Maxfield    street,    W.    Rox.,    1892;  from  103   Bellevue   street   to   329 

La  Grange  street. 

*Maxwell  street.  Dor.,  1871;  from  58  Nelson  street  to  93  Milton  avenue; 
laid  out,  June  8,  1891.     L  2301,  L  2302. 

May  court,  B.;  from  Belknap  street;  referred  to  in  Assessors'  books, 
1830. 

May  place,  B.,  1833;  from  24  Oak  street,  northerly,  by  two  exits  to  9 
Nassau  street. 

May  place,  Rox.;  from  283  Ruggles  street,  north,  between  Field  street 
and  Leon  street. 


List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston.  303 

May  place,  W.  Rox.;  from  end  of  May  street,  northeast;  so  called  in  deed; 
not  now  identified. 

*May  street,  B.,  1733;  from  Butolph  (now  Irving)  street,  west,  to  the  water, 
1733;  by  Carleton's  maps,  1795  and  1800,  from  Hancock  street  to  the 
water;  leading  to  the  powder  house,  1800;  the  portion  from  Hancock 
street  to  Butolph  street  called  Myrtle  street,  1806;  from  South  Russell 
street  to  Charles  street,  1817;  laid  out  and  continued  through  to  Belk- 
nap (now  Joy)  street,  June  9,  1834;  confirmed  as  a  public  street,  from 
South  Russell  street  to  Charles  street,  Sept.  15,  1834;  name  changed  to 
Revere  street  (from  South  Russell  street  to  Charles  river),  Aug.  7, 1855. 

May  street,  Rox.,  1898;  from  35  Quincy  street  to  20  Holborn  street. 

May  street.  Dor.,  1872;  from  Glenway  street  to  Greenwood  street; 
laid  out  under  name  of  Maybrook  street,  Jan.  6,  1909.     L  4120. 

*May  street,  W.  Rox.;  from  903  Centre  street  to  256  Pond  street;  named 
May  9,  1825;  probably  a  public  highway  some  time  previous;  shown 
on  plan  dated  1845;  May's  lane  named  May  street,  May  7,  1855. 
L  1678. 

May=street  court,  B.,  1849;  from  May  (now  Revere)  street,  near  West 
Cedar  street;  named  Revere-street  court,  1858. 

May=street  place,  B.,  1844;  from  May  (now  Revere)  street,  near  Grove 
street;  named  Revere-street  place,  1857. 

*Maybrook  street.  Dor.,  1909;  from  132  Glenway  street,  between  York 
street  and  Roxton  street,  to  83  Greenwood  street;  May  street  laid 
out  under  name  of  Maybrook  street,  Jan.  6,  1909.     L  4120. 

*  May  fair  street,  Rox.,  1882;  from  40  Elmore  street  to  55  Bainb  ridge 
street;  name  of  Wilmont  street  changed  to  Mayfair  street,  March  1, 
1882.     L  1470.        • 

*Mayfield  street.  Dor.;  from  1005  Dorchester  avenue  to  32  Bakersfield 
street;  part  between  Dorchester  avenue  and  Pleasant  street  laid 
out,  Nov.  25,  1882;  authority  to  open  part  between  Pleasant  street 
and  F  (now  Bakersfield)  street,  with  name  of  C  street,  given  by  Street 
Commissioners,  May  4,  1892;  later  called  Mayfield  street  and  laid 
out  with  that  name  from  Pleasant  street  to  Bakersfield  street,  July 
23,  1895.     L  1665,  L  2715. 

tMaynard  street,  W.  Rox.,  1887;  from  430  Poplar  street  to  southwest 
of  Metropolitan  avenue;  the  portion  of  Clarendon  avenue  from 
Poplar  street  to  Metropolitan  avenue  laid  out  as  Maynard  street, 
Oct.  17,  1887;  portion  of  Clarendon  avenue  southwest  of  Metropoli- 
tan avenue  called  a  part  of  Maynard  street  on  Bromley's  atlas  of 
1905.     L  2033. 

*Mayo  street,  B.,  1883;  from  58  Castle  street  to  9  Cobb  street,  near 
Washington  street;  laid  out,  Sept.  21,  1886.     L  1948. 

Mayo  street,  W.  Rox.;  from  Washington  street  to  227  Kittredge  street; 
name  changed  to  Denton  terrace  by  plan  dated  Jan.  15,  1909. 
Suffolk  Deeds,  Lib.  3339,  fol.  241. 

May's  court,  B.,  1812;  from  Belknap  (now  Joy)  street,  west;  named 
Smith  court,  1848. 

May's  lane,  W.  Rox.;  May  street,  from  Centre  street  to  Pond  street,  so 
called  at  one  time. 

Maywood  place,  Rox.;  from  106  May  wood  street,  northeast,  near  Blue 
Hill  avenue. 

*Maywood  street,  Rox.;  from  370  Warren  street  to  249  Blue  Hill  avenue; 
laid  out,  April  9,  1875.     L  1035,  L  1036. 


304  List  of  StreetS;  Etc.,  in  Boston. 

Maywood  terrace,  Rox.;  from  13  May  wood  street,  southwest,  near 
Warren  street. 

McCarthy  place,  Rox.,  1897;  from  Tremont  street,  southwesterly, 
nearly  to,  Alleghany  street;  authority  to  open  given  by  Street  Com- 
missioner's, Nov.  17,  1897;  Pontiac  street  extended  through  McCarthy 
place  to  Tremont  street,  Nov.  15,  1899.     L  3228. 

*McCormick  square,  E.  B.,  1902;  the  open  space  at  the  junction  of 
Webster,  Sumner  and  Jeffries  streets  named  McCormick  square  by 
an  order  of  the  City  Coimcil  approved  July  31,  1902. 

McQee  street,  Rox.;  from  Norfolk  avenue  to  Sherwood  street,  near 
Germain  street  (now  abandoned);  called  Sherwood  street  since 
1892. 

McKenna  terrace,  W.  Rox.,  1904;  from  1932  Centre  street. 

McKenzie  beach.  So.  B.  and  Dor.,  1906;  easterly  from  Columbia  road, 
between  Mt.  Vernon  street  and  Gerrish  street  extended;  formerly 
Carson  beach,  changed  to  McKenzie  beach,  1906. 

*McKinley  square,  B.,  1902;  the  portion  of  India  street  which  lies 
between  State  street  and  Central  street;  named  McKinley  square, 
in  honor  of  the  late  President  William  McKinley,  Jan.  4,  1902. 

McLean  court,  B.,  1829;  from  28  McLean  street,  southwesterly,  then 
branching  southwest  and  northwest,  parallel  with  McLean  street; 
shown  as  a  15-foot  passageway  on  plan  by  S.  P.  Fuller,  dated 
Aug.  13,  1822;  called  South  Allen  court,  1822;  McLean  court  (from 
McLean  street,  south),  1829;  the  way  leading  from  the  part  branch- 
ing northwest,  southwest  to  the  rear  of  lot  2  Seabury  place,  is  errone- 
ously shown  on  Bromley's  atlas  of  1908  as  a  part  of  McLean  court; 
the  owner  of  this  piece  stated  Dec.  23,  1909,  that  this  part  never  was  a 
portion  of  McLean  court.  ^, 

*McLean  street,  B.,  1828;  from  64  Chambers  street  to  53  Blossom  street; 
called  "Thirty-foot  passage,"  1784;  in  Record  Commissioners 
Report,  Vol.  22,  p.  258,  as  Allen's  highway,  1798;  from  Wiltshire 
(now  Chambers)  street,  westerly,  to  the  water,  Carleton's  map,  1800; 
called  South  Allen  street,  1806;  accepted,  recorded  as  a  public  street 
and  named  McLean  street,  Dec.  22,  1828;  from  Chambers  street  to 
Blossom  street,  1829;  confirmed  as  a  public  street,  Sept.  15,  1834. 

McLellan  avenue,  Dor.;  from  the  Old  road,  southwest,  near  Glen 
road  (now  Glen  way  street);  laid  out,  with  the  name  of  McLellan 
street,  from  the  Old  road  to  Erie  street,  Dec.  29,  1892,  and  from 
Erie  street  to  White  (now  Bradshaw)  street,  Oct.  16,  1894.     L  1469. 

*  McLellan  street.  Dor.,  1892;  from  680  Blue  Hill  avenue  to  27  Bradshaw 
street;  McLellan  avenue  laid  out,  with  the  name  of  McLellan  street, 
from  the  Old  road  to  Erie  street,  Dec.  29,  1892,  and  from  Erie  street 
to  White  (now  Bradshaw)  street,  Oct.  16,  1894;  extended  by  reloca- 
tion to  Blue  Hill  avenue,  Nov.  27,  1896.     L  2483,  L  2673,  L  2799. 

McLellan  street,  B.;  from  47  Reed  street,  near  corner  of  East  Lenox 

street,  northwest. 
McManus  court,  Chsn.;  from  28  St.  Martin  street,  northwesterly. 

*Mead  street,  Chsn.,  1844;  from  367  Main  street  to  330  Bunker  Hill 
street;  laid  out  from  Main  street  to  Russell  street,  Aug.  4,  1851; 
laid  out  from  Russell  street  to  Bunker  Hill  street,  June  21,  1901. 
L  3370,  L  3481. 

Mead  street,  Bri.;  from  52  Raymond  street,  near  Franklin  street,  north- 
east. 

Mead=street  court,  Chsn.;  from  24  Mead  street,  northwest,  opposite 
Ludlow  street. 


List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston.  305 

Mead=street  terrace,  Chsn.,  1908;  from  45  Mead  street;  name  of  Dono- 
van's court  changed  to  Mead-street  terrace  in  1908,  and  so  shown  on 
plan  dated  Aug.  18,  1909.     Suffolk  Deeds,  Lib.  3388,  fol.  623. 

♦Meander  street,  B.;  from  46  East  Dedham  street  to  29  Maiden  street, 
between  Washington  street  and  Harrison  avenue;  laid  out  by  city 
prior  to  1834;  named  by  city  in  1850;  accepted,  July  23,  1862.     L  1704, 

Mear's  lane,  Rox.;  that  part  of  Washington  street  where  the  Dedham 
turnpike  began;  section  3,  Massachusetts  Special  Laws,  59.  (Act  of 
Feb.  10,  1803.) 

Mears  street.  Dor.,  1898;  from  45  Tolman  street,  opposite  Eaton  street, 
southeast. 

Mechanic  court,  B.;  from  6  Mechanic  street. 

Mechanic  court,  B.,  1844-46;  from  Washington  street,  west,  north  of 
Winter  street;  closed. 

Mechanic  court,  B.,  1855;  from  Hawley  street,  between  Franklin 
street  and  Milk  street;  closed. 

Mechanic  court.  So.  B.;  named  on  plan  dated  1855. 

Mechanic  place,  B.,  1823;  from  Orange  (now  Washington)  street, 
west,  near  Pleasant  street;  called  Ohio  place,  1843,  and  Ohio  street 
(from  Washington  street  to  Shawmut  avenue),  1872. 

Mechanic  place,  Bri.,  1856;  from  Mill-dam  road  (now  North  Beacon 
street),  southwest;  plan  in  Middlesex  Registry,  South  District,  17,  A, 
No.  1;  part  of  now  included  in  Mechanic  street. 

Mechanic  street,  B.,  1825;  from  221  Hanover  street,  southeast,  to 
rear  of  lot  134  North  street,  and  connected  with  North  street  by  a 
covered  passageway;  formerly  from  221  Hanover  street  to  North 
street;  called  City  court;  from  Fish  (now  North)  street,  west,  in  1822; 
called  Mechanic  street  in  1825;  portion  from  134  North  street  shown 
as  a  covered  passageway  on  Bromley's  atlas  of  1908. 

Mechanic  street,  So.  B.;  from  Rogers  street  from  Dorchester  street  to 
Preble  street;  name  changed  to  Rogers  street,  Aug.  7,  1855. 

♦Mechanic  I  street,  Rox.,  1844;  from  Edgar  (formerly  Willis)  street, 
Mechanics  )  crossing  Ruggles  street  to  Madison  court;  whole  street 
shown  on  plan  dated  1853;  accepted  and  named,  from  Ruggles  street 
to  Madison  court,  June  27,  1864;  previously  called  Mechanicks  court 
or  place  and  Mechanics  street;  laid  out  from  Ruggles  street  to  Edgar 
street,  Sept.  16,  1909.     L  939,  L  2242,  L  4167. 

Mechanic  street,  Rox.,  1843;  from  Dedham  turnpike  (now  Washington 
street),  northwest,  then  northeast,  to  Cedar  street;  the  first  part  is  now 
part  of  Oakland  street,  and  the  second  part  of  Thornton  street. 

Mechanic  street,  Chsn.;  from  Putnam  street  to  Adams  street;  same 
in  1875;  laid  out  from  Putnam  street  with  the  name  of  EUwood 
street,  Sept.  13,  1887.     L  2018. 

Mechanic  street,  Bri.,  1860;  from  228  Brighton  avenue,  south,  then 
east,  to  21  AUston  street;  part  of  sometimes  called  Mechanic  avenue; 
part  of  formerly  called  Mechanic  place. 

Mechanicks  court  or  place,  Rox.;  from  Willis  street,  crossing  Ruggles 
street,  to  Madison  court;  called  also  Mechanic  and  Mechanics  street; 
accepted  and  named  Mechanic  street,  from  Ruggles  street  to  Madison 
court,  June  27,  1864. 

Mechanics  place.  So.  B.;  from  East  Seventh  street,  south,  between 
L  street  and  M  street;  called  Pleasant  place  in  directory,  1884, 
and  now  so  shown. 


306  List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston. 

Mechanics  row,  B.;  from  1272  Washington  street,  east,  between  Savoy- 
street  and  Cottage  place;  known  as  Sands  place,  1859;  Ottawa  place, 
1873;  and  as  Temple  park,  1879;  Mechanics  row,  1906. 

*MedfieId  street,  B.;  from  454  Audubon  road  to  134  St.  Mary's  street; 
formerly  Monmouth  street;  laid  out,  June  14,  1901.     L  3365. 

Medford  court,  B.;  from  90  Washington  street  North,  southwest; 
formerly  from  4  Medford  street,  southwest;  by  the  widening  of  Charles- 
town  street  (now  Washington  street  North)  Oct.  12,  1898,  a  portion 
of  this  place  was  eliminated,  thus  making  the  entrance  to  the  remainder 
from  Washington  street  North  instead  of  from  Medford  street. 

Medford  court,  B.,  1844;  from  1231  Washington  street  to  45  Bradford 

street;  from  -Washington  street,  west,  1844. 

Medford  road,  Chsn.,  1834;  from  West  Cambridge  road  (plan  in  South 
Middlesex  Registry,  349,  end);  not  now  identified. 

*  Medford  street,  B.,  1807;  from  86  Washington  street  North  to  245 
Causeway  street;  laid  out  over  the  Mill  pond,  Aug.  3,  1807.      L  3069. 

*Medford  street,  Chsn.,  1837;  from  junction  of  511  Main  street  and 
Bunker  Hill  street  to  186  Chelsea  street;  new  street  laid  out  on  north- 
east side  of  Bunker  Hill  from  the  Neck  to  Salem  turnpike  (now 
Chelsea  street),  Dec.  7,  1835;  laid  out  and  named  Medford  street, 
from  town  way  leading  to  Johnson's  wharf  to  a  cross  street  contem- 
plated to  connect  with  Bimker  Hill  street  (Main  street  to  Everett 
street),  March  27,  1837;  continued  towards  Salem  turnpike  "so  far 
as  deemed  expedient  for  interest  of  Town,"  Nov.  25,  1844;  continu- 
ation from  Everett  street  to  Tufts  street  laid  out,  April  26,  1845; 
continuation  from  Everett  street  to  Lexington  street  laid  out,  July 
21,  1848;  extended  from  Lexington  street  to  Chelsea  street,  Jan.  3, 
1852.     L  934. 

Medford=street  court,  B.;  from  Medford  street,  northeast;  built  over 
ip  1898. 

*Medford  turnpike,  Chsn.;  from  Main  street  to  Somerville  line;  shown 
as  Medford  turnpike  as  early  as  1818;  laid  out  by  County  Commis- 
sioners, June  26,  1867;  name  of  so  much  as  lies  within  limits  of  Charles- 
town  changed  to  Mystic  avenue,  April  13,  1869. 

*Medway  street,  Dor.,  1889;  from  1188  Adams  street  to  Milton  branch 
of  N.  Y.,  N.  H.  &  H.  R.  R.;  Riverview  avenue  laid  out  from  Adams 
street  with  the  name  of  Medway  street,  Oct.  21,  1889.     L  2183. 

Meehan  place,  W.  Rox.,  1900;  from  171  Green  street,  southwesterly, 
between  Union  avenue  and  the  N.  Y.,  N.  H.  &  H.  R.  R. 

*Meehan  street,  W.  Rox.,  1898;  from  65  Wilhams  street,  southerly, 
contiguous  with  the  westerly  line  of  Stony  Brook  to  198  Keyes 
street;  shown,  without  name,  on  plan  dated  May  16,  1883  (Suffolk 
Deeds,  Lib.  2235;  end);  shown  as  Meehan  street  in  the  Boston 
Directory  of  1898;  laid  out,  Aug.  19,  1909.     L  4172. 

Meer's  corner,  B.,  1708;  south  side  of  Dock  square,  corner  of  the  Corn 
Market,  then  so  called. 

t Melbourne  street.  Dor.,  1871;  from  133  Centre  street  to  132  Welles 
avenue;  laid  out  from  Centre  street  to  the  southeasterly  line  of  Brent 
street  extended,  March  29,  1909.     L  4058,  L  4133. 

*Melcher  street.  So.  B.,  1901;  from  253  Summer  street,  near  Summer- 
street  bridge,  to  312  A  street;  laid  out  as  a  public  way,  March  19, 
1897,  by  decree  of  Superior  Court,  under  authority  of  Acts  of  the 
Legislature,  chapter  535  of  1896;  named  Melcher  street,  March  1, 
1901. 


List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston.  307 

*Mellen  street,  Dor.,  1871;  from  24  Ocean  street  to  10  Montague  street; 
authority  to  open  from  Waldorf  street  to  Montague  street  given 
by  Street  Commissioners,  July  19,  1893;  laid  out,  May  27,  1898. 
L  2994,  L  3319. 

Mellen  street,  Rox.,  1897;  from  211  Fisher  avenue,  easterly  about  175 
feet  south  of  Parker  Hill  avenue;  authority  to  open  given  by  Street 
Commissioners,  Sept.  14,  1897. 

Mellish  road,  Dor.,  1907;  from  1040  Adams  street,  southeast,  to  the 
Milton  branch  of  the  N.  Y.,  N.  H.  &  H.  R.  R.;  shown,  without  name, 
on  plan  by  F.  A.  Foster,  dated  1888;  named  Mellish  road.  May  6, 
1907,  by  Mary  Elizabeth  Pierce,  in  honor  of  her  grandmother,  Nancy 
Mellish. 

Melrose  place,  B.,  1849;  from  35  Poplar  street,  northeast,  between 
Chambers  street  and  Spring  street;  same  called  Parris  place  in  1845-49. 

*Melrose  street,  B.,  1869;  from  126  Pleasant  street  to  19  Ferdinand 
street;  from  Pleasant  street,  west,  to  the  Back  Bay  called  Marion 
street,  1825;  laid  out  from  Pleasant  street  to  Church  street  and 
named  Marion  street,  1862;  name  changed  to  Melrose  street,  April 
20,  1869.     L  387,  L  391,  L  392,  L  395,  L  4076. 

Melton  road,  Bri.,  1895;  from  99  Wallingford  road  to  the  junction  of 
Colonial  road  and  Nottingham  road;  authority  to  open  given  by 
Street  Commissioners,  Jan.  1,  1895. 

*  Melville  avenue,  Dor.;  from  526  Washington  street  to  1595  Dorchester 
avenue;  shown  from  Washington  street  to  Allston  street  on  plan 
dated  1863;  laid  out  from  Washington  street  and  extended  to  Dor- 
chester avenue,  Dec.  28,  1869.     L  553,  L  554,  L  1141,  L  1142. 

Melville  place,  B.;  from  29  Spring  street,  northwest,  near  Milton  street; 
same  in  1840. 

Melville  road.  Dor.,  1909;  from  523  Washington  street,  -opposite  Mel- 
ville avenue,  southwest,  nearly  parallel  with  Rosedale  street,  to 
89  Whitfield  street;  authority  to  open  given  by  the  Street  Commis- 
sioners, Jan.  7,  1909- 

Melvinside  terrace,  Dor.,  1901;  from  1129  Dorchester  avenue  to  100 
Pleasant  street;  name  used  interchangeably  with  Sullivan  place. 

Melyne's  corner,  B.,  1708;  the  southwesterly  corner  of  Common  (now 
Tremont)  street  and  School  (now  Beacon)  street;  called  Melyne's 
corner,  May  3,  1708,  it  being  the  site  at  that  time  of  the  residence  of 
Jacob  Melyne;  later  called  Clark's  corner.  Suffolk  Deeds,  Lib.  20, 
fol.  33;  Lib.  39,  fols.  24-304. 

Mendelssohn  street,  W.  Rox.,  1889;  from  4561  Washington  street, 
near  corner  of  Beech  street,  to  beyond  24  Nikisch  avenue. 

*Mendum  street,  W.  Rox.;  from  137  Walter  street  to  58  Fairview  street; 
authority  to  open  given  by  Street  Commissioners,  April  21,  1894; 
laid  out;  Oct.  6,  1899.     L  3185. 

*Menlo  street,  Bri.,   1891;  from  23  Henshaw  street  to  20  Sparhawk 
■      street;  laid  out,  Nov.  13,  1891.     L  2360,  D  2823. 

Mennig  court,  Rox.;  froni  26  Hampshire  street,  southeast,  near  Whit- 
tier  street. 

Menton  street.  Dor.,  1895;  from  Groveland  street,  between  Manchester 
and  Glenmore  streets,  west,  to  Standard  street;  shown  as  Manton 
street  on  plan  dated  April  13,  1895,  filed  with  Suffolk  Deeds,  Lib. 
2265,  end;  as  Menton  street  on  plans  dated  June,  1895  (Lib.  2281, 
end,  and  October,  1895,  Lib.  2425,  end);  authority  to  open  with  name 
of  Menton  street  given  by  Street  Commissioners,  May  20,  1895. 


308  List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston. 

*Mercantile  street,  B.,  1857;  from  94  South  Market  street  to  38  Rich- 
mond street;  laid  out  but  not  named  from  CHnton  street,  about  490 
"  feet  northeasterly,  July  7,  1854  (City  Clerk's  Records,  1854,  page  490); 
widened  on  the  southeasterly  side  and  discontinued  on  the  north- 
westerly side,  Sept.  25,  1854  (City  Clerk's  Records,  1854,  pp  629, 
630,  631);  named  Mercantile  street,  July  1,  1857  (City  Clerk's 
Records,  1857,  p.  404);  portion  about  86  feet  northeasterly  from  Rich- 
mond street  extended,  discontinued,  Oct.  8,  1875;  extended  from 
Clinton  street  to  South  Market  street,  Dec.  19,  1879.  Vol.  31, 
p.  104.     L  20,  L  1001,  L  1042,  L  1412. 

Mercantile   wharf,    B.;  from    Atlantic    avenue,    east,    next   south    of 
Commercial  wharf.     L  1001. 

*Mercer  street.  So.  B.,  1863;  from  172  Dorchester  street  to  Columbia 
road,  formerly  from  Dorchester  street  to  Jenkins  street;  laid  out  from 
Dorchester  street  to  East  Eighth  street,  Nov.  17,  1868;  name  of 
Lowland  street,  from  East  Eighth  street,  opposite  Mercer  street  to 
Jenkins  street,  changed  to  Mercer  street,  March  1,  1888;  Columbia 
road  extended  over  Mercer  street  from  terminus  to  46  feet  northeast  of 
Newman  street,  Aug.  31,  1897.  Vol.  31,  p.  95.  L  191,  L  192,  L  2875, 
L  2876, G  259. 

Merchants  hall,  B.,  1817;  corner  of  Congress  street  and  Water  street; 
in  1817  the  post  office  was  located  here. 

*Merchants  row,  B.,  1708;  from  88  State  street  to  29  North  street;  from 
King  (now  State)  street,  north,  to  the  town  dock,  named  by  the 
town,  May  3,  1708;  from  Faneuil's  corner  round  to  Woodmansie's 
wharf,  1732;  from  State  street  across  the  east  end  of  Faneuil  Hall, 
1784;  from  State  street  to  Ann  (now  North)  street,  including  part  of 
Roebuck  passage,  1825;  Roe  Buck  passage  from  the  town  dock  to 
Ann  street  laid  out  as  a  continuation  of  Merchants  row,  Oct.  9,  1826; 
continued  to  Blackstone  street,  Dec.  8,  1834;  angular  piece,  between 
estates  of  Moses  Pond  and  George  B.  Richardson,  discontinued, 
conditiona'Uy,  March  31,  1851;  the  conditions  do  not  appear  to  have 
been  complied  with;  the  portion  between  North  Market  street  and 
North  street  was  formerly  called  Swing-bridge  lane.  Fish  lane  and 
Roebuck  passage.  Suffolk  Deeds,  Lib.  194,  fol.  105;  Lib.  534,  fol. 
193;  Lib.  560,  fol.  198;  Lib.  1311,  fol.  64. 

*Meredith  street,  W.  Rox.,  1906;  from  51  Kenneth  street  to  28  Clement 
avenue;  Flora  street  laid  out  under  the  name  of  Meredith  street, 
Aug.  9,  1906.     L  3883,  L  4074. 

Meridian  place,  E.  B.;  from  5  Central  square,  near  Meridian  street,  east. 

*Meridian  street,  E.  B.,  1833;  from  Maverick  square  to  Meridian-street 
bridge  north  of  Condor  street;  accepted  at  junction  with  Paris  street, 
Aug.  12,  1836;  accepted  from  Hotel  (now  Maverick)  square  to  Paris 
street  extended,  Aug.  27,  1849;  laid  out,  accepted  and  named  from 
the  northwest  line  of  Paris  street  to  the  northerly  line  of  Saratoga 
street,  Dec.  30,  1850  (City  Clerk's  Records,  p.  537);  same  laid  out  and 
named,  July  28,  1851  (City  Clerk's  Records,  p.  364);  remaining  portion 
from  Saratoga  street  to  Condor  street  laid  out  as  a  public  highway. 
May  10,  1852;  laid  out  from  Condor  street  to  law-water  mark  on 
south  side  of  Chelsea  creek,  Sept.  10,  1884.  Vol.  21,  p.  15.  Vol.  31, 
p.  23.     L  342,  L  1820. 

*Meridian=street  bridge,  E.  B.,  1856;  from  foot  of  Meridian  street,  in 
East  Boston,  across  Chelsea  creek  to  Pearl  street  in  Chelsea;  bridge 
company  incorporated.  May  15,  1855;  purchased  by  City  of  Boston 
under  authority  of  an  Act  of  the  Legislature,  passed  in  1856,  and  com- 
pleted and  opened  for  travel,  Dec.  13,  1856;  formerly  called  East 
Boston  Free  Bridge.  For  detailed  history  see  Sumner's  History  of 
East  Boston. 


List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston.  309 

*Merlin  street,  Dor.,  1892;  from  535  Park  street  to  8  Athelwold  street; 
laid  out,  April  29,  1898.     L  2982,  L  3271. 

Merlin  street,  W.  Rox.,  1888;  from  1449  Centre  street  to  Weld  street. 

Merrau's  alley,  B.,  1744;  from  South  street,  east;  see  deed.  Lib.  69, 
fol  252,  Suffolk  Registry. 

Merriam  place,  Rox.;  from  184  Thornton  street,  southeast,  near 
Marcella  street. 

Merriam  street,  W.  Rox.;  from  31  Brookside  avenue  to  Stony  Brook, 
near  corner  of  Germania  street. 

Merrill  avenue,  W.  Rox.,  1896;  from  207  Ashland  street,  near  corner  of 
Brown  avenue,  southwest. 

*Merrill  street,  Dor.,  1870;  from  24  Glenarm  street  to  11  Erie  street;  from 
New  Seaver  (now  Seaver)  street  to  Erie  avenue  (now  street),  1874; 
laid  out  from  New  Seaver  street  to  Erie  avenue,  Aug.  18,  1881;  altered 
Oct.  21,  1882;  name  of  part  from  angle  at  Glenarm  street  to  New 
Seaver  street  changed  to  Glenarm  street,  March  1,  1883.  L  1545, 
L  1657. 

Merrimac  place,  B.,  1857;  from  156  Merrimac  street,  south,  near 
Norman  street;  called  Paris  place,  1848;  named  Merrimac  place, 
1857;  built  over. 

*Merrimac  street,  B.;  from  Haymarket  square  to  35  Causeway  street; 
laid  out  over  the  Mill-pond,  from  Union  street  to  Causeway  street, 
Aug.  3,  1807.     L  280. 

Merritt  street,  W.  Rox.,  1895;  from  32  Custer  street,  south  about  107 
feet,  between  Woodman  street  and  Goldsmith  street;  shown  as  a 
right  of  way  on  plan  in  Suffolk  Deeds,  dated  Sept.  8,  1882,  Lib.  1572, 
fol.  203;  shown  as  Merritt  street  on  plan  in  Suffolk  Deeds,  dated 
July  19,  1895.     Lib.  2294,  fol.  281. 

Merry's  point,  B.,  1639;  site  of  present  Battery  wharf;  named  for 
Walter  Merry,  one  of  the  earliest  shipwrights  of  the  town,  who  had 
a  wharf  and  dwellings  here;  the  wharf  was  converted  into  a  battery 
in  1646  and  called  the  North  Battery. 

Merton  place,  Rox.;  from  133  Centre  street  to  31  Newark  street. 

Messenger  street,  B.,  1856;  from  Chestnut  street  to  Beacon  street; 
located  according  to  indenture  between  Harrison  Gray  Otis  et  al.; 
called  D  street,  1828;  laid  out  under  the  name  of  D  street,  Aug.  7, 
1855;  named  Messenger  street,  Jan.  5,  1856;  name  changed  to 
Brimmer  street,  April  20,  1869.     L  266. 

Messinger  street.  Dor.,  1873;  from  Haven  avenue,  northwest,  to  beyond 
Alabama  street. 

Metcalf  street,  W.  Rox.,  1893;  from  96  Dudley  avenue,  northeast,  to 
66  Penfield  street. 

Methodist  alley,  B.,  1796;  from  North  (now  Hanover)  street  to  Ship 
(now  North)  street;  name  changed  to  Hanover  avenue,  Aug.  24, 
1829. 

t Metropolitan  avenue,  W.  Rox.;  from  northwest  of  Washington  street 
to  Hyde  Park  line;  laid  out  from  Shawmut  avenue  (now  Washington 
street)  through  Hyde  Park  to  Brush  Hill  road  (now  Blue  Hill  avenue), 
Milton,  March,  1872. 


310  List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston. 

Metropolitan  place,  B.,  1859;  from  Washington  street,  west,  near 
Arnold  street;  laid  out  and  extended  to  Shawmiit  avenue  and  named 
Woodbury  street,  March  29,  1882.     L  1594. 

Metropolitan  terrace,  W.  Rox.,  1898;  from  232  Kittredge  street,  south- 
east, between  Mayo  street  and  Hemman  streets 

Meyer  street,  W.  Rox.;  from  37  Catherine  street,  north,  and  from  38 
Catherine  street,  south,  between  Florence  street  and  Bourne  street. 

*Michigan  avenue.  Dor.;  from  15  Columbia  road,  near  Blue  Hill  avenue, 
to  45  Erie  street;  laid  out,  Dec.  15,  1875.     L  1116. 

Middle  hill.  So.  B.,  1710;  the  hill  extending  easterly  from  G  street; 
the  easterly  of  the  Twin  hills;  sometimes  called  Bird  hill;  later  a 
part  of  Dorchester  Heights. 

Middle  street,  B.,  1708;  from  the  Mill  bridge  to  Jonas  Clark's  corner 
at  the  end  of  Bennet  street;  from  the  Mill  bridge  to  the  Rev.  Mr. 
Murray's  Meeting-house,  1800;  from  Mill  creek  to  North  street, 
1817;  made  a  part  of  Hanover  street,  July  6,  1824. 

*Middle  street.  So.  B.;  from  339  Dorchester  street  to  486  Dorchester 
avenue;  extended  to  Dorchester  avenue,  Dec.  17,  1861;  accepted  from 
Dorchester  street  to  Dorchester  avenue.  May  23,  1865;  laid  out  from 
Dorchester  street  to  Federal  street  (now  Dorchester  avenue),  Nov. 
17,  1868.     L  240,  L  322,  L  3714. 

Middle  street,  Chsn.,  1810;  from  Bartlett  street  to  Bunker  Hill  street; 
Oliver  Holden  conveys  to  to^vn  for  a  public  highway  a  parcel  of  land 
now  used  as  a  road,  called  Middle  street,  running  from  Bartlett  street, 
northeasterly,  to  Bimker  Hill  street,  nearly  parallel  with  Pleasant 
street,  July  17,  1810;  same  later  made  a  part  of  School  street. 

Middle  street,  Bri.,  1882;  from  Third  street  to  Fifth  street;  now  in 
Brighton  cattle  yards,  near  B.  &  A.  R.  R. 

Middlecot  street,  B.,  1769;  from  Cambridge  street,  south,  to  Beacon 
hill;  laid  out  as  a  40-foot  street  from  Cambridge  to  near  the  present 
Derne  street,  1727;  included  in  Bnwdoin  street,  July  6,  1824. 

Middlegate  street,  Chsn.;  existed  previous  to  1831;  name  changed  to 
Prescott  street,  Dec.  5,  1836. 

Middlesex  place,  B.,  1826;  from  Washington  street,  west,  south  of 
Bedford  street;  closed  in  1845. 

Middlesex  place,  B.,  1851;  from  Middlesex  street,  near  West  Castle 
(now  Castle)  street;  built  over  in  1861. 

*Middlesex  street,  B.;  from  102  Castle  street  to  54  Dover  street;  from 
West  Castle  (now  Castle)  street  to  Hingham  street,  1831;  extended 
from  Hingham  street  to  Dover  street,  Oct.  10,  1870.  L  251,  L  545, 
L  547,  L  566,  L  567,  L  715,  L  720,  L  724,  L  838,  L  1349. 

Middlesex  street,  B.,  1814;  shown  on  Hales's  map  of  1814  as  extending 
from  southwest  of  Lenox  street  to  northeast  of  Brookline  (now  West 
Brookline)  street,  and  about  100  feet  from  and  parallel  with  Shawmut 
avenue;  also  shown  as  extending  from  Camden  street  to  Dover 
street,  opposite  Emerald  street,  and  about  100  feet  from  and  parallel 
with  Shawmut  avenue;  shown  on  "Plan  of  the  Neck  Lands  belong- 
ing to  the  City  of  Boston,"  and  dated  May  22,  1828;  location  never 
adopted. 

*Middlesex  street,  Chsn.;  from  398  Main  street  to  423  Rutherford  avenue 
at  junction  with  Essex  street;  laid  out  from  Main  street  to  Essex 
street  and  accepted,  Dec.  21,  1857. 


List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston.  311 

Middlesex  street,  Bri.,  1853;  from  Brighton  (now  Commonwealth) 
avenue,  nearly  opposite  Chester  street,  southerly,  to  Brookline  line; 
also  Norfolk  street  in  atlas  of  1882;  abandoned. 

Middleton  avenue,  Dor.;  from  Norfolk  street,  northwest,  near  Morton 
street;  Middleton  street  laid  out  over  Middleton  avenue,  July  29, 
1898.     L  3007. 

tMiddleton  street.  Dor.,  1898;  from  395  Norfolk  street  to  Roosevelt 
street;  formerly  from  395  Norfolk  street,  northwest,  between  Hildreth 
street  and  Willowwood  street,  to  Wild  wood  street;  laid  out  and 
extended  over  Middleton  avenue  to  Wildwood  street,  July  29,  1898; 
extended  to  Roosevelt  street  by  plan  dated  1909.     L  3007,  L  3614. 

Midland  street.  So.  B.;  from  First  street,  northeast;  laid  out  over 
land  and  flats  of  Boston  Wharf  Company  from  First  (now  West 
First)  street  towards  Eastern  avenue  (now  Congress  street),  Dec. 
17,  1855;  name  changed  to  A  street,  April  21,  1868. 

*Midland  street,  Dor.,  1869;  from  99  Savin  Hill  avenue  to  Bay  street; 
laid  out,  July  13,  1874.     L  947. 

Midway  street.  So.  B.,  1897;  from  ilichards  street  to  13  Binford  street; 
authority  to  open  given  by  Street  Commissioners,  Jan.  18,  1897. 

Mildred  street,  Dor.,  1900;  from  638  Norfolk  street,  near  Walk  Hill 
street,  northeasterly,  nearly  parallel  with  the  N.  E.  R.  R. 

*Miles  street,  Rox.,  1898;  from  85  West  Walnut  park  to  84  Bragdon 
street;  authority  to  open  given  by  Street  Commissioners,  Feb.  4, 
1898;  laid  out,  Nov.  29,  1898.     L  3065. 

Milford  place,  Rox.,  1848;  from  Tremont  street  to  Grinnell  street; 
laid  out  with  name  of  Sarsfield  street,  Dec.  10,  1887.     L  2046. 

*Milford  street,  B.,  1849;  from  251  Shawmut  avenue  to  532  Tremont 
street;  laid  out  over  the  Neck,  July  24,  1826,  and  named  Lowell 
street,  Sept.  15,  1834;  called  South  Lowell  street,  1848;  named 
Milford  street)  May  15,  1849;  accepted,  Dec.  7,  1857.     L  19,  L  117. 

*Milk  street,  B.,  1708;  from  320  Washington  street  to  Atlantic  avenue; 
formerly  from  Washington  street  to  India  street,  opposite  Central 
wharf;  called  Fort  street  prior  to  1708;  as  Milk  street  in  the  town's 
list  of  streets,  from  the  South  Meeting-house  down  to  the  sea.  May  3, 
1708;  named  for  old  Milk  street  in  London;  way  staked  out  by 
Selectmen  at  foot  of  Milk  street  to  low- water  mark,  agreeable  to 
ancient  order  of  July  1,  1673,  Aug.  6,  1724;  from  the  Old  South 
Church  eastward  to  the  late  Mr.  Hallowell's  shipyard,  1800;  to 
India  street,  1804;  easterly  part  of  Milk  street  from  Batterymarch 
street  to  the  water  named  Commercial  street,  May  29,  1817;  street 
leading  from  the  main  street  (Washington  street),  easterly,  by  the 
Old  South  Meeting-house  to  India  street  and  called  Milk  and  Com- 
mercial streets,  named  Milk  street  throughout,  July  6,  1824;  the 
portion  of  Milk  street  on  the  northerly  side  between  Congress  street 
(widened)  and  Pearl  street  (extended)  included  in  Post  Office  square, 
April  14,  1873;  extended  over  a  portion  of  Central  wharf  from  India 
street  to  Atlantic  avenue,  March  21,  1901.  Vol.  31,  p.  46.  L  375, 
L  842, L  843, L  853,  L  3368,  L  3600. 

Milk=row  road,  Chsn.;  voted,  inexpedient  to  alter,  April  18,  1814; 
selectmen  to  straighten  part  leading  from  the  schoolhouse  to  Cam- 
bridge road.  May  2,  1825. 

Mill  alley,  B.,  1733;  from  Leverett  street  to  the  Causeway;  shown  in 
1722;  named  in  1733;  called  Mill  street  by  the  town,  July  4,  1788; 
included  in  Causeway  street,  Aug.  3,  1807. 


312  List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston. 

Mill  creek,  B.,  1631;  an  outlet  from  the  Mill  pond  to  the  town  dock; 
it  left  the  Mill  pond  from  a  point  near  present  Causeway  street  and 
ran  southerly  just  east  of  Canal  street  (in  about  the  present  location 
of  the  incline  of  the  subway);  thence  through  what  is  now  Blackstone 
street  to  North  street;  thence  across  the  latter  and  into  the  town 
dock;  on  July  31,  1643,  Henry  Symons  and  others  were  granted 
rights  in  the  Mill  pond,  among  which  was  the  right  "to  dig  one  or 
more  trenches  in  the  highways  or  waste  lands,"  etc.;  they  enlarged 
and  extended  to  the  Mill  pond  a  small  stream  which  formerly  had 
been  simply  a  drain  for  the  meadows  lying  south  of  the  North  Cove; 
the  filling  in  of  the  creek  began  at  the  same  time  as  that  of  the  Mill 
pond,  and  on  Oct.  16,  1826,  was  closed  as  far  south  as  Hanover  street; 
it  remained  open  south  of  Hanover  street  until  April,  1834;  Black- 
stone  street  was  laid  out  over  a  large  extent  of  the  creek  in  October, 
1833.     See  Shurtleff,  3d  ed.,  p.  110;  Dearborn,  p.  20. 

*MiIl=dam,  B.  and  Rox.,  1821;  from  Charles  street  to  Sewall's  point  in 
Brookline;  projected  in  1813;  Boston  and  Roxbury  Mill  Corporation 
incorporated  and  authorized  to  build  same  in  1814;  begun  in  1818; 
completed  and  opened  to  travel,  July  2,  1821,  the  road  over  same 
being  called  Western  avenue;  shown  from  Charles  street  to  Tide  Mill 
road  on  plan  dated  1832;  land  covered  by  the  Mill-dam  released  by 
the  Boston  and  Roxbury  Mill  Corporation  to  the  Commonwealth 
by  indenture  of  June  9,  1854,  "to  be  forever  kept  open  as  a  public 
highway";  parts  laid  out  as  Western  avenue  at  different  times  and 
later  (1865)  all  included  in  Beacon  street;  Mill-dam  laid  out  as  a 
public  highway  by  Board  of  Aldermen,  Dec.  7,  1868.     L  416,  L  417 

Mill=dam  bridge,  B.  and  Rox.,  1818;  on  Beacon  street  over  sluices  in 
the  Mill-dam,  at  the  present  Charlesgate;  the  remaining  one  of 
originally  three;  built  by  the  Boston  and  Roxbury  Mill  Corporation 
in  1818;  completed  and  opened  for  travel,  July  21,  1821;  the  first 
of  these  sets  of  sluices  was  located  at  a  point  opposite  the  end  of 
Exeter  street;  a  second  set  was  located  at  a  point  about  200  feet 
west  of  the  present  Harvard  bridge  and  about  midway  between  it 
and  the  Cross-dam  (later  Parker  street),  now  discontinued;  the  third 
set  was  located  at  a  point  now  in  the  present  Charlesgate;  these 
sluices  or  waterways  through  the  Mill-dam  were  originally  provided 
with  tide  gates  which  permitted  the  water  to  flow  into  the  "full 
basin";  after  the  abandonment  of  the  tide  mills  these  gates  were 
removed  and  the  tide  allowed  to  ebb  and  flow  through  them;  the 
two  first  mentioned  sets  were  filled  at  the  time  the  Back  Bay  was 
filled  under  the  so-called  "tri-partite  agreement,"  or  indenture, 
dated  Dec.  11,  1856;  the  last  of  these  sluices  remained  until  1880; 
it  consisted  of  openings,  six  in  number,  about  twenty  feet  wide  and 
separated  from  each  other  by  stone  piers  about  five  feet  thick,  built 
up  to  within  four  feet  of  the  roadway;  they  were  covered  with  round 
logs  laid  close  together,  the  ends  resting  on  the  piers  and  upon  the 
logs  in  the  earth  covering  of  the  roadway;  in  1871  the  sluices  were 
covered  under  the  direction  of  the  Committee  on  Paving  in  a  safe 
and  substantial  manner;  during  the  progress  of  the  work  the  gate- 
house then  standing  on  the  southerly  end  of  the  Mill-dam  was  under- 
mined, and  the  buildings  and  gate  fell  into  the  basin;  Beacon-street 
bridge  built  on  this  site  in  1880-81. 

Mill=dam  road,  Bri.;  formerly  road  from  Brookline  to  Watertown  line; 
named  Avenue  street  June  15,  1840;  named  Beacon  street  Nov. 
10,  1846;  lines  of  road,  part  being  called  Brighton  branch  or  road 
and  part "  Waterto\vn  turnpike,"  defined  and  established  by  indenture 
between  the  Commonwealth  of  Massachusetts  and  the  Boston  and 
Roxbury  Mill  Corporation,  dated  Dec.  30,  1856;  North  Beacon  street, 
March  5,  1860;  highway  over  Mill-dam  road  and  Watertown  turnpike, 
connecting  bridges,  from  line  between  Brighton  and  Brookline, 
through  Brighton  to  line  at  Arsenal  grounds,  accepted  Nov.  9,  1868 


List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston.  313 

(Town  Records,  Vol.  4,  p.  397);  name  of  part  of  North  Beacon  street 
from  the  former  boundary  Hne  of  towns  of  Brighton  and  Brookhne  to 
Cambridge  street  at  Union  square  changed  to  Brighton  avenue, 
March  1,  1884;  sometimes  described  as  Brighton  branch  of  the  Mill- 
dam,  Brighton  road  and  road  to  the  Mill-dam. 

Mill  field,  B.;  on  what  is  now  Copp's  hill. 

Mill  lane,  B.,  1805;  from  Middle  (now  Hanover)  street  by  Mill  creek  to 
the  mills;  also  called  Mill-pond  street,  1807-12;  called  Pond  street 
in  1812  or  1814;  Endicott  street,  1836. 

Mill  lane,  Chsn.;  from  Main  street,  opposite  Winthrop  street;  not  now 
identified. 

Mill  lane,  Chsn.;  Mill  street  at  one  time  so  called. 

Mill      )  point,  B.,  1635;  near  junction  of  Charter  street  and  Lyn  (now 
Mylne  )      Commercial  street;  called  "  ye  Mylne  point,"  1635;  Hudson's 
point,  1654.  j 

Mill  pond,  B.;  an  arm  or  cove  of  Charles  river  which  extended  inwards 
between  Copp's  hill  and  the  point  of  upland  that  extended  northwest 
from  Beacon  hill;  called  the  North  Cove,  and  later  the  Mill  Cove; 
originally  it  was  largely  a  salt  marsh  divided  from  the  river  on  the 
northwest  by  a  narrow  causeway,  said  to  have  been  first  used  by  the 
Indians  as  a  pathway  across  the  marshes,  "  which  was  raised  and 
widened  by  Mr.  Crabtree  to  retain  the  waters  of  the  pond";  its 
course  was  in  about  the  same  location  and  general  direction  as  the 
present  Causeway  street;  the  area  of  the  former  pond  is  bounded 
approximately  by  Causeway  street.  North  Margin  street,  Stillman 
street,  Endicott  street.  Cross  street,  Haymarket  square  (south  side), 
Sudbury  street,  Bowker  street;  thence  in  a  direct  line  to  South  Mar- 
gin street,  and  by  the  latter  to  Causeway  street;  a  "Plan  of  the 
Mill  pond,  with  the  streets,  canals  and  market"  to  accompany  the 
indenture  between  the  town  of  Boston  and  the  Boston  Mill  Corpora- 
tion was  drawn  by  Charles  Bulfinch  in  1808,  and  is  filed  in  the  office 
of  the  City  Clerk;  the  pond  was  filled  with  gravel  taken  from  Beacon 
hill  by  permission  granted  by  the  town,  May  14,  1804,  by  the  Boston 
Mill  Corporation,  incorporated  March  9,  1804;  the  filling  commenced 
June  24,  1807,  and  was  completed  Dec.  23,  1822;  the  filhng  of  Mill 
creek  not  completed  until  1834;  area  filled  about  77  acres.  See 
Shurtleff,  3d  ed.,  p.  109.  Memo.  Hist.  Boston,  Vol.  I.,  p.  529;  Vol. 
IV.,  pp.  32-38.     Savage's  Events,  p.  98.    Vol.  I.,  p.  14.    Vol.  30,  p.  55. 

Mill=pond  street,  B.,  1807;  from  the  mills  near  Middle  (now  Hanover) 
street  across  the  Mill  pond  to  the  mills  near  Prince  street;  called  Mill 
lane  from  1805;  called  Pond  street,  1812  or  1814;  Endicott  street,  1836. 

Mill  street,  B.,  1788;  from  Leverett  street  by  Mr.  Pierce's  distill-house 
to  the  Causeway  named  Mill  street  by  the  town,  July  4,  1788;  called 
Mill  alley,  1733;  included  in  Causeway  street,  Aug.  3,  1807. 

Mill  street,  E.  B.;  from  159  Sumner  street  to  north  wharf  of  National 
Dock  and  Warehouse  Company. 

*Mill  street.  Dor.,  1800;  from  315  Freeport  street  to  390  Adams  street; 
laid  out  from  Tileston's  mill  to  Preston's  gate,  March  3,  1800;  named 
from  Commercial  (now  Freeport)  street  by  Tide  mill  to  Lower  road 
(now  Adams  street),  March  11,  1840;  relocated  at  junction  with 
Preston  street,  Oct.  12,  1907,  by  decree  of  Superior  Court,  acting 
under  authority  of  chapter  111  of  the  Revised  Statutes  and  chapter 
440  of  the  Acts  of  1902.     L  1182,  L  1292. 

*Mill  street,  Chsn.;  from  2  Essex  street  to  387  Rutherford  avenue;  laid 
out  as  a  public  highway,  Dec.  27,  1864;  formerly  called  Mill  lane. 


314  List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston. 

Mill=street  court,  Chsn.;  from  16  Mill  street,  south;  shown  as  an  unnamed 
passageway  on  plan  dated  1867. 

Min=street  place,  Dor.;  from  Mill  street,  southeasterly,  parallel  with  and 
near  Neponset  avenue;  same  called  Holmes  place  in  directories,  1880 
and  1884;  as  Holmes  place,  included  in  Houghton  street,  Nov.  27,  1891. 
L  2365,  L  2366. 

Mill  way,  Chsn.;  an  early  name  for  Winthrop  street. 

Miller  park.  Dor.,  1897;  from  473  Dudley  street,  southwest,  between  Den- 
nis street  and  Brook  avenue. 

Miller  street.  Dor.;  from  Washington  street  to  Merrill  street;  laid  out 
as  Glenarm  street,  July  3,  1882.     L  1631. 

*Miller  street,  Chsn.;  from  214  Main  street  to  217  Rutherford  avenue; 
shown  but  not  named  on  plan  dated  1844;  accepted,  conditionally, 
"  as  laid  out  "  from  Main  street  to  Lawrence  street,  May  4,  1846;  laid 
out  from  Main  street  to  Richmond  street  (now  Rutherford  avenue), 
July  13,  1863. 

Miller  street,  Chsn.;  from  Main  street  to  Lawrence  street;  named  Sept. 
2,  1844;  named  Johnson's  avenue  March  9,  1846. 

Miller's  lane,  B.;  from  Water  street  to  Milk  street  previous  to  1784; 
called  Cooper's  alley,  1708;  Kilby  street,  1769;  Adams  street,  1788; 
and  Kilby  street  again,  1825. 

Miller's  lane,  Dor.;  from  1169  Washington  street,  near  its  junction  with 
Dorchester  avenue,  southwest,  to  11  Baker's  court.     L  4174. 

*Millet  street,  Dor.,  1875;  from  96  Harvard  street,  southerly,  to  81  South- 
ern avenue;  formerly  from  Carmen  street,  southerly,  to  Southern 
avenue;  laid  out  from  Park  street  to  Talbot  avenue,  Dec.  14,  1893; 
from  Faxon  street  to  Carmen  street  shown  on  plan  dated  February, 
1898  (Suffolk  Deeds,  Lib.  3345,  fol.  501);  the  name  of  this  portion 
changed  to  Radcliffe  street,  March,  1909;  laid  out  from  Park  street 
to  Athelwold  stceet,  July  13,  1898;  laid  out  from  Southern  avenue  to 
Talbot  avenue,  Oct.  29,  1902;  portion  from  Harvard  street,  north- 
erly, called  a  part  of  Radcliffe  street,  1904;  laid  out  from  Athelwold 
street  to  Harvard  street,  July  15,  1909.  L  2571,  L  3002,  L  3510, 
L  3627,  L  3860,  L  4150. 

*Millmont  street,  Rox.,  1868;  from  43  Lambert  avenue  to  44  Highland 
street;  name  of  Porter  street  changed  to  Millmont  street,  April  21, 
1868. 

*Mills  street,  Rox.;  from  14  Rockland  street  to  27  Dale  street;  laid  out, 
March  29,  1879.     L  1348. 

Milner  place,  B.,  1844;  from  762  Washington  street,  east,  between  Bennet 
street  and  Harvard  street. 

t Milton  avenue.  Dor.;  from  14  Lauriat  avenue  to  south  of  Wilmington 
avenue;  laid  out  from  Norfolk  street  to  Fuller  street,  Sept.  6,  1879; 
extended  from  Fuller  street  to  Fairmount  avenue  (now  Fairmount* 
street),  July  5,  1881;  laid  out  from  Norfolk  street  to  Lauriat  avenue, 
March  17,  1884;  relocated  from  Norfolk  street  to  Lauriat  avenue, 
Nov.  1,  1901.     L  1378,  L  1379,  L  1537,  L  1759,  L  3425. 

*  Milton  bridge.  Dor.  and  Milton;  from  Washington  street  in  Dorchester, 
across  Neponset  river,  to  Adams  street  in  Milton;  originally  a  granite 
arched  bridge;  widened  in  1871  about  20  feet  on  the  easterly  side;  work 
completed  in  the  spring  of  1872. 

Milton  place,  B.,  1825;  from  147  Federal  street,  west,  to  Summer  street, 
near  High  street. 


List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston.  315 

Milton  road,  Dor.,  1847;  Blue  Hill  avenue  so  called  on  plan. 

*Milton  street,  B.,  1821;  from  35  Spring  street  to  108  Brighton  street; 
opened,  conditionally,  April  25,  1821;  confirmed  as  a  public  street, 
Sept.  15,  1834. 

Milton  street,  B.;  from  Washington  street,  southeast;  shown  on  Hales's 
map  of  Boston,  1814;  called  Newton  street,  1826;  East  Newton  street, 
1868. 

Milton  street,  E.  B.,  1838;  from  Harmony  street  to  Moore  street  and 
from  Wordsworth  street  to  Trumbull  street;  formerly  from  Harmony 
street  to  Trumbull  street;  part  from  Moore  street  to  Byron  street  laid 
out  with  name  of  Horace  street,  July  2,  1891;  portion  from  Byron 
street  to  Wordsworth  street  called  Horace  street  in  1892  (directory, 
1892).     L  2307. 

t  Milton  street,  Dor.,  1850;  from  Gallatin  street  to  Allendale  avenue;  for- 
merly from  Adams  street  to  Granite  avenue  and  so  shown  on  plan  by 
Eben  Tolman,  dated  May  1,  1850;  laid  out  as  a  town  way,  from 
Adams  street  to  Granite  avenue,  April  2,  1866;  shown  extended  to 
the  Shawmut  branch  railroad  on  plan  by  Whitman  &  Breck,  dated 
October,  1873;  the  opening  of  Gallatin  street  parallel  with  the  rail- 
road cut  off  the  end  of  Milton  street;  extended  from  Granite  avenue 
to  Karls  street  on  plan  by  Richmond  P.  Souther,  dated  March  30, 1905. 

*Milwood  street,  Dor.,  1906;  from  836  Adams  street  to  58  Milton  street; 
Malvern  street  laid  out  under  the  name  of  Milwood  street,  Aug.  9,  1906. 
L  3884,  L  4072. 

Milwood  street,  W.  Rox.,  1899;  from  44  Fairview  street  to  109  Walter 
street,  between  Proctor  street  and  Mendum  street;  formerly  called 
Jones  street;  laid  out  as  Cotton  street  in  honor  of  Alderman  Dudley 
Cotton,  May  25,  1908.     L  4068. 

Milwood  terrace.  Dor.,  1907;  from  64  Milton  street  to  40  Milwood  street; 
name  Malvern  terrace  changed  to  Milwood  terrace,  1907. 

Mincliin's  court,  Dor.;  from  187  Geneva  avenue,  southwest,  near 
N.  E.  R.  R. 

*Minden  street,  Rox.;  from  29  Bickford  street  to  32  Day  street;  laid  out 
from  Heath  place  to  Bickford  street  (including  a  part  of  Heath  place), 
Nov.  10,  1879;  part  of  Heath  place  now  from  Heath  place  to  Ulmer 
street  named  Minden  street,  March  1,  1882;  extended  to  Walden 
street,  Aug.  19,  1881;  from  Walden  street  to  Day  street,  Nov.  9, 
1885.     L  1117,  L  1404,  L  1547,  L  1895,  L  2276. 

*Mindoro  street,  Rox.;  from  34  Prentiss  street  to  21  Station  street;  shown 
but  not  named  on  plan  dated  1856;  laid  out,  Dec.  30,  1869.     L  506. 

*Miner  street,  B.;  from  841  Beacon  street  to  Brookline  branch  of  N.  Y.  C. 
&  H.  R.  R.  R.;  formerly  from  Beacon  street,  opposite  Arundel  street, 
to  Brookline  avenue,  on  both  sides  of  Brookline  branch  railroad;  laid 
out  from  Beacon  street  to  Brookline  branch  railroad.  May  15,  1893; 
laid  out  from  Brookline  avenue  to  Fairhaven  street  under  the  name 
of  Fullerton  street,  Oct.  12,  1896.     L  2509,  L  2790. 

Minnie  court.  So.  B.;  from  108  I  street,  east,  between  East  Fourth  street 
and  East  Fifth  street. 

Minot  park.  Dor.,  1898;  from  245  Minot  street,  between  Adams  street  and 
Carruth  street,  northwesterly,  with  a  westerly  branch  and  an  easterly 
branch;  from  Minot  street,  northwest,  then  east,  shown  as  a  part  of 
Frederick  street  (but  erroneously  so)  on  Bromley's  map  from  1896  to 
1902,  inclusive. 

Minot  place.  Dor.;  from  58  Minot  street,  south,  near  Narragansett  street. 


316  List  of  StreetS;  Etc.,  in  Boston. 

*Minot  street,  B.,  1825;  from  Leverett  street  to  Nashua  street;  called 
Cart  lane,  1733;  named  Minot  street  from  Leverett  street,  east,  1825; 
confirmed  as  a  public  street,  Sept.  15,  1834;  to  Andover  street,  1844; 
Andover  street  taken,  April  6,  1870,  by  B.  &  L.  (now  B.  &  M.)  R.  R., 
by  virtue  of  chapter  291,  Acts  of  1869,  and  now  built  over;  portion  of 
Minot  street  between  Nashua  street  and  Andover  street  built  over  in 
1871.     Vol.  31,  p.  39.     L  111. 

t  Minot  street,  Dor.,  1805;  from  397  Neponset  avenue,  crossing  Adams 
street,  to  40  Carruth  street;  located  from  John  Minot's  barn  to  the 
road  leading  over  Neponset  bridge  (now  Neponset  avenue),  May  13, 
1805;  from  Neponset  Village  to  Lower  road  (now  Adams  street)  named 
March  11,  1840;  from  Adams  street  to  Neponset  avenue  widened  and 
altered  December,  1868;  part  from  Adams  street  to  Carruth  street 
called  New  Minot  street  in  directory,  1884. 

*  Minot's  court,  B.;  from  Union  street,  west,  towards  Hanover  street, 
May  3,  1708;  called  Scott  court,  1796;  but  given  as  Minot's  court  in 
Edes's  list,  1800;  included  in  extension  of  Friend  street,  July  26,  1855, 

Minton  street,  Dor.;  from  21  Savin  Hill  avenue,  southwest,  near  Dor- 
chester avenue,  to  Melvinside  terraCe. 

Mint6n  street,  W.  Rox.;  from  51  Brookside  avenue  to  Stony  Brook. 

*Mishawum  street,  Chsn.,  1894;  from  514  Main  street  to  563  Rutherford 
avenue;  Ham's  court  laid  out  with  the  name  of  Mishawum  street, 
July  26,  1894;  formerly  called  Harris  court.     L  2607. 

Mission  street,  Rox.,  1905;  from  Calumet  street,  about  145  feet  north- 
west of  Harleston  street,  southwest  to  Parker  Hill  avenue;  authority 
to  open  given  by  the  Street  Commissioners,  Oct.  19,  1905. 

Mistick  road,  Chsn,;  from  Mistick  river  on  the  north,  curving  slightly 
southeast,  nearly  to  Monotomy  road;  surveyed  in  October,  1732. 

*Mitchell  street,  So.  B.,  1885;  from  219  West  Ninth  street,  near  Dor- 
chester street,  southeast,  about  373  feet  to  near  Old  Colony  avenue; 
called  Watti  court  in  1847;  Dana  street  in  1881;  laid  out  and  named 
Mitchell  street,  Aug.  12,  1885.     L  1877. 

Model  place,  B.,  1857;  from  171  Pleasant  street,  east,  opposite  Piedmont 
street. 

Model  place,  E.  B.;  from  161  Havre  street,  southeast,  near  Porter  street; 
same  called  Maple  place  on  chart,  1884. 

Molasses  street.  So.  B.,  1907;  from  664  Summer  street,  at  L  street 
bridge,  northeasterly;  name  a  colloquialism  (see  Water  Department, 
Supply  Division,  Records,  dated  Sept,  17,  1907);  name  changed  to 
Harbor  street,  1908. 

Moloney  street,  W.  Rox.,  1905;  from  Montgomery  street,  between 
Spring  street  and  Linden  street,  to  Webster  street;  name  of  Pleasant 
street  changed  to  Moloney  street  in  1905. 

*Monadnock  street.  Dor.;  from  723  Dudley  street  to  31  Bird  street; 
laid  out,  Sept.  12,  1881.     L  1552. 

*Monks  street.  So.  B.;  from  686  East  Seventh  street  to  695  East  Sixth 
street;  laid  out,  July  31,  1886.     L  1926. 

*Monmouth  square,  E.  B.;  at  junction  of  Monmouth,  Brooks  and 
White  streets. 

Monmouth  street,  B.;  from  Audubon  road  to  St.  Mary's  street;  laid 
out  with  name  of  Medfield  street,  June  14,  1901,     L  3365, 


List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston.  317 

*JVlonmouth  street,  E.  B.,  1834;  from  375  Meridian  street  to  47  White 
street,  near  Brooks  street;  accepted  and  laid  out,  July  19,  1852; 
altered  at  junction  of  Monmouth  and  White  streets,  Sept.  29,  1856; 
accepted  at  junction  of  Monmouth  and  White  streets,  Nov.  1,  1858. 
L78. 

Monotomy  road,  Chsn.,  1732;  surveyed  in  1732;  called  Winter  Hill 
road,  1818;  later  called  Main  street;  committee  appointed  to  ascer- 
tain width  of,  Oct.  5,  1829.  See  Lib.  33,  fol.  497,  Middlesex  South 
District  Registry. 

Monroe  park,  Rox.;  a  colloquial  name  for  Fountain  square. 

Monroe  road,  Bri.,  1904;  from  461  Washington  street  (about  193  feet 
southwest,  from  Oakland  street),  northwest;  shown  as  an  unnamed 
passageway  on  Bromley's  atlas  of  1875;  named  by  the  executors  of 
the  will  of  Albert  N.  Monroe,  March  29,  1904;  erroneously  called 
Oakland  court  in  directory  of  1903. 

Monroe  street,  Rox.;  from  Warren  street  to  Walnut  avenue;  Munroe 
street,  sometimes  so  called. 

Monroe  street.  So.  B.;  from  Granite  street  to  A  street;  name  changed 
to  Richards  street,  April  21,  1868.     L  255. 

Monroe  street,  Bri.,  1906;  from  Commonwealth  avenue,  between 
Cummings  road  and  Washington  street,  southeast,  to  Egremont 
road;  shown  as  a  part  of  street  No.  867  on  Board  of  Survey  filing, 
dated  May  23,  1905;  named  Monroe  street  by  the  owner,  Sept.  15, 
1905. 

*Monson  street,  Dor.,  1890;  from  20  Temple  street  to  29  Sturbridge 
street;  Temple  place,  leading  from  Temple  street,  laid  out  with  the 
name  of  Monson  street,  March  21,  1890.     L  2212. 

*Montague  street.  Dor.,  1871;  from  21  Roslin  street  to  10  Ashmont 
street;  authority  to  open  given  by  Street  Commissioners,  July  19, 
1893;  laid  out,  June  12,  1899.     L  3121,  L  3447. 

♦Montana  street,  Rox.;  from  80  Georgia  street  to  71  Cheney  street^ 
laid  out,  April  24,  1889.     L  2122. 

Montclair  avenue,  W.  Rox.,  1888;  from  1569  Centre  street,  near  South 
street,  to  Merlin  street. 

Montebello  road,  W.  Rox.,  1895;  from  473  Walnut  avenue  to  46  Brook- 
side  avenue;  formerly  from  Washington  street  to  Walnut  avenue; 
authority  to  open  given  by  Street  Commissioners,  Sept.  19,  1895; 
authority  to  open  portion  from  Washington  street  to  Brookside 
avenue  given  by  Street  Commissioners,  March  29,  1905. 

*MonteIlo  street.  Dor.,  1894;  from  28  Robinson  street  to  71  Arcadia 
street;  Grace  avenue  laid  out  with  name  of  Montello  street,  Nov.  16, 
1894.     L  2671. 

Montello  street,  W.  Rox.,  1889;  from  Colberg  avenue  to  beyond  Bel- 
grade avenue. 

Monterey  avenue,  Dor.,  1903;  from  No.  60  Almont  street,  between 
Blue  Hill  avenue  and  Orlando  street,  west,  to  about  34  feet  beyond 
Alabama  street,  and  from  Hebron  street  to  Livermore  street;  first 
part  shown  on  plan  dated  May  2,  1903  (recorded  with  the  Land 
Court);  second  part  on  plan  dated  April  25,  1908.  Suffolk  Deeds, 
Lib.  3274,  end. 

*Montfern  avenue,  Bri.,  1897;  from  569  Washington  street  to  332 
Faneuil  street;  authority  to  open  given  by  the  Street  Commissioners, 
Nov.  22,  1897;  laid  out,  Jan.  6,  1909.     L  4124. 


318  List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston. 

Montgomery  park,  B.;  the  interior  space  in  the  rear  of  lots  68-82 
Montgomery  street,  147-137  West  Canton  street,  621-611  Tremont 
street  and  11-16  Dartmouth  street. 

Montgomery  place,  B.,  1825;  from  Tremont  street,  east,  to  Governor's 
alley  (now  Province  street);  laid  out  from  Tremont  street  to  Chapman 
place  extended,  and  named  Bosworth  street.  May  14,  1883;  remainder 
of  street  to  Province  street  not  included  in  order  for  laying  out. 
L  1703. 

Montgomery  square,  B.,  1860;  the  open  space  bounded  by  Clarendon, 
Tremont  and  Montgomery  streets;  taken  by  the  city,  Oct.  30,  1860. 
L  206,  L  354. 

*  Montgomery  street,  B.;  from  555  Tremont  street  to  155  West  Canton 
street;  from  Tremont  street,  opposite  Waltham  street,  to  the  exten- 
sion of  Dedham  (now  Dartmouth)  street,  1860;  called  Avenue  K  on 
plan  of  Back  Bay  lands,  1860;  laid  out  as  a  public  street  from  Tremont 
street  to  Clarendon  street,  Oct.  16,  1867;  laid  out  from  Clarendon 
street  to  West  Canton  street,  Nov.  17,  1868.     L  206,  L  354. 

Montgomery  street,  B.,  1833;  from  School  street  to  Bromfield  street; 
called  Governor's  alley,  1732;  named  Montgomery  street,  1833; 
named  Province  street,  1834. 

Montgomery  street,  W.  Rox.;  from  203  Spring  street,  near  Baker 
street,  to  Linden  street. 

Montmorenci  avenue,  E.  B.  (Breed's  Island);  from  240  Orient  avenue, 
northeast,  then  southeast  to  122  Orient  avenue  again;  formerly 
called  LaFayette  street. 

Monto  place,  Bri.,  1898;  from  240  Lincoln  street,  near  Everett  street, 
northerly. 

Montrose  avenue,  Rox.;  from  Warren  street,  east;  included  in  Mont- 
rose street,  Nov.  23,  1883.     L  1739. 

*Montrose  street,  Rox.;  from  216  Warren  street  to  63  Moreland  street; 
laid  out  in  part  over  private  way  called  Montrose  avenue.  Nov.  23, 
1883.     L  1739. 

*Montview  street,  W.  Rox.,  1893;  from  152  Corey  street  to  131  Mt. 
Vernon  street;  Carl  street  laid  out  with  name  of  Montview  street, 
Nov.  17,  1893;  part  of  at  one  time  known  as  Walnut  avenue.     L  2548. 

*Monument  avenue,  Chsn.;  from  71  Main  street  to  43  Monument  square; 
shown  as  an  unnamed  street  on  plan  dated  1834;  laid  out  from 
Warren  street  to  High  street,  Aug.  23,  1852;  named  Oct.  11,  1852; 
extended  and  laid  out  from  Warren  street  to  Main  street,  Nov.  19, 
1866;  formerly  called  High  street,  1835.  Suffolk  Deeds,  Lib.  1399,  fol. 
139;  Lib.  1457,  fol.  39,  and  Middlesex  Deeds,  Lib.  338,  fol.  173. 

Monument  court.  So.  B.;  from  160  H  street,  between  East  Sixth  street, 
easterly,  and  East  Seventh  street. 

♦Monument  court,  Chsn.;  from  72  Winthrop  street,  southwest,  opposite 
Wallace  court;  laid  out  and  accepted,  Sept.  30,  1867. 

Monument  lane,  Chsn.;  from  144  Bunker  Hill  street,  southwest, 
between  Concord  street  and  Monument  street  to  Concord  avenue,  1885. 

Monument  lane,  Chsn.;  from  67  Monument  street  to  Lexington  street, 
now  a  part  of  Concord  avenue. 

Monument  place,  Chsn.;  from  67  Monument  street,  east,  near  Bunker 
Hill  street. 

Monument  square,  W.  Rox.;  junction  of  Centre  and  South  streets,  at 
Jamaica  Plain. 


List  of,  Steeets,  Etc.,  in  Boston.  319 

♦Monument  square,  Chsn.,  1860;  around  Bunker  Hill  Monument 
grounds;  shown,  but  not  named,  on  plan  dated  1839;  streets  around 
Monument  square  accepted  Dec.  11,  1843;  names  of  Lexington 
street,  from  Wallace  court  to  Tremont  street,  Tremont  street  to 
Concord  street,  Concord  street  to  High  street,  High  street  to  Monu- 
ment court,  changed  to  Monument  square,  Feb.  2,  1860. 

Monument  street,  W.  Rox.;  from  Centre  street,  northwesterly,  then 
northeasterly,  to  Eliot  street;  laid  out  as  Holbrook  street.  May  21, 
1877.     L  1238. 

♦Monument  street,  Chsn.;  from  21  Monument  square  to  170  Medford 
street;  laid  out  from  Monument  square  to  Bunker  Hill  street,  Dec.  21, 
1844;  same  accepted  Dec.  23,  1844;  extended  to  Medford  street, 
Nov.  10,  1868.     L  1899. 

Moon  court,  B.,  1796;  in  Moon  street. 

*Moon  street,  B.,  1708;  from  1  North  square  to  21  Fleet  street;  from  the 
North  Meeting-house,  north,  by  the  east  side  of  Clarke  (now  North) 
square,  to  Sun-court  street,  May  3,  1708;  to  Fleet  street,  including 
part  of  Sun-court  street,  1784;  from  the  east  side  of  North  square  to 
Fleet  street,  1800.     L  411. 

Moon=street  court,  B.,  1833;  from  Moon  street,  southeasterly;  in- 
cluded in  extension  of  Lewis  street,  from  North  street  to  Moon  street, 
March  25,  1893. 

Moorcock's  buildings,  B.,  1708;  in  Corn  court. 

Moore  place,  B.,  1840;  from  Church  street,  east,  next  south  of  Madison 
place;  named  Church  place,  1844. 

fMoore  street,  E.  B.,  1838;  from  85  Pope  street  to  97  Cowper  street,  with 
proposed  extension  to  proposed  extension  of  Coleridge  street;  ac- 
cepted from  Pope  street  to  Saratoga  street,  Dec.  10,  1861;  extended 
from  Saratoga  street  to  Cowper  street,  July  25,  1881.     L  1543,  L  4039. 

Moore  street,  Bri.;  from  Washington  street  to  Newton  line;  shown 
on  plan  of  Brighton,  dated  1873;  by  a  change  in  boundary  line,  made 
July  1,  1875,  under  authority  of  chapter  184,  Acts  of  the  Legislature 
of  1875,  brought  within  the  limits  of  Newton. 

*Mora  street.  Dor.,  1894;  from  833  Washington  street  to  110  Milton 
avenue;  authority  to  open  given  by  Street  Commissioners,  June  22, 
1894;  laid  out,  Aug.  4,  1909.     L  4154. 

Moreland  place,  W.  Rox.;  from  Pond  street,  northerly,  to  ice-house, 
Jamaica  pond;  included  in  Jamaica  park  (now  part  of  Olmsted 
park),  Dec.  24,  1892. 

fMoreland  street,  Rox.  and  Dor.,  1854;  from  136  Warren  street  to  and 
across  Blue  Hill  avenue  and  Dennis  street;  part  from  Cleveland 
street,  across  end  of  Fairland  street,  shown  and  so  named  on  plan  dated 
1854;  part  from  Grove  Hall  (now  Blue  Hill)  avenue,  northwest, 
shown  as  part  of  Perrin  street  on  plan  dated  1856;  laid  out  as  a  new 
street  from  Grove  Hall  avenue  to  Warren  street,  in  part  over  Warren 
place,  December,  1860;  laid  out  from  Blue  Hill  avenue  to  Dennis 
street,  Aug.  28,  1891.     L  2330. 

Moreland  street,  W.  Rox.;  from  230  Spring  street  to  15  Belle  avenue, 

Moreland  terrace,  Rox.;  from  Blue  Hill  avenue,  southeast,  included 
in  the  extension  of  Moreland  street  to  Dennis  street,  Aug.  28,  1891. 
L  2330. 

Morey's  corner,  B.,  1708;  corner  of  Summer  street  and  Cow  lane  (now 
High  street)  then  so  called. 


320  List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston. 

Morgan  street,  B.,  1865;  from  223  Columbus  avenue,  northwesterly,  to 
40  Stanhope  street. 

*MorIey  street,  Rox.;  from  35  Highland  street;  Walden  park  laid  out 
from  Highland  avenue  (now  Highland  street),  with  name  of  Morley 
street,  Sept.  23,  1887.     L  2027. 

Morlock  place,  Rox.;  from  58  Longwood  avenue,  southerly,  near  Phil- 
lips street. 

Morni  court,  So.  B.,  1842;  from  West  Ninth  street,  near  Dorchester 
street,  southwesterly,  to  O.  C.  (now  N.  Y.,  N.  H.  &  H.)  R.  R.;  laid 
out  as  Gustin  street,  Oct.  13,  1891. 

*MorrllI  street.  Dor.,  1892;  from  35  Pleasant  street  to  46  Bakersfield 
street;  also  called  B  street;  authority  to  open  given  by  Street  Com- 
missioners, May  4,  1892;  laid  out,  Sept.  24,  1901.     L  3427,  L  3769. 

Morrill's  or  Morrell's  corner,  B.,  1708;  corner  of  Middle  (now  Hanover) 
street  and  Prince  street  then  so  called. 

*Morris  street,  E.  B.;  from  222  Marion  street  to  167  Putnam  street;  laid 
out  from  Marion  street  to  Putnam  street,  between  Chelsea  street  and 
Paris  street,  July  10,  1883.     L  1717,  L  3180,  L  3698. 

♦Morrison  street,  W.  Rox.,  1881;  from  Gardner  street,  southwesterly,  to 
land  owned  by  the  town  of  Brookline ;  private  way  called  Grove  street 
laid  out  as  Morrison  street,  Nov.  11,  1881,  in  honor  of  Nahum  M. 
Morrison,  who  owned  land  abutting  the  street.     L  1567. 

Morrison  street,  W.  Rox.,  1896;  from  Weld  street  to  31  Selwyn  street. 

*Morse  street,  Dor.,  1887;  from  162  Washington  street  to  North  Bowdoin 
avenue;  authority  to  open  given  by  Street  Commissioners,  Dec.  7, 1891; 
laid  out,  June  2,  1896.     L  2772,  L  3166. 

Morton  court,  B.,  1842;  from  the  foot  of  Morton  place;  from  Arch 
street  to  Hawley  street,  1879;  included  in  Hawley  place. 

Morton  lane,  W.  Rox.,  1906;  from  262  Forest  Hills  street,  near  its  jimc- 
tion  with  Morton  street,  south,  through  Franklin  park,  to  136  Morton 
street;  named  by  the  Park  Commissioners,  November,  1906. 

Morton  place,  B.,  1824;  from  Milk  street,  south,  1824;  included  in 
extension  of  Arch  street,  April  18,  1873.     L  841. 

Morton  place,  Rox.;  from  1440  Tremont  street,  south,  between  Parker 
street  and  Terrace  street. 

Morton  place,  E.  B.;  from  22  Saratoga  street,  near  Meridian  street. 

*Morton  street,  B.,  1838;  from  56  Salem  street  to  61  Endicott  street; 
called  Ritchie  street,  1840-44;  since  again  called  Morton  street; 
accepted,  conditionally,  Nov.  18,  1844;  accepted,  finally,  Oct.  25,  1847. 

*Morton  street,  W.  Rox.  and  Dor.;  from  254  South  street  to  31  River 
street;  from  Forest  Hills  street  to  South  street  previous  to  1832;  laid 
out,  conditionally,  from  Forest  Hills  avenue  to  Canterbury  street, 
Oct.  7,  1850;  street  connecting  Scarboro'  street  with  Canterbury- 
street  called  Morton  street,  June  14,  1851;  laid  out  by  abutters  over 
the  "great  fresh  meadow"  from  Back  (now Harvard)  street,  nearly  to 
Canterbury  street,  in  1853;  street  formerly  known  as  Forest  Hill 
street  and  Scarboro'  street  called  Morton  street,  Dec.  5,  1859;  names 
of  Madison  street  and  Forest  Hill  avenue,  from  Back  street  to  River 
street,  changed  to  Morton  street,  March  1,  1888;  widened  to  80  feet 
from  angle  north  of  River  street  to  Canterbury  street,  Nov.  27,  1899; 
(effective  only  in  parts).  L  823,  L  1667,  L  2074,  L  2075,  L  3023, 
L  3179,  L  3235,  L  3236,  L  3237,  L  3238,  L  3239,  B  3240,  L  3241,  L  3242, 
L 3243,  L  3470, L  4111. 


List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston.  321 

Morton  street,  Chsn.;  southeast  end  laid  out  50  feet  wide  from  Salem 
turnpike  (now  Chelsea  street)  to  Bunker  Hill  street,  Dec.  15,  18.34; 
this  part  of  Morton  street  named  Bunker  Hill  street,  being  a  con- 
tinuation of  same,  to  avoid  confusion,  there  being  in  that  vicinity 
a  street  named  Moulton  street,  Dec.  15,  1834. 

Morton  street,  Chsn.;  Moulton  street,  from  Bunker  Hill  street  to  Vine 
street,  sometimes  so  called,  and  so  shown  on  plan  dated  1828. 

Moseley  avenue.  Dor.;  from  Crescent  avenue  to  Mt.  Vernon  street; 
shown  as  an  unnamed  street  on  plan  dated  I860;  northeasterly  end 
included  in  Dorchester  way  (now  Columbia  road)  in  1892;  laid  out  as 
Moseley  street,  Aug.  25,  1899.     L  3181. 

*  Moseley  street,  Dor.,  1899;  from  875  Columbia  road  to  24  Crescent 

avenue;  Moseley  avenue  laid  out  as  Moseley  street,  Aug.  25,  1899. 
L  3181,  L  3733. 

Moss  place,  B.,  1868;  from  15  Cambridge  street,  northerly,  opposite 
Bowdoin  street. 

fMoss  Hill  road,  W.  Rox.,  1892;  from  junction  of  Pond  and  May  streets, 
south,  west  and  north,  to  Pond  street  again,  at  latter's  junction  with 
Woodland  road;  authority  to  open  given  by  Street  Commissioners, 
June  20,  1892;.  laid  out  from  the  junction  of  Pond  street  and  May 
street  to  opposite  the  end  of  Woodland  road  as  a  public  street,  Oct.  12, 
1894;  extended  southwesterly  for  a  distance  of  about  970  feet,  Feb.  25, 
1907.     L  2636,  L  4006. 

*Motte  street,  B.,  1874;  from  972  Washington  street,  opposite  Castle 
street,  to  297  Harrison  avenue;  from  Orange  (now  Washington)  street, 
east,  to  the  water,  called  Castle  street,  1732;  named  a  part  of  Castle 
street  by  the  town,  July  4,  1788;  same  in  Edes's  list,  1800,  to  Front 
street  (now  Harrison  avenue),  1805;  as  Castle  street  in  Shaw's  list  of 
streets,  1817;  name  changed  to  Motte  street,  June  23,  1874;  became 
public  by  use.     L  434,  L  3987. 

Moulton  avenue,  Chsn.;  from  25  Moulton  street  to  Pine  street. 

Moulton  court,  Chsn.;  from  42  Moulton  street,  near  Bainb ridge  street, 
westerly,  then  northerly  and  southerly,  parallel  with  Moulton  street. 

*Moulton  street,  Chsn.;  from  35  Bunker  Hill  street  to  66  Medford  street; 
formerly  from  35  Bunker  Hill  sti'eet  to  Mystic  river;  accepted  and 
named  from  the  river  to  head  of  Ropewalk,  June  9,  1826;  this  street 
has  been  called  by  three  different  naixies,  and  estates  purporting  to 
bound  on  the  same  have  been  conveyed  as  bounding  on  Brooks, 
Morton  and  Moulton  streets,  that  section  of  the  town  formerly 
called  Moulton 's  point  being  owned  by  a  person  of  that  name;  part 
from  Bunker  Hill  street  to  Vine  street  shown  as  Morton  street  on 
plan  dated  1828;  part  shown  on  Moulton  point  as  Brooks  street  on 
plan  dated  1846;  from  Bainbridge  street,  northeasterly,  being  formerly 
Brooks  street,  by  plan  dated  1868;  laid  out  and  altered,  Jan.  2,  1849; 
the  portion  between  Medford  street  and  the  water  is  shown  as  in 
land  of  abutting  owners  (Suffolk  Deeds,  Lib.  731,  fol.  289  and  Lib. 
2555,  fol.  223).     L  1986,  L  2591,  L  2738. 

Moultrie  avenue,  Dor.,  1892;  from  Seaborn  street  to  Church  place; 
authority  to  open  with  name  of  Moultrie  street  given  by  Street 
Commissioners,  Dec.  1,  1891. 

*  Moultrie  street.  Dor.,  1891;  from  588  Washington  street  to  12  Allston 

street;  formerly  north  of  and  parallel  with  Centre  street,  near  Wash- 
ington street,  crossing  Seaborn  street  east  and  west;  authority  to 
open  given  by  Street  Commissioners,  Dec.  1,  1891;  laid  out  from 
Washington  street  to  Allston  street,  over  Church  place,  Oct.  1,  1901. 
L  3422,  L  3831. 


322  List  of  Steeets,  Etc.,  in  Boston. 

^Mountain  avenue,  Dor.,  1892;  from  155  Ballou  avenue  to  160  Lauriat 
avenue;  laid  out,  Jan.  13,  1909.     L  4126. 

Mountain  street,  W.  Rox.,  1849;  from  Dedham  turnpike  (now  Wash- 
ington street)  to  Walk  Hill  street;  see  Charles  Whitney's  map  of 
Roxbury,  1843-49;  probably  part  from  Walk  Hill  street  changed 
to  Walk  Hill  avenue  and  later  to  Wachusett  street;  the  part  from 
Washington  street  probably  now  called  Weld  Hill  street. 

fMountfort  street,  B.,  1873;  from  784  Beacon  street  to  Brookline  line; 
laid  out  from  Beacon  street  to  Ivy  street,  March  11,  1891;  from 
Ivy  street  to  Audubon  road,  June  12,  1894      L  2282,  L  2604. 

Mountfort's  corner,  B.,  1708;  corner  of  Dock  square  and  Pierce's  alley 
(now  Change  avenue)  then  so  called. 

Mountfort's  corner,  B.,  1732;  corner  of  Fish  (now  North)  street  and 
Moon  street  then  so  called. 

Mount  joy's  corner,  B.,  1708;  corner  of  Fish  (now  North)  street  and 
Ann  street  (now  part  of  same  street)  then  so  called. 

Mt.  Bowdoin  avenue,  Dor.;  from  Bowdoin  street  to  Columbia  road 
(directory,  1880);  now  called  Bowdoin  avenue. 

Mt.  Bowdoin  green,  Dor.;  the  green  inolosure  in  Bowdoin  avenue  at 
its  summit.     L  1781, 

Mt.  Bowdoin  terrace.  Dor.;  from  29  Eldon  street,  easterly,  near  Rosse- 
ter  street. 

*Mt.  Everett  street,  Dor.;  from  30  Hamilton  street  to  327  Quincy  street, 
laid  out  from  Hamilton  avenue  (later  Barrington  and  now  Hamilton 
street)  to  Quincy  street,  Dec.  8,  1876.     L  1200. 

Mt.  Hope  avenue.  Dor.,  1872;  from  Blue  Hill  avenue,  between  Collins 
street  and  Dyer  street,  northwest;  called  Almont  street  in  1896. 

Mt.  Hope  avenue,  W.  Rox.;  from  Hyde  Park  avenue  to  Canterbury 
street;  Mt.  Hope  street  often  so  called. 

Mt.  Hope  street,  Dor.,  1861;  from  Blue  Hill  avenue  to  Hyde  Park 
line;  name  of  Back  street  changed  to  Mt.  Hope  street,  Sept.  18, 
1861;  afterwards  Back  street  again. 

*Mt.  Hope  street,  W.  Rox.;  from  456  Hyde  Park  avenue  to  Mt.  Hope 
Cemetery;  old  way,  part  of  which  was  called  Bradstreet  avenue 
and  part  Mt.  Hope  avenue  or  street,  laid  out  as  Mt.  Hope  street, 
June  13,  1871;  extended  from  Canterbury  street,  through  Weber 
street,  to  Mt.  Hope  Cemetery,  July  22,  1892.     L  1892,  L  2417. 

Mt.  Ida,  Dor.;  on  land  formerly  of  Nahum  Capen,  between  Bowdoin 
street  and  Percival  street,  and  so  shown  on  Hopkins's  atlas  of  1874. 

Mt.  Ida  road.  Dor.,  1898;  from  281  Bowdoin  street,  southeasterly 
about  730  feet,  between  Percival  street  and  Draper  street;  authority 
to  open  given  by  the  Street  Commissioners,  March  25,  1898. 

Mt.  Ida  street.  Dor.,  1898;  from  Bowdoin  street,  near  Adams  street; 
Mt.  Ida  road  erroneously  so  called  in  directory  of  1894. 

Mt.  Ida  terrace,  Dor.,  1904;  from  298  Bowdoin  street,  northwest 
about  77  feet;  shown,  without  name,  on  plan  dated  June,  1896  (Suf- 
folk Deeds,  Lib.  2370,  fol.  396);  in  Assessors'  books,  1904,  as  Mt.  Ida 
terrace. 

*Mt.  Pleasant  avenue,  Rox.,  1868;  from  253  Dudley  street  (part  formerly 
Eustis  street),  opposite  Dearborn  street,  southwesterly,  then  south- 
easterly, then  northeasterly,  to  411  Dudley  street,  opposite  Maga- 
zine street;  called  Elm  avenue  on  plan  dated  1833,  but  generally 
Elm  street  and  accepted  under  that  name  provisionally,  April  6,  1835; 
name  of  Elm  street  changed  to  Mt.  Pleasant  avenue,  April  21,  1868. 


List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston.  323 

Mt.  Pleasant  place,  Rox.;  from  293  Dudley  street,  southwest,  near 
Adams  street. 

Mt.  Pleasant  terrace,  Rox.,  1899;  from  41  Mt.  Pleasant  avenue  at 
angle  in  same  leading  southwesterly;  authority  to  open  given  by 
Street  Commissioners,  July  19,  1899. 

Mt.  Prospect  street,  Rox.;  from  Norfolk  and  Bristol  turnpike  (now 
Washington  street),  southeast;  shown  on  plan  of  laying  out  of  said 
turnpike  dated  1857,  Vol.  3,  No.  279,  Norfolk  County  Commissioners; 
in  about  the  same  location  as  the  present  Juniper  terrace. 

Mt.  Seaver  avenue,  Rox.;  from  Elm  Hill  avenue  to  Blue  Hill  avenue; 
from  Elm  Hill  avenue  to  Montana  street,  laid  out  as  Cheney  street, 
June  26,  1882;  remainder  to  Blue  Hill  avenue  laid  out  as  Cheney 
street,  April  11,  1883.     L  1617,  L  1697. 

Mt.  Vernon,  B.;  the  portion  of  Beacon  hill  lying  west  of  the  Beacon, 
at  one  time  called  Copley's  hill,  in  honor  of  John  Singleton  Copley, 
the  artist,  who  dwelt  here;  later  called  Mt.  Vernon. 

Mt.  Vernon,  B.,  1796;  north  of  Beacon  street  and  west  of  Belknap 
(now  Joy)  street;  the  buildings  on  the  north  side  of  Olive  (now  Mt. 
Vernon)  street,  1805-17. 

Mt.  Vernon  avenue,  B.,  1846;  from  101  Mt  Vernon  street  to  92  Pinckney 
street;  called  Pinckney  lane,  1835;  named  Mt.  Vernon  avenue,  1846. 

Mt.  Vernon  avenue,  Rox.;  from  end  of  Roxbury  place,  south;  being 
continued  to  Warren  place  by  an  irregular  20-foot  passageway; 
later  made  a  part  of  Kearsarge  avenue. 

*Mt.  Vernon  avenue,  Chsn.;  from  6  Mt.  Vernon  street  to  63  Chestnut 
street. 

Mt.  Vernon  avenue,  Bri.;  from  34  Mt.  Vernon  street,  south,  then  east 
to  97  Academy  Hill  road. 

*Mt.  Vernon  place,  B.,  1828;  from  5  Joy  street  to  1  Hancock  avenue; 
called  Hancock  place,  1823;  named  Mt.  Vernon  place,  Jan.  28,  1828. 

*Mt.  Vernon  place,  Rox.;  from  Warren  place  (now  Winthrop  street), 
north,  then  northwest,  then  north  again  to  Warren  street;  accepted 
and  named  Mt.  Warren  place,  Oct.  30,  1865;  name  of  Mt.  Warren 
place  changed  to  Kearsarge  avenue,  April  21,  1868. 

Mt.  Vernon  place,  Chsn.;  from  93  Chelsea  street,  south,  near  the  Navy 
Yard. 

Mt.  Vernon  square,  B.,  1903;  from  PubUc  Alley  No.  301,  near  end  of 
Mt.  Vernon  street,  westerly,  northerly,  then  easterly  again  to  Public 
Alley  No.  301;  private  way  known  as  River  place  changed  by  consent 
of  owners  to  Mt.  Vernon  square,  May  28,  1903. 

*Mt.  Vernon  street,  B.,  1832;  from  the  easterly  line  of  Hancock'street 
to  Charles-river  Embankment;  formerly  from  Beacon  street,  north, 
then  west  to  Charles  river;  from  Beacon  street  to  the  head  of  the  former 
Temple  street  named  Centrey  street.  May  3,  1708;  from  the  present 
Hancock  street  to  the  present  Joy  street  called  a  part  of  George 
street  in  the  Vade  Mecum,  1732;  this  last  named  part  called  a  part  of 
Hancock  street  in  Edes's  list,  1800;  from  Beacon  street  to  Beacon  Hill 
called  a  part  of  Century  street,  1784;  from  Beacon  street  "round  the 
,  New  State  House"  called  Sumner  street  in  Edes's  list,  1800;  from 
Hancock  (now  Joy)  street,  west,  called  Olive  street  on  Carleton's  map, 
1796;  from  Charles  street  to  Temple  street  named  Sumner  street, 
July  6,  1824;  from  Beacon  street  to  the  head  of  the  former  Temple 


324  List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston. 

street,  named  a  part  of  Temple  street  July  6, 1824;  this  last  named  part 
together  with  Sumner  street  from  Temple  street  to  Charles  street 
named  Mt.  Vernon  street,  Aug.  27,  1832;  confirmed  as  a  public  street, 
June  9,  1834;  extended  west,  across  Charles  street  to  River  street, 
1856;  portion  west  of  Charles  street  accepted  Aug.  19,  1856;  extended 
from  River  street  to  Harbor  Commissioners'  line,  April  6,  1866 
(now  the  southeast  line  of  Charles  River  Embankment);  portion 
between  the  easterly  line  of  Hancock  street  and  the  easterly  arch 
of  the  State  House  taken  by  order  of  the  Governor  and  Council 
under  authority  of  chapter  349,  Acts  of  1888;  filed  with  Suffolk  Deeds, 
Lib.  1849,  fol.  225;  dated  Nov.  15,  1888;  portion  between  Beacon 
street  and  State  House  arch  discontinued,  July  24,  1901,  by  the 
Governor  and  Council  under  authority  of  the  Acts  of  1901,  chapter 
525.  Plan  on  file  in  records  of  Council.  L  297,  L  1505,  L  2105, 
L  3378,  L  4027. 

tMt.  Vernon  street,  Dor.,  1860;  from  201  Boston  street  to  Columbia 
road,  opposite  Moseley  street,  and  from  the  easterly  location  of  the 
N.  Y.,  N.  H.  &  H.  R.  R.  to  the  intercepting  sewer  pumping  station 
at  Dorchester  bay;  formerly  from  Boston  street  to  pumping  station 
at  Dorchester  bay;  laid  out  from  Boston  street  to  Dorchester  avenue, 
Nov.  27,  1875;  "a  certain  strip  of  land  50  feet  wide  between  the 
O.  C.  &  Newport  (now  N.  Y.,  N.  H.  &  H.)  R.  R.,  and  the  middle 
line  of  White's  creek,  or  land  of  said  city  (intercepting  sewer,  pumping 
station)  for  location  of  a  main  sewer,  and  all  the  purposes  of  a  way" 
(but  not  in  the  sense  of  a  public  way)  taken  by  order  of  the  City 
Council,  approved  July  16,  1878;  name  Mt.  Vernon  street  appears  on 
Bromley's  atlas  of  1894;  laid  out  from  Dorchester  avenue  to  O.  C. 
(now  N.  Y.,  N.  H.  &  H.)  R.  R.,  July  13,  1878;  Columbia  road  laid 
out  over  portion  from  opposite  Moseley  street  to  the  easterly  location 
of  the  N.  Y.,  N.  H.  &  H.  R.  R.,  Aug.  31,  1897.  L  1096,  L  1312, 
L  2872,  L  2873. 

*Mt.  Vernon  street,  W.  Rox.,  1849;  from  1975  Centre  street  to  Vermont 
street;  formerly  from  Centre  street  to  Baker  street;  accepted,  Sept. 
27,  1871;  extended  from  La  Grange  street  to  Baker  street,  Sept.  8, 
1873;  the  portion  extending  from  the  angle  at  Vermont  street,  to 
Baker  street,  changed  to  Vermont  street,  March  1,  1901. 

Mt.  Vernon  street,  W.  Rox.;  from  Ashland  street,  opposite  Albion 
street,  to  Roslin  avenue;  part  from  Poplar  street  to  RosUn  avenue 
shown  as  unnamed  street  on  several  plans,  the  earliest  being  dated 
1852;  same  given  as  part  of  Sycamore  street,  1884. 

*Mt.  Vernon  street,  Chsn.;  from  25  Adams  street,  northerly,  to  beyond 
Mt.  Vernon  avenue;  see  plan  dated  1846;  laid  out  and  accepted, 
Jan.  2,  1849. 

*Mt.  Vernon  street,  Bri.;  from  79  Academy  Hill  road  to  100  Foster 
street;  part  of  laid  out  in  continuation  of  Mt.  Vernon  street  to  road 
leading  from  Rockland  street  to  Academy  hill,  March  29,  1851;  same 
accepted  and  named  Sept.  5,  1853;  laid  out,  Dec.  16,  1873;  exten- 
sion to  Foster  street  laid  out,  April  22,  1891.     L  2286. 

Mt.  Walley  avenue,  Brookline;  from  Pond  street,  southwest,  adjoining 
the  boundary  fine  between  Boston  and  Brookline. 

Mt.  Warren,  Rox.;  from  23  Walnut  avenue;  for  description  see  Mt. 
Warren  place. 

Mt.  Warren  avenue,  Rox.;  from  Warren  street;  formerly  called  Mt. 
Warren  place;  called  Mt.  Warren  avenue  Oct.  30,  1865;  extended 
to  Moreland  street  and  laid  out  as  Copeland  street,  June  15,  1869. 
L  449. 


List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston,  325 

Mt.  Warren  place,  Rox.;  from  23  Walnut  avenue,  northerly;  shown  on 
Walling's  map  of  Roxbury  dated  1856,  Assessors'  books  of  1868 
and  Bromley's  atlases  (mth  the  exception  of  1906)  as  Mt.  Warren 
place;  in  Assessors'  books  of  1869  and  since,  the  Sampson,  Murdock 
directories  and  Bromley's  atlas  of  1906  as  Mt.  Warren;  sign  on  the 
ground  (Sept.  7,  1909)  as  Mt.  Warren;  occupants  of  No.  5  who  have 
occupied  premises  for  fifty  years  state  that  the  way  has  always  been 
known  as  Mt.  Warren  (statement  to  W.  H.  Macmann,  Sept.  7,  1909); 
in  some  directories  called  Mt.  Warren  street. 

Mt.  Warren  place,  Rox.;  from  Warren  street- called  Mt.  Warren  avenue, 
Oct.  30,  1865;  extended  to  Moreland  street  and  laid  out  as  Copeland 
street,  June  15,  1869.     L  449. 

*Mt.  Warren  place,  Rox.;  from  Warren  place  (now  Winthrop  street), 
north,  then  northwest,  then  north  again  to  Warren  street;  Mt. 
Vernon  place  accepted  and  named  Mt.  Warren  place,  Oct.  30,  1865; 
name  of  Mt.  Warren  place  changed  to  Kearsarge  avenue,  April  21, 
1868. 

Mt.  Warren  street,  Rox.;  from  Walnut  avenue,  northerly,  near  Warren 
street;  same  as  Mt.  Warren  place. 

'Mt.  Washington  avenue,  So.  B.,  1855;  from  the  east  side  of  Fort  Point 
channel  to  A  street,  and  from  C  street  to  E  street;  formerly  B.  and 
So.  B.,  from  Federal  street  across  Fort  Point  channel  to  southeasterly 
line  of  Granite  street;  accepted,  conditionally,  from  Sea  street  (later 
Federal  street  and  now  in  the  grounds  of  the  Boston  Terminal  Com- 
pany), across  Fort  Point  channel  to  Boston  wharf,  March  26,  1855; 
laid  out  from  southeast  side  of  Granite  street  to  Harbor  line  on  east 
side  Fort  Point  channel,  Nov.  17,  1868;  part  from  Federal  street  to 
Harbor  line  discontinued  under  chapter  516  of  Acts  of  1896  and  taken 
into  grounds  of  the  Boston  Terminal  Company,  Jan.  5,  1897;  portion 
between  B  street  and  C  street  included  in  land  of  O.  C.  R.  R.  Co.,  July 
15,  1902  (date  of  deed),  under  chapter  377  of  the  Acts  of  1902;  see 
■  plan  in  Harbor  and  Land  Commissioners'  office;  also  in  office  of  City 
Engineer,  Vol.  F,  p.  3;  from  Granite  street  to  A  street  opened  by 
Boston  Wharf  Company  in  1906.     L  537,  L  3936. 

*Mt.  Washington  avenue  bridge,  B.  and  So.  B.,  1854;  from  Dorchester 
avenue  in  Boston,  across  Fort  Point  channel  to  Mt.  Wasliington 
avenue  in  South  Boston;  formerly  from  Mt.  Washington  avenue  in 
Boston,  across  Fort  Point  channel;  built  under  act  of  Legislature, 
passed  April  28,  1853,  to  extend  from  Foundry  wharf  and  Wales  wharf 
across  Fort  Point  channel  to  Harbor  line  at  South  Boston  as  estab- 
lished in  1840;  built  by  the  city  in  1854;  accepted,  conditionally, 
with  Mt.  Washington  avenue,  March  26,  1855,  but  not  opened  until 
sometime  afterwards;  bridge  rebuilt  in  1870-71 ;  closed  to  travel  in 
the  summer  of  1904;  removal  of  bridge  completed,  July  13,  1909. 
L  3936. 

Mt.  Washington  place.  So.  B.;  from  411  East  Eighth  street,  southerly, 
near  G  street. 

Moylen  street,  Rox.,  1881;  from  Elm  Hill  avenue  to  Landseer  avenue, 
parallel  with  and  210"  feet  northeast  from  Crawford  street;  shown  on 
plan  dated  June  1,  1881;  abandoned. 

Mozart  avenue,  W.  Rox.,  1873;  from  24  Walter  street,  northwest,  to 
100  Selwyn  street;  erroneously  called  Mozart  street  on  Bromley's 
atlas  of  1890;  shown  from  Walter  street,  northwest  about  595  feet, 
on  plan  by  T.  B.  Moses,  dated  May  17,  1873  (Assessors'  books.  Vol. 
10);  portion  of  Zeller  street  from  Selwyn  street,  southwest,  to  the 
above  described  portion  called  a  part  of  Mozart  avenue  in  Assessors' 
books  of  1890. 


326  List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston. 

Mozart  place,  Rox.,  1899;  from  32  Mozart  street,  easterly,  nearly- 
opposite  Bolster  street;  included  in  Roys  (now  Priesing)  street, 
Oct.  4,  1899;  authority  to  open  Roys  street  and  later  Priesing  street 
over  Mozart  place  given  by  Street  Commissioners,  but  abutters  have 
never  recognized  either  name. 

*Mozart  street,  Rox.,  1887;  from  326  Centre  street  to  109  Lamartine 
street;  laid  out  from  Centre  street,  including  Houghton  place,  to 
Chestnut  avenue,  May  19,  1887;  from  Chestnut  avenue  to  Lamartine 
street,  including  Raymond  street,  Aug.  31,  1888.     L  1988,  L  2089. 

Mulberry  place,  B.,  1834;  from  59  Portland  street,  northeast,  near 
Sudbury  street. 

Mulberry  place,  Rox.,  1861;  from  321  Dudley  street,  southwest,  near 
Vine  street. 

Mulgrave  street,  Rox.,  1881;  from  Elm  Hill  avenue  to  Landseer  ave- 
nue; shown  on  plan  dated  June  1,  1881;  abandoned. 

Mullaney  street,  Dor.;  from  Clarkson  street  to  Barry  street;  now 
called  Barry  street. 

Mulvey  avenue,  Rox.;  from  102  Heath  street,  south,  near  Bickford 
street  to  44  Heath  avenue. 

Mulvey  street.  Dor.,  1903;  from  641  Walk  Hill  street  (about  349  feet 
northwest  of  Tileston  avenue),  southwest  to  Mattapan  street;  shown 
in  Assessors'  books  of  1903  as  extending  from  Walk  Hill  street,  south- 
west about  95  feet;  authority  to  open  from  Walk  Hill  street  to  Mat- 
tapan street  given  by  the  Street  Commissioners,  Sept.  27,  1907. 

Mulvey  terrace,  Rox.;  from  79  Marcella  street  to  Thwing  street. 

Munroe  place,  B.,  1857;  in  rear  of  38  Tyler  street,  near  Kneeland 
street;  called  Blanche  court,  1844;  named  Munroe  place,  1857. 

Munroe  place,  Rox.;  from  Vernon  street,  southwest,  between  Wash- 
ington street  and  Shawmut  avenue;  built  over  in  1892. 

*Munroe  street,  Rox.,  1852;  from  417  Warren  street  to  214  Walnut 
avenue,  opposite  Elmore  street;  Munroe  farm  laid  out  into  lots  and 
streets  in  1852;  written  also  Monroe.  L  799,  L  800,  L  801,  L  2274, 
L  2501,  L  2989. 

Munroe  terrace.  Dor.;  from  Neponset  avenue,  nearly  opposite  Pope's 
Hill  sti'eet,  to  Train  street;  name  changed  to  North  Munroe  terrace 
in  1892. 

Munson  street,  B.;  from  807  Beacon  street  to  Brookline  branch  railroad. 

Murdock  park,  ^  Bri.;  from  69  Murdock  street,  opposite  Elmira 
Murdock  place,  >  street;  shown  on  plan  dated  Dec.  1,  1892  (Suffolk 
Murdock  terrace,)  Deeds,  Lib.  2128,  fol.  371),  as  "Passageway"; 
in  Bromley's  atlases  of  1897  and  1909,  in  Assessors'  books  and  Boston 
directory  as  Murdock  place;  in  Hyde's  "List  of  Streets,  1908-09"  as 
Murdock  park;  the  numbering  division  of  the  Street  Department 
numbered  the  way,  Feb.  4,  1899,  as  Murdock  terrace. 

*Murdock  street,  Bri.,  1874;  from  727  Cambridge  street  to  138  North 
Beacon  street;  shown  on  plan  dated  1868,  from  Cambridge  street  to 
Sparhawk  street,  but  not  named;  laid  ovit  from  Cambridge  street 
to  North  Beacon  street,  Nov.  3,  1888.     L  2100,  L  2101. 

Murphy  court,  B.,  1834;  from  351  North  street  to  336  Commercial 
street,  near  their  junction. 

Murray  avenue,  Rox.,  1878;  from  95  Blue  Hill  avenue,  opposite  Dennis 
street,  west;  named  Oct.  1,  1878. 


List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston.  327 

.Murray  court,  E.  B.;  from  35  Orleans  street,  between  Webster  street 
and  Sumner  street,  southeasterly;  spoken  of  as  a  private  way  in 
1864;  erade  established  (but  street  not  laid  out)  Sept.  27,  1904,  at 
junction  with  Orleans  street,  by  a  special  commission  appointed  by 
the  Superior  Court,  under  authority  of  chapter  390__^of  the  Acts  of 
1899  and  amendments  thereto.     L  3827. 

Murray  place,  B.,  1830;  from  Prince  street,  northeasterly,  near  Salem 
street;  included  in  land  taken  for  Paul  Revere  school,  May  9,  1896. 
L  2764. 

Museum  road,  E,ox.,  1907;  from  Huntington  avenue  along  the  south- 
westerly side  of  the  Museum  of  Fine  Arts  to  the  Fenway;  work  on  the 
Museum  building  begun  in  February,  1907. 

Music=ha!l  place,  B.,  1874;  from  15  Winter  street,  northeast;  called 
Central  place,  1842;  name  changed  to  Music-hall  place,  Feb.  25, 
1874. 

Muzzy  street.  Dor.,  1895;  from  Adams  street,  at  its  junction  with 
Centre  street  to  King  street;  named  Elmdale  by  the -abutters,  March 
11,  1905;  now  called  Elmdale  street. 

Myles  street,  Bri.,  1898;  from  50  Ashford  street  to  about  150  feet  east  of 
Ashford  terrace,  north,  to  25  Wadsworth  street;  formerly  a  part  of 
Wadsworth  street;  authority  to  open  given  by  the  Street  Commis- 
sioners, Oct.  14,  1898. 

Mylne  point,  (  B.,  1635;  near  junction  of  Charter  street  and  Lyn  (now 
Mill  point,      f      Commercial  street);  called  "ye  Mylne  point"  in  1635; 
Hudson's  point,  1654. 

The  Mylne  street,  B.;  an  early  name  for  Summer  street  previous  to 
1708. 

*Myrick  street,  Bri.,  1897;  from  121  Franklin  street  to  beyond  Bayard 
street;  Kenneth  street  laid  out  and  name  changed  to  Myrick  street, 
July  30,  1897.     L  2857. 

Myrtle   court,   B.,    1822;   from  West  Centre    (now  Anderson)   street, 
.  opposite  the  west  end  of  Myrtle  street;  extended  to  Grove  place  and 
named  Myrtle  street,  Sept.  15,  1851;  accepted,  laid  out  and  named 
Myrtle  street,  Oct.  13,  1851.     Vol.  31,  p.  15. 

Myrtle  place,  Rox.;  from  9  Glen  wood  street,  west. 

Myrtle  place.  Dor.;  from  171  Magnolia  street,  northwesterly. 

Myrtle  place,  W.  Rox.;  from  Stony  Brook  avenue  (now  Florence 
street),  southeasterly;  see  Charles  Whitney's  map  of  Roxbury, 
1843-49;  no  street  now  given. 

*  Myrtle  street,  B.,  1806;  from  57  Hancock  street,  west,  then  north,  to 
86  Revere  street;  called  Warren  street  (from  Hancock  street,  southerly, 
by  Mr.  Austin's  ropewalk,  and  by  the  powder  house  down  to  Cam- 
bridge bay)  July  4,  1788;  May  street,  leading  to  the  powder  house, 
1795;  Myrtle  street,  from  Hancock  street  to  Butolph  (now  Irving) 
street,  1806;  from  Hancock  street  to  West  Centre  (now  Anderson) 
street,  1814;  on  Hales's  plan,  1814,  the  westerly  end  of  the  present 
Myrtle  street  was  called  Hill  street;  from  Hancock  street  to  Charles 
street  1817;  confirmed  as  a  pubhc  street,  June  9,  1834;  extended 
through  Myrtle  court  to  Grove  place,  Sept.  15,  1851  (Vol.  31,  p.  15, 
Surveying  Division);  Myrtle  court  accepted,  laid  out  and  called  Myrtle 
street,  Oct.  13,  1851;  Zone  street  (from  Grove  street  to  rear  of  West 
Cedar  street)  named  Myrtle  street,  Oct.  20,  1851;  new  street  laid  out 
from  May  (now  Revere)  street  to  Myrtle  street,  Dec.  19,  1853,  and 
named  Myrtle  street,  Dec.  29,  1853.     Vol.  31,  pp.  15,  99.     L  1859. 

Myrtle  street,  Rox.;  from  Warren  street  to  Cliff  street;  name  changed 
to  Glenwood  street,  April  21,  1868  (formerly  Adams  street). 


328  List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston. 

Myrtle  street,  Dor.,  1840;  from  Five  Corners  (now  Edward  Everett 
square)  to  Pleasant  street;  street  from  Five  Corners  by  Mr.  Cassel's 
and  Mr.  Kettle's  named  Myrtle  street,  March  11,  1840;  name  changed 
to  Cottage  street,  March  1,  1847. 

*Myrtle  street,  Dor.;  from  Dudley  street  to  Lawrence  avenue;  shown 
as  Harris  street  on  plan  dated  1846;  and  on  plans  dated  1846,  1847, 
1859  and  1860,  as  "Myrtle  street,  formerly  Harrison  street";  Harrison 
street  on  plan  dated  1847;  Myrtle  street,  formerly  Harrison  street, 
on  plan  dated  1869;  from  Dudley  street  to  Quincy  street  located  and 
accepted  March  2,  1853;  laid  out  from  Quincy  street  to  Lawrence 
avenue,  Sept.  16,  1876;  name  changed  to  Magnolia  street,  March  1, 
1882.     L  1168. 

*Myrtle  street,  W.  Rox.;  from  647  Centre  street,  opposite  Green  street, 
to  28  Pond  street;  laid  out,  Sept.  2,  1876.     L  1166. 

Myrtlebank  avenue,  Dor.,  1907;  from  Marsh  street,  about  130  feet 
east  of  Lenoxdale  avenue,  south,  parallel  with  Lenoxdale  avenue  to 
Hood  street;  name  of  Georgie  street  changed  to  Myrtlebank  avenue 
on  plan  dated  October,  1907.     Suffolk  Deeds,  Lib.  3226,  end. 

*Mystic  avenue,  Chsn.,  1869;  from  651  Main  street  to  Somerville  line; 
name  of  Medford  turnpike  changed  to  Mystic  avenue,  April  13,  1869. 

Mystic  docks  and  piers,  Chsn.,  1852;  the  docks  lying  on  either  side  of 
Chelsea  bridge,  between  the  south  and  north  channels  of  Mystic  river; 
the  Mystic  River  Corporation  incorporated,  and  the  City  of  Charles- 
town  et  al.,  authorized  to  fill  certain  fiats  in  Mystic  river,  under 
authority  of  chapter  105,  Acts  of  Legislature  of  1852;  Mystic  River 
Railroad  Company,  incorporated  by  chapter  415,  Acts  of  1853  (name 
confirmed  and  all  acts  in  addition  or  amendments  thereto,  by  chapter 
54,  Acts  of  1864);  portion  adjoining  the  south  channel  deeded 
to  B.  &  L.  and  N.  &  L.  R.  R.  Corporations,  Feb.  17,  1871  (Suffolk 
Deeds,  Lib.  1148,  fol.  27);  the  Ocean  Terminal  Railroad  Dock  and 
Elevator  Company,  incorporated  by  chapter  239,  Acts  of  1881;  duties 
of  Special  Commissioners  for  Mystic  River  Corporation  transferred  to 
Harbor  and  Land  Commissioners  by  chapter  234,  Acts  of  1883;  entire 
remaining  property  of  Mystic  River  Corporation  deeded  to  B.  & 
L.  R.  R.  Corporation,  Aug.  16,  1886  (Suffolk  Deeds,  Lib.  1784,  fol. 
340);  B.  &  L.  R.  R.  leased- by  the  B.  &  M.  R.  R.,  June  12,  1887;  portion 
on  main  channel,  adjoining  Chelsea  bridge  leased  to  the  Philadelphia 
and  Reading  Coal  and  Iron  Company  for  twenty  years  by  deed  dated 
May  6,  1890  (B.  &  M.  deeds.  No.  251);  the  bulk  of  fitlUng  in  of  these 
piers  was  done  subsequent  to  1870;  see  also  the  following  acts  and 
Suffolk  Deeds;  7  of  1853;  31  of  1854;  55,  430  and  481  of  1855;  293 
of  1856;  89  of  1857;  5  and  19  of  1859;  150  of  1867;  21  of  1868; 
101  of  1870;  129  of  1876;  145  of  1880;  183  of  1884.  Lib.  1148,  fol. 
27;  Lib.  1278,  fol.  582;  Lib.  1869,  fol.  46;  Lib.  1925,  fol.  625.  The 
Allen  Line  for  Glasgow,  Hamburg,  American  Line  for  Hamburg, 
Wilson  Line  for  Hull,  Holland-American  Line  for  Rotterdam,  Barber 
Line  for  Buenos  Ayres  and  the  Havana  Line  sail  from  these  docks. 

Mystic  place,  Chsn.;  from  34  Cook  street,  northwest,  near  Hill  street. 

Mystic  place,  Chsn.;  from  60  Walnut  street,  northwest,  near  Medford 
street. 

Mystic  road,  Chsn.;  see  Mistick  road. 

*Mystic  street,  B.,  1845;  from  9  Maiden  street  to  8  East  Brookline  street; 
called  Berlin  street  (from  East  Canton  street  to  Hamburg  street), 
1843;  Mystic  street,  from  East  Dedham  street  to  Brookhne  street, 
1845;  from  Maiden  street  to  Brookline  street,  1846;  passageway 
between  Washington  street  and  Harrison  avenue  laid  out  by  city 
prior  to  1834,  and  named  Mystic  street  in  1850;  accepted  July  23, 
1862. 


List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston.  329 

*  Mystic  street,  Chsn.;  from  223  Bunker  Hill  street  to  270  Medford  street; 
not  named  on  plan  dated  1848. 

*N  street,  So.  B.,  1805;  from  East  First  street  to  Columbia  road;  laid  out 
and  named  "  from  salt  water  on  the  south  to  the  Harbor  of  Boston  on 
the  north,"  Feb.  27,  1805;  laid  out  from  low-water  mark  north  of 
East  First  street  to  harbor  line  in  Dorchester  bay,  Nov.  17,  1868; 
portion  between  East  First  street  and  East  Second  street  now  in- 
cluded in  First-street  playground;  portion  south  of  Columbia  road 
included  in  the  Strandway,  April  30,  1890;  portion  north  of  East 
First  street  to  the  water,  formerly  covered  by  grounds  of  the  House 
of  Correction;  discontinued  Feb.  18,  1903.     L  7,  L  3598. 

Nanneys  buildings,  B.,  1708;  in  Elbow  alley. 

Nantasket  avenue,  Bri.;  from  Union  street,  near  Snow  street,  north- 
east, to  198  Washington  street. 

Napier  place,  B.,  1868;  from  52  Barton  street,  east;  called  Second-street 
court  or  place,  1835;  Napier-street  place,  1855;  Napier  place,  1868; 
called  Barton-street  place  on  atlas,  and  Napier  place  in  directories; 
greater  part  included  in  the  extension  of  Chambers  street,  June  7, 
1893.     L  2765. 

*Napier  street,  B.,  1855;  from  Leverett  street  to  Copper  (now  Brighton) 
street;  name  of  Second  street  changed  to  Napier  street,  April  25,  1855; 
from  Leverett  street,  through  Short  Second  street  (from  Second  street 
.  to  Brighton  street),  to  Brighton  street,  1855;  extended  to  Milton 
street,  Oct.  5,  1863;  name  changed  to  Barton  street,  April  21,  1868. 
L268. 

Napier=street  place,  B.,  1855;  from  Napier  street,  east;  called  Second- 
street  court  or  place,  1835;  Napier-street  place,  1855;  Napier  place, 
1868;  called  Barton-street  place  on  atlas,  and  Napier  place  in  direc- 
tories; greater  part  included  in  the  extension  of  Chambers  street, 
June  7,  1893.     L  2765. 

Naples  road,  Bri.,  1894;  from  1040  Commonwealth  avenue  in  Boston, 
near  Malvern  street,  southwest,  to  Harvard  street  in  Brookline;  shown 
on  plan  by  W.  A.  Mason,  dated  Feb.  23,  1894. 

*Narragansett  street.  Dor.;  from  30  Chickatawbut  street  to  45  Minot 
street;  laid  out.  May  2,  1853. 

Naseby  street,  Rox.;  from  Crawford  street  to  Hutchings  street;  laid  out, 
with  name  of  Harold  street  from  Crawford  street  to  Homestead  street, 
March  10,  1886;  Harold  street  extended  to  Hutclaings  street,  April  20, 
1888.     L  1901. 

Nash  court.  So.  B.;  from  403  West  First  street  to  114  Dresser  street,  near 
Dorchester  street. 

Nash  row,  Chsn.;  from  184  Main  street,  between  Chapman  street  and 
Austin  street. 

Nashua  court,  B.,  1844;  from  Nashua  street,  north,  near  Minot  street; 
closed  in  1871. 

Nashua  place,  B.,  1844;  from  Nashua  street,  north,  near  Causeway  street; 
closed  in  1871. 

*Nashua  street,  B.,  1837;  from  72  Causeway  street,  northwesterly,  to  39 
Minot  street;  accepted  May  12,  1851.     Vol.  31,  p.  39. 

Nason  place,  Rox.;  from  33  Conant  street,  northerly,  between  Phillips 
street  and  Parker  street. 

Nason  place,  Chsn.;  from  7  Everett  street,  southeast,  near  Bunker  Hill 
street. 


330  List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston. 

Nason's  court,  B.,  1833;  from  Pleasant  street,  west,  at  or  near  Hamlen 
place  or  Berlin  (now  Tennyson)  street;  not  now  identified. 

Nassau  court,  B.,  1825;  from  Tremont  street,  west,  nearly  opposite 
Hollis  street,  1825;  named  Seaver  place,  1844. 

Nassau  place,  B.,  1859;  from  10  Nassau  street,  near  Harrison  avenue, 
northerly,  to  Corey  avenue. 

*Nassau  street,  B.,  from  191  Harrison  avenue  to  22  Ash  street;  shown  by 
plan  as  early  as  1816,  but  not  named;  on  Hales's  plan,  1820;  accepted, 
conditionally.  May  1,  1843;  laid  out,  March  1,  1875.     L  1025. 

Nassau  street,  B.,  1788;  Clough  street  (from  Orange  [now  Washington] 
street  to  Dr.  Byle's  house)  and  Holyoke  street  (from  Dr.  Byle's  house 
to  Frog  lane,  now  Boylston  street)  called  Nassau  street,  1788;  same 
called  Common  street,  1824;  part  from  Orange  street  to  Dr.  Byle's 
house  now  called  Common  street,  and  part  from  Dr.  Byle's  house  to 
Frog  lane  called  Tremont  street. 

Nathan  street,  W.  Rox.,  1896;  fi^om  75  Patten  street  to  Eldridge  road; 
authority  to  open  given  by  Street  Commissioners,  Aug.  5,  1896. 

Nathaniel  Weld  place,  W.  Rox.,  1902;  from  South  street  nearly  opposite 
Hall  street,  west  for  about  239  feet;  shown  as  an  unnamed  place  on 
Hopkins's  atlas,  1874;  erroneously  called  St.  Rose  place  in  1899;  called 
Nathaniel  Weld  place  in  1902. 

*NationaI  street.  So.  B.,  1837;  from  465  East  Fourth  street  to  26  Thomas 
park;  shown  on  plan  by  Alexander  Wadsworth,  dated  1837  (G.  1, 
Surveying  Division);  laid  out,  Nov.  17,  1868.     L  445. 

Navy  street,  Chsn.,  from  Pear  Tree  street,  southeast;  these  streets  do  not 
now  exist,  but  are  shown  on  plan  near  the  present  location  of  Bunker 
Hill  street  and  Ferrin  street. 

Navy  yard,  Chsn.,  1800;  located  on  the  southeasterly  side  of  Chelsea  street 
from  opposite  foot  of  Mt.  Vernon  street  to  Chelsea  bridge;  purchase  of 
groimd  by  United  States  government  authorized  June  17,  1800;  nego- 
tiations completed  October,  1800. 

Nawn  court,  Rox.,  from  33  King  street,  near  Elmwood  street,  north- 
easterly. 

Nawn  place,  Rox.;  from  Harrison  avenue,  north,  near  Nawn  street; 
buildings  torn  down  in  1899;  abandoned. 

Nawn  street,  Rox.;  from  2070  Washington  street  to  991  Harrison  avenue, 
near  Webber  street. 

Nay  street,  E.  B.,  1892;  from  477  Meridian  street,  easterly,  162  feet  from 
and  parallel  with  Condor  street  for  a  distance  of  about  528  feet; 
from  Meridian  street,  east  about  240  feet,  shown  on  plan  by  F.  O. 
Whitney,  dated  1892;  authority  to  open  given  for  about  528  feet  by 
Street  Commissioners,  Dec.  20,  1904. 

Nazing  street,  Rox.,  1896;  from  549  Blue  Hill  avenue  to  112  Maple  street, 
between  Wayne  street  and  Seaver  street;  authority  to  open  given  by 
Street  Commissioners,  Feb.  24,  1896;  formerly  called  Gallatin  street. 

Neal      ) 

Neal's  ( <^<*"''t»  Chsn.;  from  7 Short  street,  southeasterly;  Neal  court,  1906. 

Nebraska  street,  W.  Rox.,  1848;  from  Green  street  to  Boylston  street; 
shown  as  Nebraska  street  on  plan  dated  May  16,  1848  (Norfolk  Reg- 
istry, Lib.  185,  fol.  321);  on  plan  dated  1852,  shown  as  Chestnut 
street  and  by  that  name  accepted  by  town,  July  25,  1868;  later  a 
part  of  Chestnut  avenue. 


List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston.  331 

Necco  court,  So.  B.,  1907;  from  Necco  street,  about  103  feet  southwest  of 
Melcher  street,  northwest,  parallel  with  Melcher  street  for  a  distance  of 
about  276  feet;  authority  to  open  given  by  the  Street  Commissioners, 
Aug.  5,  1907. 

Necco  street,  So.  B.,  1907;  from  Melcher  street,  about  302  feet  northwest 
of  A  street,  southwest,  to  about  77  feet  beyond  Necco  court;  authority 
to  open  given  by  the  Street  Commissioners,  Aug.  5,  1907. 

Neck  alley,  B.;  mentioned  in  deeds,  Sept.  6,  1755;  no  description  or 
record. 

Negro  alley,  B.,  1827;  from  the  end  of  Smith  court,  northerly;  Holmes 
alley  so  called  in  deed  dated  Jan.  20,  1827.  Suffolk  Deeds,  Lib.  315, 
fol.  151. 

Nelson  court,  B.;  from  268  Congress  street,  northeast;  near  and  parallel 
with  Atlantic  avenue. 

*NeIson  street.  Dor.;  from  306  Norfolk  street  to  117  Selden  street;  laid 
out,  June  18,  1885.     L  1863. 

Nelson  street,  W.  Rox.;  from  Boylston  street  to  Spring  Park  avenue; 
laid  out  under  the  name  of  Dresden  street,  Aug.  4,  1899.     L  3165. 

*Neponset  avenue.  Dor.;  from  358  Adams  street  to  Neponset  river;  called 
Quincy  turnpike  on  plan  dated  1844,  and  Neponset  turnpike  on  plan 
dated  1856;  laid  out  as  a  public  highway  or  control  assumed  by  County, 
December,  1858.     L  1063,  L  1182,  L  1785,  L  1834. 

*Neponset  avenue,  W.  Rox.;  from  410  Hyde  Park  avenue  to  631  Canter- 
bury street;  laid  out  by  the  town  of  West  Roxbury,  Sept.  20,  1871. 

*Neponset  bridge.  Dor.  and  Quincy,  1802;  from  Neponset  avenue  in  Dor- 
chester, across  Neponset  river  to  Hancock  street  in  Quincy;  originally 
built  by  the  Turnpike  Company  in  1802;  rebuilt  in  1877;  opened  for 
travel  Dec.  1,  1877,  although  work  was  not  completed  until  Jan.  2,  1878. 

Neponset  court,  W.  Rox.;  from  80  Neponset  avenue,  near  Jewett  street. 

Neponset  river  reservation.  Dor.;  the  portion  of  the  Metropolitan  Park 
reservation  lying  northeasterly,  from  the  Milton  branch  railroad  to 
Neponset  river,  and  from  the  river,  south  of  Crest  avenue,  to  opposite 
Cedar  Grove  Cemetery. 

Neponset  street,  Dor.;  from  370  Freeport  street  to  24  South  street  (Com- 
mercial Point);  shown  on  plan  dated  1810,  from  South  street,  north- 
west, crossing  Plymouth,  Washington,  Union,  Commercial,  Barque 
Warwick  (abandoned)  and  Mill  streets;  same  in  1835  and  1848. 

*Neponset  street,  Dor.;  from  River  street  to  Sanford  street;  accepted 
March  3,  1845;  shown  on  plan  of  new  road  from  Lower  Mills  to  Jamaica 
Plain  in  1852;  later  made  part  of  Forest  Hill  avenue,  and  latter  name 
changed  to  Morton  street,  March  1,  1888. 

Neponset  turnpike,  Dor.;  Neponset  avenue  so  called  on  plan  dated  1856. 

Neptune  avenue,  j  E.  B.;  from  Bennington  street  to  Wood  Island  park; 
Neptune  street,     (      now  included  in  the  Parkway. 

Neptune  road,  E.  B.,  1884;  the  parkway  leading  from  337  Bennington 
street  to  Wood  Island  park;  at  one  time  called  Neptune  street  or 
avenue;  later  Parkway;  since  1884  called  Neptune  road;  grade  estab- 
lished (but  street  not  laid  out)  Sept.  27,  1904,  between  Bennington 
street  and  Frankfort  street  by  a  special  commission  appointed  by  the 
Superior  Court,  under  authority  of  chapter  390  of  the  Acts  of  1899 
and  amendments  thereto.     L  3809. 

Neptune=road  bridge,  E.  B.,  1888;  from  Neptune  road  over  the  tracks  of 
the  B.,  R.  B.  &  L.  R.  R.  to  Wood  Island  park;  built  by  the  Park  Depart- 
ment in  1887-88. 


332  List  of  Streets^  Etc.,  in  Boston. 

Neva  street,  Dor.,  1891;  from  13  Preston  street,  opposite  Capen  street,  to 
Tenean  creek. 

Nevada  street,  Dor.,  1895;  from  52  Fairmount  street,  near  Washington 
street,  southerly,  to  beyond  Wilmington  avenue. 

New  lane,  Rox.;  part  of  Warren  street,  from  Washington  street  to 
Dudley  street,  so  called  when  laid  out. 

New  road,  W.  Rox.;  part  of  Centre  street,  from  South  street  to  Walter 
street,  so  called  on  plan  in  1815;  also  part  from  Green  street  to  Ded- 
ham  turnpike,  on  plan  in  1854. 

*New  street,  E.  B.;  from  Sumner  street  to  Maverick  street;  accepted 
Nov.  22,  1852. 

*New  street,  E.  B.,  1905;  from  Chelsea  street,  about  10  feet  southwest  of 
Curtis  street,  southeast,  to  Bremen  street;  a  "new  street"  laid  out, 
Sept.  27,  1904,  by  a  special  commission  appointed  by  the  Superior 
Court  under  authority  of  chapter  390,  Acts  of  1899,  and  amendments 
thereto;  discontinued  July  6,  1906.     L  3828. 

New  street,  E.  B.,  1905;  from  548  Bremen  street  to  Chelsea  street 
(between  Glendon  place  and  Curtis  street);  laid  out  as  Beck  street, 
July  6,  1906.     L  3878. 

New  street,  Dor.;  from  Adams  street  to  Commercial  (now  Freeport) 
street;  Leeds  (now  Leedsville)  street  so  called  on  plans  dated  1861, 
1864  and  1866. 

New  street,  W.  Rox.;  part  of  Boylston  avenue  (now  Amory  street)  so 
called  on  plans  dated  1858  and  1868. 

New  street,  Chsn.;  a  street  parallel  with  School-house  court,  leading 
from  Charles  street;  so  called  on  plan  dated  1850. 

^Newark  street,  Rox.,  1892;  from  166  Cedar  street  to  south  of  Merton 
place;  Eaton  court  laid  out  with  name  of  Newark  street,  July  22,  1892. 
L  2416. 

*New  Atherton  street,  Rox.;  from  Amory  street  to  Copley  street;  laid 
out,  Aug.  27,  1886;  name  changed  to  Atherton  street,  March  1, 
1889.     L  1942. 

New  Atlantic  street.  So.  B.;  from  374  East  Eighth  street;  that  part 
of  Atlantic  street  south  of  Thomas  park  sometimes  so  called. 

Newbern  avenue,  W.  Rox.;  from  Roanoke  avenue,  southerly;  now 
part  of  Newbern  street. 

Newbern  court,  Rox.;  from  156  Sterling  street,  westerly. 

Newbern  ;  place,  B.,  1834;  from  57  Carver  street,  between  Ehot  street 
Newburn  (      and   Pleasant   street,    westerly,    and   then   northerly   and 

southerly;   shown   on   atlas   of    1874   and    1882   as   Newburn   place; 

Newbern  place,  1906. 

*Newbern  street,  Rox.,  1868;  from  146  Sterling  street  to  29  Weston 
street;  formerly  from  Tremont  street,  southeast,  then  southwest,  to 
Weston  street;  accepted,  conditionally,  as  Oxford  street,  March  11, 
1844;  named  Newbern  street,  April  21,  1868;  part  near  Tremont 
street  named  Sterling  street,  March  1,  1884.     L  926. 

*Newbern  street,  W.  Rox.;  from  138  Carolina  avenue  to  36  Elm  street; 
shown  but  not  named  on  plan  dated  1850;  named  on  plan  dated  1867; 
laid  out,  Nov.  22,  1875.     L  1095. 

Newbern  street,  W.  Rox.;  from  junction  966  Canterbury  street  and 
Huntington  avenue  to  Hyde  Park  line;  from  Canterbury  street  to 
Largo  street  on  plan  dated  1848;  same  given  Newbern  avenue,  1884, 
and  then  Newbern  street. 


List  of  Stkeets,  Etc.,  in  Boston.  333 

*Newburg  street,  W.  Rox.,  1891;  from  182  Beech  street  to  178  Belgrade 
avenue;  authority  to  open  given  by  Street  Commissioners,  Dec.  1, 
1891;  laid  out  from  Beech  street  to  Belgrade  avenue,  May  16,  1898. 
L  2987,  L  2988,  L  3450,  L  3451. 

Newbury  place,  B.,  1805;  from  Newbury  (now  Washington)  street, 
east,  next  north  of  Essex  street;  built  over  by  the  Globe  Theater 
in  1866. 

*Newbury  street,  B.  and  Box.;  from  15  Arlington  street  to  Charlesgate- 
east,  and  from  Charlesgate-west  to  Brookline  avenue;  from  Arlington 
street  west  on  Back  Bay  land,  1860;  deed  of  Newbury  street,  between 
Arlington  and  Clarendon  streets,  tendered  by  Public  Lands  Com- 
missioners, Nov.  10,  1865;  same  accepted  and  laid  out,  May  6,  1867; 
same  again  laid  out,  Dec.  9,  1869;  laid  out  from  Clarendon  street  to 
Dartmouth  street.  May  31,  1871;  laid  out  from  Dartmouth  street  to 
Exeter  street,  Dec.  6,  1875;  laid  out  from  Exeter  street  to  Hereford 
street,  Dec.  27,  1878;  laid  out  from  Hereford  street  to  West  Chester 
park  (now  Massachusetts  avenue).  May  5.  1880;  laid  out  from  West 
Chester  park  to  Ipswich  street  (now  Charlesgate-east),  Aug.  31, 
1883;  West  Newburv  street,  from  Charlesgate-west  to  Brookline 
avenue,  laid  out  with  name  of  Newbury  street,  March  30,  1894. 
L  374,  L  862,  L  1110,  L  1341,  L  1342,  L  1343,  L  1437,  L  1728,  L  2585. 

Newbury  street,  B.,  1708;  from  Eliot's  corner,  Essex  street,  to  Okes's 
corner,  Summer  street;  made  part  of  Washington  street,  July  6, 
1824. 

Newbury  street,  W.  Rox.;  from  Canterbury  street,  near  Ashland 
street,  to  Hyde  Park  line;  Newbern  street  or  avenue  has  been  at 
times  so  called. 

Newburyport  turnpike,  Chsn.;  shown  in  1818  from  Winter  Hill  road 
(now  Main  street)  over  the  bridge  (now  Maiden  bridge)  to  the 
Everett  boundary  line;  the  turnpike  from  Charlestown  to  New- 
buryport called  Maiden  road,  1803;  Newburyport  turnpike,  1818; 
Alford  street,  1848. 

Newcastle  court,  B.,  1902;  from  the  northwest  side  of  Columbus  avenue, 
between  Massachusetts  avenue  and  Northampton  street;  not  a  street, 
simply  a  courtyard  for  buildings  facing  upon  it. 

♦Newcastle  road,  Bri.,  -1900;  from  217  Faneuil  street  to  35  Hobson 
street;  authority  to  open,  from  Faneuil  street  to  Brooks  street, 
given  by  Street  Commissioners,  Jan.  31,  1900;  portion  from  Hobson 
street  to  Brooks  street  not  opened  and  now  built  upon;  portion  from 
Hobson  street,  east  about  83  feet,  not  opened;  laid  out  from  Faneuil 
street  to  Hobson  street,  Nov.  7,  1908.     L  4105. 

Newcastle  street,  Dor.,  1908;  from  Hallowell  street,  between  Canaan 
street  and  Messinger  street,  northwest,  to  Savannah  avenue;  shown 
on  plan  dated  April  25,  1908.     Suffolk  Deeds,  Lib.  3274,  end. 

Newcomb  place,  B.;  from  134'  Eliot  street,  near  Warrenton  street, 
southerly. 

*Newcomb  street,  B.,  1874;  from  1904  Washington  street  to  921  Harrison 
avenue;  from  Washington  street,  east,  named  Prescott  place.  May  14, 
1849;  from  Washington  street  to  Reed  street  named  Newcomb  street, 
April  1,  1874;  laid  out  and  extended  to  Harrison  avenue,  Sept.  8, 
1874.     L  961,  L  962,  L  1078. 

New  Cornhill,  B.,  1828;  from  Court  street  to  Washington  street;  called 
Market  street,  1817;  name  changed  to  New  Cornhill,  1828;  commonly 
called  Cornhill. 


334  List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston. 

New  County  road,  Dor.;  part  of  River  street  so  called  on  plan  of  new 
location  dated  1865. 

New  County  road,  W.  Rox.;  Ashland  street  so  called  on  plan  dated 
1862. 

New  court,  B.,  1845;  from  Shawmut  avenue,  east,  near  Groton  street; 
name  changed  to  Briggs  place,  1849. 

New  England  avenue.  Dor.,  1891;  from  223  Talbot  avenue  to  137 
Southern  avenue  at  its  junction  with  Bernard  street. 

Newell  street,  Dor.;  from  Dorchester  avenue  to  Boston  street;  laid 
out  as  Howell  street,  Dec.  28,  1892. 

Newfield  street,  W.  Rox.,  1894;  from  La  Grange  street  to  Lasell  street; 
authority  to  open  part  from  Lasell  street  to  Weld  street  given  by 
Street  Commissioners,  April  20,  1894. 

New  Fore  street,  Chsn.,  1780;  laid  out  40  feet  wide,  1780;  now  Water 
street. 

New  Gravelly  Point  road,  Rox.;  from  Huntington  avenue,  southerly, 
to  Rogers  avenue. 

Newhall  avenue,  I  Dor.;  from  658  Adams  street  to  29  Newhall  street; 
Newhall  street,     (    shown  but  not   named  on   plans  dated  1851  and 
1859;  Newhall  avenue  in  1906. 

Newhall  place,  Dor.;  from  66  Newhall  avenue  near  Newhall  street,  north- 
west. 

*Newhall  street,  Dor.;  from  78  Pierce  avenue  to  535  Ashmont  street;  laid 
out,  March  1,  1869.     L  711,  L  2786. 

*New  Heath  street,  Rox.,  1859;  from  Heath  street,  at  junction  with 
Parker  street,  to  149  Centre  street;  report  of  Committee  on  Streets 
recommending  laying  out  passed  June  27,  1859;  laid  out  from  near 
junction  Parker  street  across  B.  &  P.  (now  N.  Y.,  N.  H.  &  H.)  R.  R  at 
grade  to  Centre  street,  Oct.  31,  1859;  construction  ordered,  Nov.  14, 
1859.     L  534,  L  3726. 

Newkirk  street,  Dor.,  1908;  from  Neponset  avenue,  about  259  feet  north- 
west of  Mill  street,  northeast,  to  about  75  feet  beyond  Manley  street; 
authority  to  open  given  by  the  Street  Commissioners,  Sept.  28,  1908. 

Newland  place,  B.,  1860;  from  Newland  street;  cannot  be  identified, 

fNewland  street,  B.,  1838;  from  12  Upton  street  to  105  West  Springfield 
street,  between  Shawmut  avenue  and  Tremont  street;  laid  out  from 
West  Dedham  street  to  West  Canton  street,  Sept.  14,  1869;  laid  out 
from  West  Canton  street  to  West  Brookline  street,  Nov.  9, 1870;  laid  out 
from  West  Concord  street  to  Worcester  street,  June  30,  1873;  laid 
out  from  West  Dedham  street  to  Upton  street,  Oct.  27,  1876;  laid 
out  from  West  Newton  street  to  Rutland  street,  Aug.  25,  1879; 
laid  out  from  West  Brookline  street  to  West  Newton  street,  Sept.  12, 
1900.  L  477,  L  542,  L  581,  L  605,  L  871,  L  1186,  L  1373,  L  3369, 
L  3741. 

Newman  block,  B.;  from  166  Pleasant  street,  west,  next  north  of  Pied- 
mont street;  called  Newman  place,  1849. 

Newman  court,  So.  B.;  from  37  Champney  street,  southwesterly. 

Newman  place,  B.;  from  166  Pleasant  street,  west;  next  north  of  Pied- 
mont street,  1849;  at  some  time  previous  to  1879  called  Newman  block. 

Newman  place,  Rox.;  from  349  Dudley  street,  southwesterly,  near  and 
south  of  Vine  street. 


List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston.  335 

*Newman  street,  So.  B.;  from  298  Dorchester  street  to  Columbia  road; 
formerly  from  Dorchester  street  to  Lowland  (now  Mercer)  street;  laid 
out,  Nov.  17,  1868;  Columbia  road  extended  across  the  end  of  Newman 
street,  Aug.  31,  1897;  relocated  between  Dorchester  street  and  the 
southeasterly  line  of  Champney  street,  Jan.  9,  1905.  L  238,  L  424, 
L  2975, L  2976, L  3774. 

New  Minot  street,  Dor.;  from  Adams  street  to  Carruth  street;  that  part 
of  Minot  street  sometimes  so  called. 

New  North  alley,  B.,  1781;  from  Middle  (now  Hanover)  street,  1781. 

New  Park  avenue,  W.  Rox.,  1902;  from  157  Beech  street,  southwest,  to 
West  Roxbury  Parkway;  shown  as  an  unnamed  street  on  plan  dated 
Aug.  2,  1895.     Suffolk  Deeds,  Lib.  2674,  fol.  264. 

♦Newport  street.  Dor.;  from  46  Harbor  View  street  to  53  Crescent  avenue; 
laid  out,  Dec.  4,  1893.     L  2554. 

New  Prince  street,  B.;  previously  to  1788  from  Leverett  street,  east; 
called  Tucker  street,  1803;  Leverett  place,  1812;  name  of  Leverett 
place  changed  to  Lyman  place,  by  the  City  Council,  April  14,  1834; 
Lyman  street,  1856;  part  of  Lyman  street,  near  Green  street,  included 
in  Staniford  street.  May  11,  1886. 

*New  Seaver  street.  Dor.  and  Rox.,  1870;  from  Columbia  road,  opposite 
Seaver  street,  to  Erie  street;  laid  out,  July  30,  1878;  named  Seaver 
street,  March  1,  1889.     L  1313. 

Newsome  park,  W.  Rox.,  1897;  from  33  Eliot  street,  easterly;  authority 
to  open  given  by  Street  Commissioners,  Oct.  7,  1897. 

Newton  court,  B.,  1848;  from  125  Tyler  street,  westerly,  near  and  south 
of  Oak  street. 

Newton  place,  B.,  1825;  from  Beach  street,  south,  to  Plymouth  place; 
Newton  place  and  Plymouth  place  laid  out  as  Knapp  street,  from 
Beach  street  to  Harrison  avenue,  May  14,  1879.     L  1351. 

Newton  road,  Bri.;  Washington  street,  formerly  so  called. 

fNewton  street,  B.,  1826;  from  Albany  street  to  Columbus  avenue;  from 
Washington  street,  southeast,  shown  on  Hales's  map  of  Boston,  1814, 
as  Milton  street;  laid  out  on  the  Neck,  July  24,  1826;  named  from 
Tremont  street  to  Front  street  (now  Harrison  avenue),  by  the  city, 
Sept.  15,  1834;  since  1853  this  part  of  the  street  was  not  considered 
by  the  committee  on  streets  and  paving  as  being  in  their  charge;  on 
Dec.  7,  1857,  the  street  was  accepted  and  placed  in  charge  of  the  Board 
of  Aldermen;  to  Albany  street,  1834;  from  Tremont  street,  west,  to 
line  of  Boston  Water  Power  Company  (about  240  feet)  accepted, 
Aug.  13,  1861;  accepted  from  Water  Power  line,  northwesterly  about 
376  feet,  June  13,  1865;  named  East  Newton  street  from  Washington 
street  to  Albany  street,  and  West  Newton  street  from  Washington 
street  to  Columbus  avenue,  April  21,  1868.     L  198,  L  354. 

fNewton  street,  Bri.;  from  47  Brooks  street,  westerly,  then  southwesterly, 
crossing  end  of  Charlesview  street;  see  plan  dated  1871;  laid  out,  Dec. 
18,  1873;  accepted,  Dec.  30,  1873,  provided  the  abutters  give  the  City 
of  Boston  a  deed  or  release  of  the  street  on  or  before  Jan.  15,  1874; 
this  appears  not  to  have  been  done;  laid  out  from  Brooks  street  to  a 
point  about  200  feet  east  of  Bigelow  street,  Nov.  10,  1876;  deed  dated 
Dec.  21,  1875  (Suffolk  Deeds,  Lib.  1354,  fol.  4);  extended  to  Charles- 
view  (formerly  Bigelow)  street,  Nov.  19,  1897.     L  1189,  L  2856. 

Newton=street  bridge,  B.,  1872;  on  West  Newton  street  over  the  tracks 
of  the  B.  &  P.  Div.  of  the  N.  Y.,  N.  H.  &  H.  R.  R.;  built  in  1872. 

New  Vine  Rock  bridge,  W.  Rox.  and  Dedham;  from  Spring  street  in 
West  Roxbury  across  Charles  river  to  Bridge  street  in  Dedham;  a  name 
at  one  time  given  to  Spring-street  bridge. 


336  List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston. 

*New  way,  Dor.,  1907;  from  Freeport  street  opposite  Tenean  street,  south- 
westerly, crossing  under  the  location  of  the  railroad,  then  southeasterly 
to  Freeport  again  at  a  point  distant  about  400  feet  southerly  from  the 
base  line  of  location  of  the  N.  Y.,  N.  H.  &  H.  R.  R.;  a  substitute  way 
laid  out  Oct.  12, 1907,  from  Freeport  street,  a  portion  of  which  at  crossing 
of  railroad  was  discontinued,  under  decree  of  Superior  Court,  acting 
under  authority  of  chapter  111  of  the  Revised  Statutes  and  chapter 
440  of  the  Acts  of  the  Legislature  of  1902. 

*New  way,  Dor.,  1907;  from  No.  4  Walnut  street,  at  its  jimction  with 
Neponset  avenue,  northeasterly,  then  easterly  over  N.  Y.,  N.  H.  &  H. 
R.  R.,  to  Walnut  street  again  at  its  junction  with  Water  street;  laid  out 
Oct.  12,  1907,  as  a  substitute  way  for  the  Walnut  street  crossing  of  the 
N.  Y.,  N.  H.  &  H.  R.  R.,  by  decree  of  Superior  Court,  acting  under 
authority  of  chapter  111  of  the  Revised  Statutes  and  chapter  440 
of  the  Acts  of  the  Legislature  of  1902. 

*New  way  (Second),  Dor.,  1907;  from  Water  street  nearly  opposite  Port 
Norfolk  street  to  the  "  New  way  "  substituted  for  Walnut  street  crossing 
of  N.  Y.,  H.  N.  &  H.  R.  R.;  laid  out,  Oct.  12,  1907,  by  decree  of  the 
Superior  Court  acting  xmder  authority  of  chapter  111  of  Revised  Stat- 
utes and  chapter  440  of  the  Acts  of  the  Legislature  of  1902.  (Port 
Norfolk  street.) 

New  way,  Bri.;  laid  out  from  junction  of  Howard  place  and  Union 
street  to  junction  of  Beacon  street  and  Rockland  street  (now  Chestnut 
Hill  avenue),  July  8,  1872  (no  street  shown  on  chart  or  map  from  junc- 
tion Howard  place  and  Union  street  to  either  Beacon  street  or  Rock- 
land street). 

Nichols  court,       (  Rox.;  from  24  Phillips  street  across  the  end  of  Smith- 
Nicholson  court,  i      street  court;  called  Nichols  court  in  1884;  called 
Nicholson  court  on  plans  dated  1858,  1870,  1873,  1888  and  1906. 

Nickerson  street,  Rox.;  from  South  Huntington  avenue,  southwesterly, 
to  Jamaica  way,  near  Craft  street. 

*Nightingale  street,  Dor.,  1891;  from  24  Talbot  avenue  to  15  Bernard 
street;  laid  out,  Nov.  23,  1897.     L  2922,  L  2923. 

Nikisch  avenue,  W.  Rox.,  1889;  from  333  Beech  street,  nearly  opposite 
Linden  street,  southwest,  to  West  Roxbury  Parkway;  formerly  from 
Beech  street  to  Wagner  street;  shown  on  plan  dated  Sept.  5,  1891 
(Suffolk  Deeds,  Lib.  2018,  fol.  497);  portion  from  Wagner  street  to 
about  50  feet  northeast  from  Listz  street  included  in  taking  for  West 
Roxbury  Parkway,  July  25,  1894. 

Niles  street,  Bri.,  1899;  from  145  Parsons  street,  near  Faneuil  street, 
east  about  256  feet.     Suffolk  Deeds,  Lib.  2644,  fol.  311. 

*Ninth  street.  So.  B.,  1805;  now  East  and  West  Ninth  streets;  laid  out 
parallel  with  Broadway  and  named,  Feb.  27,  1805;  from  Boston  (now 
Dorchester)  street  to  and  over  what  is  now  Dunham  street  called 
Eden  street  in  1846;  laid  out  from  H  street  to  low- water  mark,  Nov. 
17,  1868;  name  of  Sullivan  street,  from  D  street  to  Old  Harbor  street, 
changed  to  Ninth  street,  Nov.  17,  1868;  called  East  and  West  Ninth 
streets,  Feb.  18,  1873.  L  52,  L  96,  L  191,  L  192,  L  194,  L  273,  L  369, 
L  751,  G  259. 

Nixon  avenue.  Dor.;  from  Centre  street  to  Mather  street;  laid  out  as 
Nixon  street.  May  26,  1884.     L  1779. 

Nixon  place,  Bri.,  1902;  from  18  Webster  avenue,  southeast,  through 
land  adjoining  the  northeastern  boimdary  of  the  Webster  school  lot. 

*Nixon  street.  Dor.,  1884;  from  182  Centre  street  to  36  Mather  street;  Nixon 
avenue  laid  out  as  Nixon  street,  May  26,  1884.     L  1779. 

Noanet  street,  Bri.,  1902;  from  940  Washington  street  to  263  Harrison 
avenue;  formerly  called  Indiana  street. 


List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston.  337 

Noble  court,  E.  B.;  from  373  Sumner  street,  between  Cottage  street  and 
Seaver  street,  southeasterly. 

Noble's  corner,  B.,  1800;  corner  of  Dock  square  and  Friend  street  then 
so  called. 

Noddle's  alley,  B.,  by  directory,  1796;  from  Newbury  (now  Washington) 

street. 

Noddle's  Island,  name  of  East  Boston  previous  to  1832. 

Nonantum  road,  Bri.,  1906;  from  536  Washington  street  (nearly  opposite 
Fairbanks  street),  west,  to  Crescent  avenue;  a  portion  of  street  1460, 
filed  by  Board  of  Survey,  Jan.  30,  1899,  and  running  from  Crescent 
avenue  to  Lake  street,  shown  on  plan  in  City  Engineer's  office  (Water- 
works Division),  dated  Nov.  17,  1906,  as  Nonatum  road;  location 
changed  by  refiling  of  March  1,  1907,  so  that  the  street  now  runs 
from  536  Wasliington  street  to  Crescent  avenue. 

*Nonantum  street,  Bri.,  1840;  from  622  Washington  street  at  Oak  square, 
southerly,  southwesterly,  and  westerly  to  Newton  fine;  shown  on 
plan  of  Brighton  by  Samuel  Thompson,  1810,  and  one  by  John  G. 
Hales,  1830,  as  Indian  lane;  named  Nonantum  street,  June  15,  1840 
(Town  Records,  Vol.  2,  p.  363);  altered,  etc.,  Sept.  10,  1855.     L  2487. 

Nonquit  street.  Dor.,  1890;  from  709  Dudley  street,  southwest,  between 
Monadnock  street  and  N.  E.  R.  R. 

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Nook  lane,  r^^«^^t«*^^  ^°«k- 

Nopper  street,  Rox.;  from  Highland  street  to  Elfis  street;  laid  out 
with  name  of  Fulda  street,  Aug.  27,  1889.     L  2157. 

*Norcross  place,  So.  B.;  from  618  East  Eighth  street,  north,  between 
K  street  and  L  street;  laid  out,  Nov.  20,  1906.     L  3923. 

Norfolk  avenue,  B.,  1828;  from  Washington  street,  near  Bromfield 
street,  west,  then  north,  to  Province  House  court  (now  Province 
court);  name  changed  to  Ordway  place,  April  21,  1868. 

^Norfolk  avenue,  Rox.  and  Dor.,  1850;  from  16  Hampden  street  to  110 
East  Cottage  street;  from  East  (now  Hampden)  street  to  Dorchester 
fine  accepted  and  named,  Nov.  25,  1850;  street  leading  from  Norfolk 
avenue  (Roxbury)  to  Cottage  (now  East  Cottage)  street  (Dorchester), 
heretofore  called  Franklin  street,  named  Norfolk  avenue,  being  con- 
tinuation of  same,  Dec.  21,  1875;  for  laying  out  see  Frankfin  street. 
L  3712,  L  4136. 

Norfolk  place,  B.,  1823;  from  552  Washington  street  to  34  Harrison 
avenue,  south  of  Bedford  street;  called  Jarvis  row,  1805;  named 
Norfolk  place  from  Washington  street,  east,  south  of  Suffolk  place, 
1823. 

Norfolk  place.  Dor.;  from  621  Washington  street,  near  corner  Norfolk 
street,  southwest,  to  20  Norfolk  street;  now  called  Norfolk  terrace. 

Norfolk  street,  B.,  1814;  shown  on  Hales's  plan  of  Boston  of  1814;  also 
shown  as  extending  from  Northampton  street,  northeasterly;  shown 
on  "  Plan  of  the  Neck  Lands  belonging  to  the  City  of  Boston"  and 
dated  May  22,  1828;  the  parts  between  Northampton  street  and 
East  Concord  street,  and  from  East  Brookline  street,  northeasterly, 
never  adopted;  the  part  between  East  Concord  street  and  East 
Brookline  street  named  James  street,  Dec.  8,  1857.     L  1770. 

^Norfolk  street,  Rox.;  from  26  Highland  street  to  19  Lambert  avenue; 
accepted  July  2,  1860.     L  781. 

Norfolk  street,  Rox.;  from  Ruggles  (now  Cabot)  street  to  WilUams 
(now  part  of  Vernon)  street;  accepted  and  extended  to  Washington 
street  over  a  part  of  Williams  street  and  name  changed  to  Vernon 
street.  May  16,  1842. 


338  List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston. 

^Norfolk  street,  Dor.;  from  607  Washington  street  to  1576  Blue  Hill 
avenue,  at  Mattapan,  near  River  street;  laid  out  from  Dr.  Baker's 
to  James  Tolman's  shop,  May  9,  1803,  and  April  2,  1804;  formerly 
West  street;  located  by  County  Commissioners,  Dec.  15,  1835;  from 
Upper  Mills  to  the  Tovm  House  altered,  etc.,  December,  1838;  same 
named  March  11,  1840;  part  between  B.  H.  &  E.  (later  N.  E.  now 
N.  Y.,  N.  H.  &  H.)  R.  R.  and  Jamaica  (now  Walk  Hill)  street  relocated, 
February,  1866;  altered  near  Washington  street.  May  20,  1878; 
altered  at  Blue  Hill  avenue,  Feb.  14,  1880;  part  near  River  street 
included  in  Blue  Hill  avenue,  Nov.  5,  1894.  L  1306,  L  1435,  L  1501, 
L  1759,  L  1975,  L  2083,  L  2103,  L  2495,  L  2496,  L  2497,  L  2498,  L  2499, 
L  2631,  L  2632,  L  3179. 

Norfolk  street,  W.  Rox.;  from  4378  Washington  street  to  129  Kittredge 
street. 

Norfolk  street,  Bri.,  1853;  from  Brighton  (now  Commonwealth  ave- 
nue), nearly  opposite  Chester  street,  southerly;  abandoned;  also 
called  Middlesex  street. 

*Norfolk=street  bridge,  Dor.;  on  Norfolk  street  over  the  tracks  of  the 
Midland  Div.  of  the  N.  Y.,  N.  H.  &  H.  R.  R.,  and  near  the  Dorchester 
station;  present  bridge  built  in  1905. 

*Norfolk=street  bridge,  Dor.;  on  Norfolk  street  over  the  tracks  of  the 
Midland  Div.  of  the  N.  Y.,  N.  H.  &  H.  R.  R.,  and  near  the  Mat- 
tapan station;  present  bridge  built  by  the  railroad  company  in  1902. 

Norfolk  terrace.  Dor.;  from  621  Washington  street,  near  corner  Norfolk 
street,  southwest,  to  20  Norfolk  street;  formerly  called  Norfolk  place 

^Norfolk  and  Bristol  turnpike,  Rox.  and  W.  Rox.,  1803;  old  County  road, 
from  Dudley  street,  Roxbury,  to  Dedham  line;  under  authority  of 
chapter  59,  Acts  and  Resolves  of  1802,  approved  Feb.  10,  1803,  the 
Norfolk  and  Bristol  Turnpike  Corporation  were  empowered  to  lay 
out  and  make  a  turnpike  road  from  the  post  office  in  Dedham  to 
the  end  of  Mears  lane  in  Roxbury;  alteration  of  part  over  Smelt 
Brook  confirmed,  April,  1808;  called  Dedham  turnpike,  1849;  laid 
out  as  a  pubUc  highway,  with  extension  to  Boston  Line,  to  meet  end 
of  Shawmut  avenue  there,  Jime,  1857;  part  in  Roxbury,  from  West 
Roxbury  line,  with  extension  to  Boston  line,  named  Shawmut  avenue, 
Dec.  28,  1857;  part  in  West  Roxbury  named  Shawmut  avenue,  Feb.  3, 
1858;'  from  Dudley  street,  Roxbury,  to  Dedham  line  named  Wash- 
ington street,  June  16,  1874. 

*Norman  street,  B.,  1877;  from  51  Green  street  to  142  Merrimac  street; 
called  Gouch  lane,  1732;  Gouch  street,  1822;  named  Norman  street, 
Dec.  18,  1877. 

fNormandy  street.  Dor.,  1895;  from  24  Columbia  road  to  Washington 
street;  and  from  Stan  wood  street,  northeasterly,  to  Brunswick  street 
extended,  and  from  Intervale  street  to  45  Lawrence  avenue;  it 
existed  only  from  Stanwood  street,  northeasterly,  in  1895;  laid  out 
from  Lawrence  avenue  over  a  portion  of  what  was  formerly  Grove 
street  to  another  portion  of  Grove  street,  Nov.  15,  1899;  extended 
to  Intervale  street  by  plan  dated  Nov.  3,  1908.  Suffolk  Deeds, 
Lib.  3370,  fol.  185.     L  3225,  L  3661. 

*North  avenue.  Dor.;  from  525  Dudley  street  to  32  Brook  avenue;  see 
plan  dated  1860;  laid  out  from  Stoughton  (now  Dudley)  street  to 
Brook  avenue,  Aug.  12,  1869.     L  880,  L  1511. 

North  avenue,  W.  Rox.,  1885;  from  2417  Centre  street,  near  corner  of 
Grove  street,  northwest,  to  N.  Y.,  N.  H.  &  H.  R.  R. 

North  row,  B.,  1803;  on  Fish  (now  North)  street,  corner  of  Cross  street. 


List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston.  339 

*North  square,  B.,  1788;  between  North,  Sun-court,  Moon,  Garden- 
court  and  Prince  streets;  called  Clark's  square.  May  3,  1708;  North 
square,  July  4,  1788;  called  Garden  square  on  Carleton's  map,  1800, 
but  no  record  as  such.     L  21]?,  L  2367,  L  2422. 

*North  street,  B.,  1852;  from  Union  street  to  350  Commercial  street; 
part  of  Ann  street,  from  Dock  square  to  North  square,  named  North 
street,  Jan.  1,  1852;  Ann  street,  from  North  square  to  Commercial 
street,  named  North  street,  April  10,  1854;  at  different  times  called 
also  Ship  street.  Fish  street,  Drawbridge  street,  Conduit  street,  — 
1708  to  about  1824;  Ann  street,  from  Union  street  at  Dock  square  to 
Fish  street  at  Cross  street;  Fish  street,  from  Cross  street  to  Ship 
street  at  Fleet  street;  Ship  street,  from  Fleet  street  to  Lynn  street  at 
Battery  street.  Vol.  31,  pp.  45,  51,  58,  77,  91.  L  6,  L  81,  L  83, 
L  113,  L  127,  L  169,  L  172,  L  252,  L  1149,  L  1497,  L  2013. 

North  street,  B.,  1708;  from  the  easterly  end  of  Bennet  street  to  the  sea, 
May  3,  1708;  from  Clark's  corner  (Bennet  street)  across  Lynn  street 
to  the  sea,  1732;  to  Winnisimmit  Ferry,  1800;  made  a  part  of  Hanover 
street,  July  6,  1824. 

fNorth  street,  So.  B.;  from  Boston  (now  Dorchester)  street,  near  former 
South  Boston  line,  northwesterly,  passing  intersection  of  E  street 
leading  to  South  Boston;  see  plan  dated  1844;  accepted  to  inter- 
section of  E  street,  April  11,  1849;  now  part  of  West  Eighth 
street. 

*North  street,  Chsn.;  from  High  street,  southwesterly,  parallel  with 
Salem  street;  from  Gorham  (now  High)  street,  southwest,  to  end  of 
Osgood's  lane,  by  plan  dated  1810;  accepted  Dec.  15,  1834;  laid  out 
"per  present  bounds,"  Nov.  17,  1851;  name  changed  to  Salem-street 
avenue,  July  21,  1869. 

North  Allen 'street,  B.,  1807;  from  Chambers  street  to  Brighton  street; 
named  Allen  street,  April  1,  1829. 

Northam  park,  Dor.,  1897;  from  1833  Dorchester  avenue,  nearly  oppo- 
site Templeton  street,  west,  to  Shawmut  branch  railroad;  authority 
to  open  given  by  Street  Commissioners,  June  28,  1899, 

Northampton  place,  B.,  1871;  from  224  Northampton  street,  south- 
westerly, to  103  Camden  street;  court  on  easterly  side  of  Everett 
schoolhouse  named  Northampton  place,  Oct.  19,  1871. 

*Northampton  street,  B.  and  Rox.,  1819;  from  799  Albany  street,  north- 
westerly, to  the  B.  &  P.  (now  N.  Y.,  N.  H.  &  H.)_R._R.;  order  to 
open  the  street  heretofore  laid  out  over  the  land  adjoining  the  Neck 
called  Northampton  street,  and  to  extend  the  same  from  the  Neck 
eastwardly  to  Roxbury  line  or  Hill's  dam,  Sept.  8,  1819;  laid  out  on 
the  Neck,  July  24,  1826;  from  Tremont  street  to  Front  street  (now 
Harrison  avenue),  Sept.  15,  1834;  certain  alterations  in  June,  1842; 
"  since  1853  the  Committee  on  Streets  have  not  considered  Northamp- 
ton street  between  Shawmut  avenue  and  Tremont  street  as  being 
in  their  charge;  it  is  therefore  ordered  that  the  street  be  accepted 
and  placed  in  the  charge  of  the  Board  of  Aldermen;"  approved  Dec. 
7,  1857;  part  west  of  Tremont  street  accepted  Dec.  2,  1867;  part 
adjoining  estate  of  Boston  Water  Power  Company  discontinued 
Oct.  26,  1868.  L  137,  L  405,  L  619,  L  1195,  L  1331,  L  1353,  L  1491, 
L  1700,  L  2225,  L  2708,  L  3104,  L  3608.  Norfolk  Registry,  Plan 
Book  22,  p.  47. 

*North  Anderson  street,  B.,  1868;  from  233  Cambridge  street  to  Fruit 
street;  formerly  from  Cambridge  street,  northerly,  to  grounds  of 
Massachusetts  General  Hospital;  called  Bridge  street,  1803;  name 
changed  to  North  Anderson  street,  April  21,  1868;  discontinued 
north  of  Fruit  street,  Nov.  12,  1908.     L  4108. 


340     '         List  of  Stkeets,  Etc.,  in  Boston. 

North  Battery,  B,  1646;  built  on  Merry's  point  in  1646,  on  site  of  present 
North  Battery  wharf;  Battery  wharf  named  in  commemoration  of 
the  Old  North  Battery. 

North  Battery  wharf,  B.;  from  Commercial  street,  northeasterly, 
between  Hanover  street  and  Battery  street. 

*North  Beacon  street,  Bri.,  1860;  from  493  Cambridge  street  at  Union 
square  to  Watertown  line;  name  of  Avenue  street  changed  to  Beacon 
street,  Nov.  10,  1846;  lines  of  road  part  being  called  "Brighton 
branch  or  road"  and  part  "Watertown  turnpike,"  defined  and  estab- 
lished by  indenture  between  the  Commonwealth  of  Massachusetts 
and  Boston  and  Roxbury  Mill  Corporation,  dated  June  30,  1856; 
Beacon  street  called  North  Beacon  street,  March  5,  1860;  highway 
over  Mill-dam  road  and  Watertown  turnpike  and  connecting  bridges 
from  line  between  Brighton  and  Brookline  through  town  of  Brighton 
to  line  at  Arsenal  grounds  accepted  Nov.  19,  1868.  Town  Records, 
Vol.  4,  p.  397.     L  1112. 

*North  Beacon=street  bridge,  Bri.  and  Watertown,  1822;  from  North 
Beacon  street  in  Brighton,  across  Charles  river  to  Market  street  in 
Watertown;  original  structure  built  in  1822;  present  one  in  1884. 

North  Bennet  place,  B.,  1858;  from  8  North  Bennet  street,  south- 
westerly; called  Bennet  place,  1834;  named  North  Bennet  place, 
1858. 

*North  Bennet  street,  B.,  1708;  from  338  Hanover  street  to  169  Salem 
street;  "  the  way  leading  northwesterly  from  Mr.  Jonas  Clark's  cor- 
ner (at  Hanover  street)  to  Salem  street,"  named  Bennet  street  May 
3,  1708;  at  diffei-ent  times  known  as  North  School  street,  North  Gram- 
mar School  street,  North  Latin  School  street;  North  Bennet  street, 
1834  (see  Board  of  Aldermen  Records,  June  9,  1834).  L  2959, 
L  3204,  L  3522,  L  3534,  L  3579. 

North  Bowdoin  avenue.  Dor.,  1908;  from  Hawes  avenue  to  the  N. 
E.  (now  N.  Y.,  N.  H.  &  H.)  R.  R.;  this  portion  of  Bowdoin  avenue 
numbered  as  North  Bowdoin  avenue,  March  11,  1908.  See  records  of 
Numbering  Division  of  Street  Department. 

North  Brimmer  place,  B.,  1867;  from  173  North  street,  southeasterly, 
near  Richmond  street;  probably  Trant's  alley,  1849;  called  North 
Brimmer  place,  1867;  same  called  Brimmer  place  in  1884;  North 
Brimmer  place  in  1890. 

*North  Centre  street,  B.;  from  76  North  street,  northwesterly,  to  163 
Hanover  street;  previous  to  1708  called  Ball's  alley  and  Perraways 
alley;  Paddy's  alley  "  leading  northwesterly  from  Mr.  Thomas's  corner 
in  Ann  (now  North)  street,"  May  3,  1708;  called  North  Centre  street 
from  Ann  (now  North)  street,  northwest,  about  1773;  Centre  street 
from  Ann  street  north  of  the  bridge  into  Middle  (now  Hanover) 
street,  July  4,  1788;  as  Centre  street,  from  Ann  street,  west,  across 
Middle  street  and  Back  (now  Salem)  street  to  the  Mill-pond,  in  Edes's 
list,  1800;  from  Ann  street  to  Middle  street,  in  Shaw's  Hst,  1817; 
North  Centre  street,  1834  (see  Records  of  Board  of  Aldermen,  June  9, 
1834).     L  130,  L  978. 

North  Chapel  place,  B.;  from  167  Friend  street,  between  Market 
street  and  Traverse  street;  Chapel  place  sometimes  so  called. 

North  Charles  street,  B.;  from  Cambridge  street  to  Leverett  street; 
from  Livingston  street,  southwest,  1841;  extended  southerly  to 
Charles  street,  in  front  of  new  jail,  1855;  extended  from  Cambridge 
street  to  Allen  street,  by  construction  of  a  pier  bridge,  1856;  from 
Cambridge  street  to  Leverett  street,  1859;  street  extending  from 
Cambridge  street  to  Leverett  street,  portions  of  which  were  laid 


List  op  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston,  341 

out  in  1855  and  1857  as  "Charles  street  extended,"  and  a  portion  of 
which  is  known  as  "North  Charles  street,"  called  Charles  street,  in 
extension  of  that  street,  Feb.  13,  1866.     L  45,  L  97,  L  202,  L  278. 

^Northern  avenue,  B.  and  So.  B.,  1903;  from  Atlantic  avenue,  nearly- 
opposite  Oliver  street,  southeast,  through  Arch  wharf,  to  and  across 
Fort  Point  channel;  thence  along  the  head  of  the  docks  to  a  point 
about  2,620  feet  southeast  of  the  boundary  line  between  land  of  the 
Commonwealth  of  Massachusetts  and  land  of  the  New  England  Rail- 
road Company;  laid  out  under  provisions  of  chapter  381,  Acts  of 
Legislature,  1903;  approved  May  25,  1903.     L  4001. 

Northern  avenue,  So.  B.,  1869;  from  Fort  Point  channel  to  a  proposed 
extension  of  L  street;  shown  on  plan  by  Harbor  and  Land  Commis- 
sioners (House  Document  13,  1869;  Suffolk  Deeds,  Lib.  970,  end); 
this  location  was  never  adopted;  a  new  location  was  adopted  in  1903; 
see  Northern  avenue,  B.  and  So.  B.,  1903. 

Northern  avenue.  Dor.,  1891;  from  Washington  street  to  Talbot 
avenue;  laid  out  under  the  name  of  Aspinwall  road,  Oct.  20,  1909. 
L  3907. 

North  End  beach,  B.,  1898;  bounded  southerly  by  467-523  Commercial 
street,  westerly  by  land  and  wharf  of  the  City  of  Boston  (formerly 
Atkins),  northerly  by  harbor  line  and  easterly  by  the  land  and  wharf 
of  the  Fiske  Wharf  and  Warehouse  Company;  this  portion  of  North 
End  Park  called  North  End  Beach  by  Park  Commissioners,  1896  (no 
formal  vote  was  taken;  it  was  so  called  to  separate  the  portions 
of  North  End  Park  lying  on  either  side  of  Commercial  street) . 

North  End  park,  B.,  1893;  bounded  southerly  by  Commercial  street, 
westerly  by  land  and  wharf  of  the  City  of  Boston,  formerly  Atkins 
wharf,  northerly  by  harbor  line  and  easterly  by  the  land  and  wharf 
of  the  Fiske  Wharf  and  Warehouse  Company;  also  the  entire  area 
bounded  northerly  by  Commercial  street,  easterly  by  Jackson  avenue, 
southerly  by  Charter  street  and  westerly  by  Copp's  Hill  terraces; 
taken  by  right  of  eminent  domain,  under  authority  of  chapter 
282,  Acts  of  1893,  by  Park  Commissioners,  Dec.  7,  1893;  portion 
between  Commercial  street  and  harbor  line  called  North  End  Beach, 
1896,  remaining  portion  called  Copp's  Hill  terraces,  1896  (no  formal 
vote  was  taken  by  Park  Commissioners;  so  called  to  separate  the 
portions  lying  on  either  side  of  Commercial  street). 

North  Federal  court,  B.,  1806;  from  Union  street  at  its  junction  with 
Hanover  street,  north,  then  northwest,  with  an  arm  branching  north- 
east over  Mill  creek  (now  Blackstone  street)  by  a  bridge,  to  Mill-pond 
(now  Endicott)  street  (shown  according  to  this  description  on  Hales's 
plan,  1819);  "the  way  leading  from  the  sign  of  the  Star  in  Hanover 
street,  passing  northward  behind  Capt.  Everton's  house";  called 
Linck  alley,  May  3,  1708;  North  Federal  court,  1806;  to  Mill-pond 
street,  1820,  from  Blackstone  street  to  Endicott  street,  abandoned, 
part  being  in  Blackstone  street,  remainder  built  over;  portion  run- 
ning northwest,  nearly  parallel  with  Union  street,  shown  as  built 
over  on  plan  dated  March  25,  1857;  discontinued  Sept.  7,  1857; 
partly  built  upon  and  closed  1860;  from  Blackstone  street,  southwest, 
now  shown  as  an  unnamed  passageway. 

North  Ferry,  B.;  from  the  end  of  Battery  street,  east,  to  East  Boston. 
L  207. 

North  Ferry  avenue,  B.;  from  Commercial  street  to  Ferry  landing; 
from  Commercial  street,  opposite  Battery  street,  1870;  sometimes 
called  People's  Ferry  avenue;  laid  out  as  Battery  street,  Aug.  3, 
1880. 

North  Ferry  avenue,  E.  B.;  from  51  Sumner  street  to  North  Ferry 
landing;  given  also  as  extension  of  Sumner  street. 


342  List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston. 

*Northfield  street,  B.;  from  886  Tremont  street,  southeasterly,  then 
northeasterly  to  72  Camden  street;  laid  out  from  Tremont  street, 
between  Camden  street  and  Lenox  street,  1856;  named  Nov.  19, 
1857;  now  from  Tremont  street  to  land  of  St.  Vincent's  Orphan 
Asylum;  then  northeasterly  by  the  same  to  Camden  street. 

North  Grammar  School  street,  B.;  name  given  to  North  Bennet  street, 
1789. 

*North  Grove  street,  B.;  from  267  Cambridge  street,  northerly,  across 
Fruit  street  to  Medical  College  buildings;  from  Cambridge  street, 
north,  1818;  to  the  Medical  College,  1850;  accepted  Oct.  30,  1855. 
L  57,  L  70,  L  278. 

North  Hanover  court,  )  B.;   from  226  Hanover  street,  northwesterly. 
North  Hanover  place,  J      opposite     Board    alley;     called    Robinson's 
court,   1821;  Robbins  court,   1824;  North  Hanover  place  or  court, 
1825;  Hanover  place,  1827;  North  Hanover  court,  1840,  1906. 

*North  Harvard  street,  Bri.;  from  235  Cambridge  street,  northwesterly, 
to  Franklin  street,  then  northeasterly  to  Charles  river;  formerly  a 
part  of  the  "Old  road  to  Roxbury";  named  Harvard  street  from 
Cambridge  street  to  Old  Cambridge  bridge,  near  the  Colleges,  June 
15,  1840  (see  Town  Records,  Vol.  2,  p.  363);  altered  Nov._  24, 
1857,  at  which  date  it  was  called  Harvard  street,  and  there  is  no 
record  of  change  to  North  Harvard  street;  called  North  Harvard 
street  on  plan  dated  1866.     L  2995,  L  2996,  L  3577,  L  3578. 

*North  Harvard=street  bridge,  Bri.  and  Camb.,  1866;  from  North 
Harvard  street  in  Brighton,  across  Charles  river  to  Boylston  street 
in  Cambridge;  probably  completed  before  March  23,  1662-63,  when 
it  was  ordered  "that  the  bridge  be  laid  in  oil  and  lead,  etc.";  it  was 
larger  than  any  that  had  ever  been  erected  in  the  colony,  and  from 
the  first  it  was  called  the  "Great  Bridge." 

*North  Hudson  street,  B.,  1838;  from  61  Hull  street,  northeasterly,  to 
52  Snow  Hill  street;  laid  out,  March  1,  1875.     L  1024. 

North  Latin  School  street,  B.;  name  given  to  North  Bennet  street 
about  1789. 

North  Margin  place,  B.,  1844;  from  45  North  Margin  street,  easterly, 
between  Thacher  street  and  Cooper  street;  abandoned  1905. 

*North  Margin  street,  B.,  1807;  from  23  Stilhnan  street  to  4  La  Fayette 
avenue;  formerly  from  Salem  street,  northwesterly,  northerly, 
northwesterly  to  La  Fayette  avenue;  laid  out  over  the  Mill-pond, 
Aug.  3,  1807;  from  Thacher  street  to  the  First  Baptist  Church, 
1821  (the  church  extended  northeasterly  about  80  feet  from  the  bend 
in  Stillman  street);  extended  to  Salem  street  nearly  opposite  Rich- 
mond street,  1841;  extended  from  angle  near  and  south  of  Cooper 
street  to  Stillman  street,  Sept.  25,  1891;  part  leading  northwest  from 
No.  90  Salem  street  to  the  part  extended  to  Stillman  street  was  changed 
to  Wiget  street,  March  1,  1894.     L  366,  L  1221,  L  1827,  L  2337. 

North  Margin=street  court,  B.,  1868;  from  87  North  Margin  street, 
northeasterly,  near  and  south  of  La  Fayette  avenue. 

*North  Market  street,  B.,  1825;  from  24  Commercial  street  to  Dock 
square;  laid  out  from  Commercial  street  to  Merchants  row,  north 
side  of  Faneuil  Hall  Market,  March  30,  1825;  continuation  to  Dock 
square,  which  was  staked  out  in  1826  as  a  continuation  of  North 
Market  street  and  since  used  as  a  public  street;  laid  out  and  estab- 
lished as  a  street  of  city,  April  30,  1838. 

North  Mead  street,  Chsn.;  from  Medford  street  to  327  Bunker  Hill  street; 
shown  as  an  unnamed  street  on  plan  dated  1843. 


List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston,  343 

North  Mead=street  court,  Chsn.;  from  4  North  Mead  street,  north- 
westerly. 

North  Munroe  terrace,  Dor.,  1892;  from  161  Neponset  avenue,  nearly- 
opposite  Pope's  Hill  street  to  103  Train  street. 

North  Pleasant  street,  Chsn.;  from  northerly  end  of  Summer  street, 
northeasterly,  to  Bunker  Hill  street;  same  conveyed  to  town  for 
public  highway  by  Oliver  Holden,  July  17,  1810;  name  changed  to 
Pearl  street,  July  7,  1845. 

North  Quincy  place,  Chsn.;  from  44  St.  Martin  street,  northwest, 
between  Medford  street  and  South  Quincy  place. 

Northrop  street,  Rox.;  from  Elm  Hill  avenue  to  Landseer  avenue; 
now  part  of  Ruthven  street. 

*North  Russell  street,  B.,  1795;  from  157  Cambridge  street  to  23  Eaton 
street;  from  Cambridge  street,  northerly,  in  Edes's  Ust,  1800;  on 
Carleton's  map,  1800,  from  Cambridge  street  to  Eaton  street;  named 
in  1802. 

North  School  street,  B.;  name  given  to  North  Bennet  street,  1789. 

North  Short=street  place,  Chsn.;  from  8  Short  street,  northwest, 
between  Medford  street  and  South  Short-street  place;  Short-street 
place,  1876;  North  Short-street  place,  1906. 

North  Station,  B.,  1894;  see  Union  or  North  Station. 

North  Townsend  place,  B.;  from  516  Commercial  street;  Townsend 
place  sometimes  so  called;  part  of  it  included  in  Commercial  street 
when  widened  in  1879;  included  in  taking  for  Copp's  Hill  terraces, 
Dec.  7,  1893. 
*Northwood  street,  E.  B.,  1901;  from  196  Leyden  street  to  96  Gladstone 
street;  laid  out,  Feb.  4,  1901.     L  3362. 

*North  Writing  School  street,  B.,  1789;  from  Hanover  street  to  Salem 
street;  shown  as  a  20-foot  passageway  in  1704  (Suffolk  Deeds,  Lib. 
24,  fol.  19);  named  Love  lane  in  town's  hst  of  streets  of  May  3,  1708, 
and  so  called  on  Carleton's  map,  1800,  and  in  Edes's  hst,  1800;  referred 
to  in  the  first  directory  of  Boston,  1789,  as  North  Writing  School 
street;  lane  formerly  called  Love  lane  named  Tileston  street,  June  20, 
1821. 

*Norton  street.  Dor.,  1887;  from  58  Richfield  street  to  34  Speedwell 
street;  laid  out  from  Bowdoin  street  to  Richfield  street,  April  23, 
1887;  authority  to  open  part  from  Bowdoin  street  to  Speedwell  street 
given  by  Street  Commissioners,  Aug.  29,  1893;  laid  out  from  Bowdoin 
street  to  Stonehurst  street,  and  from  Stonehurst  street  to  Speedwell 
street,  Dec.  13,  1906.     L  1893,  L  1980,  L  3933,  L  4204. 

*Norway  street,  Rox.;  from  195  Huntington  avenue  to  44  Hemenway 
street;  Caledonia  street  laid  out  from  Huntington  avenue  to  Falmouth 
street  with  name  of  Norway  street,  Dec.  22,  1891,  and  extended 
over  the  private  way  known  as  Caledonia  street,  from  Falmouth 
street  to  Massachusetts  avenue,  Sept.  14,  1894;  Baldwin  (formerly 
called  Caledonia)  street,  from  Massachusetts  avenue  to  Parker 
(now  Hemenway)  street,  laid  out  as  Norway  street,  July  10,  1896. 
L  2379,  L  2619,  L  2779,  L  3669. 

^Norwich  street,  B.,  1850;  from  10  Mystic  street,  southeasterly,  to 
16  Meander  street;  laid  out,  between  Washington  street  and  Harrison 
avenue,  prior  to  1834;  named  1850;  accepted  July  23,  1862.     L  1704. 

fNorwood  street.  Dor.;  from  Conley  street,  southeast,  parallel  with 
N.  Y.,  N.  H.  &  H.  R.  R.,  to  about  49  feet  southeast  of  Tolman  street; 
laid  out  from  Tolman  street,  northwesterly,  for  about  444  feet, 
Nov.  5,  1906.     L  3918. 


344  List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston. 

Notre  Dame  street,  Rox.,  1871;  from  4  Dimock  street  to  17  Bragdon 

street;  named  April  28,  1871. 

Nottingham  path,  Bri.,  1895;  from  Leamington  road,  northeast,  to 
Nottingham  road. 

Nottingham  road,  Bri.,  1895;  from  the  junction  of  Colonial  road  and 
Melton  road,  near  Chestnut  Hill  avenue  and  Commonwealth  avenue; 
authority  to  open  given  by  Street  Commissioners,  Jan.  1,  1895. 

^Nottingham  street.  Dor.,  1892;  from  68  Bowdoin  avenue  to  36  Bullard 
street;  authority  to  open  given  by  Street  Commissioners,  Sept.  23, 
1892;  laid  out,  Sept.  11,  1899.     L  3168,  L  3544. 

Noyes  alley,  B.;  the  portion  of  Corn  court  southeast  of  the  bend  to  the 
rear  of  estate  60-66  State  street  called  Noyes  alley,  in  deed  dated 
Dec.  1,  1796.     Suffolk  Deeds,  Lib.  185,  fol.  17. 

Noyes  place,  B.,  1825;  from  128  Salem  street,  westerly,  near  Prince' 
street. 

Nursery  row,  B.;  from  11  Lawton  street,  between  Commonwealth  avenue 
and  the  N.  Y.  C.  &  H.  R.  R.  R.,  northwest,  to  6  St.  Mary's  street; 
a  coUoquiahsm. 

*0  street,  So.  B.,  1805;  from  Reserved  channel  north  of  East  First  street 
to  Columbia  road;  from  salt  water  on  the  south  to  the  harbor  of 
Boston  on  the  north  laid  out  and  named,  Feb.  27,  1805;  lines  run. 
and  stakes  or  posts  placed  at  corners  of  intersecting  streets,  Sept. 
21,  1835;  lines  run  and  established,  April  23,  1849;  laid  out  from 
low-water  mark  north  of  First  (now  East  First)  street  to  harbor 
line  in  Dorchester  bay,  Nov.  17,  1868;  portion  south  of  Columbia 
road  now  in  Strandway.     L  7. 

0=street  place,  So.  B.;  from  149  O  street  to  Cordage  court,  between 
East  Sixth  street  and  East  Seventh  street. 

Oak  avenue.  Dor.;  from  684  Adams  street  to  28  Plain  street;  shown  in 
1867.     Norfolk  Registry,  Lib.  359,  fol.  247. 

Oak  avenue,  W.  Rox.;  from  43  Cass  street,  southwest,  near  West  Rox- 
bury  branch  railroad;  formerly  called  Elm  street. 

Oak  place,  B.;  from  13  Oak  street,  southerly,  opposite  Ash  street  to 
Pine  place;  this  portion  of  Ash  street  called  Oak  place  in  1834  and 
is  now  so  known. 

fOak  place,  W.  Rox.;  from  Green  street,  northeast,  then  northwest, 
to  Lamartine  street,  with  a  short  piece  from  angle  to  B.  &  P.  (now 
N.  Y.,  N.  H.  &  H.)  R.  R.;  laid  out  from  Green  street  to  Lamartine  street 
(not  including  portion  from  bend  to  the  railroad),  Feb.  14,  1876; 
name  of  public  portion  changed  to  Oakdale  street,  March  1,  1884; 
remainder  called  Oakdale  street  about  the  same  date.     L  1130. 

*Oak  square,  Bri.,  1860;  the  square  west  of  Bigelow  street  to  opposite 
Champney  street  and  Tremont  street;  derived  its  name  from  the 
famous  white  oak  tree  which  grew  there,  under  which  John  Eliot 
once  preached  to  the  Nonantum  tribe  of  Indians;  in  1845  tliis  tree 
at  the  surface  of  the  ground  measured  25  feet  9  inches  in  circumference; 
the  tree  was  cut  down  May  7,  1855;  Oak  square  laid  out,  Sept.  10, 
1855;  named  March  5,  1860.     L  1632. 

*Oak  square  avenue,  Bri.,  1897;  from  555  Washington  street  to  316 
Faneuil  street;  authority  to  open  given  by  Street  Commissioners, 
Nov.  22,  1897;  authority  to  revise  the  grade  given  by  Street  Com- 
missioners, Dec.  1,  1898;  laid  out,  Oct.  29,  1901.     L  3440,  L  3738. 


List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston.  345 

*Oak;  street,  B.,  1805;  from  8d8  Washington  street  to  135  Albany  street; 
formerly  from  Washington  street  to  Lincoln  street;  from  Orange  (now 
Wasliington)  street  to  Ash  street,  1809;  extended  to  Front  street  (now 
Harrison  avenue)  1827;  accepted,  April  16,  1^32;  extended  to  Lincoln 
street,  1837;  accepted  from.  Harrison  avenue  to  Albany  street,  Oct. 
9,  1848;  Oak  street,  from  Albany  street  to  Lincoln  street,  shown 
as  included  in  land  of  B.  &  A.  R.  R.  Co.  in  Bromley's  atlas  of  1883. 
L  4034. 

Oak  street,  So.  B.;  from  "  Old  road  from  Boston  "  (now  Boston  street)  to 
land  of  Boston  Wharf  Company;  shown  in  1846;  named  changed  to 
EUery  street,  Aug.  7,  1855.     Norfolk  Registry,  Lib.  168,  fol.  321. 

Oak  street,  Rox.,  1872;  from  Norfolk  avenue,  between  the  N.  E.  R.  R.  and 
Maple  street,  northeast  to  Massachusetts  avenue;  formerly  from  Nor- 
folk avenue  to  about  522  feet  beyond  Clapp  street;  shown  without 
name  on  plan  by  William  A.  Garbett,  dated  June  7,  1870;  in  directory 
1872  to  1879,  inclusive,  and  Assessors'  books,  1874  to  1887,  inclusive, 
as  Oak  street;  about  82  feet  at  the  northeasterly  end  included  in  the 
laying  out  of  East  Chester  park  (now  Massachusetts  avenue);  Oak  street 
included  in  land  purchased  by  Boston  College,  April  6,  1899  (Suffolk 
Deeds,  Lib.  2597,  fol.  241);  in  Assessors'  books  1887  to  1898,  inclusive, 
and  directory  1880  to  1898,  inclusive;  called  Oakes  street  after  the 
owner,  Oakes  Ames. 

Oak  street,  Rox.;  from  Park  street  to  Elm  street  (nowLongwood  avenue), 
1850;  laid  out  with  name  of  Autumn  street,  Sept.  1,  1871.  Norfolk 
Registry,  Lib.  200,  fol.  112. 

Oak  street,  Rox.;  from  Edinboro'  (now  Thornton)  street  to  Norfolk  and 
Bristol  turnpike  (now  W^ashington  street),  1844  (Norfolk  Registry, 
Lib.  162,  fol.  74);  shown  as  an  unnamed  30-foot  street  on  plan  dated 
1835  (Norfolk  Registry,  Plan  Book  4,  No.  X03);  called  Mechanic 
street  on  Charles  Wliitney's  map  of  Roxbury,  dated  1843  (Norfolk 
Registiy,  Plan  Book  4,  No.  112);  accepted,  conditionally,  Sept.  3,  1855; 
accepted,  finally,  Feb.  9,  1863;  name  changed  to  Oakland  street, 
April  21,  1868. 

Oak  street,  W.  Rox.;  from  Beech  street,  southwesterly,  crossing  Far- 
rington  avenue  or  street;  shown  in  1872;  laid  out  from  Farrington 
street  to  Beech  street  with  name  of  Kenneth  street,  July  24,  1891. 
L  2318.     Norfolk  Registry,  Plan  Book  6,  No.  222. 

*Oak  street,  Chsn.;  from  383  Main  street  to  104  Russell  street;  accepted 
March  22,  1841. 

Oak  terrace,  Dor.,  1889;  from  10  Birch  street  to  5  Lyons  street. 

Oak  terrace,  Bri.,  1898;  from  Washington  street  nearly  opposite  Fair- 
banks street,  southwesterly  about  200  feet;  shown  on  plan  dated 
September,  1898.    Suffolk  Deeds,  Lib.  2556,  fol.  119. 

Oak  Adams  street,  Bri.,  1908;  from  Crescent  avenue  between  Nonantum 
road  and  Bostonia  avenue,  southeast  to  Royal  street;  shown  on  plan 
by  W.  A.  Mason  &  Son,  dated  May  11,  1908. 

fOakdale  street,  W.  Rox.,  1884;  from  124  Green  street,  northeast,  then 
northwest  to  282  Lamartine  street,  with  a  branch  extending  from  the 
bend  to  the  N.  Y.,  N.  H.  &  H.  R.  R.;  from  Green  street,  northeast, 
then  northwest  to  Lamartine  street  laid  out  under  name  of  Oak  place, 
Feb.  14,  1876;  name  of  this  part  of  Oak  place  changed  to  Oakdale 
street,  March  1,  1884;  name  of  portion  extending  to  the  railroad 
changed  to  Oakdale  street  at  about  the  same  date.     L  1130. 

Oakdale  place,  W.  Rox.;  from  42  Oakdale  street,  southeast,  near  Green 
street. 


346  List  of  Steeets,  Etc.,  in  Boston. 

Oakdale  square,  W.  Rox.;  from  8  Oakdale  street,  northeast. 

Oakdale  terrace,  W.  Rox.;  from  19  Oakdale  street,  northwest. 

Oake's  corner,  B.,  1777;  corner  of  Summer  street  and  Newbury  (now 
Washington)  street  then  so  called. 

Oakes  street,  Rox.;  from  Norfolk  avenue  to  Massachusetts  avenue; 
named  Oakes  street  after  the  owner,  Oakes  Ames.  For  full  descrip- 
tion see  Oak  street. 

Oak  Qrove  terrace,  Rox.;  from  78  Ruggles  street,  nearly  opposite  West- 
minster street,  southwest,  to  3  Auburn  place. 

Oakham  street,  B.,  1891;  from  22  Fullerton  street,  between  Longwood 
avenue  and  Fairhaven  street,  to  Paxton  street. 

Oak  Hill  avenue,  Dor.,  1893;  from  Delhi  street,  southeast,  to  203  West 
Selden  street. 

Oakland  avenue,  Rox.,  1906;  from  233  Dudley  street,  between  Greenville 
street  and  Mt.  Pleasant  avenue,  southwest;  Albany  avenue,  1874; 
Oakland  avenue,  1906. 

Oakland  avenue,  Bri.;  from  28  Oakland  street,  southwest. 

Oakland  avenue.  Dor.;  from  Columbia  street  (now  road),  southeast, 
parallel  with  Rosalinda  street;  shown  on  plan  dated  1872  in  about  the 
location  of  present  Hewins  street. 

Oakland  court,  Bri.,  1903;  from  461  Washington  street;  erroneously  so 
called  in  directory,  1903;  named  Monroe  road  by  the  executors  of  the 
will  of  Albert  N.  Monroe,  March  29,  1904. 

Oakland  garden,  Dor.,  1879;  a  tract  of  land  extending  from  Columbia 
street  (now  Columbia  road)  to  Erie  avenue  (now  street)  and  between 
New  Seaver  (now  Seaver)  street  and  Michigan  avenue;  Oakland  street 
and  Rosalinda  street  shown  extending  across  this  territory  from 
Columbia  street  to  Erie  avenue,  on  plan  by  E.  W.  Henck,  dated 
Feb.  21,  1872;  streets  abandoned  and  a  Zoological  and  Summer  Gar- 
den opened  here  by  the  Oakland  Garden  Association,  June  17,  1879; 
Oakland  Garden  abandoned  as  a  summer  resort  about  1891  or  1892; 
authority  to  open  Wolcott  street  across  this  territory  in  about  same 
location  as  former  Rosalinda  street,  given  by  the  Street  Commission- 
ers April  21,  1893;  Wolcott  and  Hewins  street  shown  in  about  same 
location  as  former  Rosalinda  street  and  Oakland  street  on  plan  by 
H.  H.  Moses,  dated  Nov.  8,  1893;  Wolcott  street  laid  out,  July  10, 
1896;  Hewins  street  laid  out,  March  2,  1898.  L  2777,  L  2970,  L  3063, 
L  3335. 

Oakland  park,  Rox.,  1888;  from  14  Oakland  street,  near  Thornton  street, 
southwest. 

Oakland  place.  Dor.;  from  1623  Blue  Hill  avenue,  west,  then  southwest 
to  35  Oakland  street;  colloquially  called  Burt's  lane. 

Oakland  place,  Bri.;  from  49  Oakland  street. 

*Oakland  street,  Rox.;  from  2705  Washington  street  to  92  Thornton 
street;  called  Mechanic  street  on  plan  dated  1843;  formerly  also  called 
Oak  street,  and  by  that  name  accepted  Feb.  9,  1863;  named  Oakland 
street  April  21,  1868.     Norfolk  Registry,  Plan  Book  5,  No.  200. 

*Oakland  street.  Dor.;  from. 513  River  street  to  Harvard  street;  shown  but 
not  named  on  plan  dated  1855;  laid  out  from  River  street.  Upper 
Mills,  to  the  boundary  line  between  Dorchester  and  West  Roxbury 
as  Oakland  street,  and  from  said  boundary  hne  over  Berry  street  and 
Ashland   street,   as   Ashland  street  by  the  County  Commissioners, 


List  of  Streets^  Etc.,  in  Boston.  347 

Sept.  11,  1856;  name  of  portion  in  territory  annexed  to  West  Rox- 
bury,  April  2,  1870,  changed  to  Ashland  street,  though  there  appears 
to  be  no  record  of  change.     L  3630,  L  3947. 

*Oakland  street,  Bri.,  1853;  from  445  Washington  street,  northeriy,  then 
westerly,  then  northwesterly,  to  260  Faneuil  street;  located  May  6, 
1853;  accepted  and  named  Sept.  5,  1853. 

*Oakland=street  bridge,  Dor.,  1902;  on  Oakland  street,  over  the  tracks 
of  the  Midland  Division  of  the  N.  Y.,  N.  H.  &  H.  R.  R.;  built  by  the 
railroad  in  1902  under  decree  of  the  Superior  Court,  acting  under 
authority  of  chapter  453  of  the  Acts  of  the  Legislature  of  1900;  opened 
to  travel  May  6,  1902. 

*0akley  street,  Dor.,  1893;  from  71  Bowdoin  street  to  365  Geneva  avenue; 
authority  to  open  given  by  Street  Commissioners,  March  22,  1893; 
laid  out,  Oct.  26,  1897.     L  2905,  L  3250. 

*Oakman  street,  Dor.,  1873;  from  27  Walnut  street  to  8  Taylor  street 
(Neponset);  laid  out,  June  22,  1875.  L  1051.  Suffolk  Deeds,  Lib. 
1152,  fol.  75. 

*Oakridge  street,  Dor.,  1891;  from  125  Codman  street  to  1120  Morton 
street;  authority  to  open  given  by  Street  Commissioners,  June  7,  1893; 
laid  out,  Oct.  17,  1906.     L  3903. 

Oakview  avenue,  Rox.;  from  127  Marcella  street,  northeast,  then  north- 
west. 

*Oakview  terrace,  W.  Rox.,  1899;  from  424  Centre  street,  between  Boyl- 
ston  street  and  Paid  Gore  street;  portion  of  Boylston  terrace  laid  out 
with  the  name  of  Oakview  terrace,  July  17,  1899.     L  3142,  L  3548. 

Oakville  avenue,  Rox.;  from  59  St.  James  street,  northeast,  nearly 
opposite  Alpine  street. 

Oakwood  avenue,  Dor.;  from  31  Capen  street,  nearly  opposite  Dyer 
street,  westerly. 

*Oakwood  street,  Dor.,  1901;  from  52  Norfolk  street,  opposite  the  ceme- 
tery, to  45  Torrey  street;  this  part  of  Learnard  street  laid  out  with 
name  of  Oajiwood  street,  Sept.  26,  1901.     L  3429,  L  3771. 

*Ocean  street,  Dor.,  1871;  from  118  Ashmont  street  to  61  Welles  avenue; 
laid  out,  July  31,  1873.     L  888. 

Odeon  avenue,  B.,  1842;  from  Milk  street  to  FrankUn  street;. formerly 
called  Dinsdale's  alley  and  Theatre  alley;  the  south  part  of  Theatre 
alley  called  Odeon  avenue,  1842;  Devonsliire  street  extended  through 
Theatre  alley  and  Odeon  avenue,  from  Milk  street  to  Franklin  street, 
June  22,  1857;  called  also  Odeon  place.     L  101. 

Ogden  street,  Dor.,  1895;  from  4  Fairmount  street  at  its  jimction  with 
Washington  street,  to  south  of  Wilmington  avenue,  with  proposed 
extension  to  Codman  street. 

Ohio  place,  B.,  1843;  from  Washington  street,  west;  called  Mechanics 
place,  1823;  name  of  Ohio  place,  leading  from  Washington  street  to 
Shawmut  avenue,  changed  to  Ohio  street,  May  30,  1872.  L  549, 
L726. 

*Ohio  street,  B.;  from  927  Washington  street  to  76  Shawmut  avenue; 
called  Mechanics  place  from  Orange  (now  Washington)  street,  west, 
1823;  Ohio  place,  1843;  name  changed  to  Ohio  street,  May  30,  1872; 
laid  out,  Aug.  21,  1883.     L  549,  L  726,  L  1724. 

Oke's  corner,  B.,  1708;  in  Newbury  (now  Washington)  street. 

Old  Cambridge  road;  see  Cambridge  street,  Charlestown. 


348  List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston. 

*01d  Colony  avenue,  I  So.  B.  and  Dor.,  1898;  from  288  Dorchester 
*OId  Colony  boulevard,  )  avenue  to  Mt.  Vernon  street;  the  old  loca- 
tion of  the  O.  C.  R.  R.,  widened  to  80  feet,  laid  out  as  a  new  highway 
from  Dorchester  avenue  to  point  about  437  feet  northerly  from 
Columbia  road,  where  new  location  of  railroad  departs;  from  this  point, 
southerly,  about  one-half  of  the  old  location  of  the  railroad  is  included 
in  that  of  the  new  location,  the  other  half,  widened  14  feet,  is  included 
in  Old  Colony  avenue;  this  laying  out  was  done  under  provisions  of 
chapter  519  of  the  Acts  of  1897,  by  decree  of  Superior  Court  filed  June 
23,  1898;  location  abandoned  by  the  O.  C.  R.  R.,  Sept.  22,  1902,  from 
the  southerly  line  of  Columbia  road,  northerly  about  600  feet,  widened 
on  land  of  the  city  to  80  feet,  to  make  a  continuous  way  to  Mt.  Vernon 
street;  has  at  times  been  unofHcially  called  Old  Colony  Boulevard, 
also  Columbia  avenue. 

Old  Harbor,  So.  B.  and  Dor.,  1630;  an  arm  of  Dorchester  bay  lying 
between  South  Boston  and  the  Cow  or  Calf  pasture  in  Dorchester, 
"  so  called  from  being  the  place  where  the  first  settlers  of  the  town 
(Dorchester)  came  on  shore,"  early  in  June,  1630.  (T.  M.  Harris's 
Account  of  Dorchester,  p.  19.)     Suffolk  Deeds,  Lib.  1,  fol.  200. 

Old  Harbor  place.  So.  B.;  from  Old  Harbor  street,  east,  between 
Thomas  park  and  East  Eighth  street;  shown  in  1873;  laid  out  and 
extended  to  Covington  street  under  the  name  of  Dixfield  street, 
Nov.  6,  1899.     Suffolk  Deeds,  Lib.  1199,  fol.  190.     L  3224. 

*01d  Harbor  street,  So.  B.,  1805;  from  140  Dorchester  street  to  1320 
Columbia  road;  formerly  from  Dorchester  street  to  beyond  East  Ninth 
street  (now  Columbia  road)  with  proposed  extension  to  Une  in  "  Old 
Harbor";  laid  out  on  land  of  Champney,  Thomas  Bird's  heirs,  and 
Mary  Clap,  Feb.  27,  1805;  laid  out  from  Dorchester  street  to  former 
dividing  line  between  Dorchester  and  Boston,  Nov.  17,  1868;  portion 
south  of  Columbia  road  taken  by  the  city,  Aug.  7,  1901,  for  park  pur- 
poses.    Vol.  31,  pp.  30,  85.     L  752,  L  1790. 

Old  hill.  Dor.,  1820;  for  description  see  Savin  hill. 

Old  road,  So.  B.;  from  Dorchester  turnpike  (now  Dorchester  avenue), 
easterly,  to  Deacon  Blake's  house;  shown  on  Pelham's  map,  1777; 
portion  from  Dorchester  avenue  to  East  Third  street  laid  out  as  a 
part  of  Dorchester  street,  Feb.  27,  1805;  portion  ffom  East  Third 
street  to  East  Fourth  street  named  Emerson  street,  March  22,  1864; 
remainder  abandoned  after  the  laying  out  of  the  present  streets. 

*01d  road,  Dor.;  from  4  Glen  way  street  to  Columbia  road;  formerly 
from  Blue  Hill  avenue,  near  Seaver  street,  southerly,  across  Columbia 
street  (now  Columbia  road)  to  Blue  Hill  avenue;  discontinued  from 
Colimibia  street  (now  road),  northerly,  to  Blue  Hill  avenue,  Nov.  8, 
1880;  relocated  from  Michigan  avenue  at  junction  with  Columbia 
street,  southerly,  to  Blue  Hill  avenue,  Oct.  29,  1889;  discontinued 
south  of  its  intersection  with  Glen  way  street,  March  15,  1897.  L  1469, 
L  1503,  L  2185,  L  2811. 

Old  road,  W.  Rox.;  leading  from  Canterbury  street  to  Boston;  portion 
lying  between  Blue  Hill  avenue  and  land  of  W.  E.  Abbott  discon- 
tinued, July  26,  1852. 

Old  road  to  Dedham,  W.  Rox.;  from  Centre  street,  opposite  Third 
Parish  meeting-house;  shown  on  plan  dated  1815  (Norfolk  Registry, 
Plan  Book  lA);  now  part  of  South  street. 

Old  road  to  Roxbury,  Bri.;  the  earliest  road  from  Boston,  and  over 
the  route  now  designated  by  the  names  of  Washington  street  (over 
the  "neck"),  Roxbury  street,  Columbus  avenue,  Tremont  street, 
Huntington  avenue  (in  Roxbury),  Washington  street  (by  the  "  Punch 
Bowl")  and  Harvard  street  (in  Brookline),  Harvard  avenue,  Cam- 
bridge and  North  Harvard  streets  (in  Brighton)  to  the  ferry  (estab- 


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lished  in  1635)  and  Boylston  street  (in  Cambridge)  to  the  college 
(the  only  road  to  the  college).  An  order  "in  respect  of  making  a  suffi- 
cient path  from  the  south  side  of  Charles  river,  from  Cambridge  to 
Roxberie,  etc.,"  was  passed  by  the  town  of  Cambridge  in  1638;  a  bridge 
to  take  the  place  of  the  ferry  was  built  in  1662;  Earl  Percy  passed 
over  this  road  on  his  way  to  Lexington  with  the  British  troops  in 
1775. 

*01d  way,  B.;  from  Cross  street,  north,  by  the  Mill  pond;  named  by  the 
town  May  3,  1708,  and  shown  in  the  "Vade  Mecum,"  1732;  closed; 
also  called  "  The  Old  Foot  Way  ";  later  called  Vereins  alley. 

Old  Whittier  street,  Rox.;  from  11  Downing  street  to  Hampshire  street; 
so  called  by  owners  of  abutting  property  since  the  change  of  name  of 
Culvert  street  to  Whittier  street;  sometimes  called  Whittier  place. 

Oleander  street,  Dor.;  from  72  Magnolia  street,  easterly,  to  beyond 
Alexander  street;  formerly  from  Magnolia  street,  easterly,  then 
southwardly,  nearly  to  Baker  place;  latter  portion  laid  out  as  Alex- 
ander street,  Aug.  26,  1898.  Suffolk  Deeds,  Lib.  2238,  fol.  543, 
Lib.  2275,  fol.  467.     L  3026. 

Olive  court,  B.;  from  1350  Washington  street,  east,  1837;  called  Olive 
place,  1849. 

Olive  place,  B.;  from  1350  Washington  street,  southeasterly,  to  2 
Waltham  street,  near  its  junction  with  Harrison  avenue;  called 
Olive  court,  1837;  Fisher's  court,  1846;  Olive  place,  from  Washing- 
ton street,  east,  afterwards  to  Harrison  avenue. 

Olive  street,  B.;  north  of  J.  Joy's  to  the  water,  1796;  from  Belknap 
(now  Joy)  street  to  Charles  street,  1817;  Sumner  street  extended 
through  Olive  street,  July  6,  1824;  named  Mt.  Vernon  street,  Aug. 
27,  1832. 

Oliver  court,  B.;  from  25  Webster  avenue,  easterly;  same  in  1863. 

Oliver  place,  B.;  from  83  Essex  street  to  68  Beach  street;  same  in  1825; 
sometimes  called  Ohver's  avenue.     Suffolk  Registry,  Lib.  507,  fol.  80. 

*01iver  street,  B.;  from  127  Milk  street  to  441  Atlantic  avenue;  "the 
street  where  Mr.  Daniel  Oliver  dwells,  from  Milk  street  up  to  Fort  hill," 
named  Oliver  street  by  the  town  May  3,  1708;  from  Milk  street, 
south,  to  Cow  lane  (now  High  street)  in  list  of  streets  from  the  "  Vade 
Mecum,"  1732;  called  Oliver's  lane  in  Boston's  first  directory,  1789; 
from  Milk  street  to  Washington  place  (Fort  Hill  square)  in  Shaw's 
history  of  Boston,  1817;  the  portion  now  from  Fort  Hill  square  to 
Atlantic  avenue  was  called  Gibbs  or  Gibson's  lane  from  1708,  and 
named  Belmont  street,  from  High  street  to  Broad  street  (now  Atlantic 
avenue),  1845;  Oliver  street  extended  and  grade  revised  from  Milk 
street  through  Washington  square  and  Belmont  street  to  Broad  street 
(now  Atlantic  avenue),  Sept.  6,  1865,  under  authority  of  chapter  159, 
Acts  of  Legislature  of  1865;  the  change  of  grade  between  Milk  street 
and  Broad  street  lowered  the  street  about  44  feet  at  its  summit,  and 
was  done  in  connection  with  the  lowering  of  Fort  hill;  name  of 
Belmont  street  changed  to  Oliver  street,  April  21,  1868;  portion  dis- 
continued, May  21,  1868;  extended  to  Kilby  street  at  Libertv  square, 
April  18,  1873.  L  298,  L  299,  L  300,  L  301,  L  378,  L  492,  L  850,  L  853, 
L  883,  L  922,  L  2090. 

Oliver's  avenue,  B.;  Oliver  place,  from  Essex  street  to  Beach  street, 
sometimes  so  called.     Suffolk  Registry,  Lib.  507,  fol.  80. 

Oliver's  bridge,  B.;  in  Mackerel  lane  (now  Kilby  street),  near  Hawes 
street,  over  Oliver's  dock,  1722. 

Oliver's  (Mrs.)  corner,  at  foot  of  Water  street,  1708. 

Oliver's  lane,  B.,  1789;  Ohver  street  so  called  in  Boston's  first  directory, 
1789. 


350  List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston. 

Olmstead  street,  W.  Rox.,  1893;  from  16  Forest  Hills  street  to  44 
Peter  Parley  road;  authority  to  open  given  by  Street  Commissioners, 
May  24,  1893;  formerly  called  Eugene  street. 

Olmsted  park,  Rox.  and  W.  Rox.,  1900;  that  part  of  the  park  system 
between  Huntington  avenue  and  Pond  street;  Leverett  Park  and 
Jamaica  Park  called  Olmsted  Park,  Dec.  24,  1900,  in  honor  of  the 
late  Frederick  Law  Olmsted. 

*01ney  street.  Dor.,  1876;  from  212  Bowdoin  street  to  44  Rosseter 
street;  name  of  Green  street  between  Bowdoin  street  and  Geneva 
avenue  changed  to  Olney  street,  Dec.  30,  1876;  name  of  Union  avenue, 
from  Geneva  avenue  to  Rosseter  street,  changed  to  Olney  street, 
March  1,  1888.     L  1191,  L  1652,  L  1727,  L  2020. 

01ney=street  place,  Dor.;  from  Olney  street  to  Wales  place;  formerly 
called  Green-street  court;  now  Rock  terrace. 

*Oneida  street,  B.;  from  320  Harrison  avenue  to  219  Albany  street; 
from  Harrison  avenue,  east,  1844;  to  Albany  street,  1845;  accepted, 
Jan.  5,  1856.  Suffolk  Deeds,  Plan  Book  1,  p.  16,  Lib.  2170,  fol.  43. 
L  234,  L  3981. 

O'Neil  place,  Bri.,  1906;  from  44  Winship  street. 

Onslow  terrace.  So.  B.;  from  705  East  Fifth  street,  south,  between  M 
street  and  N  street. 

Ontario  street,  B.;  from  Lincoln  street  to  Lehigh  street;  shown  on  plan 
dated  April  23,  1840  (Suffolk  Deeds,  Lib.  454,  end) ;  shown  as  aban- 
doned on  plan  dated  Dec.  31,  1855;  now  in  land  of  the  B.  &  A.  R.  R. 
Co.     L  61. 

*Ontario  street,  So.  B.;  from  Swan  street  to  Foundiy  street;  laid  out 
between  Sixth  street  and  Swan  street,  Oct.  12,  1869;  closed;  taken 
May  24,  1893,  by  O.  C.  R.  R.  Co.,  by  authority  of  the  Acts  of 
Legislature  of  1893,  chapter  127.     L  483,  L  514. 

Ontario=street  place.  So.  B.;  from  8  Ontario  street,  east,  to  land  of  the 
O.  C.  R.  R.  Co.  (Suffolk  Deeds,  Lib.  1766,  fol.  281);  included  in  land 
taken  by  the  railroad  company.  May  24,  1893,  by  authority  of  chapter 
127,  Acts  of  the  Legislature  of  1893. 

*Opera  place,  Rox.,  1908;  from  331  Himtington  avenue,  adjoining  the 
northeast  side  of  the  Boston  Opera  House,  to  St.  Stephen  street; 
named  by  Eben  D.  Jordan,  Sept.  17,  1908;  laid  out,  Sept.  7,  1909. 
L  4163. 

*Ophir  street,  W.  Rox._,  1892;  from  3303  Wasliington  street  to  100 
Brookside  avenue,  laid  out,  Sept.  6,  1892.     L  2433. 

Orange  avenue,  B.;  from  West  Orange  street  to  West  Castle  street, 
nearly  opposite  Middlesex  street,  1849;  sometimes  called  Orange 
place;  closed. 

*Orange  court,  B.;  from  Orange  (now  Washington)  street,  west,  1823; 
previously  called  Dutch  lane;  from  Washington  street  to  Johnson 
schoolhouse  (superseded  by  the  Winthrop  school  in  1855)  accepted 
Oct.  1,  1838;  accepted  and  laid  out,  Sept.  1,  1845;  name  changed  to 
Dix  place,  March  30,  1846. 

Orange  court,  Rox.,  1850-59;  from  51  Fellows  street,  northwesterly. 

Orange  lane,  B.;  from  Washington  street,  opposite  Orange  street,  to 
Harrison  avenue;  referred  to  as  a  12-foot  passageway  in  1813  (Suffolk 
Deeds,  Lib.  242,  fol.  291);  referred  to  in  directory  of  1827  as  from 
Washington  street  opposite  Orange  place  (later  street);  in  directory 
of  1850  as  from  Waslxington  street  to  Harrison  avenue;  included  in 
the  location  of  the  B.  &  P.  R.  R.,  March  17,  1898  (date  of  fiUng  with 


List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston.  351 

Suffolk  Registry),  under  authority  of  chapter  516,  Acts  of  1896. 
(Suffolk  Deeds,  Lib.  978,  fol.  138;  Lib.  1109,  end;  Plan  Book  1,  p.  36; 
Plan  Book  2,  p.  45. 

Orange  place,  B.;  from  Washington  street,  between  Castle  street  and 
the  B.  &  A.  R.  R.,  west;  shown  in  directory  of  1825  as  extending 
from  625  Washington  street;  accepted  from  Washington  street,  west- 
erly about  349  feet,  as  far  as  houses  numbered  30  and  31  and 
named  Orange  street,  Aug.  2,  1830. 

Orange  place,  B.;  from  West  Orange  street  to  West  Castle  street, 
nearly  opposite  Middlesex  street,  1849;  same  as  Orange  avenue; 
closed. 

Orange  street,  B.,  1830;  from  Washington  street,  between  Castle  street 
and  the  B.  &  A.  R.  R.,  to  Shawmut  avenue;  formerly  from  Washing- 
ton street  to  Village  place;  Orange  place,  1825;  Orange  place  accepted 
from  Washington  street  as  far  westerly,  about  349  feet,  as  houses 
numbered  30  and  31,  and  named  Orange  street,  Aug.  2,  1830;  shown 
in  directory  of  1850  as  extending  from  Wasliington  street  to  Village 
place;  laid  out,  Dec.  18,  1854,  and  referred  to  as  West  Orange  street, 
provided  the  abutters  give  a  bond  to  the  effect  that  they  will  claim 
no  grade  damages;  as  this  part  of  the  street  was  included  in  land  of 
the  B.  &  A.  R.  R.,  and  there  is  no  record  of  discontinuance,  it  is  to  be 
supposed  the  provisions  of  the  order  were  never  fulfilled;  as  Boyd 
Howard,  one  of  the  petitioners,  owned  an  estate  between  the  part 
laid  out  in  1830  and  Village  place  it  is  to  be  supposed  that  this  is  the 
portion  of  street  referred  to  in  the  above  laying  out;  Shawmut  avenue 
laid  out  across  Orange  street,  Oct.  10,  1870;  the  stone  retaining  wall 
supporting  Shawmut  avenue  divided  Orange  street  into  two  parts; 
portion  between  Washington  street  and  Shawmut  avenue  discontin- 
ued by  Street  Commissioners,  Feb.  3,  1872;  the  street,  though  dis- 
continued as  a  public  way,  did  not  cease  to  exist  as  a  street  until 
March  17,  1898,  at  which  date  the  street  was  included  in  the  location 
of  the  B.  &  P.  R.  R.  under  authority  of  chapter  516,  Acts  of  1896 
(see  plan  filed  with  Suffolk  Deeds).    L  523,  L  547,  L  549,  L  563,  L  727. 

Orange  street,  B.,  1663;  from  Beach  street  to  Dover  street,  1663; 
from  Essex  street  to  the  fortifications  (near  Dover  street).  May  3,  1708; 
made  a  part  of  Washington  street,  July  6,  1824. 

fOrange  street,  Rox.;  from  Washington  (now  Roxbury)  street  to  Clay 
(now  Linden  Park)  street;  also  from  Clay  street  to  junction  Ruggles 
and  Cabot  streets;  laid  out,  etc.,  July  25,  1853;  accepted,  between 
Washington  street  and  Pearl  (now  King)  street,  Sept.  7,  1857; 
accepted,  conditionally,  between  Factory  (now  Vernon)  street  and 
Culvert  (now  Whittier)  street,  Oct.  28,  1867;  part  between  Wash- 
ington street  and  Pearl  street  named  Elmwood  street,  April  21, 
1868;  between  Clay  street  and  Cabot  street  named  Hampshire 
street,  April  21,  1868;  remainder  from  Pearl  street  to  Clay  street 
subsequently  named  Ehnwood  street;  no  record. 

Orange  street,  W.  Rox.;  from  284  Beech  street,  northeasterly,  then 
northerly  to  16  West  street;  same  in  1874. 

Orange=tree  lane,  B.;  previously  to  1708  from  Queen  (now  Court) 
street  to  Hudson  lane  (now  Elm  street);  called  Hanover  street  by 
the  town,  May  3,  1708. 

Orchard  avenue,  W.  Rox.;  from  Morton  street,  near  and  southeast  of 
Washington  street,  southwest. 

Orchard  court,  Rox.;  from  what  is  now  Orchard  street  to  a  point 
opposite  Proctor  (now  Eustis)  street,  and  about  100  feet  distant, 
northwesterly,  from  Adams  street;  name  changed  to  Orchard  street, 
and  extended  to  Adams  street,  May  27,  1867;  called  Eustis  street, 
April  21,  1868. 


352  List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston. 

Orchard  park,  Rox.;  park  at  junction  of  Chadwick  street  and  Orchard 
Park  street. 

Orchard  place,  Dor.;  from  Boston  street  to  Roseclair  street,  formerly 
from  Boston  street,  opposite  Clapp  street,  southeasterly  about  793 
feet;  extended  to  Roseclair  street  in  1894;  laid  out  from  Boston 
street  to  Roseclair  street  with  the  name  of  St.  Margaret  street,  Oct. 
3,  1902.     L  3502. 

fOrchard  street,  Rox.;  from  39  Yeoman  street  to  Orchard  park,  and 
from  Orchard  park  to  138  Eustis  street;  formerly  from  Yeoman 
street  to  Eustis  street  across  Orchard  park;  also  from  Orchard  street, 
opposite  Trask  place,  to  Adams  street,  now  Orchard  Park  street; 
accepted  Oct.  24,  1859,  "pro\dded  the  lower  part  be  brought  up  to 
the  grade  the  city  shall  estabhsh";  grade  approved,  Dec.  19,  1859; 
portion  of  Eaton  street  from  Orchard  street  to  Adams  street  accepted 
and  named  Orchard  street,  Nov.  12,  1860;  now  Orchard  Park  street, 
but  no  record  of  change  of  name;  extended  to  Adams  street,  through 
Orchard  court.  May  27,  1867  (name  of  this  part  changed  to  Eustis 
street,  April  21,  1868);  between  Dearborn  street  and  Adams  street 
changed  to  Eustis  street,  April  21,  1868. 

*Orchard  street,  W.  Rox.;  from  875  Centre  street  to  Pond  street; 
accepted,  located  and  laid  out  by  the  Selectmen,  Oct.  1, 1866;  accepted, 
provided  no  damages  for  land  taken  be  assessed  upon  the  town,  March 
25,  1867. 

Orchard  street,  Bri.;  from  Saunders  street  to  Gordon  street;  laid  out 
as  Pomeroy  street,  June  9,  1887.     L  1994. 

Orchardale  street.  Dor.,  1894;  from  58  Westville  street. 

*Orchard  Park  street,  Rox.;  from  23  Ambrose  street  at  junction  with 
Chadwick  street  to  33  Adams  street;  that  part  of  Eaton  (now  Orchard 
Park)  street  to  Adams  street  accepted  and  made  a  part  of  Orchard 
street,  Nov.  12,  1860;  from  Orchard  street,  northerly,  over  a  portion 
of  Orchard  park  to  Hartopp  place  (now  Ambrose  street)  at  junction 
with  Chadwick  street,  laid  out,  Feb.  19,  1876;  no  record  of  change 
of  name  of  part  of  Orchard  street  between  Orchard  street  and  Adams 
street  to  Orchard  Park  street.     L  1132. 

Orchid  street.  Dor.,  1903;  from  311  Centre  street  (160  feet  northeast 
from  Clematis  street)  to  Whitten  street;  authority  to  open  given 
by  Street  Commissioners,  Feb.  19,  1903. 

Ordway  place,  B.,  1868;  from  347  Washington  street,  near  Bromfield 
street,  west,  then  north  to  15  Province  court;  called  Norfolk  avenue, 
1828;  named  Ordway  place,  April  21,  1868,  for  John  P.  Ordway, 
who  was  proprietor  of  Ordway  hall  (formerly  Old  Province  House), 
which  was  opened  in  1852. 

*Oregon  street,  Rox.;  from  88  Conant  street  to  91  Smith  street;  laid  out 
from  Conant  street  and  extended  to  Smith  street,  Sept.  23,  1882. 
L  1641. 

Organ  Park  street,  W.  Rox.;  from  14  Catherine  street,  southeast,  then 
northeast,  near  Bourne  street. 

Orient  avenue,  E.  B.  (Breed's  Island);  from  Farrington  street,  west, 
to  Cosmos  street. 

Orient  Heights,  E.  B.;  Breed's  Island  now  so  called;  no  official  record. 
Suffolk  Deeds,  Lib.  1284,  end. 

Orient  park,  Dor.,  1899;  from  127  Homes  avenue,  between  Draper  street 
and  Topliff  street,  southeast. 


List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston.  353 

Orienta  place,  E.  B.  (Breed's  Island);  from  Orient  avenue  to  Gladstone 
street;  shown  on  plan  dated  November,  1886  (Suffolk  Deeds,  Lib. 
2295,  fol.  497);  in  Bromley's  atlas,  1892,  called  Selma  street;  in 
directory  of  1898,  Orienta  place;  directory  of  1899  and  since,  Selma 
street,  and  it  was  so  shown  by  a  sign  on  the  ground  in  1907. 

Oriental  court,  Rox.;  from  12  Phillips  street,  westerly,  near  Tremont 
street. 

Oriole  street,  Rox.;  from  Walnut  avenue  to  Humboldt  (formerly 
Williams)  avenue;  laid  out  as  Ruthven  street,  Dec.  1,  1884.     L  1837. 

*Oriole  street,  W.  Rox.,  1848;  from  265  Park  street  to  176  Bellevue 
street;  same  in  1874;  laid  out,  Aug.  28,  1882.     L  1634. 

*Orkney  road,  Bri.,  1896;  from  16  Strathmore  road  to  17  Sutherland 
road;  authority  to  open  from  Strathmore  road  to  west  of  Ayr  road 
given  by  Street  Commissioners,  July  30,  1896;  laid  out  from  Strath- 
more road  to  Sutherland  road,  Oct.  14,  1898.     L  3033,  L  3631. 

Orlando  street.  Dor.,  1903;  from  Almont  street,  near  its  junction  with 
Monterey  avenue,  southwest,  nearly  to  Messinger  street,  and  after 
an  interval  of  about  313  feet  continued  to  Canaan  street;  the  first 
part  shown  on  plan  dated  May  2,  1903  (filed  with  Land  Court);  second 
part  shown  on  plan  dated  April  25,  1908.  Suffolk  Deeds,  Lib.  3274, 
end. 

fOrleans  street,  E.  B.;  from  46  Marginal  street  to  409  Bennington  street; 
laid  out  from  Maverick  street  to  Marginal  street,  Aug.  7,  1848;  por- 
tion between  Maverick  and  Decatur  streets  accepted  April  5,  1859. 
L  1133,  L  3820,  L  3821,  L  3822,  L  3823,  L  3824,  L  3825. 

Ormond  street,  Dor.,  1895;  from  5  Welhngton  Hill  street,  parallel  with 
and  180  feet  southwest  from  Goodale  road,  southeast  about  460 
feet,  and  from  Outlook  street,  west,  nearly  parallel  with  Byers  road 
to  Welhngton  Hill  street,  near  its  jimction  with  Blue  Hill  avenue; 
authority  to  open  portion  from  Ponemah  (now  Wellington  Hill) 
street,  near  Blue  Hill  avenue,  northwesterly,  to  beyond  Duke  street, 
given  by  Street  Commissioners,  May  20,  1895;  remaining  portion 
shown  on  plan  by  Henry  C.  Mildram,  dated  May  2,  1907. 

Ormond  terrace,  B.,  1896;  from  932  Harrison  avenue,  opposite  Newcomb 
street,  southeast,  to  Harrison  terrace;  formerly  sometimes  called  a  part 
of  Orange  court. 

Osborn  place,  B.;  from  46  Pleasant  street  to  and  crossing  Shawmut 
avenue;  from  Pleasant  street,  south,  between  Washington  street  and 
Tremont  street,  1845;  a  portion  taken  by  the  extension  of  Shawmut 
avenue  in  1870.     L  549,  L  724,  L  726,  L  792. 

*Oscar  street,  Rox.;  from  740  Parker  street  to  51  Terrace  street;  private 
way  known  as  Drury  place  laid  out  as  Oscar  street,  Aug.  19,  1881, 
L  1548. 

Osgood  court,  Rox.;  from  2651  Washington  street,  northwesterly, 
parallel  with  Cedar  street. 

Osgood  place,  B.;  from  34  Poplar  street  to  Pike  alley  (now  Public  Alley 
No.  14);  same  in  1874;  later  called  Mascot  place;  laid  out  as  Public 
Alley  No.  13,  Oct.  29,  1902.     L  3508. 

*Oswald  street,  Rox.,  1894;  from  109  Hillside  street  to  85  Calumet 
street;  authority  to  open  given  by  Street  Commissioners,  Sept.  20, 
1894;  laid  out,  Nov.  24,  1902.     L  3532,  L  3876. 

*Oswego  street,  B.;  from  330  Harrison  avenue  to  235  Albany  street; 
from  Harrison  avenue,  east,  1844;  to  Albany  street,  1845;  accepted 
Jan.  5,  1856.     L  208,  L  2679. 


854  List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston. 

Otis  place,  B.;  from  41  Brimmer  street,  westerly  and  southerly  and 
northerly,  to  164  Mt.  Vernon  street. 

Otis  place,  B.;  from  Summer  street,  opposite  Kingston  street,  to  rear 
of  Franklin  place  (now  Franklin  street);  called  Otis  street  from 
1812  to  1816;  Otis  place,  1816  to  1861;  renamed  Otis  street,  April 
23,  1861.     L  105,  L  133. 

Otis  place,  Chsn.;  from  319  Main  street,  opposite  Lincoln  street,  north- 
east; not  shown  since  1885. 

Otis  place,  W.  E,ox.;  from  15  Norfolk  street,  southwest. 

*Otis  street,  B.;  from  64  Summer  street,  opposite  Kingston  street,  to 
Winthrop  square;  from  Summer  street  to  rear  of  Franklin  place  (now 
Franklin  street),  1812;  called  Otis  place,  1816;  renamed  Otis  street, 
April  23,  1861;  on  petition  for  acceptance  City  Solicitor  gives  opinion 
that  Otis  street  is  a  pubHc  highway,  Nov.  11,  1861.     L  338,  L  832. 

Otis  street,  Rox.;  from  Walnut  street  (now  avenue)  to  Dedham  turn- 
pike (now  Washington  street);  name  changed  to  Townsend  street 
April  21,  1868. 

Otis  street,  Bri.,  1869 ;  from  Cambridge  street,  northwesterly,  then  westerly 
to  Franklin  street,  and  so  shown  on  plan  by  W.  S.  Barbour,  dated 
May  21,  1869;  from  Frankhn  street  to  the  bend  later  called  Hill 
avenue;  from  Cambridge  street  to  Hill  avenue  laid  out  as  Mansfield 
street,  April  17,  1882;  Hill  avenue,  which  is  the  part  from  Franklin 
street,  easterly,  laid  out  as  Easton  street,  Sept.  10,  1889.     L  1600. 

Otis  wharf,  B.;  from  408  Atlantic  avenue,  nearly  opposite  foot  of 
Oliver  street,  easterly,  same  on  Hales's  map,  1814. 

Otisfield  avenue,  1891,  [  Rox.;  from  345  Blue  Hill  avenue  to  29  Gaston 
*Otisfield  street,  1895,     i      street;  formerly  Otisfield  avenue;   laid  out, 
March  5,  1895.     L  2698. 

Ottawa  place,  B.;  from  Washington  street,  east,  near  South  May  (now 
Savoy)  street;  called  Sands  place,  1859;  named  Ottav/a.  place,  1873; 
name  changed  to  Temple  park,  1879;  now  called  Mechanics  row. 

*Ottawa  street,  Rox.,  1845;  from  51  Sherman  street  to  34  Laurel  street; 
shown  on  plan  by  A.  R.  Binney,  dated  Nov.  20,  1845;  laid  out,  Sept. 
7,  1871.     L  687. 

*Otter  street,  B.;  from  99  Beacon  street  to  Charles-river  Embankment; 
formerly  from  99  Beacon  street,  northerly,  to  Charles  river;  shown 
on  plan  by  Alexander  Wadsworth,  dated  Nov.  8,  1847;  laid  out  by 
Boston  and  Roxbury  Mill  Corporation,  Feb.  26,  1849;  accepted  as  a 
public  highway  from  Beacon  street  to  the  water,  July  1,  1857,  pro- 
^^ded  the  Boston  and  Roxbury  Mill  Corporation  give  the  City  of 
Boston  deed  of  same;  deed  given,  July  7,  1857.  Suffolk  Deeds,  Lib. 
720,  fol.  263,  Plan  Book  3,  p.  22. 

Outlook  street.  Dor.,  1907;  from  Byers  road,  about  200  feet  southwest 
of  Ormond  street,  southeast  about  200  feet;  shown  on  plan  by 
Henry  C.  Mildram,  dated  May  2,  1907. 

Overlook  street,  Rox.,  1880;  from  Fisher  avenue  to  Parker  Hill  avenue; 
abandoned  sometime  prior  to  1882. 

Overlook  street,  E.  B.  (Breed's  Island);  from  321  Gladstone  street  to  101 
Farrington  street;  authority  to  open  from  Farrington  street  to 
Waldemar  avenue  given  by  Street  Commissioners,  Aug.  26,  1896. 

Ox=Bow,  Rox.;  a  piece  of  salt  marsh,  formerly  lying  between  portions 
of  the  old  creek,  sometimes  called  Lambs  Dam  creek,  forming  a 
part  of  the  boundary  line  between  Boston  and  Roxbury  prior  to 
1837;   the  portions  of  the   creek  inclosing  this  area,  referred  to  in 


List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston.  355 

old  records  as  parcel  No.  6,  in  shape  resembled  a  yoke  for  an  ox, 
hence  its  name.  In  1847  the  Mayor  was  authorized  to  contract  for 
filling  a  portion  of  the  marsh  lands  on  the  east  side  of  the  Neck,  known 
as  South  bay.  First  contract  for  filling  of  South  bay  lands,  which 
included  the  "  Ox-Bow,"  was  made  in  1853;  the  filUng  was  completed 
in  1862.  Albany  street  was  extended  over  a  poi'tion  of  the  "  Ox-Bow," 
from  Springfield  street  (later  East  Springfield)  to  Roxbury  canal, 
but  no  record  of  such  laying  out;  Springfield  (later  East  Springfield) 
street  was  extended  over  a  portion  of  the  "Ox-Bow"  to  Albany  street 
in  1854  and  laid  out,  Oct.  30,  1880;  and  Chester  park  (later  East 
Chester  park,  now  Massachusetts  avenue)  extended  over  a  portion 
to  Albany  street  and  laid  out,  Nov.  17,  1865;  part  now  in  grounds  of 
City  Hospital,  near  Albany  street.  L  261,  L  303.  See  City  Docu- 
ment No.  35  of  1853,  47  and  51  of  1859,  and  50  and  78  of  1862. 

Oxford  place,  B.;  from  24  Harrison  avenue,  easterly,  then  northerly 
and  southerly,  with  opening  from  the  south  end  easterly  into 
Oxford  street  from  Harrison  avenue,  east,  near  Essex  street,  1842. 

*Oxford  street,  B.;  from  71  Essex  street  to  58  Beach  street;  same  includ- 
ing Peck  lane,  1842;  accepted  and  named,  Oct.  24,  1842.  Suffolk 
Deeds,  Plan  Book  3,  p.  22,  Lib.  1765,  fol.  343,  Lib.  1983,  fol.  393. 

*Oxford  street,  Rox.;  from  Sudbury  (now  Weston)  street  to  Tremont 
street;  accepted,  conditionally,  March  11,  1844;  accepted,  finally, 
March  3,  1845;  name  changed  to  Newbern  street,  April  21,  1868. 

Oxford  terrace,  B.;  from  22  Huntington  avenue,  near  Dartmouth  street, 
southeast,  then  northeast,  1884. 

*P  street,  So.  B.;  from  Reserved  channel,  north  of  East  First  street, 
to  Columbia  road;  formerly  from  line  of  low  water,  on  the  north, 
to  harbor  line  in  Dorchester  bay;  from  salt  water  on  the  south  to 
the  harbor  of  Boston  on  the  north;  laid  out  and  named,  Feb.  27, 
1805;  laid  out  from  low-water  mark  north  of  First  street  to  harbor 
line  in  Dorchester  bay,  Nov.  17,  1868;  part  south  of  Columbia  road 
now  in  Strandway. 

*Pacific  street.  So.  B.;  from  491  East  Fourth  street  to  14  Thomas  park; 
laid  out,  Jan.  5,  1875.     L  1003. 

Packard's  wharf,  B.;  from  Atlantic  avenue,  southeasterly,  nearly 
opposite  Oliver  street. 

Paddock's  mall,  B.,  1777;  the  west  side  of  Common  (now  Tremont) 
street,  opposite  Rawson's  lane  (now  Bromfield  street). 

Paddy's  alley,  B.;  from  Ann  (now  North)  street,  northwesterly;  prior 
to  1708  called  Ball's  alley,  and  also  Perraway's  alley;  called  Paddy's 
alley  by  the  town,  May  3,  1708  (named  in  honor  of  William  Paddy 
who  lived  on  the  alley  and  who  died  in  1658);  from  Ann  street  to 
Middle  (now  Hanover)  street,  1732;  a  new  street  laid  out  in  part  over 
the  old  Paddy's  alley,  April  16,  1767,  and  relaid,  June  17,  1773,  being 
called  Paddy-alley  street;  named  North  Centre  street  about  1773. 

Page  avenue,  Dor.;  from  McLellan  street  to  Glenway  street;  Page 
avenue  laid  out  under  the  name  of  Page  street,  Jan.  22,  1897.     L  2825. 

*Page  street.  Dor.,  1897;  from  66  McLellan  street  to  101  Glenway  street; 
Page  avenue  laid  out  with  name  of  Page  street,  Jan.  22,  1897.     L  2825. 

Page  terrace.  Dor.,  1895;  from  12  Page  street,  southeast. 

Page's  court,  B.,  1837;  from  358  North  street,  near  Harris  street; 
called  Ann-street  court  from  Ann  (now  North)  street,  west,  near 
Bartlett  (now  Harris)  street,  1830;  named  Page's  court,  1837. 

Page's  court,  B.;  by  plan  of  1851,  from  Ann  (now  North)  street,  west, 
next  north  of  Sun-court  street;  closed. 


356  List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston. 

Page's  court,  So.  B.;  from  324  West  Broadway  to  257  Athens  street, 
between  D  street  and  E  street. 

Page's  yard,  B.;  from  Ship  (now  Commercial)  street,  1823;  Richmond 
street  extended  through  it  in  1831.  • 

Paige  avenue.  So.  B.,  1901;  from  590  East  Ninth  street. 

Pain's  lane,  W.  Rox.;  from  end  of  Berry  street;  shown  on  plan  246,  Vol. 
3,  Norfolk  County  Commissioners;  included  in  part  of  Berry  street, 
date  not  known;  also  called  Paine'slane;  now  in  land  of  the  Calvary 
Cemetery;  Paine's  lane  ran  through  the  Paine  estate;  hence  the  name. 

Paine  place,  B.,  1849;  from  Washington  street,  east,  near  and  south 
of  Bennet  street;  built  over  in  1877. 

*Paine  street,  W.  Rox.,  1884;  from  698  Canterbury  street  to  345  Walk 
Hill  street;  Sargent  street  laid  out  as  Paine  street.  May  1,  1884. 
L  1768. 

Paisley  park.  Dor.,  1891;  from  20  Bourneside  street  to  15  Upland  avenue; 
authority  to  open  given  by  Street  Commissioners,  Oct.  1,  1891. 

Palfrey  street,  W.  Rox.,  1899;  from  169  Brown  avenue,  southeasterly, 
then  southwesterly  along  the  N.  Y.,  H.  N.  &  H.  R.  R.,  then  westerly 
to  6  Rowe  street;  authority  to  open  given  by  the  Street  Commissioners, 
Oct.  4,  1899. 

Palm  street,  Dor.,  1903;  from  341  Centre  street  (160  feet  northeast  from 
Althea  street)  to  Whitten  street;  authority  to  open  given  by  Street 
Commissioners,  Feb.  19,  1903. 

Palmer  place,  Rox.;  from  65  Palmer  street,  southwesterly;  named, 
March  14,  1871. 

*Palmer  street,  B.,  1788;  from  Milk  street,  opposite  Tanner's  lane  (now 
Bath  street),  southerly  by  the  Rope- walks  to  Cow  lane  (now  High 
street);  called  Hutchinson  lane  or  street,  in  the  "Vade  Mecum  for 
America,"  1732;  named  Palmer  street  by  the  town,  July  4,  1788; 
named  Pearl  street,  1800. 

*Palmer  street,  Rox.;  from  2234  Washington  street  to  93  Eustis  street; 
name  of  Sumner  street  changed  to  Palmer  street,  April  21,  1868 
L  1281. 

Paris  court,  E.  B.;  from  79  Paris  street,  between  Decatur  street  and 
Wesley  street;  shown  as  extending  to  Chelsea  street  on  atlas,  1884, 
and  given  as  Parley  court  on  atlas,  1874. 

Paris  place,  E.  B.;  from  137  Paris  street,  between  Gove  street  and  Porter 
street. 

Paris  place,  B.,  1848;  name  changed  to  Merrimac  place,  from  Merrimac 
street,  south,  near  Gouch  (now  Norman)  street,  1857. 

*Paris  street,  E.  B.,  from  178  Siunner  street  to  Bennington  street,  near 
Putnam  street;  accepted  from  Meridian  street  to  Maverick  street, 
Aug.  27,  1849  (see  Qty  Clerk's  records,  1849,  p.  418;  Suffolk  Deeds, 
Lib.  603,  fol.  102);  from  northwesterly  line  of  Sumner  street  to  the 
southwest  line  of  Maverick  street  laid  out  and  named  by  city,  July  28, 
1851  (see  City  Clerk's  records,  1851,  p.  364;  Suffolk  Deeds,  Lib.  759, 
fol.  78);  accepted  and  laid  out  between  Meridian  street  and  Decatur 
street,  July  12,  1852;  accepted  between  Decatur  street  and  Porter 
street,  June  15,  1859;  laid  out  from  Porter  street  to  Bennington  street, 
Sept.  23,  1871.  L  688,  L  1653,  L  2502,  L  2718,  L  3180,  L  3698, 
L  3942. 

*Parish  street.  Dor.,  1884;  from  38  Winter  street,  easterly;  laid  out,  Aug. 
27,  1884.     L  1807,  L  2310. 


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Park  avenue,  W.  Rox.;  from  Centre  street  to  Robin  street;  Park  street 
so  called  on  map,  1849. 

Park  road,  W.  Rox.,  1899;  from  Centre  street  opposite.  Orchard  street, 
to  South  street,  near  Forest  Hills  Station;  the  northeasterly  road- 
way of  the  Arborway  so  called  by  abutters;  not  officially  named  by 
Park  Commissioners. 

*Park  Lane  street,  W.  Rox.,  1894;  from  Walnut  avenue,  near  and  north 
of  Peter  Parley  road;  formerly  called  Franklin  Park  terrace,  and 
authority  to  open  given  under  that  name  by  Street  Commissioners, 
May  24,  1893;  Franklin  Park  terrace  laid  out  as  Park  Lane  street, 
Nov.  23,  1895.     L  2750. 

Park  place,  B.,  1836;  from  Hanover  street,  west,  near  Board  alley;  not 
shown  since  1870. 

Park  place,  B.;  Park  street  so  called  in  directory,  1806. 

Park  place,  Rox.;  from  53  Yeoman  street,  southwesterly. 

Park  place,  W.  Rox.;  from  6  Myrtle  street,  southerly. 

Park  place,  W.  Rox.;  area  at  the  junction  of  Forest  Hills  street  and 
Morton  street  so  called  on  atlas  of  1884. 

*Park  square,  B.;  at  the  junction  of  Pleasant  street,  Boylston  street,  Eliot 
street  and  Columbus  avenue;  a  triangular  piece  of  the  pubUc  highway 
southerly  from  Boylston  street,  midway  between  the  easterly  and 
westerly  lines  of  the  present  square,  ordered  discontinued  and  to  be 
inclosed  as  a  pubhc  square  and  named  Park  square,  Nov.  28,  1855 
(for  plan  see  Vol.  31,  p.  72,  Surveying  Division);  all  of  the  open  terri- 
tory between  Boylston  street  and  the  southerly  Une  of  Eliot  street 
extended  across  Columbus  avenue  named  Park  square,  April  28,  1899. 
Vol.  31,  p.  72.     L  613,  L  878. 

Park  square,  W.  Rox.;  northeasterly  from  and  parallel  with  Park  avenue 
or  street;  later  a  part  of  Irving  (now  Stratford)  street. 

*Park  street,  B.,  1803  ;  from  Tremont  street  to  24  Beacon  street;  prior  to 
1803  called  Centry  or  Sentry  street;  named  Park  street,  1803;  in  1806 
directory  called  Park  place;  confirmed  as  a  public  street,  June  9,  1834. 

Park  street,  Rox.;  name  changed  to  Edgewood  street,  April  21,  1868; 
Edgewood  street  from  Warren  street  to  Blue  Hill  avenue  was  laid  out, 
April  9,  1875.     L  1033,  L  1034. 

Park  street,  Rox.;  from  Bellevue  street,  opposite  Deaconess  road,  to 
Riverway;  formerly  from  Binney  street  to  Longwood  street;  part 
between  Brookhne  avenue  and  Binney  street  laid  out  as  Smyrna  street; 
May  17, 1882;  portion  at  northwesterly  end,  including  Longwood  street, 
now  in  Riverway;  portion  from  443  Brookline  avenue  to  Bellevue 
street  laid  out  with  name  of  Deaconess  road,  Dec.  9,  1909.  L  1610, 
L  4193. 

fPark  street.  Dor.;  from  64  Bernard  street  to  285  Freeport  street;  from 
Commercial  (now  Freeport)  street  to  Dorchester  avenue  located  Aug. 
18,  1845;  laid  out  from  Dorchester  avenue  to  Washington  street, 
April  1,  1851;  laid  out  from  Washington  street  to  the  N.  E.  R.  R. 
(now  Midland  Division  of  N.  Y.,  N.  H.  &  H.  R.  R.),  Sept.  8,  1886; 
part  west  of  Washington  street  sometimes  called  West  Park  street; 
grade  changed  Oct.  12,  1907,  so  that  the  way  may  be  carried  under 
the  location  of  the  Shawmut  branch  of  the  N.  Y.,  N.  H.  &  H.  R.  R. 
by  decree  of  the  Superior  Court,  acting  under  authority  of  chapter  111 
of  the  Revised  Statutes  and  chapter  440,  Acts  of  Legislature  of  1902. 
L  1182,  L  1945. 

Park  street,  E.  B.  (Breed's  Island);  from  Gladstone  street  to  La  Fayette 
street;  shown  on  Bromley's  atlas  for  1892;  a  part  of  Tower  street  in 
1894;  now  Tower  street. 


358  List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston. 

fPark  street,  W.  Rox.;  from  44  Montview  street  to  Robin  street;  from 
Centre  street  to  Robin  street  called  Park  avenue  on  map,  1849;  laid 
out  and  accepted  from  Centre  street,  southeast,  to  estate  of  Cox  and 
others  (about  210  feet  northwest  of  Pelton  street),  March  29,  1872; 
laid  out  from  a  point  between  Pelton  street  and  Anawan  avenue 
(being  about  2,000  feet  from  Centre  street)  to  Martin  street,  Nov.  11, 
1875;  laid  out  from  Centre  street  to  Montview  street,  March  23,  1898. 
L  1090,  L  1091,  L  2971. 

*Park  street,  Chsn.;  from  18  City  square  to  10  Common  street;  part  of 
Warren  street,  commencing  at  City  square  with  extension  of  same 
to  Winthrop  square  (at  Common  street),  named  Park  street,  Dec.  29, 
1868;  Park  street  from  City  square  to  Henley  street  was  formerly  a 
part  of  Salem  turnpike.     L  1549. 

Parkdale  road,  W.  Rox.,  1901;  from  Selwyn  street,  north  about  350 
feet,  east  from  and  parallel  with  Knoll  street;  with  proposed  extension 
to  Centre  street. 

Parker  avenue,  Bri.,  1890;  from  344  North  Harvard  street,  northeast, 
near  Cambridge  street. 

Parker  court,  W.  Rox.;  from  101  Paul  Gore  street,  southwesterly,  near 
Chestnut  avenue. 

Parker  court,  Bri.;  from  48  Wexford  street,  southwest. 

Parker  place,  B.;  from  North  street,  near  Richmond  street,  northwest; 
a  portion  of  what  was  called  Clark's  alley,  1824;  called  Parker  place 
in  Assessors'  books  of  1850;  called  Keith  alley  on  plan  dated  1865. 

Parker  place,  Rox.;  from  55  Parker  Hill  avenue,  at  angle  near  Hillside 
street;   westerly  then  southwesterly. 

Parker  place,  Rox.;  from  72  Terrace  street,  opposite  Alleghany  street; 
formerly  from  Parker  street,  crossing  Terrace  street;  part  from  Parker 
street  to  Terrace  street  laid  out  as  Alleghany  street,  Oct.  2,  1877. 
L  1268. 

Parker  street,  B.,  1856;  from  Washington  street  to  Harrison  avenue; 
called  Spragtie  street,  1855;  named  Parker  street,  Jan,  29.  1856;  name 
changed  to  Rollins  street,  April  21,  1868.     L  35. 

*Parker  street,  Rox.,  1825;  from  460  Huntington  avenue  to  79  Centre 
street;  formerly  from  Beacon  street  to  Centre  street;  laid  out  from 
Tremont  street  to  Sewall,  Day  &  Co's.  Works,  Jan.  19,  1662;  laid 
out  from  Heath  street  to  Centre  street,  Jan.  19,  1662;  named  from 
Heath  street  by  John  Parker's  to  Worcester  turnpike  (now  Tremont 
street)  and  across  same  to  Mill-dam  (now  Beacon  street).  May  9, 
1825;  altered  "from  top  of  hill  near  Prospect  street,"  Sept.  7,  1857; 
lines  changed  from  Washington  (now  Tremont)  street  to  Alleghany 
street,  May  31,  1858;  altered  at  junction  with  Heath  street,  Sept. 
5,  1870;  extended  from  Heath  street  to  Centre  street,  Aug.  1,  1871; 
laid  out  between  northerly  line  of  Boylston  street  extended  and 
northerly  end  of  part  of  Parker  street  south  of  Boylston  street,  now 
a  public  highway,  Aug.  25,  1877;  discontinued  between  Common- 
wealth avenue  and  Beacon  street,  Dec.  5,  1879;  discontinued  between 
West  Chester  park  (now  Massachusetts  avenue)  at  Commonwealth 
avenue  and  Boylston  street,  Nov.  8,  1880;  name  of  Parker  street 
from  Boylston  street  to  Huntington  avenue  changed  to  Hemenway 
street,  March  1,  1898.  L  493,  L  534,  L  650,  L  1260,  L  1261,  L  1262, 
L  1411,  L  1.504,  L  1574,  L  1845,  L  1846,  L  1847,  L  1848,  L  1849, 
L  2009,  L  2588,  L  2589,  L  3189. 

*Parker  street,  Chsn.;  from  70  Perkins  street  to  109  Cambridge  street; 
laid  out  and  accepted,  Sept.  18,  1865.' 

Parker  terrace,  W.  Rox.;  from  96  to  116  Perham  street. 


List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston.  359 

*Parker  Hill  avenue,  Rox.,  1870;  from  834  Huntington  avenue  to  815 
Parker  street;  name  of  Highland  place  changed  to  Parker  Hill  avenue, 
May  3,  1870;  laid  out  from  Tremont  street  (now  Huntington  avenue) 
and  extended  to  Parker  street,  April  16,  1877.  L  1234,  L  1235, 
L  1236,  L  1237,  L  3099. 

Parker  Hill  terrace,  Rox.,  1902;  from  45  Parker  Hill  avenue,  south- 
west about  561  feet  south  of  Huntington  avenue;  authority  to  open 
given  by  Street  Commissioners,  July  24,  1902. 

Parker's  alley.  So.  B.;  from  222  West  Fourth  streetyto^^Silver  street, 
now  partly  built  over  and  remainder  called  Hayden  place. 

Parker's  court,  So.  B.;  from  228  West  Fourth  street  to  Silver  street; 
shown  on  atlas,  1874;  called  Smith  place  on  atlas,  1884,  and  not 
shown  on  later  atlas;  built  over  in  1891. 

*Park  Lane  street,  W.  Rox.,  1895;  from  489  Walnut  avenue,  north- 
westerly, near  Peter  Parley  road;  laid  out,  Nov.  23,  1895;  formerly 
called  Franklin  Park  terrace;  connected  with  Olmstead  street  by  a 
passageway.     L  2750. 

Parkman  place,  B.,  1825;  from  220  Hanover  street,  northwesterly, 
between  Cross  street  and  Parmenter  street. 

Parkman  place,  Dor.;  from  34  Parkman  street,  north,  near  Adams 
street. 

^Parkman  street,  B.,  1868;  from  40  North  Russell  street,  westerly,  to 
23  North  Grove  street;  called  Vine  street  from  North  Russell  street 
to  Bridge  (now  North  Anderson)  street,  1806;  same  confirmed  as  a 
public  street,  June  9,  1834;  extended  to  North  Grove  street,  1852; 
name  changed  to  Parkman  street,  April  21,  1868.     L  94,  L  1754. 

*Parkman  street,  B.,  1846;  from  Dover  street,  north;  one  of  several 
streets  mentioned  in  indenture  between  the  City  of  Boston  and 
Edward  Tuckerman  et  al.,  dated  May  24,  1831,  as  purchased  for  the 
purposes  of  a  street  (Suffolk  Deeds,  Lib.  352,  fol.  290);  called  Tucker- 
man street,  1831;  named  Parkman  street,  1846;  name  changed  to 
Albion  street,  1849. 

fParkman  street,  Dor.;  from  1582  Dorchester  avenue  to  Tenean  creek; 
formerly  from  Dorchester  avenue  to  Adams  street;  laid  out  and 
accepted  from  Dorchester  avenue  to  Adams  street,  June  11,  1853; 
Howe  street  from  Adams  street  to  Tenean  creek  called  Parkman 
street  in  1903.     L  1210,  L  1231,  L  2093. 

Parkman  street,  Bri.,  1875;  from  19  Brooks  street,  near  Faneuil  station, 
northwesterly  about  280  feet;  in  Hopkins's  atlas  1875,  shown  as 
extending  easterly  from  Brooks  street  about  200  feet  and  north- 
westerly from  Brooks  street  to  land  of  the  B.  &  A.  R.  R.  Co.;  first- 
named  part  abandoned,  and  about  220  feet  southeasterly  from  the 
railroad  abandoned. 

Parkman's  corner,  B.,  1708-1732;  corner  of  Ship  (now  Commercial) 
street  and  Battery  alley  (now  street). 

Park  Vale  avenue,  Bri.,  1908;  from  Princeton  avenue,  between  Har- 
vard avenue  and  Radcliffe  road,  northerly  about  363  feet;  shown 
on  plan  by  G.  H.  Sherman,  dated  March  27,  1908.  Suffolk  Deeds, 
Lib.  3309,  fol.  1. 

*Park  View  street,  Rox.,  1900;  from  88  Seaver  street  to  104  Hutchings 
street,  between  Humboldt  avenue  and  Harold  street;  laid  out,  Dec. 
13,  1906.     L  3932. 

Park  View  street.  Dor.;  from  23  Englewood  street,  northwest,  border- 
ing on  Dorchester  park  to  42  Richview  street. 


360  List  of  StreetS;  Etc.,  in  Boston. 

Parkway,  E.  B.;  from  Bennington  street  to  Wood  Island  Park;  includes 
what  was  formerly  called  Neptune  street  or  avenue;  since  1884 
called  Neptune  road. 

Parkway  square,  B.,  1909;  from  Charles-river  Embankment,  about 
46  feet  northerly  from  Revere  street,  easterly,  to  rear  of  lots  132-140 
Charles  street;  authority  to  open  given  by  the  Street  Commissioners, 
Sept.  8,  1909;  name  changed  to  Charles-river  square  by  abutting 
owners,  Dec.  14,  1909. 

Parley  avenue,  1880,  )  W.   Rox.,  1880;  from  582  Centre  street  to  79 
Parley  vale,  1884,       )      Rockview    street;     same    given   Parley   vale, 
directory,  1884;  Parley  vale,  1906. 

*ParmeIee  street,  B.,  1906;  from  115  Northampton  street  to  655 
Massachusetts  avenue;  a  part  of  Division  street  laid  out  with  the 
name  of  Parmelee  street,  Nov.  3,  1906.     L  3914. 

*Parmenter  street,  B.,  1870;  from  268  Hanover  street  to  105  Salem 
street;  named  Beer  lane  "  from  Wales's  corner  in  Middle  (now  Hanover) 
street,  northwesterly,  into  Back  (now  Salem)  street,"  by  the  town. 
May  3,  1708;  also  called  Bear  and  Bur  lane;  Bridge's  lane,  1796; 
Richmond  street,  1800;  name  changed  to  Parmenter  street,  Decem- 
ber 31,  1870.     L  319,  L  331,  L  443,  L  2659. 

*ParneIl  street,  B.,  1880;  from  68  Lenox  street  to  19  Sawyer  street; 
called  Plympton  court,  1844;  laid  out  and  named  Parnell  street, 
in  honor  of  the  Irish  statesman  Robert  Stuart  Parnell,  Sept.  8,  1880. 
L  1489. 

Parris  place,  B.,  1845;  from  Poplar  street,  north,  between  Chambers 
street  and  Spring  street;  name  changed  to  Melrose  place,  1849. 

Parrott's  alley,  B.,  1800;  from  Water  street  to  Milk  street,  nearly 
opposite  Oliver  street;  probably  the  same  as  Board  alley;  now  closed 
and  occupied  by  the  Mason  building. 

*Parsons  street,  Bri.,  1853;  from  411  Washington  street  to  350  North 
Beacon  street;  laid  out  by  the  Selectmen,  June  3,  1842;  accepted  by 
the  town,  conditionally,  July  18,  1842,  but  conditions  were  not 
complied  with;  laid  out  from  Washington  street  to  Faneuil  street  by 
the  Selectmen,  June  24,  1853;  accepted  and  named  by  the  town, 
Sept.  5,  1853;  laid  out  from  Beacon  street  to  Faneml  street  by  the 
Selectmen,  May  19,  1856;  accepted  by  the  town,  March  9,  1857; 
relocated  between  Washington  street  and  Faneuil  street,  April  29, 
1882;  formerly  called  Pig  lane.     L  1608,  L  1609. 

Partridge  place,  Rox.,  1904;  from  433  Dudley  street,  opposite  Wood- 
ward avenue,  southwest. 

Partridge  street,  W.  Rox.;  from  66  La  Grange  street,  southeast  of 
Swallow  street,  to  Cottage  avenue. 

*Passageway,  B.;  from  Faneuil  Hall  square  to  North  street;  very  ancient, 
especially  the  northerly  half  next  to  North  street;  the  City  Solicitor 
decides  that  it  is  a  public  way,  Sept.  23,  1879;  named  Bendall's 
lane,  Feb.  27,  1882. 

Passageway,  B.;  from  Shawmut  avenue  to  Tremont  street,  between 
Upton  street  and  Union  park;  laid  out,  20  feet  wide,  Jan.  19,  1858, 
but  City  Solicitor  rules  (1879)  that  the  action  was  illegal,  there  hav- 
ing been  no  order  of  notice;  see  Union  Park  passageway. 

Passageway,  Chsn.,  1875;  from  Medford  street  to  Prescott  School;  now 
partly  built  over  by  Medford-street  primary  schoolhouse. 

*Pasteur  (Avenue  Louis),  Rox.,  1907;  from  Longwood  avenue,  opposite 
Harvard  Medical  School,  northeast,  to  the  Fenway;  named  in  honor 
of  Dr.  Louis  Pasteur,  discoverer  of  anti-toxin  treatment  for  rabies; 

;  •      laid  out,  Jan.  17,  1907.     L  3996. 


List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston.  361 

Patten  street,  W.  Rox.,  1896;  from  180  Hyde  Park  avenue  to  Bourne 
street;  authority  to  open  given  by  Street  Commissioners,  Aug.  5, 
1896. 

Patterson  street,  Dor.;  from  301  Codman  street,  near  Dorchester  ave- 
nue, to  13  Brook  street. 

*Paul  street,  B.,  1868;  from  392  Tremont  street  to  4  Emerald  street; 
name  of  Gardner  (or  Gardiner)  street  changed  to  Paul  street,  April 
21,  1868;  laid  out,  Dec.  31,  1870.  L  546,  L  566,  L  837,  L  838,  L  1349, 
L  3984. 

*Paulding  street,  Rox.,  1884;  from  76  Dale  street  to  78  Bainbridge 
street;  laid  out,  Sept.  17,  1884.     L  1821. 

*Paul  Gore  street,  W.  Rox.;  from  416  Centre  street  to  159  Lamartine 
street;  part  from  Centre  street  to  Chestnut  avenue  laid  out,  Sept.  14, 
1882;  laid  out  from  Chestnut  avenue  to  Lamartine  street,  July  5, 
1887.     L  1638,  L  2000,  L  2781. 

Paul  Qore  terrace,  W.  Rox.;  from  82  Paul  Gore  street. 

Paxton  street,  B.,  1891;  from  175  Brookline  avenue,  between  Audubon 
road  and  FuUerton  street,  to  Fairhaven  street;  located  and  named 
on  Board  of  Survey  Plan,  filed  Aug.  19,  1891. 

Payne  street,  Dor.,  1897;  from  50  Houghton  street,  near  Tileston  place, 
easterly. 

Payson  avenue.  Dor.;  from  31  Hancock  street  to  25  Glendale  street. 

Payson  court,  So.  B.;  from  312  West  Broadway  to  253  Athens  street. 

Payson  place,  Chsn.,  1875;  from  9  Elm  street,  near  High  street,  south- 
easterly, then  branching  southwest  and  northeast,  parallel  with  Elm 
street  to  Howard  place. 

Peabody  place,  W.  Rox.;  from  219  Lamartine  street,  near  Hubbard 
street. 

*Peabody  square.  Dor.,  1893;  the  open  space  at  the  junction  of  Talbot 
avenue,  Dorchester  avenue  and  Ashmont  street;  named  for  Ohver 
W.  Peabody  by  an  order  of  the  City  Council,  approved  Nov.  20,  1893. 

Peabody  street,  Rox.;  from  Brookline  avenue  to  Binney  street. 

Peaceable  street,  Bri.,  1875;  from  26  Academy  Hill  road  to  27  Winship 
street. 

*Pearl  place,  B.,  1828;  from  Pearl  street,  east,  between  Milk  street  and 
High  street;  laid  out  and  extended  to  Oliver  street,  July  23,  1869; 
name  changed  to  Wendell  street,  being  a  continuation  of  that  street, 
March  1,  1883.     L  459,  L  463. 

Pearl  place,  E.  B.,  1875;  from  Public  Alley  2001,  east;  formerly  from 
132  Marginal  street,  northeast,  then  southeast  between  and  parallel 
with  Webster  and  Marginal  streets,  near  Cottage  street;  the  north- 
easterly portion  laid  out  as  Public  Alley  2001,  Dec.  21,  1898.  L  3078, 
Suffolk  Registry,  Lib.  1401,  fol.  173. 

*Pearl  street,  B.,  1800;  from  97  Milk  street  to  509  Atlantic  avenue; 
called  Hutchinson  lane,  from  Milk  street  to  Cow  lane  (now  High 
street),  1722;  Hutchinson  street,  1743;  named  Palmer  street  by  the 
town,  July  4,  1788;  Green  lane  by  plan  of  1789;  name  of  Hutchinson 
street  changed  to  Pear  street,  Jan.  22,  1800;  extended  to  Purchase 
street,  including  Griffin's  or  Gridley's  lane,  1821;  extended  from 
Purchase  street  to  Broad  street  (now  Atlantic  avenue),  July  10,  1837; 
extended  from  Milk  street  to  Congress  street  at  Water  street,  includ- 
ing portions  of  Bath  street,  April  14,  1873;  last  named  portion  called 
Post  Office  square,  Dec.  28,  1874.  Vol.  31,  p.  6;  Vol.  31,  pp.  27-65; 
Vol.  19,  p.  69.     L  2,  L  82,  L  656,  L  846,  L  853,  L  915. 


362  List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston. 

Pearl  street,  Rox. ;  from  Roxbury  street  to  Elmwood  street;  name 
changed  to  King  street,  April  21,  1868;  laid  out,  July  16,  1877. 
L  1255. 

*Pearl  street,  Dor.;  from  50  Pleasant  street  to  1053  Dorchester  avenue; 
Selectmen  report  in  favor  of  acceptance,  Sept.  12,  1855;  laid  out 
by  the  Selectmen,  July  13,  1859;  laying  out  confirmed  by  the  town, 
March  5,  1860. 

*Pearl  street,  Chsn.,  1845;  from  103  High  street  to  292  Medford  street; 
from  Summer  street  to  Bunker  Hill  street  conveyed  to  town  by 
Oliver  Holden,  for  a  public  highway,  July  17,  1810,  being  called 
North  Pleasant  street;  named  Pearl  street,  July  7,  1845;  accepted, 
conditionally,  from  Bunker  Hill  street  to  Medford  street,  May  4, 
1856;  same  accepted,  Oct.  25,  1854;  altered  from  Summer  street  to 
High  street,  Oct.  22,  1867.     L  3115. 

Pearl  street,  Bri.;  from  Franklin  street  to  Everett  street;  laid  out  by 
Selectmen,  Dec.  16,  1873;  laying  out  not  confirmed  by  the  town;  laid 
out  by  the  city  as  Brentwood  street,  Aug.  13,  1889.     L  2150. 

Pearl=street  place,  Chsn.;  from  90  Pearl  street,  northwesterly,  near 
Medford  street;  same  in  1875. 

Pearl=street  wharf,  B.;  from  Atlantic  avenue,  southeasterly,  at  the 
foot  of  Pearl  street;  lauilt  over  some  time  since  1895. 

Pearson's  court,  Rox.;  from  85  Kemble  street;  built  over  in  1891. 

Peck  lane,  B.,  1796;  from  Essex  street  to  Johonnot's  wharf;  same  in 
1817;  included  in  Oxford  street  in  1842. 

Peck's  arch,  B.,  1800;  entrance  to  Savage's  or  Williams  court  from 
Cornhill  (now  Washington  street). 

*Peirse's  alley,  B.,  1708;  from  King  (now  State)  street  to  Corn  Market 
(now  Faneuil  Hall  square);  laid  out,  as  "a  passage  7  foote  wide," 
April  29,  1639  (see  Record  Commissioners'  Report,  Vol.  2,  p.  40); 
in  the  first  official  list  of  streets,  dated  May  3,  1708,  called  Peirses 
alley;  called  Change  alley,  1788;  Fitche's  alley,  1796;  Pierce's  alley, 
1800;  Pierce  alley,  1817;  Flagg  alley,  1828;  Change  avenue,  March 
22,  1841. 

Peirson  street,  Rox.,  1904;  from  Massachusetts  avenue,  about  193 
feet  southeast  of  Lansdowne  street,  southwest,  to  Allerton  street; 
erroneously  called  Perry  street  in  Seaver,  Radford  Company's 
directory,   1904. 

Pelham  place,  B.;  from  4  Pelham  street,  near  Shawmut  avenue,  north- 
east. 

*Pelham  street,  B.,  1868;  from  1429  Washington  street  to  346  Shawmut 
avenue;  name  of  South  Williams  street  changed  to  Pelham  street, 
Jan.  4,  1868. 

Pelton  street,  W.  Rox.,  1870;  from  458  Park  street,  northeast,  to  about 
272  feet  beyond  Irving  (now  Stratford)  street;  shown  on  plan  made 
by  Garbett  &  Wood,  dated  Oct.  12,  1870;  extended  to  West  Roxbury 
Parkway  by  plan  dated  Aug.  2,  1895.  Suffolk  Deeds,  Lib.  2674, 
fol.  264. 

Pemberton  corner,  B.;  corner  Ann  (now  North)  street  and  Swing 
Bridge  lane  (now  Merchants  row)  so  called  in  the  town's  first  list  of 
streets,  May  3,  1708. 

Pemberton  hill,  B.,  1829;  that  part  of  Common  (now  Tremont)  street 
extending  from  its  junction  with  Court  street  and  Howard  street; 
called  Pemberton  hill,  April  22,  1829. 


List  of  Stkeets,  Etc.,  in  Boston.  363 

Pemberton  Hill  street,  B.;  opposite  Hanover  street,  1839. 

*Pemberton  square,  B.,  1838;  from  1  Tremont  street,  westerly,  then 
branching  north  from  No.  15,  south  from  No.  12  and  west  from  No.  40 
to  5  Somerset  street;  part  running  north  and  south  formerly  with 
park  in  centre;  shown  on  plan  by  Alex  Wadsworth,  dated  1835  (M, 
186);  called  Phillips  place  or  square  from  Tremont  street,  west, 
opposite  Court  street,  1835;  name  changed  to  Pemberton  square 
1838;  laid  out,  Oct.  16,  1877.     L  1279,  L  1876,  L  1912. 

*Pemberton  square,  B.;  at  the  head  of  Cornhill,  contiguous  to  Court 
street  and  Tremont  street;  named  Pemberton  square,  Feb.  19,  1838; 
same  called  ScoUay  square  on  account  of  naming  Phillips  square 
Pemberton  square,  June  25,  1838. 

Pemberton's-  corner,  B.,  170S;  corner  Dock  square  and  Wing's  lane 
(now  Elm  street). 

Pembroke  court,  B.;  from  25  Pembroke  street,  northeasterly,  and  then 
northwesterly  and  southeasterly;  from  Pembroke  street,  north, 
near  Shawmut  avenue,  1859. 

*Pembroke  street,  B.,  1834;  from  419  Shawmut  avenue  to  200  Warren 
avenue;  laid  out  on  the  Neck,  July  24,  1826;  named  from  Tremont 
street  to  Suffolk  street  (now  Shawmut  avenue),  Sept.  15,  1834; 
accepted,  Dec.  7,  1857;  accepted  west  of  Tremont  street,  Dec.  21, 
1859;  laid  out  as  a  public  street  from  Tremont  street  to  Warren 
avenue.  May  21,  1867;  laid  out  between  Columbus  avenue  and  B.  &  P. 
(now  N.  Y.,  N.  H.  &  H.)  R.  R.,  Dec.  7,  1869;  part  west  of  Columbus 
avenue  named  Berwick  park,  Dec.  21,  1869.  L  115,  L  354,  L  502, 
L  516,  L  3055. 

Pembroke  street,  Bri.;  from  Tremont  street,  near  Newton  line  to  said 
line;  now  wholly  in  Newton  on  account  of  change  in  boundary  line. 
made  J\ily  1,  1875  (chapter  184,  Acts  of  Legislature  of  1875). 

Penemans  corner,  B.,  1708;  easterly  corner  of  Marlborough  (now  Wash- 
ington) street  and  Summer  street;  mentioned  as  one  of  the  bounds  of 
Marlborough  street  in  the  town's  first  list  of  streets.  May  3,  1708. 

*Penfield  street,  W.  Rox.,  1892;  from  Belgrade  avenue  to  75  Birch  street; 
formerly  from  Brandon  street  to  Birch  street;  Prospect  street  laid  out 
as  Penfield  street,  Sept.  23,  1892.     L  2435. 

♦Penhallow  street,  Dor.,  1901;  from  109  Melville  avenue  to  13  Mather 
street,  near  Silloway  street;  authority  to  open  given  by  the  Street  Com- 
missioners, July  30,  1901;  laid  out,  March  11,  1909.     L  4132. 

Penniman  road,  Bri.,  1902;  from  84  Braintree  street  (about  177  feet  west 
from  Denton  road),  south,  to  70  Hano  street;  about  26  feet  of  this 
street  was  located  by  Board  of  Survey  filing,  July  14,  1902;  authority 
to  open  the  remaining  portion  given  by  the  Street  Commissioners, 
Nov.  5,  1902. 

Penryth  street,  Rox.,  1887;  from  1428  Columbus  avenue  to  169  Centre 

street. 

People's  Ferry  avenue,  B.,  1854;  from  Commercial  street,  opposite 
Battery  street  to  the  North  Ferry;  later  called  North  Ferry  avenue; 
Battery  street  extended  to  include  same,  Aug.  3, 1880.     L  207,  L  1474. 

People's  Ferry  avenue,  E.  B.;  from  Sumner  street,  opposite  Border 
street,  to  North  Ferry;  Border  street  extended  to  include  same,  Aug.  3, 
1880.     L  207. 

Pepperell  place.  So.  B.;  from  143  Dorchester  avenue,  westerly,  between 
West  Fourth  street  and  Division  street. 


364  List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston. 

*Pequot  street,  Rox.,  1886;  from  26  Wait  street  to  41  Calumet  street;  laid 
out,  March  12,  1897;  relocated,  Oct.  18,  1906.     L  2813,  L  3905. 

Perch  street,  Rox.;  from  8  Pike  street,  northeast. 

Percival  avenue,  Dor.;  from  Bowdoin  street  to  Fox  avenue  (now  street); 
formerly  from  Church  (now  Bowdoin)  street  to  Fox  avenue;  laid  out 
as  Percival  street,  March  21,  1888.     L  2060. 

Percival  court,  (  E.  B.;  from  106  Orleans  street,  near  Maverick  street, 
Percival  place,  J      northwesterly,  then  northeasterly;  Percival  place  in 
1906. 

*Percival  square,  Dor.,  1879;  at  junction  of  Bowdoin,  Adams  and  Church 
streets  laid  out  and  named,  April  7,  1879;  named  Eaton  square,  June 
1,  1880. 

fPercival  street,  Dor.,  1888;  from  329  Bowdoin  street  to  Marie  street;  for- 
merly from  Bowdoin  street  to  Fox  street;  Percival  avenue  laid  out  as 
Percival  street,  March  21,  1888;  from  Fox  street,  southeast,  shown  on 
plan  by  William  E.  Hannan,  dated  June  15,  1907;  shown  as  extended 
to  Marie  street,  on  plan  by  William  E.  Hannan,  dated  June  6,  1909. 
L  2060. 

Percy  place,  Rox.,  1855;  from  155  Roxbury  street,  northerly,  nearly 
opposite  Putnam  street. 

Percy  street,  W.  Rox.,  1887;  from  25  Anson  street  to  28  St.  Mark  street, 
near  Forest  Hills  station. 

Perham  street,  W.  Rox.,  1874;  from  Baker  street,  crossing  Vermont 
street  to  West  Roxbury  branch  railroad;  authority  to  open  from  south- 
east of  Lasell  street  to  Baker  street  given  by  Street  Commissioners, 
March  5,  1895. 

Perkins  place,  Rox.;  from  56  Roxbury  street,  southerly,  next  west  of 
Guild  row;  shown  as  Perkins  street  on  atlases. 

*Perkins  street,  B.,  1853;  from  172  Congress  street  to  67  Pearl  street; 
avenue  for  foot  passengers  laid  out  from  Atkinson  (now  Congress) 
street  to  Pearl  street,  nearly  in  line  of  continuation  of  Berry  (now 
Channing  )  street,  Jan.  30,  1826;  passageway  leading  from  between  67 
and  69  Pearl  street  to  Atkinson  street  named  Perkins  street,  Sept.  12, 
1853.     Vol.  31,  p.  88.     L  911. 

*Perkins  street,  Rox.  and  W.  Rox.,  1825;  from  393  Centre  street,  at  junc- 
tion with  Day  street,  to  Brookline  line;  Connecticut  lane  laid  out 
Jan.  19,  1662;  same  laid  out,  1762;  named  Perkins  street,  from  Centre 
street  by  Leonard  Hyde's  to  Brookline  line  by  Jamaica  Pond,  May 
9,  1825;  hues  estabhshed,  Nov.  28,  1848;  altered,  etc.,  at  junction 
with  Prince  street,  Sept.  27,  1871.     L  3175,  L  3176,  L  3677,  L  3678. 

Perkins  street,  W.  Rox.;  from  1046  Canterbury  street  to  Grew  avenue. 

*Perkins  street,  Chsn.;  from  57  Cambridge  street  to  the  easterly  line  of 
location  of  the  B.  &  M.  R.  R.,  and  from  the  westerly  line  of  location 
of  the  B.  &  M.  R.  R.,  to  the  Somerville  boundary  line;  formerly  from 
Cambridge  street  to  the  Somerville  line;  location  of  passageway 
reserved  through  Charlestown  Common  altered  and  Perkins  street 
laid  out,  running  northwesterly  from  Cambridge  road  (now  street), 
May  6,  1822;  laid  out  with  present  bounds,  Oct.  25,  1852;  discontinued 
from  the  easterly  line  of  location  of  the  B.  &  M.  R.  R.,  to  the  westerly 
line  of  location  of  that  railroad,  Aug.  4,  1900,  by  order  of  a  special 
commission  appointed  by  the  Superior  Court  under  authority  of 
chapter  428,  Acts  of  1890,  and  amendments  thereto;  a  footway  (as 
a  substitute  way)  from  Perkins  street  to  Haverhill  street,  over  the 
tracks  of  the  B.  &  M.  R.  R.,  located  by  the  same  order.     L  3957. 

Perkins=street  court,  W.  Rox.;  from  317  Perkins  street,  north,  near  and 
east  of  Prince  street. 


List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston.  365 

^Perkins  street  footway,  Chsn.,  1900;  from  Perkins  street  to  Haverhill 
street;  located  at  a  width  of  10  feet  across  the  locations  of  the  B.  &  M. 
R.  R.  and  of  the  B.  &  A.  R.  R.  Company,  Aug.  4,  1900,  by  order  of 
a  special  commission  appointed  by  the  Superior  Court  under  authority 
of  chapter  428,  Acts  of  1890,  and  amendments  thereto,  built  in  1900; 
opened  to  public  travel,  Feb.  2,  1901. 

Perraway's  alley,  B.;  a  name  of  North  Centre  street  prior  to  1708;  later 
called  Paddy's  alley. 

*Perrin  street,  Rox.;  from  93  Moreland  street  to  30  Waverly  street; 
accepted,  July  27,  1863.     L  3750. 

Perry  court,  Rox.;  from  141  Hampden  street;  name  changed  to  Hamp- 
den place,  May  9,  1876;  Hampden  place  laid  out  as  Larkin  street. 

Perry  place,  Chsn.;  from  33  Pleasant  street,  easterly. 

*Perry  street,  B.,  1853;  from  1228  Washington  street  to  449  Harrison 
avenue;  laid  out,  Dec.  22,  1853;  named,  Dec.  29,  1853.  Vol.  31,  p.  98; 
Vol.  19,  p.  126.     L  4. 

Perry  street,  Rox.,  1904;  see  Peirson  street. 

Perry  street,  Chsn.;  from  Chelsea  street  to  and  across  Decatur  street; 
part  between  Chelsea  street  and  Decatur  street  laid  out  as  Dupont 
street,  Aug.  29,  1890;  remaining  portion  shown  as  Dupont  street  in 
Assessors'  books  of  1891.     L  2258. 

Perry's  wharf,  B.;  from  Lehigh  street,  adjoining  the  southwesterly  side 
of  Broadway. 

Persia  street,  B.,  1831;  from  Ann  (now  North)  street  to  Fulton  street; 
laid  out  and  name  changed  to  Ferry  street,  Aug.  1,  1842. 

Perth  street.  Dor.,  1887;  from  155  Quincy  street  to  54  Fayston  street. 
L  3077. 

Perthshire  road,  Bri.,  1903;  from  54  Bigelow  street,  opposite  Webster 
street,  west,  to  near  Matchett  street;  this  portion  of  Webster  street 
called  Perthshire  road,  1903 

♦Peterborough  street,  B.,  1896;  from  39  Audubon  road  to  327  Audubon 
road;  located  on  plan  of  "Back  Bay  Lands,"  dated  April  10,  1894, 
under  authority  of  chapter  439,  Acts  of  the  Legislature  of  1894;  laid 
out,  Nov.  16,  1896.     L  2606,  L  2796,  L  3668. 

*Peter  Parley  road,  W.  Rox.,  1888;  from  Forest  Hills  street  to  3250  Wash- 
ington street;  formerly  from  Forest  Hills  street  to  Walnut  avenue; 
laid  out  as  Peter  Parley  street  from  Forest  Hills  street  to  Walnut 
avenue,  Aug.  28,  1891;  extended  to  Washington  street  under  same 
name,  Oct.  7,  1891;  name  of  whole  changed  to  Peter  Parley  road, 
March  1,  1900.     L  2332,  L  2343. 

*Peter  Parley  street,  W.  Rox.,  1891;  from  Walnut  avenue  to  Washing- 
ton street;  Peter  Parley  road,  from  Walnut  avenue  to  Forest  Hills 
street,  laid  out  as  Peter  Parley  street,  Aug.  28,  1891;  extension  laid 
out  from  Forest  Hills  street  to  Washington  street,  Oct.  7,  1891; 
name  changed  to  Peter  Parley  road,  March  1,  1900.     L  2332,  L  2343. 

Peters  street,  W.  Rox.;  from  165  Neponset  avenue,  near  Canterbury 
street. 

*Peters  street.  So.  B.,  1886;  from  712  East  Seventh  street  to  707  East 
Sixth  street,  near  N  street;  laid  out,  July  31,  1886.     L  1927. 

Petrel  street,  W.  Rox.,  1887;  from  325  Cottage  avenue,  opposite  Shaw 
street,  southwest. 

Pevear  court,  )Rox.;  from  197  Dudley  street,  southwesterly,  opposite 
Pevear  street,  >  Winslow  street;  at  one  time  called  Pevear  street; 
Pevear  place,   )        called  Pevear  place  since  1902. 


366  List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston. 

*Peverell  street,  Dor.,  1897;  from  29  Sawyer  avenue  to  36  Salcombe 
street;  laid  out,  Aug.  25,  1897.     L  2890,  L  3572. 

Philip  street,  Dor.,  1895;  from  27  Taylor  street,  southeast,  to  Milton 
branch  railroad. 

Phillips  buildings,  B.,  1817;  on  Kilby  and  Water  streets. 

Phillips  corner,  B.,  1732;  corner  of  Cornhill  (now  Washington  street) 
and  Water  street. 

Phillips  court,  B.,  1843;  from  70  Leverett  street,  between  Spring  street 
and  Ashland  street,  with  two  unnamed  openings  into  Leverett  street; 
one  of  the  openings  called  Leverett  avenue,  1859. 

Phillips  court,  B.,  1866;  from  70  Phillips  street,  southerly,  between 
Grove  street  and  West  Cedar  street;  called  Southac  court,  1826; 
named  Phillips  court,  1866;  on  all  recent  atlases  Southac  court  and 
PhilUps  court  both  appear. 

Phillips  place,  B.,  1829;  from  Tremont  street,  west,  next  north  of  Beacon 
street;  called  Tremont  place,  1805;  named  Pliillips  place,  1829; 
name  does  not  occur  after  1871;  now  covered  by  Houghton  &  Button's 
store. 

Phillips  place  or  square,  B.,  1835;  from  Tremont  street,  west,  opposite 
Court  street;  shown  on  plan  by  Alex.  Wadsworth,  dated  1835  (M 
186);  named  Pemberton  square,   1838. 

Phillips  place.  So.  B.;  from  60  West  Fourth  street,  near  and  west  of 
Dorchester  avenue. 

Phillips  place.  Dor.;  from  750  Dudley  street,  northeasterly,  near  and 
west  of  Belden  street. 

*Phillips  square,  B.;  junction  of  Harrison  avenue,  Essex  street  and 
Chauncy  street;  named  in  honor  of  the  Hon.  Wendell  Phillips,  April 
4,  1894. 

*Phillips  street,  B.,  1866;  from  25  Irving  street  to  79  West  Cedar  street 
called  Southac  street,  1729;  named  Philhps  street,  Feb.  6,  1866. 
L  763. 

♦Phillips  street,  Rox.;  from  1501  Tremont  street  to  134  Ward  street; 
laid  out  from  Tremont  street  to  Smith  street,  July  24,  1879;  laid 
out  from  Smith  street  to  Ward  street,  July  3,  1883.  L  1370,  L  1687, 
L  1713,  L  2038. 

Phipps  avenue,  Rox.  and  Dor.;  from  Blue  Hill  avenue  to  Cedar  (now 
Mascoma)  street;  also  called  Phipps  street;  laid  out  as  Fayston 
street,  Oct.  23,  1901.     L  3419. 

Phipps  corner,  B.,  1708;  corner  of  Salem  street  and  Charter  street; 
referred  to  in  the  town's  first  hst  of  streets.  May  3,  1708. 

Phipps  lane,  Chsn.;  from  Main  street  to  Phipps  Street  Burial  Ground; 
same  as  Phipps  street. 

Phipps  street,  Rox.  and  Dor.;  from  Blue  Hill  avenue  to  Mascoma 
street;  also  called  Phipps  avenue;  laid  out  as  Fayston  street,  Oct. 
23,  1901.     L  3419. 

*Phipps  street,  Chsn.;  from  248  Main  street,  southwesterly,  to  Phipp, 
street  burial  ground;  laid  out,  Oct.  17,  1839;  accepted  by  towns 
Nov.  11,  1839;  at  one  time  called  Pliipps  lane. 

Phoenix  place,  B.,  1840;  from  Stillman  street  to  Cooper  street;  closed. 

Phoenix   place,   Rox.;  from  75  Hampden   street,    westerly;  now  built 


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Pickering   avenue,  /  Rox.;    from    90    Walnut    avenue,    southeasterly, 
Pickering  place,      )        between    Rockland    street    and    Dale    street; 
Pickering  avenue  in  1906. 

Pickering  place,  B.;  from  Rowe  street,  west,  1847-48;  cannot  be  now 
identified. 

Pickering  place.  So.  B.;  from  657  East  Fifth  street,  southerly,  between 
L  street  and  M  street. 

Pickering  street,  E.  B.  (Breed's  Island);  from  Walley  street,  between 
Cocliituate  street  and  Water  street,  to  St.  John  avenue. 

Pie  alley,  B.;  from  17  Court  square  to  237  Washington  street;  a  col- 
loquial name  by  reason  of  the  number  of  restaurants  formerly  in 
the  alley,  applied  to  Williams  court. 

^Piedmont  street,  B.,  1824;  from  160  Pleasant  street  to  49  Ferdinand 
street;  from  Pleasant  street  to  the  water,  18^4;  extended  to  Ferdi- 
nand street,  1868;  laid  out,  Sept.  25,  1868.     L  393,  L  394,  L  396. 

fPierce  avenue,  Dor.;  from  664  Adams  street,  northeasterly,  crossing 
Plain  street  towards  Neponset  avenue;  laid  out  in  part  (probably 
between  Newhall  street  and  Plain  street),  March  1,  1869;  laid  out 
from  Newhall  street  to  Adams  street,  Dec.  19,  1896.     L  711,  L  2949. 

Pierce  place.  Dor.;  from  Hancock  street,  southwesterly,  opposite 
Jerome  street;  Bird  street  extended  over  Pierce  place  to  Hancock 
street,  Nov.  6,  1899.     L  3227. 

*Pierce  square.  Dor.,  1897;  the  open  space  at  the  junction  of  Adams 
street,  Washington  street  and  Dorchester  avenue;  named,  Jan.  18, 
1897,  in  honor  of  Henry  L.  Pierce,  former  Mayor  of  Boston. 

Pierce  or  Peirse's  alley,  B.;  from  State  street  to  Market  (now  Faneuil 
Hall)  square;  laid  out  as  "  a  passage  7  foote  wide  "  by  the  Selectmen, 
April  29,  1639  (see  Record  Commissioners'  Report,  Vol.  2,  p.  40); 
named  Peirse's  alley  May  3,  1708;  called  Change  alley,  1788;  Fitche's 
alley,  1796;  Peirce's  alley,  1800;  Peirce  alley,  1817  (Shaw's  History 
of  Boston,  1817);  Flagg  alley,  1828;  Change  avenue,  March  22,  1841. 

Pierce's  field,  W.  Rox.;  a  colloquial  name  for  Roslindale  Playground. 

*Pierpont  street,  Rox.;  from  Prentiss  street  to  Station  street,  parallel 
with  B.  &  P.  (now  N.  Y.,  N.  H.  &  H.)  R.  R.;  laid  out,  Oct.  10,  1892; 
discontinued,  Jan.  4,  1895.     L  2440,  L  2685,  L  2686. 

Pig  lane,  Bri.;  Parsons  street  so  called  at  one  time. 

Pike  alley,  B.,  1845;  from  Farwell  avenue,  southeasterly,  in  the  rear 
of  the  lots  on  the  south  side  of  Poplar  street,  to  the  alley  adjoining 
Mayhew  School  lot;  formerly  from  10  Poplar  street,  southwest 
(this  part  included  in  taking  for  Mayhew  School,  May  22,  1896),  then 
northwest  parallel  with  Poplar  street,  and  southeast,  entering  Poplar 
street  by  two  arms,  one  at  No.  56  (called  Farwell  avenue,  1875) 
and  one  at  No.  38  (called  Mascot  place  in  1902);  Pike  alley  laid  out 
as  PubHc  Alley  14,  Oct.  29,  1902.     L  3508. 

Pike  street,  Rox.;  from  835  Albany  street  to  40  Fellows  street. 

l*ike's  alley,  B.,  1898;  from  40  Leverett  street  to  91  Chambers  street; 
formerly  known  as  Marston  place. 

Pilgrim  place,  Dor.;  from  20  Richfield  street,  northeasterly,  between 
Columbia  street  and  Norton  street. 

Pilgrim  street,  Rox.;  from  Punch  Bowl  road  (now  Brookline  avenue) 
to  Longwood  creek  and  that  portion  of  bridge  over  creek  within 
Roxbury  hmits  near  Oakland  place;  money  borrowed  to  build  Sept. 
7,  1857;  included  in  Longwood  avenue  as  laid  out  by  County  Com- 
missioners, June,  1857. 


368  List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston. 

Pinckney  lane,  B.,  1835;  from  Pinckney  street  to  Mt.  Vernon  street; 
named  Mt.  Vernon  avenue,  1846. 

Pinckney  road.  Dor.,  1898;  from  82  Columbia  road  to  Normandy  street. 

*Pinckney  street,  B.,  1803;  from  10  Joy  street  to  Charles  river  embank- 
ment; formerly  from  10  Joy  street  to  Charles  river;  from  Belknap 
(now  Joy)  street  to  Charles  street,  1803;  confirmed  as  a  public  street, 
June  9,  1834;  extended  west  of  Charles  street,  Oct.  31,  1865.  L  304, 
L346. 

Pine  Grove  terrace,  Rox.;  from  259  Heath  street. 

Pine  Island,  Rox.;  northeast  of  Southampton  street  at  Roxbury  Point. 

Pine  place,  B.,  1844;  from  2  Pine  street,  northeast;  formerly  from  Pine 
street  to  Oak  place. 

*Pine  street,  B.,  1822;  from  894  Washington  street  to  239  Harrison 
avenue;  lines  established.  May  31,  1802;  named  Pine  street,  March 
13,  1822;  established  as  a  public  street  of  city.  May  25,  1840.     L  433. 

Pine  street,  W.  Rox.;  from  Albion  (now  Sycamore)  street  to  Brown 
avenue,  1874;  laid  out,  from  Brown  avenue  to  Sherwood  street, 
with  name  of  Ridge  street,  April  9,  1888,  and  from  Sherwood  street 
to  Sycamore  street,  Oct.  3,  1891.     L  2064,  L  2341. 

Pine  street,  Chsn.;  from  19  Bunker  Hill  street  to  20  Bainb ridge  street; 
same  in  1875.     L  2738. 

Piotti  place.  Dor.,  1899;  from  20  Franklin  court,  northerly. 

Pit's  corner,  B.,  1732;  corner  Ann  (now  Commercial)  street  and  Fish 
market  (now  North  Market  street). 

Pitts  alley,  B.;  from  Pitts  street,  northwesterly;  sometimes  called 
Pitts  place;  now  built  over. 

Pitts  court,  B.,  1820;  from  30  Pitts  street,  northwesterly,  near  Green 
street. 

*Pitts  lane,  B.,  1733;  from  Green  street  to  the  Mill-pond;  named  by 
the  town,  July  4,  1788;  named  Pitts  street,  1820. 

Pitts   place,  )  B.,   1833;   from  Pitts    street,  northwesterly,  near 

Pitts=street  place,  (     South  Margin  street;  built  over  prior  to  1901. 

*Pitts  street,  B.,  1820;  from  17  Green  street  to  80  Merrimac  street;  Pitts 
lane,  from  Green  street  to  the  Mill-pond,  1733;  named  Pitt's  lane  by 
the  town,  July  4,  1788;  extended  to  Merrimac  street,  Aug.  3,  1807; 
named  Pitts  street,  1820.     L  11. 

Pittsburgh  street.  So.  B.,  1900;  from  362  Congress  street,  northeasterly, 
for  about  692  feet;  authority  to  open  under  the  name  of  A  street 
given  by  the  Street  Commissioners,  Aug.  12,  1896. 

*PIain  street.  Dor.,  from  43  Chickatawbut  street  to  Pierce  avenue;  laid 
out  as  Snow's  court,  June  5,  1867;  located  from  Chickatawbut  street 
to  Pierce  avenue,  March  2,  1868.     L  711. 

tPlainfield  street,  W.  Rox.,  1890;  from  111  Williams  street,  southwesterly, 
to  beyond  Brook  road;  laid  out  from  Williams  street  to  Keyes  street, 
Oct.  29,  1909.     L  4195. 

Plant  avenue,  Rox.,  1896;  from  985  Parker  street  to  104  Bickford 
street,  near  Centre  street;  authority  to  open  given  by  Street  Com- 
missioners, Aug.  5,  1896;  name  given  for  the  Thomas  G.  Plant  shoe 
factory  which  is  located  opposite  the  end  of  Plant  avenue. 

Piatt's  corner,  B.,  1708;  at  the  southerly  end  of  Union  street;  referred 
to  in  the  town's  hst  of  streets,  May  3,  1708. 

Pleasant  avenue,  W.  Rox.,  1902;  from  No.  6  Pleasant  street,  southeast, 
nearly  to  the  West  Roxbury  branch  railroad.     L  4003. 


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Pleasant  place,  B.;  from  Mahan  place,  southerly,  and  by  two  exits, 
westerly,  into  217  Pleasant  street;  Pleasant-street  place  since  1906. 

Pleasant  place,  Dor.;  from  Savin  Hill  avenue,  north,  near  and  west  of 
Dorchester  avenue;  called  Gardner  avenue,  1899. 

Pleasant  place,  So.  B.,  1884;  from  649  East  Seventh  street,  south, 
between  L  street  and  M  street;  formerly  called  Mechanics  place. 

*Pleasant  street,  B.,  1743;  from  903  Washington  street,  opposite  Broad- 
way, to  Park  square;  from  Orange  (now  Washington)  street,  north- 
westerly to  the  Common,  1743;  laid  out  by  George  Tilley  on  his 
own  land;  accepted  and  recorded  as  a  town  street.  May  5,  1773; 
named  Pleasant  street  by  the  town,  from  Orange  street  by  the  South 
Writing  School,  through  what  was  called  Tilley's  land  to  the  bottom 
of  the  Common  and  to  Frog  lane  (now  Boylston  street),  July  4,  1788; 
altered  between  Providence  street  and  Boylston  street.  May  13, 
1850.  Vol.  31,  p.  80,  Vol.  19,  p.  96.  L  47,  L  387,  L  391,  L  392, 
L  393,  L  394,  L  475,  L  548,  L  549,  L  565,  L  590,  L  613,  L  724,  L  726, 
L  878,  L  1309,  L  1448,  L  3161. 

fPleasant  street,  Dor.;  from  34  South  street  to  47  Union  street,  at 
Commercial  Point. 

*Pleasant  street.  Dor.,  1840;  from  222  Hancock  street  to  249  East  Cot- 
tage street  at  Town  Meeting  square;  street  from  Stoughton  Hall 
over  the  plain  to  Downer's,  named  Pleasant  street,  March  11,  1840. 
L  708,  L  709,  L  710,  L  777,  L  778,  L  1502,  L  4029. 

Pleasant  street,  W.  Rox.;  from  Montgomery  street  to  Webster  street 
near  and  parallel  with  Spring  street;  same  in  1874;  called  Moloney 
street  in  1905. 

Pleasant  street,  W.  Rox.;  from  42  Mt.  Vernon  street  to  31  Dent  street, 
near  and  parallel  with  West  Roxbury  branch  railroad;  same  in  1874. 

*Pleasant  street,  Chsn.;  from  99  Main  street  to  24  High  street  at  Monu- 
ment square;  part  of  conveyed  to  town.  May  7,  1793;  accepted  from 
Back  (now  Warren)  street  to  High  street,  June  6,  1823.     L  1005. 

Pleasant  street,  Chsn.,  1819;  from  Summer  street  to  Bunker  Hill  street; 
conveyed  to  town  by  Oliver  Holden,  July  17,  1819,  as  Pleasant 
street;  called  North  Pleasant  street  when  name  was  changed  to 
Pearl  street,  July  7,  1845. 

Pleasant  street,  Bri.;  from  Franklin  street  to  Everett  street;  laid  out 
by  Selectmen,  Dec.  16,  1873;  but  action  not  confirmed  by  the  town; 
laid  out  as  Holton  street,  by  the  City  of  Boston,  Aug.  2,  1887.     L  2007. 

Pleasant=street  court,  B.;  from  Pleasant  street,  near  Shawmut  avenue, 
northeasterly;  now  built  over. 

Pleasant=street  court,  B.,  1829;  from  Pleasant  street  to  Church  street; 
name  changed  to  Berlin  street,  1857;  Tennyson  street  extended 
through  Berlin  street,  1869. 

Pleasant=street  court,  Chsn.;  from  35  Pleasant  street,  northeasterly; 
same  in  1875. 

Pleasant=street  place,  B.,  1846;  from  217  Pleasant  street,  east,  then 
south,  parallel  with  Pleasant  street  with  an  arm  extending  east 
from  209  Pleasant  street;  northerly  end  formerly  called  Pleasant 
place. 

Pleasant  terrace.  Dor.,  1908;  from  Pleasant  street,  between  Howes 
street  and  Mayfield  street,  east,  to  Cameron  street;  authority  to  open 
given  by  the  Street  Commissioners,  Feb.  11,  1908;  Pleasant  terrace 
and  Cameron  street  laid  out  as  Taft  street,  Dec.  30,  1909.     L  4194. 

Plover  street,  W.  Rox.,  1887;  from  187  Cottage  avenue,  near  Sparrow 
street,  southwest. 


370  List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston. 

Plummer  place,  So.  B.;  from  31  Middle  street,  southeasterly  towards 
Alger  street. 

Plymouth  court,  Rox.;  from  979  Harrison  avenue,  northwesterly, 
near  Hunneman  street;  same  given  as  Hunneman  court  on  atlas 
1884;  later  atlases  and  directories  call  the  way  Plymouth  court,  an'd 
it  is  so  known. 

Plymouth  place,  B.,  1825;  from  Front  street  (now  Harrison  avenue), 
west,  to  Newton  place;  laid  out  with  Newton  place  as  Knapp  street. 
May  14,  1879.     L  1351. 

Plymouth  street,  B.,  1800;  from  Summer  street  to  Pond  (now  Bedford) 
street,  1800;  laid  out  from  Summer  street  to  Pond  (now  Bedford) 
street,  and  accepted  by  town,  and  named  Plymouth  street.  May  13, 
1800;  called  Kingston  street  at  same  date  and  since;  named  Kingston 
street  by  the  city,  April  1,   1839. 

fPly mouth  street,  B.  and  Rox.,  1819;  from  Northampton  street  to 
Eustis  street;  from  Northampton  street  to  Roxbury  line,  1819;  laid 
out  from  Eustis  street  to  Boston  line  to  meet  Plymouth  street  there, 
and  accepted  by  town,  Dec.  16,  1833;  portion  from  Northampton 
street  to  the  Roxbury  line  accepted  and  named  Front  street,  June, 
1836;  name  of  part  in  Boston  changed  to  Harrison  avenue,  Aug.  9, 
1859;  no  record  of  change  of  name  of  part  in  Roxbury.  Norfolk 
Registry,  Plan  Book  22,  p.  47. 

Plymouth  street.  So.  B.;  from  Dorchester  street  to  Liberty  street; 
name  changed  to  Preble  street,  Aug.  7,  1855. 

Plymouth  street,  B.,  1814;  shown  on  Hales's  map  of  Boston  of  1814; 
also  shown  as  extending  from  Northampton  street  to  Dover  street 
in  nearly  the  same  location  as  Harrison  avenue;  shown  on  "Plan 
of  the  Neck  Lands  belonging  to  the  City  of  Boston"  and  dated 
May  22,  1828;  location  never  adopted. 

^Plymouth  street,  Rox.;  from  383  Longwood  avenue  to  12  Berners 
street;  laid  out,  June  22,  1894.     L  2600. 

Plymouth  street.  Dor.;  from  398  Freeport  street  to  Neponset  street; 
formerly  from  Commercial  street  to  Pleasant  street  at  Commercial 
Point. 

Plympton  court,  B.,  1844;  from  Lenox  street,  south,  near  Shaw-mut 
avenue;  laid  out  from  Lenox  street  to  Sawyer  street,  with  name  of 
Parnell  street,  Sept.  8,  1880.     L  1489. 

*PIympton  street,  B.,  1849;  from  640  Harrison  avenue  to  541  Albany 
street;  named  from  Harrison  avenue  to  a  dock  in  South  bay.  May  14, 
1849;  accepted,  Oct.  30,  1860. 

Point  Shirley,  Winthrop,  formerly  B.;  the  point  of  land  at  the  southerly 
extremity  of  Winthrop,  opposite  Deer  Island;  set  off  from  Boston 
as  a  part  of  Chelsea,  Jan.  10,  1739;  Pullin  or  Pulling  point  named 
Point  Sliirley  in  honor  of  Governor  Shirley,  September,  1753;  see 
Suffolk  Deeds,  Lib.  48,  fol.  136,  Feb.  22,  1733. 

*Polk  street,  Chsn.;  from  189  Bunker  Hill  street  to  228  Medford  street; 
laid  out  and  accepted,  July  2,  1867. 

Pollard's  corner,  B.,  1708;  corner  of  Brattle  street  and  Hillier's  lane 
(now  Brattle  street);  referred  to  in  the  town's  first  list  of  streets. 
May  3,  1708. 

tPomeroy  street,  Bri.,  1887;  from  22  Gordon  street  to  west  of  Saunders 
street;  Orchard  street  from  Gordon  street  to  Saunders  street  laid 
out  as  Pomeroy  street,  June  9,  1887.     L  1994. 

*Pomfret  street,  W.  Rox.;  from  199  Corey  street  to  150  Maple  street; 
formerly  Maple  avenue;  laid  out,  Sept.  28,  1906.     L  3887,  L  4091. 


List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston.  371 

Pomona  avenue,  W.  Rox.,  1903;  from  Sanborn  avenue,  about  754 
feet  northwest  of  Tarleton  road,  southwest,  to  Cheswick  road;  shown 
on  plan  dated  August,  1903.     Suffolk  Deeds,  Lib.  3109,  fol.  419. 

*Pond  avenue,  W.  Rox.;  from  Chestnut  street  to  Brookline  line;  laid 
out  by  County  Commissioners  from  Perkins  street,  passing  over  a 
part  of  Chestnut  street,  through  BrookUne  to  Mill-dam  or  Punch 
Bowl  road  in  Roxbury,  November,  1867;  part  now  called  Chestnut 
street  and  part  now  in  Riverway. 

Pond  place,  B.;  from  Endicott  street,  easterly,  north  of  Cooper  street; 
from  Pond  (now  Endicott)  street,  1833;  called  Endicott-street  place, 
1837-42. 

Pond  place,  W.  Rox.,  1900;  from  317  Pond  street,  about  225  feet  south- 
west of  Rockwood  street,  northwest. 

*Pond  street,  B.,  1708;  from  Newbury  (now  Washington)  street  to  Bhnd 
(sometimes  called  Pond)  lane;  named  by  the  town,  May  3,  1708; 
derived  its  name  from  a  pond  which  existed  on  its  northerly  side  and 
was  known  as  the  "  Town  watering  place  for  the  cattle  ";  extended 
to  Summer  street,  including  Bhnd  lane,  1803;  name  changed  to 
Bedford  street,  Feb.  7,  1821. 

*Pond  street,  B.,  1814;  from  junction  Hanover  street  and  Salem  street 
to  Charlestown  bridge;  called  Mill  lane,  from  Middle  (now  Hanover) 
street  to  the  Mills,  1805;  laid  out,  May  26,  1806;  laid  out  over  the 
Mill-pond,  Aug.  3,  1807;  called  Mill-pond  street,  from  Mill  lane 
to  Prince  street,  1807;  called  Pond  court,  1808  (Record  Commis- 
sioners Report,  Vol.  35,  p.  229);  lands  exchanged  for  building,  1808; 
from  Hanover  street  to  Charlestown  bridge,  1814;  altered  in  northerly 
part,    1828;  name   changed  to   Endicott  street,   June  13,  1836. 

*Pond  street,  Dor.;  from  747  Columbia  road  to  252  East  Cottage  street; 
formerly  from  Boston  street  to  Dorchester  avenue;  name'  shown 
on  Baker's  plan,  1831;  named  from  "  Five  corners  (now  Edward 
Everett  square)  by  the  Great  pond,  to  Mr.  Moseley's,"  March  11, 
1840;  located,  etc.,  Feb.  8,  1847;  part  between  Pleasant  street  and 
Dorchester  avenue  changed  to  East  Cottage  street,  March  1,  1893; 
part  near  Boston  street  taken  into  Dorchester  way,  1892;  Columbia 
road  laid  out  over  Dorchester  way,  Aug.  31,  1897.     L  815,  L  2533. 

*Pond  street,  W.  Rox.,  1825;  from  605  Centre  street  to  Brookline  line; 
named  by  town.  May  9,  1825;  probably  a  public  highway  some 
time  previous;  County  road  from  Roxbury  to  Brookline;  altered, 
etc.,  April,  1838,  and  September,  1839.     L  1062. 

Pond=street  place,  B.,  1833;  from  113  Endicott  street,  east,  near  and 
north  of  Cooper  street;  from  Pond  (now  Endicott)  street,  1833;  called 
Endicott-street  place,  1837-42;  now  Pond  place  or  Pond-street 
place. 

Ponemah  street,  Dor.,  1895;  from  Blue  Hill  avenue,  northwesterly; 
authority  to  open  given  by  Street  Commissioners,  March  26,  1895; 
named  Wellington  Hill  street,  1901. 

*Pontiac  street,  Rox.,  1886;  from  1542  Tremont  street  to  67  Hillside 
street;  formerly  from  Alleghany  street  to  Hillside  street;  authority  to 
open  given  by  Street  Commissioners,  April  12,  1894;  laid  out  from 
Hillside  street,  over  McCarthy  place,  to  Tremont  street,  Nov.  15, 
1899.     L  3228. 

*Pontine  street.  Dor.;  from  Norfolk  avenue  to  Clifton  street;  laid  out 
from  Norfolk  avenue  to  Batchelder  street,  Dec.  30,  1893;  laid  out 
from  Batchelder  street  to  Clifton  street,  Jan.  2,  1897;  name  with 
Hudson  street  changed  to  Burrell  street,  March  1,  1898.  L  2582, 
L  2804. 


372  List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston. 

fPope  street,  E.  B.;  from  junction  584  Saratoga  street  and  Swift  street  to 
Addison  street;  accepted  at  junction  of  Pope  street  and  Saratoga 
street,  Nov.  1,  1858;  accepted  between  Saratoga  street  and  Moore 
street,  Dec.  10,  1861.     L  3807,  L  4039. 

Pope=street  )  court,  E.  B.;  from  72  Pope  street  to  the  location  of  the 
Pope  )      B.  &  M.  Freight  R.  R.,  near  and  northeast  of  Curtis 

street;  Pope-street  court  in  1906. 

*Pope's  Hill  street,  Dor.,  1882;  from  172  Neponset  avenue  to  Freeport 
street;  Clay  street  laid  out  as  Pope's  Hill  street,  Dec.  8,  1882. 
L  1669. 

Pope's  wharf,  B.;  from  Albany  street,  easterly,  near  and  north  of 
Dover  street. 

Poplar  avenue,  B.,  1859;  from  Poplar  street,  northerly,  between 
Auburn  street  and  Charles  street;  called  also  Auburn  avenue;  included 
in  Auburn  street,  Sept.  1,  1879. 

Poplar  avenue,  B.;  from  99  Poplar  street,  northerly,  between  Auburn 
street  and  Charles  street. 

Poplar  court,  B.;  from  72  Poplar  street,  southwesterly,  into  Spring- 
street  court;  from  Poplar  street,  southerly,  near  Kennard  street, 
1844. 

Poplar  place,  B.;  from  43  Poplar  street,  northeasterly,  near  and  east  of 
Spring  street;  same  in  1840. 

*Poplar  street,  B.,  1800;  from  108  Chambers  street  to  343  Charles  street; 
new  street  west  of  Jeffrie  and  Russell's  ropewalk,  from  Wiltshire  (now 
Chambers)  street  to  the  water,  named  Poplar  street,  Feb.  12,  1800; 
to  Brighton  street,  1820;  from  Chambers  street  to  North  Charles 
street,  1859.     L  2765. 

*Poplar  street,  W.  Rox.,  1825;  from  728  South  street  to  Hyde  Park  line; 
named  from  South  street,  near  Taft's  Tavern,  across  the  turnpike, 
by  Noah  Davis's  to  Clapboard  hill.  May  9,  1825  (from  South  street 
to  Beech  street);  probably  laid  out  as  a  highway  some  time  previous; 
laii  out  by  John  Wliittemore's  land,  near  the  Red  Gate  in  line  of  old 
cart-path,  to  near  Joseph  Bailey's  barn,  Dorchester,  at  road  from 
Lower  Mills  to  Dedham,  December,  1835;  part  between  junction  of 
Canterbury  street  and  Beech  street  known  as  Sowden's  hiU,  1859. 
L  2405,  L  2570,  L  2580,  L  4190. 

Porcelain  place,  B.;  from  102  Poplar  street,  southwest,  between  Charles 
street  and  Brighton  street;  same  in  1866. 

Porter  place,  E.  B.;  from  134  Porter  street,  between  Chelsea  street 
and  Bremen  street. 

*Porter  street,  B.,  1838;  from  74  Pleasant  street  to  65  Corning  street; 
from  Pleasant  street,  west,  1838;  to  Indiana  place  (now  Corning 
street),  1853;  laid  out  from  Indiana  place,  northeast  about  76  feet, 
Dec.  1,  1857;  laid  out  from  Pleasant  street  to  Indiana  place,  pro- 
vided a  deed  is  given  the  city,  Aug.  28,  1861;  there  is  no  record 
of  a  deed,  but  the  street  since  the  above  date  has  been  considered  a 
pubUc  way.     L  120,  L  122^,  L  548,  L  724,  L  838,  L  3159. 

fPorter  street,  E.  B.;  from  19  Central  square  to  Front  street;  on  Eddy's 
plan  of  1844  shown  as  extending  from  Central  square  to  Cottage 
street;  on  Eddy's  plan  of  1851  shown  as  extending  to  Front  street 
(portion  southeast  of  Orleans  street  projected  over  flats);  accepted, 
from  Central  square  to  Chelsea  street,  May  17,  1856,  provided  the 
East  Boston  Company  give  a  deed  of  the  land;  deed  given,  June  3, 
1856  (Suffolk  Deeds,  Lib.  701,  fol.  254);  accepted,  from  Chelsea  street 
to  Bremen  street,  Sept.  17,  1857,  a  deed  having  been  given  to  the  city 
by  the  East  Boston  Company,  Aug.  25,  1857;  (Suffolk  Deeds,  Lib.  724, 
fol.  190);  laid  out,  Sept.  27,  1904,  from  the  southeasterly  line  of  Bremen 


List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston.  373 

street,  southeast,  over  the  tracks  of  the  B.  &  A.  R.  R.  to  a  point  35 
feet  southeast  of  Frankfort  street,  by  a  special  commission  appointed 
*      by  the  Superior  Court  under  authority  of  chapter  390,  Acts  of  1899, 
and  amendments  thereto.     L  3808,  L  3885. 

*Porter  street,  Rox.,  1866;  from  Highland  street  to  Lambert  avenue; 
accepted  and  named,  Oct.  29,  1866;  name  changed  to  Millmont 
street,  April  21,  1868. 

*Porter  street,  W.  Rox.;  from  236  Amory  street,  southerly,  to  19  Bis- 
marck street;  laid  out  from  Boylston  avenue  (now  Amory  street), 
Dec.  13,  1876;  extension  to  Bismarck  street  laid  out,  June  16,  1892. 
L  1207,  L  2403. 

*Porter=street  bridge,  E.  B.,  1907;  on  Porter  street  over  the  tracks  of 
the  N.  Y.  C.  &  H.  R.  R.  R.;  built  by  the  railroad  company  in  1906-07, 
imder  a  decree  of  the  Superior  Court,  under  authority  of  chapter  390, 
Acts  of  the  Legislature  of  1899  and  chapter  462,  Acts  of  1900;  work 
completed  Oct.  17,  1907. 

Portland  place,  B.,  1820;  from  Portland  street,  northeasterly,  between 
Hanover  street  and  Sudbury  street;  now  built  over. 

^Portland  street,  B.,  1807;  from  78  Hanover  street  to  89  Causeway  street; 
named  Cold  lane,  from  Hanover  street  to  the  Mill-pond,  by  the  town. 
May  3,  1708;  laid  out  and  called  Portland  street,  1807;  laid  out 
across  the  Mill-pond  to  Causeway  street,  Aug.  3,  1807.  L  48,  L  232, 
L  351,  L  668,  L  669,  L  670,  L  671,  L  766,  L  767,  L  989,  L  1602,  L  1603, 
L  1604,  L  3290. 

*Port  Norfolk  street,  Dor.,  1899;  from  11  Ericsson  street  to  New  way; 
formerly  from  29  Water  street  to  11  Ericsson  street;  laid  out  from 
Water  street  to  Ericsson  street  as  High  street,  April  2,  1866;  name 
of  High  street  changed  to  Port  Norfolk  street,  March  1, 1899;  extended 
Oct.  12,  1907,  to  New  way  substituted  for  the  Walnut-street  crossing 
of  the  N.  Y.,  N.  H.  &  H.  R.  R.,  by  decree  of  Superior  Court  acting 
under  authority  of  chapter  111  of  the  Revised  Statutes  and  chapter 
440  of  the  Acts  of  the  Legislature  of  1902. 

*Portsmouth  street,  Bri.;  from  56  Lincoln  street  to  23  Waverly  street; 
laid  out,  Nov.  2,  1893.     L  2542. 

fPosen  street,  Rox.;  from  24  Minden  street  to  46  Ulmer  street,  formerly 
from  Minden  street,  southeasterly,  crossing  Arklow  street,  also 
from  Posen  street,  easterly,  parallel  with  Minden  street;  this  portion 
is  called  Posen-street  place  in  Hyde's  Directory,  1909;  part  of  Heath 
place  laid  out,  from  Minden  street  to  Arklow  street,  with  name  of 
Posen  street,  Nov.  16,  1881;  authority  to  open  from  Arklow  street 
to  Ulmer  street  given  by  Street  Commissioners,  Oct.  11,  1900; 
authority  to  open  relocation  of  the  last  mentioned  portion  given  by  the 
Street  Commissioners,  June  11,  1903,  and  again  May  4,  1908.     L  1568. 

Posen=street  place,  Rox.;  the  portion  of  Posen  street  easterly  from 
10  Posen  street;  called  Posen-street  place  in  Hyde's  directory,  1909. 

Post  Office  avenue,  B.,  1849;  from  18  Congress  street,  easterly,  between 
State  street  and  Exchange  place;  called  Congress  court,  1826;  named 
Post  Office  avenue,  1849. 

*Post  Office  square,  B.,  1874;  at  junction  of  Congress,  Pearl,  Milk, 
Bath  and  Water  streets;  parcel  of  land  between  proposed  extension 
■  .•  of  Pearl  street.  Congress  street  and  Milk  street  "laid  out  as  a  public 
street,  April  18,  1873;  area  included  between  Water,  Milk,  Congress 
and  Pearl  streets  named  Post  Office  square,  Dec.  28,  1874.  L  87, 
L  846,  L  1441. 

Potomac  street,- W.  Rox.,  1896;  from  228  Vermont  street  to  Yorktown 
street;  authority  to  open  given  by  Street  Commissioners,  Oct.   19, 


374  List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston. 

Potosi  street,  Dor.,  1898;  from  20  Mt.  Ida  road  to  25  Percival  street; 
authority  to  open  given  by  the  Street  Commissioners,  March  25,  1898. 

*PowelI  street,  W.  Rox.;  from  Summer  street  at  Spring-street  station, 
southwest,  adjoining  the  West  Roxbury  branch  railroad,  to  24  Cass 
street;  laid  out,  Dec.  10,  1883.     L  1749,  L  3717. 

Powellton  road,  Dor.,  1908;  from  Glenarm  street,  about  213  feet  south- 
westerly from  Washington  street,  northwest,  to  Columbia  road; 
shown  on  plan  dated  Nov.  10,  1908  (Suffolk  Deeds,  Lib.  3325,  fol. 
386);  named  for  Charlotte  G.  Powell,  owner. 

*Power  street,  So.  B.,  1872;  from  80  Boston  street  to  699  Dorchester 
avenue;  formerly  from  Dorchester  (now  Boston)  street  to  Dorchester 
avenue;  shown  on  plan  by  Henry  W.  Wilson,  dated  March  1,  1872; 
after  the  straightening  of  the  lines  of  Boston  street,  July  26,  1875,  the 
portion  of  Power  street  formerly  covered  by  Boston  street  became 
known  (though  never  officially),  as  a  part  of  Power  street;  portion 
lying  between  the  old  and  new  lines  of  Boston  street  laid  out,  Dec.  24, 
1875;  extended  easterly  to  Dorchester  avenue  by  decree  of  Superior 
Court  filed  June  23,  1898,  under  authority  of  chapter  519,  Acts  of 
the  Legislature  of  1897.     L  1072,  L  3962.  ' 

Power's  court,  B.;  from  378  North  street,  westerly,  between  Salutation 
street  and  Hanover  avenue;  same  in  1825;  called  also  Ann-street 
court,  1830;  called  Powers  (or  Powar's)  court  again,  1840;  now 
Power's  court. 

Powning's  corner,  B.,  1708;  corner  Dock  square  and  Crooked  (after- 
wards Wilson's)  lane  (now  Devonshire  street);  referred  to  in  toT\Ti's 
list  of  streets.  May  3,  1708. 

Prairie  street.  Dor.,  1903;  from  Almont  street,  near  its  junction  with 
Walk  Hill  street,  west  and  southwest,  to  Elene  street;  shown  on 
plan  dated  May  2,  1903;  filed  with  Land  Court  (copy  in  Vol.  133, 
p.  52,  City  Engineer's  Office). 

Pratt  court,  Rox.;  from  24  Weston  street,  southwesterly,  near  and  west 
of  Cabot  street;  also  called  Pratt's  court. 

Pratt  street.  Dor.,  1870;  from  Ballou  avenue  to  132  Lauriat  avenue; 
not  now  identified. 

*Pratt  street,  Bri.;  from  26  Linden  street  to  42  Ashford  street;  given  on 
chart  1875  as  "street"  from  Linden  street,  easterly,  towards  B.  &  A. 
R.  R.,  parallel  with  Ashford  street;  on  chart  of  Boston,  1882,  same 
called  Pratt  street;  laid  out,  from  Linden  street  to  Ashford  street, 
May  9,  1887.     L  1984. 

*PrebIe  street.  So.  B.;  from  584  Dorchester  avenue,  easterly,  then 
northeasterly  to  the  O.  C.  (now  N.  Y.,  N.  H.  &  H.)  R.  R.  and  Vinton 
street;  name  of  Plymouth  street  changed  to  Preble  street,  Aug.  7, 
1855;  laid  out,  from  Dorchester  avenue  to  Rogers  street,  Oct.  22, 
1879;  portion  from  Vinton  street  laid  out,  Feb.  7,  1881;  laid  out, 
east  of  Rogers  street  to  connect  with  last  named  part,  Oct.  22,  1890. 
L  1209,  L  1397,  L  1415, L  1516, L  1761. 

Prentice's  corner,  B.,  1800;  corner  of  Dock  square  and  Hillier's  lane 
(now  Brattle  street). 

Prentice's  wharf,  B.;.  from  Atlantic  avenue,  southeasterly,  near  and 
south  of  Congress  street;  now  built  over. 

Prentiss  place,  Rox.;  from  29  Linden  Park  street,  northerly,  between 
Cabot  street  and  Lamont  street;  formerly  called  Linden  place. 

*Prentiss  street,  Rox.;  from  1283  Tremont  street  to  600  Parker  street; 
laid  out,  Dec.  30,  1869.     L  507,  L  508,  L  2766,  L  372.8. 

Presby  place,  Rox.;  from  98  Winthrop  street,  northeasterly,  near  and 
west  of  Blue  Hill  avenue. 


List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston.  375 

Prescott  place,  B.,  1849;  from  Washington  street,  southeast,  between 
East  Lenox  street  and  Thorndike  street;  named  May  14,  1849;  Pres- 
cott place,  from  Washington  street  to  Reed  street,  laid  out  and  name 
changed  to  Newcomb  street,  Sept.  8,  1874.     L  961. 

Prescott  place,  Rox.;  from  8  Prescott  street,  northwesterly,  between 
Eustis  street  and  Hampden  street. 

Prescott  place,  Dor.;  from  13  Winter  street,  west,  thence  south  to  Church 
street;  name  changed  to  Fifield  street  in  1906. 

Prescott  place,  Bri.;  from  5  Appian  way,  northwest. 

*Prescott  square,  E.  B.,  1875;  between  Eagle,  Trenton  and  Prescott 
streets;  named  Nov.  23,  1875. 

*Prescott  street,  E.  B.;  from  251  East  Eagle  street  to  B.,  R.  B.  &  L.  R.  R.; 

accepted  from  Chelsea  street  to  Trenton  street,  May  17,  1856,  provided 
the  East  Boston  Company  give  a  deed  of  the  land  embraced  in  said 
street  (deed  given  June  3,  1856,  Suffolk  Registry,  Lib.  701,  fol.  254, 
City  Clerk's  Records,  1856,  p.  222);  accepted  from  Chelsea  street  to 
Bremen  street,  Nov.  26,  1861  (Suffolk  Deeds,  Lib.  806,  fol.  39:  City 
Clerk's  Records,  1861,  p.  709);  laid  out  from  Trenton  street  to  Eagle 
street,  Sept.  27,  1873;  authority  to  open  part  from  a  point  about  130 
feet  northwest  of  Orleans  street  to  the  B.,  R.  B.  &  L.  R.  R.  given  by 
Street  Commissioners,  April  21,  1893;  laid  out  from  Bremen  street 
over  the  tracks  of  the  B.  &  A.  R.  R.  (by  a  bridge)  to  a  point  10  feet 
southeast  of  Frankfort  street,  Sept.  27,  1904,  by  order  of  a  special 
commission  appointed  by  the  Superior  Court  and  acting  under  legis- 
lative authority.  Acts  of  1899,  chapter  390,  and  amendments  thereto; 
extended  to  B.,  R.  B.  &  L.  R.  R.,  Dec.  1,  1908.  L  896,  L  897,  L  3801, 
L4112. 

*Prescott  street,  Rox.;  from  202  Eustis  street,  northeasterly,  then  easterly 
to  153  Hampden  street;  laid  out,  May  16,  1873.     L  857. 

*Prescott  street,  Chsn.,  1836;  from  junction'  of  Devens  street  and  Har- 
vard street  to  Washington  street;  name  of  Middlegate  street  changed 
to  Prescott  street,  Dec.  5,  1836. 

Prescott=street  avenue,  Chsn.;  from  69  Rutherford  avenue  to  19  Pres- 
cott street;  same  given,  but  unnamed  in  1884. 

*Prescott=street  bridge,  E.  B.,  1907;  on  Prescott  street  over  tracks  of  the 
N.  Y.  C.  &  H.  R.  R.  R.;  built  by  the  railroad  company  in  1906-07  under 
a  decree  of  the  Superior  Court,  acting  under  authority  of  chapter  390, 
Acts  of  the  Legislature  of  1899,  and  chapter  462,  Acts  of  1900;  work 
completed,  Oct.  17,  1907. 

Preston  court.  Dor.;  from  100  Gibson  street,  northerly,  to  Tenean  creek, 
between  Adams  street  and  Brook  street. 

*Preston  street.  Dor.;  from  54  Mill  street  to'417  Freeport  street;  formerly 
from  Mill  street  to  Pleasant  street;  from  Mill  street  to  Commercial 
(now  Freeport)  street  located,  March  20,  1861;  from  Freeport  street  to 
Pleasant  street,  now  called  South  street.     L  1857. 

Price  avenue.  Dor.,  1870;  from  Blue  Hill  avenue,  between  Chapman 
avenue  and  Hovey  street,  to  Lyons  street;  the  location  of  this  street 
abandoned,  1896. 

Price  road,  Bri.,  1909;  from  Princeton  avenue  to  Long  avenue;  shown  on 
Board  of  Survey  plan  approved  Dec.  31,  1909. 

Priesing  street,  Rox.,  1905;  from  15  Chestnut  avenue,  opposite  Roys  street, 
west,  to  the  end  of  Mozart  place;  authority  to  open  Priesing  street,  as 
a  substitute  for  Roys  street,  from  Chestnut  avenue  to  Mozart  street, 
given  by  the  Street  Commissioners,  April  26,  1905;  Mozart  place,  which 
is  included  in  the  above  authority  to  open,  has  never  been  rec- 
ognized by  the  abutters  as  a  part  of  Priesing  street. 


376  List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston. 

Priesing  terrace,  Rox.,  1896;  from  Creightrn  street  to  Hyde  street; 
Bynner  street  extended  from  Day  street  to  Creighton  street  over 
Hyde  street  and  Priesing  terrace,  June  3,  1902.     L  3482. 

Primrose  place,  Rox.;  from  Warren  street,  east,  thence  by  two  arms, 
one  branching  to  the  southeast  and  one  branching  to  the  northeast; 
AUston  place  referred  to  in  deed  dated  Nov^.  11,  1858  (Norfolk  Deeds, 
Lib.  270,  fol.  312),  as  "  heretofore  called  Primrose  place." 

*Primrose  street,  W.  Rox.,  1906;  from  97  Walter  street  to  36  Fairview 
street;  Proctor  street  laid  out  with  the  name  of  Primrose  street, 
Oct.  15, 1906.     L  3900,  L  4116. 

Primus  avenue,  B.,  1871;  from  82  Phillips  street,  southerly,  near  and 
east  of  West  Cedar  street;  called  Wilberforce  place,  1843;  named 
Primus  avenue,  1871. 

*Prince  street,  B.,  1708;  from  5  North  square  to  Endicott  (commonly 
called  Causeway)  street,  opposite  Charles-river  bridge;  called  Black 
Horse  lane  from  Middle  (now  Hanover)  street  to  Charlestown  Ferry, 
1698;  highway  laid  out  at  lower  end  of  Black  Horse  lane,  Jan.  25, 1702; 
from  Middle  street  to  the  salt  water  at  the  Ferry  way  named  Prince 
street  by  the  town,  May  3,  1708;  highway  at  lower  end  of  Black  Horse 
lane,  now  Prince  street,  widened  and  continued  to  low-water  mark, 
March  2,  1721;  commonly  called  Black  Horse  lane  in  1800;  extended 
from  Hanover  street  to  North  square,  including  parts  of  Bell  alley 
and  Garden-court  street,  July  11,  1833.  L  151,  L  2719,  L  2764,  L  2959, 
L  3070,  L  3150,  L  3204,  L  3492,  L  3522. 

Prince  street,  B.,  Lyman  street  so  called  prior  to  1812. 

fPrince  street,  W.  Rox.,  1855;  from  Perkins  street  to  Arborway  at  its 
junction  with  Centre  street;  laid  out  from  road  to  Jamaica  Plain  Meet- 
ing-house (Pond  and  Eliot  streets)  to  road  from  Roxbury  through 
BrookHne  (Centre  and  Perkins  streets),  September,  1828;  called 
Cottage  street  on  map,  1849;  name  of  Cottage  street  changed  to 
Prince  street,  April  2,  1855;  altered,  etc.,  at  jimction  with  Perkins 
street,  near  Jamaica  pond,  Sept.  27, 1871;  authority  to  enter  Arborway, 
(provided  the  construction  is  satisfactory  to  the  Board)  given  by  the 
Park  Commissioners,  April  23,  1902;  authority  to  open  from  Arborway, 
north  about  915  feet,  given  by  the  Street  Commissioners,  July  11,  1906; 
authority  to  open  an  extension  to  Pond  street  given  by  the  Street 
Commissioners,  Sept.  27,  1907. 

Prince=street  avenue,  B.,  1833;  from  North  Bennet  street  to  Prince 
street;  called  School  alley,  1732;  Grammar  alley,  1795;  named  Prince- 
street  avenue,  1833;  name  changed  to  Bennet  avenue,  1839. 

Prince=street  place,  B.;  from  86  Prince  street;  shown  in  Hyde's  "List 
of  Streets,  1909,"  as  "a  name  sometimes  given  to  Lombard  place." 

Princeton  avenue,  Bri.,  1908;  from  Harvard  avenue  to  AUston  street; 
from  Harvard  avenue,  about  212  feet  northwest  of  Commonwealth 
avenue,  southwest,  to  Allston  square,  shown  on  plan  by  G.  H.  Sherman 
dated  March  27,  1908  (Suffolk  Deeds,  Lib.  3309,  fol.  1);  extended  to 
Allston  street,  December,  1909  (Board  of  Survey  filing  approved 
Dec.  31,  1909). 

Princeton  place,  E.  B.;  from  235  Princeton  street,  southeasterly,  between 
Prescott  street  and  Putnam  street. 

^Princeton  street,  E.  B.;  from  271  Meridian  street  to  Eagle  square; 
accepted  from  Meridian  street  to  Eagle  street  provided  the  East 
Boston  Company  will  give  to  the  City  a  deed  of  the  land  embraced, 
Aug.  2,  1852  (Suffolk  Deeds,  Lib.  636,  fol.  33);  widened  at  junction 
of  Eagle  street  and  Chelsea  street,  Nov.  1,  1858  (Suffolk  Deeds,  Lib. 
746,  fol.  291);  name  commemorates  the  Battle  of  Princeton.     L  93. 


List  of  Stkeets,  Etc.,  in  Boston.  377 

*Princeton  street,  Chsn.;  from  51  Lexington  street  to  36  Tufts  street;  part 
of  Tufts  street  leading  from  and  running  at  right  angles  with  Lexing- 
ton street  called  Princeton  street,  Oct.  6,  1851;  laid  out  as  a  public 
way,  July  13,  1863. 

Princeton=street  court,  Chsn.;  from  Princeton  street;  extended  to  Med- 
ford  street  and  laid  out  as  Stone  street,  June  13,  1871. 

Prior  place.  Dor.,  1887;  from  45  Richfield  street,  southwest  about  185 
feet;  shown  on  plan  dated  Jan.  21,  1887  (Suffolk  Deeds,  Lib.  1760, 
fol.  551);  now  called  Richfield  park. 

Prison  lane,  B.,  1634;  the  earliest  name  for  that  part  of  Court  street 
between  Washington  street  and  Scollay  square;  derived  its  name  from 
the  prison  which  was  located  here  in  1634;  named  Queen  street  by 
the  town.  May  3,  1708;  Court  street  by  the  town,  July  4,  1788. 

*Prison=point  bridge,  Chsn.  and  Camb.,  1815;  from  Austin  street  in 
Charlestown,  acxoss  Miller's  river,  to  Prison-point  street  in  Cambridge; 
charter  granted  to  "Proprietors  of  the  Prison  Point  Dam  Corporation," 
June  21,  1806;  bridge  built  in  1815;  at  times  erroneously  called 
"  Prison  Point  Dam  bridge"  (no  dam  was  ever  built);  bridge  laid  out 
as  a  public  highway  by  the  County  Commissioners,  January,  1839; 
bridge  closed  in  spring  of  1903  and  a  temporary  bridge  opened  for 
travel.  May  6, 1903,  under  authority  of  chapter  421,  Acts  of  the  Legis- 
lature of  1899  and  chapter  193,  Acts  of  1900;  a  new  bridge,  at  an 
elevated  grade,  was  built  by  the  B.  &  M.  R.  R.  Company,  and  opened 
for  travel,  Sept.  17,  1907.  See  Mass.  Spec.  Laws,  Vol.  IV.,  p.  44;  Vol. 
VII.,  p.  223. 

Proctor  court.  Dor.;  from  26  Franklin  court,  northerly,  between  Massa- 
chusetts avenue  and  Norfolk  avenue. 

Proctor  street,  W.  Rox.;  from  36  Fairview  street  to  97  Walter  street;  laid 
out  under  the  name  of  Primrose  street,  Oct.  15,  1906.     L  3900. 

*Proctor  street,  Rox.;  from  Adams  street  to  East  (now  Hampden)  street; 
accepted,  March  7,  1853;  name  changed  to  Eustis  street,  April  21, 
1868. 

*Proctor  street,  Rox.,  1886;  from  1037  Massachusetts  avenue  to  138  Nor- 
folk avenue;  laid  out  from  East  Chester  Park  (now  Massachusetts 
avenue)  to  Norfolk  avenue,  July  17,  1886.     L  1922,  L  4136. 

Proctor's  lane,  B.,  1789;  from  Middle  (now  Hanover)  street  to  Fish 
(now  North)  street;  called  Wood  lane,  1708;  named  Proctor's  lane, 
1789;  dock  at  bottom  of  Proctor's  lane  filled  up,  the  town  to  continue 
the  passageway  always  open  as  any  other  public  street.  May  1,  1799; 
Richmond  street  extended  through  it,  July  6,  1824. 

Procyon  place,  Rox.,  1888;  from  21  Greenwich  street,  southwest;  shown 
on  plan  dated  March  16,  1888,  as  Greenwich  street  extended  (Suffolk 
Deeds,  Lib.  1828,  fol.  484);  referred  to  in  deed  dated  May  12,  1888,  as 
Procyon  place  (Suffolk  Deeds,  Lib.  1850,  fol.  241);  again  named 
a  part  of  Greenwich  street  in  1905. 

Proprietor's  road.  Dor.;  from  the  easterly  end  of  Marsh  street  in  a  south- 
easterly and  easterly  direction  to  Neponset  river;  see  Suffolk  Deeds, 
Lib.  1732,  fol.  242,  dated  July  10,  1886. 

Proprietor's  way,  Bri.,  1814;  from  Washington  street  to  South  street; 
laid  out  as  Seaver  lane,  April  10,  1843;  named  Foster  street,  Nov.  20, 
1848. 

Prospect  avenue,  Bri.;  from  277  Corey  road  to  Prospect  avenue  in 
Brookline. 

*Prospect  avenue,  W.  Rox.;  from  131  Sycamore  street  to  126  Brown 
avenue;  laid  out  from  Brown  avenue  to  Sheldon  street,  Nov.  23  1878; 
and  from  Sheldon  street  to  Sycamore  street,  Oct.  13,  1891.  L  1335, 
L  2347. 


378  List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston. 

Prospect  avenue,  )  Chsn.;  from  11  Prospect  street,  easterly,  near  Chelsea 
Prospect  place,      )      street;  Prospect  avenue  in  1906. 

Prospect  court,  B.;  from  South  Margin  street,  near  Prospect  street,  1849. 

Prospect  lane,  B.;  now  Prospect  street. 

*Prospect  street,  B.;  from  192  Merrimac  street  to  11  Lyman  street;  from 
Leverett  place  (now  Lyman  street)  to  the  Mill  pond,  1812;  afterwards 
to  Merrimac  street;  formerly  called  Prospect  lane;  accepted,  condi- 
tionally, Sept.  10,  1827. 

Prospect  street,  Rox.;  from  Parker  street  to  High  street  (now  Parker 
Hill  avenue),  1849;  name  changed  to  Fisher  avenue,  April  21,  1868. 

Prospect  street.  Dor.;  from  Norfolk  street  to  Milton  avenue;  laid  out 
as  Edson  street,  Sept.  6,  1888.     L  2091. 

Prospect  street,  W.  Rox.;  from  Charles  street,  northeasterly,  by  Frank- 
lin Park,  to  B.  &  P.  (now  N.  Y.,  N.  H.  &  H.)  R.  R.,  then  northwest- 
erly to  132  Spring  street. 

Prospect  street,  W.  Rox.,  1878;  from  Brown  avenue  to  Sheldon  street; 
laid  out  as  Prospect  avenue,  Nov.  23,  1878.     L  1335. 

Prospect  street,  W.  Rox.;  from  Maple  (now  Birch)  street  to  Brandon 
street;  given  on  chart,  1884,  as  part  of  Birch  street;  laid  out  as 
Penfield  street,  Sept.  23,  1892.     L  2435. 

*Prospect  street,  Chsn.;  from  108  Chelsea  street  to  23  Tremont  street; 
laid  out  and  accepted,  Aug.  18,  1869;  part  of  discontinued  and  new 
street  laid  out,  April  12,  1870. 

Prospect  street,  Bri.;  Allston  street  laid  out  from  North  Beacon  street 
(now  Brighton  avenue)  to  junction  with  a  street  formerly  called 
Prospect  street,  near  house  of  T.  F.  Frobisher,  June,  1870. 

Prout  street,  W.  Rox.,  1903;  from  St.  Peter  street,  240  feet  southwest 
from  Paul  Gore  street,  west  about  210  feet;  authority  to  open  given 
by  the  Street  Commissioners,  June  11,  1903. 

^Providence  street,  B.,  1846;  from  Park  square  at  Columbus  avenue 
to  203  Clarendon  street;  the  fiats  deeded  to  City  by  Boston  and  Rox- 
bury  Mill  Corporation,  November,  1826;  old  way  discontinued,  April 
27,  1846;  new  street  east  of  the  empty  basin  south  of  extension  of 
Boylston  street  and  north  of  depot  (now  abandoned)  of  B.  &  P. 
(now  N.  Y.,  N.  H.  &  H.)  R.  R.,  named  Providence  street.  May  4, 
1846;  extended  from  the  bend  opposite  Arhngton  street  to  Berkeley 
street,  over  land  of  Boston  Water  Power  Company  and  B.  &  P.  R.  R. 
Co.,  May  9,  1865;  from  Church  street  to  Berkeley  street  discontinued, 
Dec.  10,  1866,  and  reconsidered,  Dec.  13,  1866;  part  from  Berkeley 
street  to  Clarendon  street  laid  out,  Oct.  22,  1885.  L  287,  L  328, 
L  746,  L  1893,  L  2456. 

^Province  court,  or  IB.;  from  16  Province  street,  easterly,  towards 

Province  House  court,  J  Wasliington  street,  then  southerly,  cross- 
ing end  of  Ordway  place;  from  Washington  street  through  the 
archway  in  front  of  the  so-called  Old  Province  House  to  Province 
street,  1825;  laid  out  from  Province  street  to  Ordway  place,  Oct. 
•13,  1899.     L  3193,  L  3458. 

Province  House  row,  B.,  1817;  in  Marlboro'  (now  Washington)  street, 
in  front  of  Old  Province  House;  named  and  numbered,  Oct.  8,  1817, 
so  to  avoid  renumbering  street. 

^Province  street,  B.,  1833;  from  38  School  street  to  29  Bromfield  street 
called  Governor's  alley,  1715,  1732;  named  Montgomery  street,  1833 
name  of  Governor's  alley  changed  to  Province  street,  June  10,  1833 
same  confirmed  as  a  public  way,  June  9,  1834.  Vol.  31,  p.  73 
L  83,  L  288,  L  1601.    Suffolk  Deeds,  Lib.  29,  fol.  264. 


List  of  Steeets,  Etc.,  in  Boston.  379 

Public  Garden,  B.,  1837;  bounded  by  Charles,  Boylston,  Arlington  and 
Beacon  streets,  and  contains  about  24  acres;  comprises  what  was 
originally  "the  marsh  at  the  bottom  of  the  Common"  (Round 
marsh),  also  Fox  hill  and  a  filled  portion  of  the  empty  basin  lying 
witliin  the  limits  of  Roxbury;  previous  to  1794  the  portion  between 
Charles  street  and  the  water  was  a  part  of  the  Common;  the  portion 
between  Beacon  street  and  Boylston  street,  from  Charles  street  to 
the  water,  laid  out,  Oct.  26,  1837;  the  westerly  boundary  of  the 
Public  Garden  was  established,  Dec.  11,  1856,  by  the  tripartite 
agreement  between  the  Commissioners  of  the  Commonwealth,  the 
Boston  Water  Power  Company  and  the  City  of  Boston;  under 
authority  of  chapter  210,  Acts  of  the  Legislature  of  1859,  approved 
by  the  people  April  25,  1859,  this  territory  was  dedicated  forever 
to  the  people  for  a  Public  Garden;  iron  fence  around  it  completed 
in  May,  1863.     L  171. 

Public  Garden  foot=bridge,  B.,  1867;  over  pond  in  the  PubHc  Garden; 
completed  June  1,  1867. 

*Public  landing,  B.,  1899;  from  Commercial  street,  opposite  Prince 
street,  to  the  harbor  line;  under  authority  of  chapter  548,  Acts  of 
1894,  the  approaches  to  Charles-river  bridge  (after  discontinuance 
of  Charles-river  bridge,  about  Nov.  27,  1899)  are  to  be  kept  open 
for  landing  places  or  other  public  uses. 

*Public  landing,  Chsn.,  1899;  at  the  foot  of  Charles-river  avenue;  under 
authority  of  chapter  548,  Acts  of  1894,  the  approaches  to  Charles- 
river  bridge  (after  discontinuance  of  Charles-river  bridge,  about 
Nov.  27,  1899)  are  to  be  kept  open  for  landing  places  or  other  public 
uses. 

Pudding  lane,  B.,  1708;  from  King  (now  State)  street  to  Water  street; 
named  Pudding  lane  by  the  town.  May  3,  1708;  "  Pudden  lane  "  after 
the  fire  enlarged  into  a  street;  named  Devonshire  street,  April  20,  1766. 

Pulaski  avenue,  So.  B.;  from  356  Athens  street  to  319  West  Third 
street,  between  F  street  and  Dorchester  street. 

Pullen  point;  Winthrop  so  called  at  the  earhest  period  of  the  known 
history  of  the  town;  on  3d  April,  1632,  "it  was  ordered  that  no  person 
whatsoever  shall  shoot  at  Fowl  upon  Pullen's  Point";  called  also 
Pullin  and  Pulling  point;  "so  called  because  the  boats  are  by  the 
seasing  or  roads  haled  against  the  tide  which  is  very  strong";  later 
Pullen  point,  together  with  what  is  now  Chelsea  and  Revere,  was 
called  Rumney  marsh,  and  remained  so  until  set  off  from  Boston 
as  Chelsea,  Jan.  10,  1739.     Suffolk  Deeds,  Lib.  48,  fol.  136. 

Pulling's  corner,  B.,  1784;  corner  of  Ann  (now  North)  street  and  Cross 
street. 

Purchase  place,  B.,  1827;  from  Purchase  street,  north,  between  Pearl 
street  and  Gibb's  lane  (now  Oliver  street);  included  in  Hartford 
street,  July  23,  1869.     L  464. 

^Purchase  street,  B.,  1747;  from  169  Broad  street,  at  its  junction  with 
High  street,  to  162  Summer  street;  "the  way  leading  southerly  from 
Gibb's  Lane  (now  Oliver  street)  on  Fort  Hill,  passing  by  Drinkers 
to  the  Rope  walke,"  named  Belcher's  lane  by  the  town,  May  3, 
1708;  from  Summer  street  to  Tilley's  lane  (now  Gridley  street),  1747; 
from  Summer  street  to  Batterymarch  (now  Broad)  street,  1800;  from 
Summer  street  to  India  wharf,  in  Shaw's  Hist,  of  Boston,  1817. 
Vol.  31,  pp.  5,  67;  Vol.  19,  p.  70.  '  L  2,  L  82,  L  327,  L  464,  L  466, 
L  468,  L  469,  L  470,  L  471,  L  821,  L  922. 

Puritan  avenue,  Dor.;  from  Richfield  street,  southwesterly,  to  an 
unnamed  street. 


380  List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston. 

Putnam  place,  Rox.;  from  118  Roxbury  street,  southwesterly,  then 
westerly,  to  Putnam  street;  name  of  Suffolk  place  changed  to  Put- 
nam place.  May  31,  1870;  same  part  given  as  Suffolk  place  on  charts 
of  1884  and  1890;  Putnam  place  in  Bromley's  atlas  of  1906. 

*Putnam  square,  E.  B.,  1875;  between  White,  Trenton  and  Putnam 
streets,  Nov.  1,  1858;  named  Putnam  square  in  honor  of  Gen.  Israel 
Putnam,  Nov.  23,  1875. 

tPutnam  street,  E.  B.;  from  191  Condor  street  to  Bremen  street,  and 
from  Orleans  street  to  the  B.,  R.  B.  &  L.  R.  R.;  formerly  from  Condor 
street  to  Georgia  street;  between  the  northwest  line  of  location  of 
the  B.,  R.  B.  &  L.  R.  R.  and  Georgia  street  included  in  the  railroad 
location  and  in  taking  for  Wood  Island  Park,  June  26,  1891;  accepted 
from  Condor  street  to  Chelsea  street.  May  17,  1856  (Suffolk  Deeds, 
Lib.  701,  fol.  254);  accepted  from  Chelsea  street  to  Bremen  street, 
Nov.  26,  1861  (Suffolk  Deeds,  Lib.  806,  fol.  39);  portion  between 
Bremen  street  and  Orleans  street  abandoned,  Sept.  27,  1904,  by  a 
special  commission  appointed  by  the  Superior  Court  under  authority 
of  chapter  390,  Acts  of  1899,  and  amendments  thereto;  named  Putnam 
street  in  honor  of  Gen.  Israel  Putnam.     L  676. 

*Putnam  street,  Rox.;  from  140  Roxbury  street  to  14  Dudley  street; 
laid  out  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen,  March  3,  1851;  nonconcurred  by 
Common  Council;  street  is  considered  public  by  prescription. 

*Putnam  street,  Chsn.;  from  58  Henley  street  to  14  Common  street; 
accepted,  from  Salem  turnpike  (now  Chelsea  street)  to  houses  of 
Robbins  and  Tapley,  near  Training  field,  May  6,  1822. 

Putnam  street,  Bri.,  1875  (proposed);  from  Griggs  street  at  Massa- 
chusetts (now  Commonwealth)  avenue,  southwesterly,  toward 
Warren  street;  sho^vii  on  chart  of  1885;  not  shown  since. 


PUBLIC   ALLEYS. 

Under  authority  of  chapter  323  of  the  Acts  of  the  Legislature  of  1891 
and  amendments  thereto,  and  chapter  298  of  the  Acts  of  1898,  the  Street 
Commissioners  may  lay  out  and  order  the  construction  of  any  alley 
or  passageway  not  exceeding  twenty-five  feet  in  -nddth  as  a  pubUc  alley. 

*Public  Alley  No.  12,  B.,  1902;  from  Poplar  street,  southwest,  to  Public 
Alley  No.  14;  formerly  a  part  of  Pike  alley;  laid  out  as  Public  Alley 
No.  12,  Oct.  29,  1902.     L  3509,  L  3835. 

*Public  Alley  No.  13,  B.,  1902;  from  34  Poplar  street,  southwest,  to  PubUc 
Alley  No.  14;  Mascot  place  laid  out  as  Pubhc  Alley  No.  13,  Oct.  29, 
1902.     L  3508,  L  3834. 

*Public  Alley  No.  14,  B.,  1902;  from  Pubhc  Alley  No.  15  to  about  35 
feet  southeast  of  Public  Alley  No.  12;  formerly  a  part  of  Pike 
alley;  laid  out  as  Pubhc  Alley  No.  14,  Oct.  29,  1902.    L  3508,  L  3834. 

*Public  Alley  No.  15,  B.,  1902;  from  Poplar  street,  southwest,  to  Pubhc 
Alley  No.  14;  Farwell  avenue  laid  out  as  Public  Alley  No.  15,  Oct. 
29,  1902.     L  3508,  L  3834. 

*Public  Alley  No.  101,  B.,  1898;  from  64  Richmond  street  to  158  Cross 
street,  formerly  known  as  Chair  alley;  between  Fulton  street  and 
Commercial  street;  laid  out,  Oct.  31,  1898.     L  3045,  L  3321,  L  3463. 

*Public  Alley  No.  102,  B.,  1898;  from  9  Marshall  street  to  8  Creek  square; 
known  as  Hancock  row;  laid  out,  July  13,  1899.     L  3127. 

*Public  Alley  No.  301,  B.,  1898;  from  northerly  end  of  River  street  to 
94  Pinckney  street;  formerly  known  as  River-street  place;  laid  out, 
Oct.  27,  1898.     L  3044. 


List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston.  381 

*Public  Alley  No.  303,  B.,  1902;  from  48  Pinckney  street,  south,  then 
east  and  west  parallel  with  Pinckney  street;  laid  out,  Nov.  6,  1902. 
L  3520,  L  3604,  L  3776. 

*Public  Alley  No.  401,  B.,  1898;  from  5  Irvington  street  to  8  Garrison 
street,  between  Huntington  avenue  and  St.  Botolph  street;  laid 
out,  Oct.  12,  1898.     L  3032. 

*Public  Alley  No.  402,  B.,  1898;  from  11  Garrison  street  to  261  West 
Newton  street,  between  Huntington  avenue  and  St.  Botolph  street; 
laid  out,  Oct.  12,  1898.     L  3032,  L  3474. 

*Public  Alley  No.  403,  B.,  1898;  from  258  West  Newton  street  to 
8  Cumberland  street,  between  Huntington  avenue  and  St.  Botolph 
street;  laid  out,  Oct.  12,  1898.     L  3025,  L  3327. 

*PubIic  Alley  No.  404,  B.,  1898;  from  3  Cumberland  street  to  PubHc 
Alley  No.  405,  between  Huntington  avenue  and  St.  Botolph  street; 
laid  out,  Oct.  12,  1898.     L  3035,  L  3328. 

*Public  Alley  No.  405,  B.,  1898;  from  238  Huntington  avenue  to  203 
St.  Botolph  street,  in  the  rear  of  estates  fronting  on  Massachusetts 
avenue;  laid  out,  Oct.  12,  1898.     L  3036,  L  3613. 

*Public  Alley  No.  414,  B.,  1898;  from  30  Massachusetts  avenue  to  11 
Hereford  street,  between  Beacon  street  and  Marlborough  street; 
laid  out,  Oct.  12,  1898.     L  3037,  L  3567. 

^Public  Alley  No.  415,  B.,  1898;  from  14  Hereford  street  to  4  Gloucester 
street,  between  Beacon  street  and  Marlborough  street;  laid  out, 
Oct.  12,  1898.     L  3038,  L  3620. 

*PubIic  Alley  No.  416,  B.,  1898;  from  3  Gloucester  street  to  1  Fairfield 
street,  between  Beacon  street  and  Marlborough  street;  laid  out, 
Oct.  12,  1898.     L  3038,  L  3570. 

*Public  Alley  No.  417,  B.,  1898;  from  2  Fairfield  street  to  5  Exeter  street, 
between  Beacon  street  and  Marlborough  street;  laid  out  Oct.  -12, 
1898.     L  3039,  L  3589. 

*Public  Alley  No.  418,  B.,  1898;  from  8  Exeter  street  to  328  Dartmouth 
street,  between  Beacon  street  and  Marlborough  street;  laid  out, 
Oct.  12,  1898.     L  3040,  L  3329. 

^Public  Alley  No.  419,  B.,  1898;  from  323  Dartmouth  street  to  276 
Clarendon  street,  between  Beacon  street  and  Marlborough  street; 
laid  out,  Oct.  12,  1898.     L  3041,  L  3330. 

Public  Alley  No.  420,  B.,  1898;  from  279  Clarendon  street  to  304 
Berkeley  street,  between  Beacon  street  and  Marlborough  street; 
laid  out,  Oct.  12,  1898.     L  3042,  L  3331. 

*Public  Alley  No.  421,  B.,  1898;  from  303  Berkeley  street  to  3  Arlington 
street,  between  Beacon  street  and  Marlborough  street;  laid  out, 
Oct.  12,  1898.     L  3043,  L  3588. 

*Public  Alley  No.  422,  B.,  1898;  from  11  Arlington  street  to  293  Berkeley 
street,  between  Marlborough  street  and  Conimonwealth  avenue; 
laid  out,  Jan.  15,  1900.     L  3256,  L  3749. 

*Public  Alley  No.  423,  B.,  1898;  from  290  Berkeley  street  to  263  Claren- 
don street,  between  Marlborough  street  and  Commonwealth  avenue; 
laid  out,  Jan.  15,  1900.     L  3257,  L  3721. 

*Public  Alley  No.  424,  B.,  1898;  from  264  Clarendon  street  to  311  Dart- 
mouth street,  between  Marlborough  street  and  Commonwealth 
avenue;  laid  out,  Jan.  15,  1900.     L  3258,  L  3649. 

♦Public  Alley  No.  425,  1909;  from  312  Dartmouth  street  to  18  Exeter 
street,  between  Marlborough  street  and  Commonwealth  avenue; 
laid  out,  Nov.  26,  1909.     L  4185. 


382  List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston. 

*Public  Alley  No.  426,  B.,  1898;  from  15  Exeter  street  to  20  Fairfield 
street,  between  Marlborough  street  and  Commonwealth  avenue; 
laid  out,  Jan.  15,  1900.     L  3259,  L  3650. 

*Public  Alley  No.  427,  B.,  1898;  from  9  Fairfield  street  to  15  Gloucestet 
street,  between  Marlborough  street  and  Commonwealth  avenue; 
laid  out,  Jan.  15,  1900.     L  3260,  L  3651. 

*Public  Alley  No.  428,  B.,  1898;  from  14  Gloucester  street  to  30  Hereford 
street,  between  Marlborough  street  and  Commonwealth  avenue; 
laid  out,  Jan.  15,  1900.     L  3261,  L  3652. 

♦Public  Alley  No.  429,  B.,  1898;  from  31  Hereford  street  to  52  Massachu- 
setts avenue,  between  Marlborough  street  and  Commonwealth 
avenue;  laid  out,  Jan.  15,  1900.     L  3262,  L  3653. 

*Public  Alley  No.  430,  B.,  1898;  from  90  Massachusetts  avenue  to  43 
Hereford  street,  between  Commonwealth  avenue  and  Newbury 
street;  laid  out,  Nov.  10,  1898,  L  3048.     L  3573. 

*Public  Alley  No.  431,  B.,  1898;  from  44  Hereford  street  to  28  Gloucester 
street,  between  Commonwealth  avenue  and  Newbury  street;  laid 
out,  Nov.  10,  1898.     L  3049. 

*Public  Alley  No.  432,  B.,  1898;  from  27  Gloucester  street  to  29  Fair- 
field street,  between  Commonwealth  avenue  and  Newbury  street; 
laid  out,  Nov.  10,  1898.     L  3050,  L  3467. 

*Public  Alley  No.  433,  B.,  1898;  from  30  Fairfield  street  to  27  Exeter 
street,  between  Commonwealth  avenue  and  Newbury  street;  laid 
out,  Nov.  10,  1898.     L  3050,  L  3581. 

*Public  Alley  No.  434,  B.,  1898;  from  26  Exeter  street  to  284  Dartmouth 
street,  between  Commonwealth  avenue  and  Newbury  street;  laid 
out,  Nov.  10,  1898.     L  3051,  L  3582. 

♦Public  Alley  No.  435,  B.,  1898;  from  283  Dartmouth  street  to  236 
Clarendon  street,  between  Commonwealth  avenue  and  Newbury 
street;  laid  out,  Nov.  10,  1898.     L  3052,  L  3583. 

♦Public  Alley  No.  436,  B.,  1898;  from  235  Clarendon  street  to  250 
Berkeley  street,  between  Commonwealth  avenue  and  Newbury 
street;  laid  out,  Nov.  10,  1898.     L  3053,  L  3584. 

♦Public  Alley  No.  437,  B.,  1898;  from  249  Berkeley  street  to  13  Arling- 
ton street,  between  Commonwealth  avenue  and  Newbury  street; 
laid  out,  Nov.  10,  1898.     L  3054,  L  3333. 

♦Public  Alley  No.  438,  B.,  1898;  from  19  Arlington  street  to  231  Berkeley 
street,  between  Newbury  street  and  Boylston  street;  laid  out,  Oct. 
13,  1899.     L  3195. 

♦Public  Alley  No.  439,  B.,  1898;  from  218  Clarendon  street  to  267  Dart- 
mouth street,  between  Newbury  street  and  Boylston  street;  laid 
out,  Oct.  13,  1899.     L  3196,  L  3466. 

♦Public  Alley  No.  440,  B.,  1898;  from  268  Dartmouth  street  to  36  Exeter 
street,  between  Newbury  street  and  Boylston  street;  laid  out, 
Oct.  13,  1899.     L  3197,  L  3571. 

♦Public  Alley  No.  441,  B.,  1898;  from  35  Exeter  street  to  44  Fairfield 
street,  between  Newbury  street  and  Boylston  street;  laid  out, 
Oct.  13,  1899.     L  3198,  L  3775. 

♦Public  Alley  No.  442,  B.,  1898;  from  43  Fairfield  street  to  47  Gloucester 
street,  between  Newbury  street  and  Boylston  street;  laid  out, 
Oct.  13,  1899.     L  3199,  L  3565. 

♦Public  Alley  No.  443,  B.,  1898;  from  46  Gloucester  street  to  58  Hereford 
street,  between  Newbury  street  and  Boylston  street;  laid  out, 
Oct.  13,  1899.     L  3199. 


List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston.  383 

*Public  Alley  No.  444,  B.,  1898;  from  59  Hereford  street,  west,  between 
Newbury  street  and  Boylston  street;  laid  out,  Oct.  13,  1899. 
L  3200,  L  3748. 

*Public  Alley  No.  502,  B.,  1900;  between  Rutland  square  and  Concord 
square,  parallel  therewith,  and  between  Columbus  avenue  and  Tremont 
street;  laid  out,  Aug.  26,  1901.     L  3384,  L  3778. 

*Public  Alley  No.  503,  B.,  1900;  from  52  Rutland  square  to  43  Concord 
square,  near  Columbus  avenue;  laid  out,  Aug.  26,  1901.  L  3385, 
L  3778. 

*Public  Alley  No.  701,  B.,  1898;  from  325  Shawmut  avenue  to  584 
Tremont  street,  between  Union  park  and  Upton  street;  Union  park 
passageway  laid  out  as  Pubhc  Alley  No.  701,  Feb.  17,  1899.  L  3083, 
L  3334. 

*Public  Alley  No.  702,  B.,  1898;  from  56  Worcester  street  to  123  West 
Springfield  street,  between  Newland  street  and  Tremont  street;  laid 
out,  July  25,  1899.     L  3147,  L  3446,  L  3459. 

*Public  Alley  No.  703,  B.,  1898;  from  105  Newland  street  to  Public  Alley 
No.  702,  between  Worcester  street  and  West  Springfield  street;  laid 
-out,  July  25,  1899.     L  3148. 

*Public  Alley  No.  706,  B.,  1901;  from  95  Newland  street,  northwest, 
between  West  Concord  street  and  Worcester  street;  laid  out,  Sept.  11, 
1901.     L  3387. 

*PubIic  Alley  No.  804,  B.,  1902;  from  PubUc  Alley,  803  to  Pubhc  Alley, 
805,  between  Northampton  street  and  Camden  street;  laid  out, 
Sept.  23,  1902.     L  3495,  L  3859. 

*Public  Alley  No.  901,  Rox.,  1899;  between  Hemenway  street  and  the 
Fenway,  and  Boylston  street  and  Westland  entrance;  laid  out, 
March  23,  1899.     L  3089,  L  3765. 

*Public  Alley  No.  905,  Rox.,  1899;  west  from  53  Massachusetts  avenue, 
between  Commonwealth  avenue  and  Marlborough  street  and  to  428 
Marlborough  street;  laid  out,  Oct.  19,  1899.     L  3201,  L  3566. 

*Public  Alley  No.  2001,  E.  B.,  1898;  from  137  Webster  street  to  132 
Marginal  street,  southeast  of  Cottage  street;  a  part  of  formerly  part  of 
Pearl  place;  laid  out,  Dec.  21,  1898.     L  3078,  L  3318. 

The  following  passageways  have  been  under  consideration;  when 
laid  out  under  authority  of  chapter  298  of  the  Acts  of  the  Legislature 
of  1898  they  will  be  designated  as  public  alleys. 

Alley  No.  10,  B.,  1898;  from  107  Brighton  street  to  15  Auburn  street;  for- 
merly known  as  Brighton-street  avenue,  between  Chambers  street 
and  Poplar  street. 

Alley  No.  11,  B.,  1898;  from  23  Norman  street,  southeast,  between 
South  Margin  street  and  Green  street;  colloquially  called  Sugar  alley. 

Alley  No.  103,  B.,  1898;  from  139  North  street  to  60  Fulton  street, 
between  Fulton  place  and  Ferry  street. 

Alley  No.  201 ,  B.,  1898;  from  20  Kilby  street  to  Alley  No.  202,  between 
Doane  street  and  Central  street;  called  Marshall's  alley  in  1784; 
Bangs  alley,  1803-25;  also  called  Doane  alley,  1819;  now  known  as 
Bangs  alley. 

Alley  No.  202,  B.,  1898;  from  35  Doane  street,  southeast,  to  Alley  No, 
201;  called  Marshall's  alley,  1784;  called  Bangs  alley,  1803-25;  also 
called  Doane  alley,  1819;  later  called  Bangs  alley. 

Alley  No.  203,  B.,  1898;  from  23  Doane  street,  southeast,  to  Alley  No.  201 
(Bangs  alley);  built  over,  1909. 


384  List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston. 

Alley  No.  204,  B.,  1898;  from  16  Central  street,  northwest,  to  Alley- 
No.  201. 

Alley  No.  302,  B.,  1899;  northeast  from  8  Park  street,  near  and  southeast 
from  Beacon  street. 

Alley  No.  406,  B.,  1898;  the  portion  of  Back  street  from  69  Brimmer 
street  to  the  passageway  lying  in  the  extension  of  Berkeley  street. 

Alley  No.  407,  B.,  1898;  from  312  Berkeley  street  to  Clarendon  street, 
bordering  on  Charles  river  (formerly  known  as  Back  street). 

Alley  No.  408,  B.,  1898;  from  284  Clarendon  street  to  Dartmouth  street, 
bordering  on  Charles  river  (formerly  known  as  Back  street). 

Alley  No.  409,  B.,  1898;  from  338  Dartmouth  street  to  Exeter  street, 
bordering  on  Charles  river  (formerly  known  as  Back  street). 

Alley  No.  410,  B.,  1898;  from  Exeter  street  to  Fairfield  street,  bordering 
on  Charles  river  (formerly  known  as  Back  street). 

Alley  No.  411,  B.,  1898;  from  Fairfield  street  to  Gloucester  street, 
bordering  on  Charles  river  (formerly  known  as  Back  street.) 

Alley  No.  412,  B.,  1898;  from  Gloucester  street  to  Hereford  street, 
bordering  on  Charles  river  (formerly  known  as  Back  street). 

Alley  No.  413,  B.,  1898;  from  1  Hereford  street  to  Massachusetts  avenue, 
bordering  on  Charles  river  (formerly  known  as  Back  street). 

Alley  No.  425,  B.,  1898;  from  308  Dartmouth  street  to  18  Exeter  street, 
between  Marlborough  street  and  Commonwealth  avenue. 

Alley  No.  445,  B.,  1900;  from'61  Norway  street  to  19  Dundee  street,  near 
Massachusetts  avenue. 

Alley  No.  446,  B.,  1900;  from  69  Dundee  street,  near  Falmouth  street, 
south  and  west  to  Alley  No.  445. 

Alley  No.  501,  B.,  1900;  from  4  Rutland  square  to  1  Concord  square,  near 
Tremont  street. 

Alley  No.  504,  B.,  1901;  from  10  Truro  street,  southeasterly,  parallel  with 
Dartmouth  street,  then  southwesterly,  southeasterly  and  north- 
easterly from  the  first  described  part  to  the  end  of  the  same,  and 
inclosing  Leighton  park. 

Alley  No.  601,  B.,  1898;  known  as  Oxford  place,  and  extends  from 
24  Harrison  avenue  to  Alley  No.  602  (another  part  of  Oxford  place), 
between  Essex  street  and  Beach  street. 

Alley  No.  602,  B.,  1898;  known  as  Oxford  place,  and  extends  from  the 
northeasterly  end  of  Alley  No.  601  (another  part  of  Oxford  place), 
northwesterly  and  southeasterly. 

Alley  No.  609,  B.,  1898;  known  as  Maple  place,  and  extends  southwest 
from  23  Oak  street,  between  Oak  place  and  Harrison  avenue. 

Alley  No.  704,  B.,  1899;  from  68  Waltham  street  to  Union  park,  between 
Tremont  street  and  Shawmut  avenue. 

Alley  No.  705,  B.,  1900;  from  510  Tremont  street  to  217  Shawmut  avenue, 
between  Dover  and  Dwight  streets. 

Alley  No.  707,  B.,  1901;  from  157  West  Concord  street  to  80  Rutland 

street,  near  Tremont  street. 
Alley  No.  708,  B.,  1901;  from  87  Newland  street,  northwest,  to  Alley 

No.  707. 

Alley  No.  801,  Rox.,  1899;  from  49  Gainsborough  street,  northeast, 
between  St.  Stephen  street  and  Huntington  avenue,  and  northwest 
to  18  St.  Stephen  street. 


List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston.  385 

Alley  No.  802,  Rox.,  1899;  from  238  Northampton  street  to  115  Camden 
street,  between  Tremont  street  and  Alley  No.  803. 

Alley  No.  803,  Rox.,  1899;  from  224  Northampton  street  to  103  Camden 
street,  between  Alley  No.  802  and  Shawmut  avenue;  formerly  known 
as  Northampton  place. 

Alley  No.  805,  Rox.,  1899;  from  1  Northampton  street  to  Camden  street, 
between  Shawmut  avenue  and  Alley  No.  803. 

Alley  No.  806,  Rox.,  1899;  from  384  Northampton  street  to  191  Camden 
street,  between  Columbus  avenue  and  Dilworth  street. 

Alley  No.  807,  Rox.,  1900;  from  107  Hemenway  street,  opposite  Batavia 
street,  northwest,  then  southwest,  parallel  with  Hemenway  street. 

Alley  No.  808,  B.,"  1900;  from  4  Sawyer  street  to  7  Kendall  street,  near 
Shawmut  avenue. 

Alley  No.  903,  Rox.,  1899;  from  8  Haviland  street  to  79  Norway  street, 
between  Massachusetts  avenue  and  Bickerstaff  street. 

Alley  No.  904,  Rox.,  1899;  from  10  Bickerstaff  street  to  Alley  No.  903, 
between  Norway  street  and  Haviland  street. 

Alley  No.  906,  B.,  1899;  from  10  Peterborough  street  to  11  Queensberry 
street,  125  feet  west  from  Audubon  road. 

Alley  No.  1901 ,  Dor.,  1901;  from  Blue  Hill  avenue  to  Oakland  street. 

*Pynchon  street,  Rox.,  1868;  from  Tremont  street  to  junction  Heath 
street  and  Centre  street;  new  road  laid  out  by  the  County  Commis- 
sioners from  road  (now  Roxbury  street)  near  Guy  Carleton's  Factory 
in  southerly  direction  to  a  point  near  Hog  bridge,  Aug.  20,  1833; 
named  Lowell  street,  Sept.  23,  1834;  changed  to  Pynchon  street,  April 
21,  1868;  named  in  honor  of  William  Pynchon,  "a  gentleman  of 
learning  and  religion;  the  principal  founder  of  the  town  of  Rocksbury, 
and  the  first  member  who  joins  in  forming  the  Congregational  church 
there  ";  all  of  Pynchon  street  included  in  Columbus  avenue,  Jan.  4, 
1895.     L  768,  L  1157. 

*Q  street,  S.  B.,  1805;  from  Reserved  channel,  south,  along  the  westerly 
boundary  of  Marine  Park  to  Columbia  road  at  East  Sixth  street;  for- 
merly from  low  water  on  the  north  to  low  water  on  the  south;  laid  out 
and  named  from  salt  water  on  the  south  to  harbor  of  Boston  on  the 
north,  Feb.  27,  1805;  laid  out  from  low-water  mark  north  of  First  (now 
East  First)  street  to  harbor  line  in  Dorchester  bay,  Nov.  17,  1868; 
part  south  of  East  Sixth  street  now  included  in  Columbia  road; 
name  changed,  by  an  order  approved  by  the  Mayor,  to  Farragut  road, 
March  1,  1909,  in  honor  of  Admiral  David  G.  Farragut,  born,  1801, 
died,  1870.     L  156,  L  1446,  L  1868,  L  2057,  L  2058,  L  2135. 

Quail  street,  W.  Rox.,  1906;  from  220  Cottage  avenue,  southwesterly; 
part  of  Board  of  Survey  street  No.  666  named  by  the  owner,  Richard 
Codman. 

*Quaker  lane,  B.,  1784;  from  King  (now  State)  street  to  Water  street; 
named  Leveret's  lane  by  the  town,  May  3,  1708;  called  Quaker  lane, 
1784;  with  Dalton  street  named  Congress  street,  Jan.  22,  1800. 

*Queen  street,  B.,  1708;  from  Cornhill  (now  Washington  street),  opposite 
State  street,  to  Hanover  street;  name  of  Prison  lane  changed  to  Queen 
street  by  the  town,  May  3,  1708;  the  name  of  Queen  street  and  Court 
street  is  used  interchangeably  in  the  Selectmen's  Records  from  1776  to 
1778;  name  officially  changed  to  Court  street  by  the  town,  July  4, 
1788. 

Queen  street,  Dor.;  from  156  King  street,  south,  to  Claymont  terrace, 
between  Neponset  avenue  and  Train  street. 


386  List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston. 

*Queensberry  street,  B.,  1897;  from  70  Audubon  road  to  239  Audubon 
road;  located  on  plan  of  "  Back  Bay  Lands,  Pierre  Humbert,  Jr.,  City 
Surveyor,  April  10,  1894";  laid  out  with  name  of  Queensberry  street, 
July  15,  1897.     L  2606,  L  2862,  L  4046. 

Quiet  place,  B.,  1849;  from  Purchase  street  to  Broad  street  (now  Atlantic 
avenue)  near  Belmont  (now  Oliver)  street;  called  IngersoU  place, 
1847;   built  over  prior  to   1879. 

Quincefield  street,  Dor.,  1895;  from  44  Humphreys  street,  southwest, 
to  Wendover  street;  authority  to  open  given  by  Street  Commissioners, 
Nov.  14,  1895;  authority  to  open  again  given  by  the  Street  Commis- 
sioners, Nov.  9,  1904. 

Quincy  court,  B.,  from  185  North  street,  southeasterly,  near  Richmond 
street;  same  in  1857;  called  on  map  Quincy  street.         g 

Quincy  lane,  B.,  1822;  from  Broad  street  to  Hamilton  (now  Battery- 
march)  street;  called  Hamilton  avenue  in  1823;  closed  in  1836. 

Quincy  place,  B.,  1812;  from  High  street,  north,  near  Washington  (now 
Fort  Hill)  square;  laid  out  and  extended  to  Pearl  place  (now  Wendell 
street),  Dec.  15,  1873;  name  changed  to  Hartford  street,  being  a  con- 
tinuation of  the  same,  Feb.  28,  1882.     L  836. 

Quincy  place,  Rox.;  from  21  Quincy  street,  southerly,  opposite  Tupelo 

street. 

Quincy  place,  Chsn.;  from  St.  Martin  street,  northwesterly,  near  Medford 
street. 

Quincy  row,  B.;  from  Clinton  street  to  South  Market  street;  laid  out, 
with  name  of  Mercantile  street,  Dec.  19,  1879. 

Quincy  street,  B.;  from  North  street,  southeasterly,  near  Richmond 
street;  same  called  Quincy  court  in  directory  and  records. 

Quincy  street,  So.  B.;  name  changed  to  Bowen  street,  April  21,  1868. 

*Quincy  street,  Rox.  and  Dor.,  1856;  from  430  Warren  street  to  314 
Bowdoin  street;  part  in  Roxbury,  from  Warren  street  to  Grove  Hall 
(now  Blue  Hill  avenue),  laid  out  as  South  Dennis  street,  Jan.  19,  1662; 
confirmed.  May  17,  1697;  named  Quincy  street,  Oct.  13,  1856;  part 
in  Dorchester  closed  by  Selectmen,  March  1,  1865;  extended  from 
Columbia  street  (now  Columbia  road)  to  Belle vue  street,  Nov.  15, 
1870;  laid  out  from  Blue  Hill  avenue  to  Columbia  street,  Sept.  29, 
1871;  name  of  that  part  of  Belle  vue  street,  which  was  a  continuation 
of  Quincy  street  to  Bowdoin  street,  changed  to  Quincy  street,  March 
1,  1886.  L  577,  L  652,  L  694,  L  695,  L  696,  L  731,  L  795,  L  1558, 
L  1692,  L  2985. 

Quincy  street,  Chsn.;  from  Bunker  Hill  street  to  Medford  street;  same 
in  1875;  laid  out  under  the  name  of  St.  Martin  street.  May  11,  1896. 
L  2762. 

Quincy  terrace,  Rox.,  1901;  from  71  Quincy  street,  southwesterly,  near 
corner  Blue  Hill  avenue;  authority  to  open  given  by  Street  Commis- 
sioners, Oct.  15,  1901. 

Quineboquin  river;  the  Indian  name  for  Charles  river. 

Quint  avenue,  Bri.;  from  190  Brighton  avenue,  about  61  feet  southeast  of 
Allston  street,  south,  to  Princeton  avenue;  formerly  from  190  Brighton 
avenue,  south,  to  the  southerly  line  of  estate  of  the  Allston  Congrega- 
tional Church;  extended  to  Radcliffe  road  by  plan  by  G.  H.  Sherixian, 
dated  March  27,  1908  (Suffolk  Deeds,  Lib.  3309,  fol.  1);  name  of 
portion  of  Radcliffe  road  from  Quint  avenue  to  Princeton  avenue 
changed  to  Quint  avenue  in  November,  1908  (see  application  for  street 
number  made  Nov.  20,  1908). 


List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston.  387 

Radcliffe  road,  Bri.,  1908;  from  Quint  avenue  near  Princeton  avenue, 
northwest;  formerly  from  Princeton  avenue,  between  Quint  avenue, 
Park  Vale  avenue  and  Allston  square,  northwest,  to  beyond  Quint 
avenue;  sho'Ria  on  plan  dated  March  27,  1908  (Suffolk  Deeds,  Lib, 
3309,  fol.  1);  name  of  portion  from  Princeton  avenue  to  Quint  avenue 
changed  to  Quint  avenue  in  November,  1908  (see  application  for 
street  number  made  Nov.  20,  1908). 

Radcliffe  road,  Dor.,  1894;  from  Randolph  road,  southwest,  to  Hyde 
Park  line. 

tRadcliffe  street,  Dor.,  1904;  from  Harvard  street,  between  Waterloo 
street  and  Kilton  street,  northerly,  to  Carmen  street;  from  Harvard 
street,  northerly,  to  Faxon  street  called  Radchffe  street,  1904;  from 
Faxon  street  to  Carmen  street  shown  on  plan  dated  February,  1898, 
as  a  part  of  Millet  street  (Suffolk  Deeds,  Lib.  3345,  fol.  501);  changed 
to  Radcliffe  street,  March,  1909;  laid  out  from  Harvard  street  to  Faxon 
street,  Jan.  6,  1909.     L  4122. 

Radford  lane.  Dor.,  1899;  from  29  Carruth  street  to  Shawmut  branch 
railroad;  formerly  a  portion  of  Beale  street. 

Radnor  road,  Bri.,  1898;  from  284  Foster  street,  easterly. 

Railroad  avenue,  W.  Rox.;  from  the  end  of  Willow  street,  southwest- 
erly, between  Centre  street  and  the  West  Roxbury  branch  railroad, 
near  Highland  station,  to  Corey  street;  laid  out  as  Railroad  street, 
Nov.  6,  1899.     L  3217. 

^Railroad  street,  W.  Rox.,  1899;  from  2  Willow  street  to  31  Corey  street; 
Railroad  avenue  laid  out  -with  name  of  Railroad  street,  Nov.  6,  1899. 
L  3217. 

Rainsford  street,  B.;  Rainsford's  lane  so  called  in  City  Records,  July  6, 
1824,  when  made  a  part  of  Front  street  (now  Harrison  avenue). 

*Rainsford's  lane,  B.,  1800;  from  Essex  street  to  Beach  street,  and  so 
down  to  the  sea;  Ransford  lane  so  called  in  Edes's  Hst,  1800;  in  the 
order  passed  July  6,  1824,  naming  the  way  a  part  of  Front  street  it 
is  erroneously  referred  to  as  Rainsford  street. 

*Raleigh  street,  B.,  1890;  from  634  Beacon  street  to  unnamed  passageway 
bordering  on  Charles  river;  laid  out,  Nov.  11,  1890.     L  2271. 

Raleigh  street,  Dor.,  1893;  from  Glenway  street  to  Greenwood  street; 
authority  to  open  given  by  Street  Commissioners,  March  28,  1893; 
and  again  under  the  name  of  Brenton  street,  July  31,  1903;  formerly 
called  Brenton  street;  again  called  Brenton  street  in  1903. 

*Ralston  street.  So.  B.,  1909;  from  635  Dorchester  avenue,  opposite 
Abbott  street,  to  38  Boston  street;  laid  out,  Aug.  25,  1909.     L  4164. 

Ramsey  place.  Dor.;  from  12  Ramsey  street,  northwest. 

Ramsey  street.  Dor.;  from  784  Dudley  street  to  10  Hamlet  street,  at 
Columbia  square. 

Rand  place,  Rox.;  from  30  Rand  street,  east,  nearly  opposite  Fairbury 

street. 

Rand  square,  Rox.;  from  Rand  (the  part  now  Julian)  street,  easterly; 
now  a  part  of  Julian  street. 

*Rand  street,  Rox.,  1871;  from  21  Juhan  street  to  12  Brookford  street; 
formerly  from  Blue  Hill  avenue,  nearly  opposite  CHfford  street, 
easterly,  southerly,  southwesterly,  to  Brookford  street;  name  of  Bis- 
marck street,  from  Blue  Hill  avenue,  changed  to  Rand  street,  Dec. 
30,  1871;  laid  out  about  340  feet  easterly  from  Blue  Hill  avenue, 
March  27,  1882;  name  changed  to  Julian  street,  March  1,  1892;  part 
from  Blue  Hill  avenue,  opposite  Woodbine  street,  easterly,  laid  out 
as  part  of  Brookford  street,  July  6,  1883;  laid  out  from  Julian  street 
to  Brookford  street,  Oct.  8,  1897.     L  1591,  L  1715,  L  2902. 


388  List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston. 

Rand  street,  W.  Rox.;  from  154  Gardner  street,  southwest,  to  land  of 
the  Parental  School;  formerly  from  Gardner  street,  southwest,  to 
beyond  Whiting  street;  portion  of  street  included  in  taking  made 
by  City  of  Boston  for  addition  to  Parental  School  lot,  1901. 

Randall  street,  Rox.;  from  950  Harrison  avenue  to  Albany  street; 
from  950  Harrison  avenue  to  50  Fellows  street  shown  on  Bromley's 
atlas  of  1884;  from  Fellows  street  to  Albany  street  on  Bromley's 
atlas  of  1895.     L  1491. 

Randlett  place,  Rox.;  from  7  Brookford  street,  southerly. 

Randolph  avenue,  Dor.,  1902;  from  1073  Blue  Hill  avenue  (133.06  feet 
south  from  Fabyan  street)  to  372  Harvard  street. 

Randolph  road.  Dor.,  1894;  from  637  River  street  to  the  N.  E.  R.  R.,  and 

from  the  railroad  to  near  Oakland  street,  nearly  parallel  with  Hyde 
Park  line;  formerly  Bird's  lane,  also  Baldwin's  lane;  authority  to 
open  under  name  of  Randolph  road,  from  the  railroad  to  near  Oak- 
land street,  given  by  Street  Commissioners,  April  16,  1896;  authority 
to  open  from  River  street  to  the  railroad  given  by  the  Street  Com- 
missioners, April  27,  1906. 

*Randolph  street,  B.;  from  514  Harrison  avenue  to  409  Albany  street; 
same  in  1870;  laid  out,  Feb.  14,  1884.     L  1756,  L  3694. 

Randolph=street  playground,  B.,  1903;  on  Randolph  street  at  the  north- 
westerly corner  of  Albany  street;  taken  by  the  Park  Commissioners 
Aug.  7,  1903,  under  Revised  Laws,  chapter  28,  section  19. 

Randolph  terrace,  Dor.;  from  Beale  street  to  Van  Winkle  street,  near 
Shawmut  branch  railroad;  Bushnell  street  extended  over  Randolph 
terrace  to  Weyanoke  street,  June  1,  1897.     L  2909. 

Rangeley  street,  W.  Rox.,  1897;  from  Gardner  street,  at  its  junction 
with  Ashumet  street,  to  about  434  feet  northeast  of  Amesbury  street; 
shown  on  plan  by  Nash  &  Hunter,  November,  1897. 

Rangeley  street.  Dor.,  1903;  from  4  Milton  street,  about  80  feet  from 
the  northeasterly  location  of  the  Shawmut  branch  railroad,  northerly. 

Ranelegh  road,  Bri.,  1899;  from  73  Hobart  street  to  Riverview  road; 
authority  to  open  given  by  the  Street  Commissioners,  July  25,  1899. 
L  4028. 

Ransford's  corner,  B.,  1708;  corner  of  Charter  street  and  North  (now 
Hanover)  street;  referred  to  in  town's  hst  of  streets,  May  3,  1708. 

*Ransfords  lane,  B.,  1708;  from  Essex  street  to  Beach  street,  and  so 
down  to  the  sea;  named  Ransfords  lane  by  the  town,  May  3,  1708; 
called  Rainsford's  lane,  from  Essex  street  to  Beach  street,  in  Edes's  list, 
1800;  referred  to  in  the  order  passed  July  6,  1824,  as  follows:  "That 
the  streets  called  Rainsford  and  Front  streets  leading  from  Essex 
street  to  South  Boston  Bridge  be  hereafter  called  Front  street "  (now 
Harrison  avenue)." 

Ransom  court,  B.;  from  14  Cotting  street,  southeasterly;  same  in  1859; 
called  Ransom  street  on  plan. 

Ransom  road.  Dor.,  1894;  from  Randolph  road,  southwest,  to  Hyde 
Park  line. 

Rasford's  (Elder)  corner,  B.;  corner  Essex  street  and  Ransford's  lane 
(now  Harrison  avenue),  1708. 

Raven  street,  Dor.,  1898;  from  41  Crescent  avenue,  opposite  Carson 
street,  southwest;  authority  to  open  given  by  Street  Commissioners, 
March  17,  1898. 

Ravenswood  park,  W.  Rox.,  1853;  from  Glen  road,  southwesterly, 
near  Walnut  avenue,  1853;  now  in  Franklin  Park. 


List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston,  389 

Ravine  lane,  Bri.,  1873;  from  Englewood  avenue  to  Roxbury  avenue 
(now  Sutherland  road);  sometimes  called  The  Ravine,  afterward 
Elm  street;  now  part  of  Strathmore  road. 

*Rawson  street,  So.  B.;  from  96  Boston  street  to  717  Dorchester  avenue; 
Jackson  street  laid  out  with  name  of  Rawson  street,  Dec.  29,  1892. 
L  2484,  L  3963. 

*Rawsons  lane,  B.,  1708;  from  Marlborough  (now  Washington)  street  to 
the  Common;  named  Rawsons  lane  by  the  town.  May  3,  1708;  from 
Marlborough  street  to  Common  (now  Tremont)  street,  1732;  called 
Bromfield's  lane,  1796;  named  Bromfield  street,  Nov.  10,  1828;  existed 
in  1670.     Suffolk  Deeds,  Lib.  6,  fol.  2.38,  239;  Lib.  462,  fol.  296. 

tRay-  street,  Rox.,  1878;  from  111  Regent  street,  northwesterly,  then 
northeasterly,  crossing  Hulbert  street;  laid  out  from  Regent  street 
to  Hulbert  street,  Nov.  6,  1882;  same  called  Roy  street  in  1884. 
L 1663. 

Raymond  street,  Rox.;  from  Lamartine  street  to  Gilbert  street  (now 
Chestnut  avenue);  now  a  part  of  Mozart  street. 

^Raymond  street,  Bri.,  1884;  from  148  Frankhn  Iftreet  to  265  Everett 
street;  Vernon  street  laid  out  with  name  of  Raymond  street,  July  29, 
1884.     L  1796. 

Raymond  street,  W.  Rox.,  1888;  from  southeast  of  Dunbar  street  to 
Joy  street,  near  Brookline  line. 

Raymond's  corner,  B.;  corner  Orange  (now  Washington)  street  and 
Frog  lane  (now  Boylston  street),  1800. 

Read  street,  Dor.;  from  Glen  way  street  to  McLellan  street;  called  Read 
avenue  on  plan,  1884;  laid  out  under  the  name  of  Fowler  street, 
Sept.  27,  1899.     L  3173. 

*Reading  street,  Rox.;  from  8  Kemble  street  to  29  Southampton  street; 
name  of  Reed  street  changed  to  Reading  street,  July  28,  1874;  called 
Reed  street  on  plan,  1884;  laid  out  from  Kemble  street  to  Swett 
(now  Southampton)  street,  June  23,  1891.     L  2304. 

Reddy  street.  Dor.,  1907;  from  Percival  street,  about  75  feet  southeast 
of  Fox  street,  southwest  to  Mt.  Ida  road;  shown  on  plan  by  William 
E.  Hannon,  dated  June  15,  1907. 

Redford  street,  Bri.,  1908;  from  Commonwealth  avenue,  between  Griggs 
street  and  Walbridge  street,  southeast  about  163  feet;  shown  on 
plan  by  the  C.  H.  W.  Wood  Co.,  dated  Sept.  30,  1908. 

Redwood  street.  Dor.,  1903;  from  277  Centre  street  (110  feet  northeast 
from  Dorchester  avenue)  to  Whitten  street;  authority  to  open  given 
by  Street  Commissioners,  Feb.  19,  1903. 

Reed  court,  B.;  from  36  East  Newton  street  to  37  East  Brookline 
street. 

*Reed  street,  B.  and  Rox.;  from  74  Northampton  street  to  28  Hunneman 
street;  from  Northampton  street  to  Roxbury  line,  1855;  laid  out 
from  Northampton  street  to  southwesterly  line  of  Thorndike  street 
extended,  Sept.  8,  1874;  portion  discontinued,  Sept.  23,  1875;  laid 
out  from  Thorndike  street  to  Hunneman  street.  May  29,  1896. 
L  959,  L  960,  L  1078,  L  2769. 

Reed  street,  Rox.;  from  Kemble  street  to  Swett  (now  Southampton) 
street;  shown  on  map,  1849,  as  extending  from  Island  street  to  Swett 
(now  Southampton)  street;  name  changed  to  Reading  street,  July  28, 
1874;  a  portion  of  Kemble  street  from  Reading  street  to  Hampden 
street  was  once  called  Reed  street. 

Reed  terrace,  B.;  from  20  Reed  street,  nearly  opposite  Flagg  street, 
southeast. 


390  List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston. 

*Reed's  court,  Rox.;  from  11  Yeoman  street  to  16  Ambrose  street; 
from  Yeoman  street,  southwesterly,  1873;  laid  out  and  extended  to 
Hartopp  place  (now  Ambrose  street),  Feb.  25,  1875.     L  1023. 

*Reedsdale  street,  Bri.,  1878;  from  82  Brighton  avenue  to  Linden  street, 
at  Commonwealth  avenue;  laid  out,  Aug.  13,  1886;  from  Com- 
monwealth avenue,  northerly  about  250  feet,  shown  in  1874  as  a  part 
of  Talbot  street.     L  1928. 

Regent  court,  Rox.;  from  57  Regent  street,  northwesterly. 

Regent  place,  Rox.;  from  19  Regent  street,  northwesterly. 

Regent  road.  Dor.,  1894;  from  204  Oakland  street  to  Hyde  Park  line; 
authority  to  open  from  Oakland  street  to  Randolph  road  given  by 
Street  Commissioners,  April  16,  1896. 

Regent  square,  Rox.,  1878;  from  82  Regent  street,  southeasterly, 
between  Circuit  street  and  Rock  street. 

Regent  street,  Bri.,  1908;  from  Oak  Adams  street,  between  Crescent 
avenue  and  Royal  street,  southeast,  to  Bostonia  avenue;  shown  on 
plan  by  W.  A.  JVIason  &  Son,  dated  May  11,  1908. 

*Regent  street,  Rox.;  from  141  Warren  street  to  109  Dale  street;  part 
between  St.  James  street  and  Alpine  street  accepted,  conditionally, 
July  29,  1867;  laid  out  from  Warren  street  to  Circuit  street,  Jan.  2, 
1873;  extended  from  Circuit  street  to  Dale  street.  May  26,  1881. 
L  825,  L  826,  L  827,  L  1528. 

Regent  street,  So.B.,  1846;  from  Vale  street  to  East  Eighth  street;  laid 
out  and  name  changed  to  Highland  street,  July  5,  1860;  name  of  High- 
land street  changed  to  Lowland  street,  April  21,  1868;  name  of  Low- 
land street  changed  to  Mercer  street,  March  1,  1888.'  Suffolk  Registry, 
Lib.  564,  fol.  72.     G  259. 

Reims  place,  Rox.;  from  7  Ward  street;  for  description  see  Rheims 
place. 

^Remington  street.  Dor.,  1885;  from  210  Centre  street  to  40  Nixon  street; 
laid  out  through  private  land  and  named  Remington  street,  June  23, 
1885.     L  1866. 

Rena  street,  Bri.,  1882;  from  Western  avenue,  southeasterly,  then 
southwesterly,  to  258  North  Harvard  street. 

Renfrew  court,  Rox.;  from  9  Renfrew  street,  southwesterly. 

Renfrew  court,  Rox.;  from  Harrison  avenue,  northwesterly  and 
northerly,  to  the  end  of  Renshaw  court;  this  part  of  Renfrew  street 
erroneously  called  Renfrew  court  in  Hopkins's  atlas  of  1873. 

Renfrew  place,  Rox.;  from  11  Renfrew  street,  southwesterly. 

Renfrew  road,  Bri.;  from  Commonwealth  avenue  to  Sidlaw  (now 
Chiswick)  road;  authority  to  open  given  by  Street  Commissioners, 
Oct.  1,  1891;  laid  out  as  Sidlaw  road,  Dec.  11,  1897.     L  2935. 

^Renfrew  street,  Rox.,  1869;  from  21  Eustis  street  to  13  Winslow 
street;  name  of  Brewster  street  changed  to  Renfrew  street,  April  20, 
1869;  laid  out  from  Eustis  street  to  Winslow  street,  Dec.  16,  1870; 
parts  between  Eustis  street  and  Harrison  avenue  erroneously  called 
Renfrew  court  and  Renshaw  court  in  Hopkins's  atlas  of  1873.  L  589, 
L  1075. 

Reno  street,  Rox.,  1900;  from  29  St.  Alphonsus  street,  between  Long- 
wood  avenue  and  Conant  street,  northwest,  then  southwest,  to  Conant 
street,  opposite  Whitney  street. 

Renshaw  court,  Rox.;  from  Eustis  street,  southwesterly-;  this  part  of 
Renfrew  street,  which  was  laid  out  Dec.  16,  1870,  is  erroneously  called 
Renshaw  court  in  Hopkins's  atlas  of  1873. 


List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston.  391 

Reservoir  court,  Brookline  and  Bri.,  1908;  from  1870  Beacon  street 
(in  Brookline),  northwest,  crossing  the  boundary  line  between  Boston 
and  Brookline. 

Reservoir  lane,  Bri.;  from  2161  Beacon  street,  southeasterly,  to  Brook- 
line line;  same  in  1875. 

Reservoir  road,  Bri.,  1897;  from  2004  Commonwealth  avenue,  nearly 
opposite  Foster  street,  south  about  150  feet  to  Chestnut  Hill  park; 
formerly  from  2004  Commonwealth  avenue,  nearly  opposite  Foster 
street,  southwest,  to  Wade  street;  discontinued  from  a  point  about 
150  feet  south  of  Commonwealth  avenue  to  Wade  street  by  park 
taking  made  Nov.  12,  1902.     L  3248,  L  3539. 

^Reservoir  road,  Bri.,  1905;  from  Beacon  street,  about  265  feet  west 
of  Reservoir  lane,  east  and  southeast  over  the  tracks  of  the  Newton 
Highlands  branch  of  the  N.  Y.  C.  &  H.  R.  R.  R.  to  Reservoir  road  in 
Brookline;  laid  out,  June  14,  1905,  by  a  special  commission  appointed 
by  the  Superior  Court  under  authority  of  chapter  111,  section  149,  of 
the  Revised  Statutes.  '  L  3886. 

Revere  avenue,  B.;  from  106  Clinton  street  to  22  Richmond  street. 

Revere  place,  B.;  from  12  Charter  street,  southwesterly,  near  Hanover 
street;  same  in  1843. 

tRevere  street,  B.,  1855;  from  49  Irving  street  to  Charles-river  Embank- 
ment; formerly  from  South  Russell  street  to  Charles  river;  called  May 
street,  1733;  confirmed  as  a  public  street,  under  name  of  May  street, 
from  South  Russell  street  to  Charles  street,  June  9,  1834;  named 
Revere  street,  Aug.  7,  1855,  from  South  Russell  street  to  Charles 
street;  portion  from  South  Russell  street  to  Irving  street  discontinued, 
June  22,  1894.     L  2615. 

*Revere  street,  W.  Rox.;  from  8  Alveston  street  to  junction  Roanoke 
avenue  and  35  Elm  street;  from  Alveston  street  to  Union  avenue 
(now  Call  street),  1874;  Bishop  street  laid  out  over  part  from  Roanoke 
avenue  to  Call  street,  April  16,  1877;  Revere  street  laid  out  from 
Alveston  street  to  Roanoke  avenue,  Nov.  9,  1878.     L  1326. 

Revere=street  court,  B.;  from  85  Revere  street,  northwesterly,  near 
West  Cedar  street;  called  Sherman  place,  1847;  called  May-street 
court,  1849;  named  Revere-street  court,  1858;  Hill's  court,  1874; 
now  Bellingham  place. 

Revere=street  place,  B.,  1857;  from  79  Revere  street,  near  Grove  street; 
May-street  place,  1844. 

*Rexford  street.  Dor.,  1909;  from  1537  Blue  Hill  avenue  to  49  Oakland 
street;  Rockville  street  laid  out  under  name  of  Rexford  street,  Jan. 
11,  1909.     L  4125. 

Rexhame  street,  W.  Rox.;  from  Belgrade  avenue,  south,  then  south- 
east, to  43  Colberg  avenue. 

Reynolds  street,  E.  B.;  from  70  Addison  street  at  junction  with  Bremen 
street  to  Trumbull  street;  from  Addison  street  northeasterly  about 
440  feet  included  in  land  of  the  Maverick  Mills,  1909,  the  remainder 
shown  abandoned  in  Assessors'  books  of  1910. 

Rheims  place,  Rox.;  from  5  Ward  street,  northeast;  formerly  from  1 
Ward  street;  tliis  last  named  included  in  land  purchased  by  the  O.  C. 
R.  R.  Co.  by  plan  dated  June  21,  1895  (Suffolk  Deeds,  Lib.  2288,  fol. 
165);  moved  westerly  after  the  purchase  to  its  present  location,  5 
Ward  street;  in  directories  1875-1896,  inclusive,  as  Reims  place  from 
1  Ward  street;  directories  1897  and  since  as  Reims  place  from  5  Ward 
street;  in  Bromley's  atlases,  1888,  1895,  1899,  the  portion  of  Ward 
street  extending  to  Prentiss  street  is  called  Rheims  place;  in  atlas 
1906,  Rheims  place  shown  as  from  5  Ward  street. 


392  List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston. 

Rhoades  street,  Dor.,  1908;  from  Blue  Hill  avenue,  between  Baird 
street  and  Morton  street,  at  its  junction  with  Blue  Hill  avenue, 
west,  to  Morton  street;  shown  on  plan  by  Frank  H.  Foster,  dated 
Oct.  22,  1908;  named  for  Herbert  A.  Rhoades,  President  Dorchester 
Trust  Company. 

Rhoda  street,  W.  Rox.,  1899;  from  11  Central  street,  near  Bellevue 
station,  westerly. 

Rice  street,  E.  B.;  from  182  Coleridge  street,  northwesterly,  to  B.,  R.  B. 
&  L.  R.  R.  crossing  at  Homer  street. 

*Rice  street.  Dor.,  1894;  from  61  Walnut  street  to  40  Taylor  street; 
formerly  part  of  Wood  street;  laid  out  as  Rice  street,  July  26,  1894. 
L  2608. 

Rich  street,  Dor.,  1893;  from  Delhi  street  to  169  West  Selden  street. 

Richards  avenue,  W.  Rox.;  from  694  Hyde  Park  avenue  across  Hunting- 
ton avenue  to  Hyde  Park  line;  called  Richland  street  on  plan,  1874; 
same  called  Richardson  street,  plan,  1884;  called  Richards  avenue 
(from  Hyde  Park  avenue  to  Huntington  avenue)  in  directories, 
1874-1899;  Richardson  street,  directory,  1900;  Richards  avenue, 
directory,  1901. 

Richards  corner,  B.;  corner  of  Ship  (now  North)  street  and  White 
Bread  alley  (now  Harris  street),  1708. 

Richards  court,  Dor.;  from  Olney  (formerly  Green)  street;  cannot 
now  be  identified. 

Richards  street,  B.;  from  Harrison  avenue  to  Reed  street;  same  in 
1874;  now  built  over. 

Richards  street,  Chsn.;  from  331  Medford  street,  northeasterly,  nearly 
opposite  Cook  street,  to  Mystic  river. 

fRichards  street.  So.  B.,  1868;  from  Granite  street,  crossing  A  street; 
name  of  Monroe  street  changed  to  Richards  street,  April  21,  1868; 
laid  out  from  Granite  street  to  A  street,  Nov.  17,  1868;  authority 
to  open  part  from  A  street,  southeasterly  about  300  feet,  given  by 
Street  Commissioners,  Jan.  18,  1897.     L  255. 

Richards  street,  W.  Rox.;  from  1921  Centre  street,  northeast,  parallel 
viiih  Park  street,  to  near  Montview  street. 

Richards  street,  Bri.;  from  701  Washington  street,  northeasterly, 
then  southeasterly  to  rear  of  lot  on  Bigelow  street,  opposite  Hard- 
wick  street;  same  in  1875. 

Richardson  avenue.  So.  B.;  from  Kemp  street  to  the  N.  Y.,  N.  H.  &  H. 
R.  R.;  formerly  from  Kemp  street,  crossing  Locust  street,  with  pro- 
posed extension  farther  southeasterly  to  Mt.  Vernon  street  and 
northwesterly  to  Hyde  street;  portion  southeast  of  Locust  street 
discontinued  by  new  location  of  the  railroad  under  a  decree  of  the 
Superior  Court  filed  June  23,  1898,  under  authority  of  chapter  519, 
Acts  of  the  Legislature  of  1897. 

Richardson  passageway,  B.,  1822;  from  the  northerly  corner  of  Charter 
and  Foster  streets;  referred  to,  1822,  in  Suffolk  Deeds,  Lib.  275,  fol. 
263. 

Richardson  place,  B.;  from  Short  (now  Kingston)  street,  near  Essex 
street,  1830-48;  not  now  identified. 

Richardson  place,  B.;  from  Tremont  street,  easterly,  opposite  Van 
Rensselaer  place,  1849;  closed  about  1865. 

Richardson  place,  E.  B.;  from  491  Saratoga  street,  near  junction  with 
Chelsea  street,  southeasterly,  towards  Bremen  street. 


List  of  StkeetS;  Etc.,  in  Boston.  .  393 

Richardson  square,  Dor.,  1888;  at  junction  of  East  Cottage  street 
and  Columbia  road;  named  by  order  of  the  City  Council,  March 
24,  1888. 

Richardson  street,  Bri.;  from  482  Western  avenue,  southeast,  then 
northwest  to  8  Mackin  street.     L  2782. 

Richardson  street,  W.  Rox.;  from  Hyde  Park  avenue  to  Hyde  Park 
line;  same  given  as  Richland  street  on  plan,  1874,  and  Richards 
avenue  (from  Hyde  Park  avenue  to  Huntington  avenue)  in  direc- 
tories, 1874—1899;  Richardson  street,  directory,  1900;  Richards 
avenue,  directory,  1901;  Richards  avenue  in  1906. 

Richardson's  alley,  or  lane,  B.;  Hawley  street  was  so  called  at  an 
early  date. 

Richfield  park,  Dor.;  from  47  Richfield  street,  southwest;  formerly 
called  Prior  place. 

*Richfield  street,  Dor.;  from  315  Columbia  road  to  27  Olney  street;  laid 
out,  Sept.  28,  1886.     L  1950. 

Richland  street,  W.  Rox.;  from  Hyde  Park  avenue  to  Hyde  Park 
line;  same  called  Richardson  street  on  plan,  1884;  Richards  avenue 
from  Hyde  Park  avenue  to  Huntington  avenue,  in  directories, 
1874-1899;  Richardson  street,  directory,  1900;  Richards  avenue, 
directory,  1901. 

Richmond  avenue,  B.;  from  Salem  street,  northwesterly,  1833;  North 
Margin  street  extended  through,  1841. 

Richmond  entrance.  Dor.,  1903;  from  94  Richmond  street,  north,  to 
Dorchester  Park;  taking  of  strip  of  land  20  feet  wide  as  an 
entrance  to  Dorchester  Park  made  by  the  Park  Commissioners, 
Jan.  27,  1903. 

Richmond  place,  B.;  from  29  Parmenter  street,  north,  near  Salem 
street,  1840;  shown  on  plan,  1833,  but  not  named. 

Richmond  road.  Dor.,  1894;  from  160  Oakland  street  to  Randolph  road; 
authority  to  open  given  by  Street  Commissioners,  April  16,  1896. 

*Richmond  street,  B.,  1800;  from  109  Atlantic  avenue  to  275  Hanover 
street;  formerly  from  109  Atlantic  avenue  to  about  50  feet  west  of 
Salem  street;  from  Middle  (now  Hanover)  street  to  Back  (now 
Salem)  street  called  Beer  lane  by  the  town.  May  3,  1708  (at  one  time 
also  called  Bear  or  Bur  lane);  Bridges  lane,  1796;  named  Richmond 
street,  Jan.  22,  1800;  extended  east  to  Fish  (now  North)  street,  1820; 
extended  through  Proctor's  lane  to  Fish  street,  July  6,  1824;  extended 
to  Commercial  street,  through  Page's  yard,  1831;  extended  westerly, 
across  Salem  street  toward  Haymarket  square,  Aug.  18,  1845; 
extended  to  Mercantile  street,  1859;  name  of  part  between  Salem  street 
and  Hanover  street  changed  to  Parmenter  street,  December,  1870; 
extended  from  Commercial  street  to  Atlantic  avenue,  Oct.  8,  1875; 
portion  westerly  from  Salem  street  commonly  known  as  Bartlett 
place  and  relocated  under  that  name,  May  19,  1899.  Vol.  31,  p.  64. 
L  127,  L  319,  L  331,  L  443,  L  1042,  L  1080,  L  3110,  L  3696. 

*Richmond  street,  Dor.;  from  1110  Washington  street  to  1049  Adams 
street;  straightened  from  Washington  street  to  Dorchester  avenue,' 
Dec.  25,  1867;  same  part  laid  out  as  a  highway  by  the  County  Com- 
missioners, May  10,  1869;  continuation  to  Adams  street  laid  out,  Aug. 
12,  1869.     L  1644,  L  1645,  L  2614. 


394  List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston. 

^Richmond  street,  Chsn.;  from  Bow  (now  Devens)  street  to  Canal 
street;  from  Bow  street  to  Union  street  accepted,  Sept.  16,  1813; 
from  Union  street  to  Austin  street  accepted,  April  5,  1824;  laid  out, 
extended  and  accepted  from  Austin  street  to  Chapman  street, 
Sept.  15,  1856;  lines  established  between  Bow  street  and  Union 
street,  Dec.  12,  1859;  continued  and  laid  out  from  Chapman  street 
towards  the  river  to  a  point  that  would  intersect  northwesterly 
line  of  Williams  street  extended  southwesterly,  June  29,  1863; 
extended  and  laid  out  to  Cambridge  street,  Sept.  30,  1867,  "  but  name 
of  Richmond  street  appears  not  to  have  been  commonly  used "  for 
this  portion;  name  of  Canal  street  extended  to  i^ortion  of  Richmond 
street,  between  Austin  street  and  Canal  street,  June  16,  1874;  Rich- 
mond street  and  Canal  street  named  Rutherford  avenue,  May  28, 
1878. 

Richview  street,  Dor.,  1887;  from  71  Hillsdale  street,  southwest,  to 
Dorchester  Park. 

Ricker  street,  W.  Rox.,  1888;  from  31  Walker  street  to  northeast  of 
Bruce  street,  near  Weld  street. 

Ricker  terrace,  Bri.,  1907;  from  Cufflin  street,  between  Tremont  street 
and  Nonantum  street  to  Ricker  road  in  Newton. 

Ridge  road,  Bri.,  1890;  from  120  Dustin  street  to  16  Etna  street. 

Ridge  road.  Dor.,  1894;  from  228  Oakland  street  to  Hyde  Park  line; 
authority  to  open  from  Oakland  street  to  Randolph  road  given  by 
Street  Commissioners,  April  16,  1896. 

Ridge  road.  Dor.,  1897;  from  435  Park  street,  northerly,  to  north  of 
Tonawanda  street. 

*Ridge  street,  W.  Rox.,  1888;  from  172  Brown  avenue  to  171  Sycamore 
street;  formerly  called  Pine  street;  laid  out  as  Ridge  street,  between 
Brown  avenue  and  Sherwood  street,  April  19,  1888;  from  Sherwood 
street  to  Sycamore  street,  Oct.  3,  1891.     L  2064,  L  2341. 

Ridgemont  avenue,  Bri.;  from  AUston  Heights,  southwest,  crossing 
end  of  Eleanor  street;  authority  to  open  given  by  Street  Commis- 
sioners, Feb.  2,  1893;  laid  out  as  Ridgemont  street,  Dec.  14,  1894. 
L  2669. 

*Ridgemont  street,  Bri.,  1894;  from  31  Allston  Heights  to  west  of  Eleanor 
street;  formerly  Ridgemont  avenue;  laid  out,  Dec.  14,  1894.     L  2669. 

*Ridgeway  lane,  B.,  1788;  from  74  Cambridge  street  to  25  Derne  street; 
named  Ridgeway  lane  from  Hill  (now  Derne)  street  to  Cambridge 
street  by  the  town,  July  4,  1788;  referred  to  as  Ridgeway  place  in 
Assessors'  books,  1850. 

fRlll  street.  Dor.;  from  99  Hancock  street,  southwesterly,  crossing  Ware 
street;  laid  out  from  Hancock  street  to  Ware  street,  Sept.  30,  1881. 
L  1560. 

*Rlnggold  street,  B.;  from  6  Hanson  street  to  67  Waltham  street;  same 
in  1846;  laid  out,  May  5,  1868.     L  379. 

Riorden  place,  Chsn.;  from  55  Monument  street,  near  Bunker  Hill 
street,  southeast. 

Ripley  street,  W.  Rox.,  1903;  from  59  May  street  (about  208  feet  south 
from  Pond  street)  to  Arborway;  authority  to  open  given  by  Street 
Commissioners,  April  3,  1903. 

Ripley's  wharf,  B.;  from  Commercial  street,  opposite  Commercial 
court,  northeasterly;  included  in  the  taking  for  North  End  Beach, 
Dec.  7,  1893. 

Ritchie  street,  B.;  from  Salem  street  to  Endicott  street,  1840-1844; 
called  Morton  street  before  and  since. 


List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston.  395 

*Ritchie  street,  Rox.;  from  240  Centre  street  to  42  Marcella  street;  a 
part  of  what  formerly  was  Greenwood  street;  laid  out,  Dec.  31,  1888; 
relocated  from  Columbus  avenue  to  Marcella  street,  Oct.  25,  1901. 
L  2111,  L  3435,  L  3686,  L  3736,  L  3838,  L  3937. 

River  place,  B.,  1877;  from  Public  Alley  No.  301,  near  end  of  Mt. 
Vernon  street,  westerly,  then  northerly  and  easterly  again  to  Public 
Alley  No.  301;  called  River-street  place,  1861;  River  place,  1877; 
changed  to  Mt.  Vernon  square  by  consent  of  the  owners,  May  28, 
1903.       ■ 

River  square,  B.;  the  inclosure  or  grass  plot  lying  west  of  Public  Alley 
No.  301,  and  bounded  southerly,  westerly  and  northerly  by  Mt. 
Vernon  square;  now  a  part  of  Mt.  Vernon  square. 

*River  street,  B.,  1843;  from  69  Beacon  street  to  and  across  Mt.  Vernon 
street;  same  called  A  street  on  plans  of  1830;  River  street,  from 
Beacon  street  to  Mt.  Vernon  street,  1843;  accepted,  conditionally, 
Oct.  17,  1855;  accepted  between  Mt.  Vernon  street  and  Chestnut 
street,  Oct.  4,  1859;  accepted,  conditionally,  from  Chestnut  street 
to  Beacon  street,  Nov.  17,  1862;  extended  134^  feet  north  of  Mt. 
Vernon  street,  June  16,  1868;  laid  out  from  Beacon  street  to  Chest- 
nut street,  Oct.  9,  1877.     L  297,  L  1274. 

*River  street.  Dor.,  1840;  from  1143  Washington  street  (Lower  Mills)  to 
Hyde  Park  line;  located,  December,  1835;  named,  March  11,  1840; 
altered,  etc.,  July  17,  1857;  relocated,  Nov.  27,  1858;  altered,  etc., 
April,  1859;  relocated,  Dec.  27,  1865;  altered,  etc.,  near  Kenney's 
bridge,  by  the  Norfolk  County  Commissioners,  December,  1865;  the 
part  of  River  street  here  mentioned  is  in  Hyde  Park  (foi-merly  a  part 
of  Dorchester);  Kenney's  bridge  is  over  the  tracks  of  the  Providence 
Division  of  the  N.  Y.,  N.  H.  &  H.  R.  R.  L  739,  L  1223,  L  1224, 
L  1225,  L  1226,  L  1227,  L  1228,  L  1501,  L  1995,  L  2065,  L  2802, 
L  2889,  L  3921. 

River  street,  Bri.,  1840;  from  Cambridgeport  bridge  to  Watertown 
bridge;  laid  out  by  a  joint  committee  of  the  Senate  and  House  of 
Representatives,  June  13,  1824  (Sessions  and  Commissioners,  January, 
1822,  to  September,  1831,  Middlesex  Registry);  named  River  street, 
June  15,  1840  (Town  Records,  Vol.  2,  p.  363);  name  changed  to 
Western  avenue,  June  13,  1873. 

River=street  place,  B.;  from  the  end  of  River  street,  north  of  Mt. 
Vernon  street,  to  Pinckney  street;  same  in  1861;  laid  out  as  Public 
Alley  No.  301,  Oct.  27,  1898.     L  3044. 

Riverdale  park,  Rox.;  the  parkway  leading  from  the  Fens  bridge  to 
the  junction  of  Huntington  avenue  and  Heath  street;  named  by  the 
Park  Commissioners,  1885;  name  changed  to  Riverway  in  1887. 

*Riverdale  street,  Bri.;  from  238  Western  avenue  to  32  Raymond  street; 
laid  out,  Dec.  19,  1889.     L  2193. 

Riverside  avenue,  E.  B.  (Breed's  Island);  from  1290  Saratoga  street, 
opposite  Bayswater  street,  nearly  parallel  with  Belle  Isle  Inlet  to 
Ashley  avenue. 

Riverside  place.  Dor.,  1899;  from  432  River  street,  between  Fremont 
street  and  Blue  Hill  avenue,  southeasterly,  to  near  Neponset  river, 
thence  southwesterly  to  the  Milton  branch  railroad. 

*Riverside  street,  Rox.,  1871;  from  1189  Tremont  street  to  962  Columbus 
avenue;  formerly  from  Tremont  street  to  Cary  street;  named,  Dec. 
27,  1871;  laid  out,  Sept.  30,  1876;  portion  included  in  extension  of 
Columbus  avenue  and  remaining  portion  west  of  Columbus  avenue 
discontinued,  Jan.  4,  1895.     L  1181,  L  2684. 


396  List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston. 

Riverview  avenue,  Dor.,  1881;  from  the  northerly  location  of  the 
Milton  branch  of  the  N.  Y.,  N.  H.  &  H.  R.  R.,  following  irregularly 
the  course  of  the  Neponset  river  for  about  one-half  the  length  of 
the  street,  then  curving  northeasterly  to  the  end  of  Butler  street; 
formerly  from  Adams  street,  following  irregularly  the  course  of 
Neponset  river  two-thirds  the  length  of  the  street,  then  curving 
northeasterly  to  end  of  Butler  street;  part  from  Adams  street  to 
railroad  laid  out  as  Medway  street,  Oct.  21,  1889;  from  the  railroad 
to  Bearse  avenue  now  called  Crest  avenue;  remaining  portion  now 
included  in  the  Neponset  River  Reservation  of  the  Metropolitan 
Park  system,  April  12,  1899.  Suffolk  Deeds,  Lib.  2802,  fol.  197. 
L  2183. 

Riverview  road,  Bri.,  1899;  from  204  Parsons  street  to  10  Brooks  street; 
authority  to  open  from  Parsons  street  to  Ranelegh  road  under  name 
of  Riverview  road  given  by  the  Street  Commissioners,  July  25,  1899; 
name  of  Crosby  street  changed  to  Riverview  road,  1909. 

Riverway,  Rox.,  1887;  the  parkway  leading  from  the  Fens  bridge  to 
the  junction  of  Himtington  avenue  and  Heath  street;  previous  to 
1887  called  Riverdale  park.     L  4000. 

Roach  street.  Dor.;  from  138  Pleasant  street  to  1177  Dorchester  avenue. 

*Roanoke  avenue,  W.  Rox.;  from  Revere  street,  at  junction  with  Elm 
street,  to  16  Alveston  street;  in  1849  from  Centre  street  to  Green 
street,  including  what  are  now  parts  of  Seaverns  avenue,  Roanoke 
avenue  and  Elm  street;  laid  out  from  Revere  street  to  Alveston 
street.  May  1,  1876.     L  1144. 

Robbins  court,  B.,  1822;  from  Middle  (now  Hanover)  street,  west; 
called  Robinson's  court,  1821;  Robbin's  court,  1822;  North  Hanover 
place  or  court,  1825;  Hanover  place,  1827;  North  Hanover  court, 
1840. 

Robert  avenue.  Dor.;  from  Magnolia  street  to  Hartford  street;  shown 
on  plan  in  1889;  now  Chamblet  street. 

*Robert  street,  W.  Rox.,  1891;  from  896  South  street,  opposite  Fletcher 
street,  southeasterly  to  45  Belgrade  avenue,  nearly  opposite  Corinth 
street;  formerly  from  South  Walter  street  to  Brookfield  street;  laid 
out  from  Brookfield  street  to  South  Walter  street,  Dec.  27,  1893;  as  a 
substitute  for  South  street  (discontinued  across  tracks  of  N.  Y., 
N.  H.  &  H.  R.  R.)  a  new  highway  was  made  by  extending  Robert 
street  northwesterly  from  South  Walter  street  to  South  street,  and 
southeasterly  from  Brookfield  street,  crossing  under  the  railroad,  to 
Brandon  street  (now  Belgrade  avenue),  by  a  decree  of  the  Superior 
Court,  filed  April  24,  1897,  under  authority  of  chapter  321,  Acts  of  the 
Legislature  of  1896;  from  South  street  to  Belgrade  avenue  named 
Robert  street,  March  1,  1900.     L  2576,  L  3682,  L  3683. 

Roberts  avenue,  W.  Rox.,  1896;  from  584  La  Grange  street,  near  corner 
of  Vermont  street,  southwesterly,  to  181  Dent  street. 

*Robeson  street,  W.  Rox.;  from  58  Forest  Hills  street  to  30  Sigourney 
street;  laid  out,  Sept.  17,  1884.     L  1822. 

Robin  street,  W.  Rox.,  1874;  from  107  La  Grange  street  to  northeast  of 
409  Park  street. 

*Robin  Hood  street,  Dor.,  1887;  from  14  Hartford  street  to  39  Magnolia 
street;  also  called  Robin  Hood  avenue;  formerly  called  Homestead 
avenue;  laid  out  from  Hartford  street  to  Magnolia  street,  Feb.  6, 
1897.     L  2896. 

Robinson  avenue,  Dor.;  from  43  Robinson  street,  northwesterly. 

Robinson  court.  Dor.;  from  371  Savin  Hill  avenue,  near  N  Y.,  N.  H.  & 
H.  R.  R.,  northeasterly. 


List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston.  397 

Robinson  place,  Dor.;  from  95  Brook  avenue,  southeasterly. 

*Robinson  street,  Dor.;  from  175  Adams  street  to  23  Draper  street;  laid 
out,  Nov.  10,  1871.     L  714,  L  2634. 

Robinson's  alley  or  lane,  B.;  from  North  street  to  Elits  or  EUits 
(now  Unity)  street,  1733;  confirmed  as  a  public  way,  June  9,  1834; 
name  changed  to  Webster  avenue,  March  28,  1855. 

Robinson's  court,  B.,  1821;  from  Middle  (now  Hanover)  street,  west, 
1821;  called  Robbins  court,  1822;  North  Hanover  court,  1840. 

*Robinwood  avenue,  W.  E,ox.,  1892;  from  530  Centre  street,  near  Spring 
Park  avenue  to  41  Rockview  street;  formerly  from  Centre  street, 
easterly,  with  two  branches,  one  running  northeasterly  and  one 
southeasterly  and  uniting  at  Hazel  street;  also  small  branch  run- 
ning southwesterly  from  point  where  street  forks  after  leaving  Centre 
street;  authority  to  open  from  Centre  street  to  Enfield  street  given 
by  Street  Commissioners,  Dec.  28,  1892;  laid  out,  including  Locksley 
street,  from  Centre  street  to  Enfield  street,  Dec.  31,  1900;  extended 
over  Hazel  street  to  Rockview  street,  by  change  of  name  of  Hazel 
street  to  Robinwood  avenue,  March  1,  1901.     L  3347,  L  3348,  L  3770. 

*Rochdale  street,  Rox.,  1893;  from  31  Cobden  street,  north,  across  the 
end  of  Fenner  street;  authority  to  open  given  by  Street  Commission- 
ers, Feb.  6,  1893;  laid  out,  March  9,  1910.     L  4206. 

^Rochester  street,  B.;  from  350  Harrison  avenue  to  251  Albany  street; 
from  Harrison  avenue,  east,  1844;  to  Albany  street,  1846;  from 
Harrison  avenue  to  Albany  street  accepted  and  laid  out  as  a  public 
highway,  Oct.  17,  1855. 

Rock  avenue.  Dor.;  from  229  Norfolk  street,  northwest,  nearly  opposite 
Stanton  street. 

Rock  road.  Dor.,  1894;  from  Randolph  road,  southwest,  to  Hyde  Park 
line. 

*Rock  street,  Rox.,  1884;  from  67  Rockland  street  to  100  Regent  street; 
laid  out,  March  21,  1884.     L  1763. 

Rock  terrace,  Dor.;  from  63  Olney  street  to  87  Wales  place;  formerly 
called  Green-street  court,  also  Olney-street  place;  now  called  Rock 
terrace. 

Rockdale  street.  Dor.,  1893;  from  48  Oakland  street,  southwest;  author- 
ity to  open  street  given  by  Street  Commissioners,  Oct.  13,  1893. 

Rockdale  street.  Dor.;  from  123  Savin  Hill  avenue  to  Springdale  street, 
formerly  a  part  of  Springdale  street. 

*Rockford  street,  Dor.,  1899;  from  498  Dudley  street  to  15  Chfton 
street;  Brook  place  and  Clifton  park  laid  out  under  the  name  of 
Rockford  street,  Sept.  25,  1899.     L  3177,    L  3580. 

Rockingham  court,  E.  B.;  from  136  Orleans  street,  near  Decatur  street, 
northwesterly,  to  land  of  B.  &  M.  R.  R.  Co. 

Rockingham  place,  Rox.;  from  246  Cabot  street,  southeasteiiy,  then 
southwesterly  to  125  Roxbury  street. 

Rockingham  road,  Dor.,  1894;  from  190  Oakland  street  to  Randolph 
road,  near  Hyde  Park  line;  authority  to  open  given  by  Street  Com- 
missioners, April  16,  1896. 

*RockIand  avenue,  Rox.;  from  20  Rockland  street  to  43  Dale  street, 
nearly  opposite  Laurel  street;  laid  out,  Sept.  30,  1876.     L  1180. 

Rockland  avenue.  Dor.;  from  Woodland  avenue  to  15  Grampian  way. 


398  List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston. 

Rockland  place,  E.  B.;  from  136  Everett  street  to  Maverick  street  and 
so  shown  on  Hopkins's  atlas  of  1874;  shown  as  Rockland  court  from 
Everett  street  towards  Maverick  street  in  1892;  not  now  identified. ^ 

Rockland  place,  Rox.;  from  7  Rockland  street,  northeasterly. 

*Rockland  street,  Rox.;  from  257  Warren  street  to  93  Dale  street; 
accepted,  conditionally,  by  the  city  of  Roxbury,  Oct.  30,  1865,  but 
conditions  apparently  not  complied  with,  as  the  whole  of  the  street 
was  later  laid  out  by  the  City  of  Boston,  viz.,  laid  out  between  Warren 
street  and  Walnut  avenue,  July  8,  1873;  laid  out  from  Walnut  avenue 
to  Dale  street,  Dec.  6,  1875.     L  877,  L  1107,  L  1108. 

*Rockland  street,  W.  Rox.;  from  5290  Washington  street,  southeast,  to 
Dedham  line;  laid  out,  April  5,  1872.     L  974,  L  975. 

Rockland  street,  W.  Rox.,  from  4640  Washington  street,  near  Stony 
Brook  reservation,  southeast,  to  an  unnamed  street. 

*Rockland  street,  Bri.,  1840;  from  Washington  street,  east  of  Chestnut 
Hill  avenue,  southwesterly,  crossing  Chestnut  Hill  avenue;  laid  out 
southwardly  from  Chestnut  Hill  avenue,  July  21,  1879;  name  changed 
to  Academy  Hill  road,  March  1,  1901.     L  1368. 

*Rockland  street,  Bri.,  1840;  from  Washington  street  to  Brookhne  line; 
laid  out  but  not  named  from  "Mr.  Benjamin  Baker's  house"  to  the 
Brookline  line,  April  2,  1810  (Town  Records,  Vol.  1,  p.  110);  named 
froin  near  "  Parish  House  "  (Washington  street),  southerly,  to  South 
street,  and  continued  to  Brookline  line,  June  15,  1840  (Town  Records, 
Vol.  2,  p.  363);  location  altered,  Sept.  9,  1856;  accepted,  June  1,  1857; 
widened  from  South  street  to  junction  of  what  is  now  known  as 
Chestnut  Hill  avenue  and  Academy  Hill  road,  and  extended  through 
private  land,  including  an  unnamed  passageway  to  Washington  street, 
opposite  Market  street,  June  11,  1871;  named  Chestnut  Hill  avenue 
from  Washington  street,  opposite  Market  street,  to  Brookline  boundary 
line,  Dec.  27,  1872  (Town  Records,  Vol.  4,  p.  598);  name  of  portion 
from  Chestnut  Hill  avenue  to  Washington  street  changed  to  Academy 
Hill  road,  March  1,  1901.     L  1573. 

*Rockledge  street,  Rox.,  1895;  from  62  Lambert  avenue  to  Thornton 
street  opposite  Juniper  street;  authority  to  open  given  by  Street 
Commissioners,  Sept.  13,  1895;  laid  out,  Oct.  17,  1906.  L  3902, 
L  4130. 

Rockliffe  street,  W.  Rox.,  1892;  from  Gould  street,  near  the  West  Rox- 
bury branch  railroad,  south,  then  east  to  79  Belle  avenue.  Suffolk 
Deeds,   Lib.  2087,   fol.  628. 

Rockview  place,  W.  Rox.;  from  12  Rockview  street,  southeast,  near 
59  Spring  Park  avenue. 

*Rockview  street,  W.  Rox.;  from  59  Spring  Park  avenue  to  42  Green 
street;  D  street  laid  out  from  Spring  Park  avenue  and  extended  to 
Green  street  under  name  of  Rockview  street.  May  26,  1880.  L  1459, 
L  1460. 

fRockville  park,  Rox.,  1885;  from  172  Warren  street,  easterly,  thence 
by  two  arms  branching  one  to  the  southeast  and  one  to  the  northeast; 
formerly  Allston  place  and  Rockville  place;  name  changed  to  Rock- 
ville  park,  March  1,  1885.     L  403. 

tRockville  place,  Rox.,  1868;  from  Warren  street,  easterly,  thence  by 
two  arms  branching  one  to  the  southeast  and  one  to  the  northeast; 
name  of  Allston  place  changed  to  Rockville  place,  April  21,  1868; 
laid  out,  except  about  38  feet  at  the  end  of  arm  branching  to  the 
northeast.  May  25,  1869;  changed  to  Rockville  park,  March  1,  1885. 
L  403. 


List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston.  399 

Rockville  street,  Dor.,  1873;  from  Blue  Hill  avenue  to  Oakland  street; 
authority  to  open  given  by  Street  Commissioners,  May  2,  1892;  laid 
out  under  name  of  Rexforcl  street,  Jan.  11,  1909.     L  4125. 

Rockway  street,  Dor.;  from  19  Rexford  street  to  Chester  street. 

*Rockwell  street.  Dor.;  from  791  Washington  street  to  88  Milton  avenue; 
formerly  Homer  street;  no  record  of  change  of  name,  but  Rockwell 
street  laid  out,  Feb.  2,  1880.     L  1434. 

*Rockwood  street,  W.  Rox.;  from  301  Pond  street  to  Brookline  line; 
laid  out,  March  29,  1872;  relocated,  Sept.  30,  1880.     L  1493. 

Rocky  HiH  avenue.  Dor.;  from  556  Columbia  road  to  Davenport  square; 
formerly  from  Davenport  avenue,  northeasterly,  southeasterly, 
northeasterly,  southeasterly,  to  556  Columbia  road  and  so  shown  on 
Bromley's  atlas  of  1884;  from  Davenport  avenue,  northeast,  now 
called  Arion  street;  from  Arion  street  to  part  from  Columbia  road 
now  called  Davenport  square;  the  portion  from  Columbia  street 
(now  Columbia  road),  northwest,  called  Rocky  hill  in  1894;  now 
Rocky  Hill  avenue. 

Rocky  Swamp  lane,  Rox.;  an  ancient  road  in  Roxbury;  part  of  rendered 
useless  by  Norfolk  and  Bristol  turnpike  (now  Washington  street); 
also  called  Jube's  lane  and  the  "road  to  Rocky  swamp";  discon- 
tinued, September,  1806.     Vol.  50. 

Rodman  street,  W.  Rox.,  1896;  from  172  Wachusett  street  to  71  Patten 
street;  authority  to  open  given  by  Street  Commissioners,  Aug.  5, 
1896. 

Rodney  street,  Bri.,  1888;  from  667  Cambridge  street,  near  Dustin 
street,  northeast. 

Roebuck  passage,  B.,  1815;  from  the  Town  Dock  to  Ann  (now  North) 
street,  1815;  called  Fish  lane,  1789;  made  a  continuation  of  Mer- 
chants row,  Oct.  9,  1826. 

*Roessle  court,  Rox.,  1909;  from  302  Roxbury  street  to  the  south- 
westerly line  of  Gardner  avenue  extended;  this  portion  of  Gardner 
avenue  laid  out  under  name  of  Roessle  court,  Jan.  28,  1909;  name 
changed  to  Anita  terrace,  March  1,  1910.     L  4127. 

Rogers  avenue,  Rox.,  1872;  from  243  Ruggles  street  to  400  Huntington 
avenue;  formerly  from  Ruggles  street  to  Parker  (now  Hemenway) 
street;  portion  between  Parker  street  and  Huntington  avenue  laid 
out  as  Bryant  street,  May  21,  1884;  portion  from  Ruggles  street  to 
near  bend  formerly  called  Ruggles  place;  called  Silver  lane  in  1850. 
L  418, L  1777. 

Rogers  corner,  B.,  1800;  corner  of  Beacon  street  and  Sumner  (now 
Mt.  Vernon)  street. 

Rogers  court,  Rox.;  from  10  Rogers  avenue,  westerly,  between  Farnum 
place  and  Bay  View  place. 

Rogers  Park,  Bri.,  1890;  between  Foster  street  and  Lake  street,  opposite 
Mt.  Vernon  street;  "  a  portion  of  the  estate  of  the  late  Eben  Wright 
of  the  firm  of  Wright,  Bliss  &  Fabyan";  purchased  by  the  city,  Nov. 
15,  1890,  from  J.  Howard  Sullivan,  and  named  Rogers  Park  in  honor 
of  the  late  Alderman  Homer  Rogers;  was  first  in  the  care  of  the  Public 
Grounds  Department,  transferred  to  Park  Department,  1899.  Suffolk 
Deeds,   Lib.   1970,   fol.   393. 

*Rogers  street,  So.  B.,  1855;  from  374  Dorchester  street  to  28  Hyde 
street;  name  of  Mechanics  street,  from  Dorchester  street  to  Preble 
street,  changed  to  Rogers  street,  Aug.  7,  1855;  laid  out,  Nov.  13,  1875; 
laid  out,  from  Preble  street  to  Hyde  street,  Sept.  2,  1885.  L  1093, 
L  1209,  L  1879. 


400  List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston. 

Roland  park,  Dor.,  1897;  from  Sumner  street,  northwest,  nearly  opposite 
Willis  street;  laid  out  under  the  name  of  Conrad  street,  Sept.  1^  1899. 
L  3182. 

Roland  road,  Dor.,  1894;  from  176  Oakland  street  to  Randolph  road, 
near  Hyde  Park  line;  authority  to  open  given  by  Street  Commission- 
ers, April  16,  1896. 

*Roland  street,  Chsn.;  from  B.  &  M.  R.  R.  to  Somerville  line,  near 
Crescent  street;  laid  out,  Oct.  11,  1901.     L  3437,  L  3438,  L  3762. 

Rollins  court,  Rox.;  from  16  Dennis  street,  southeast,  nearly  opposite 
Huckins  street. 

Rollins  place,  B.;  from  27  Revere  street,  northerly;  same  in  1843. 

*Rollins  street,  B.,  1868;  from  1314  Washington  street  to  525  Harrison 
avenue;  laid  out  under  name  of  Sprague  street,  June  20,  1855;  name 
changed  to  Parker  street,  Jan.  29,  1856;  name  changed  to  Rollins 
street,  April  21,  1868.     L  35. 

Romar  terrace,  Rox.;  from  140  Cedar  street,  southwest,  between  Cedar 
park  and  Centre  street. 

Romsey  circle.  Dor.,  1900;  from  29  Romsey  street,  near  corner  Dor- 
chester avenue,  southerly. 

*Romsey  street.  Dor.;  from  1004  Dorchester  avenue  to  110  Sydney  street; 
laid  out  from  Dorchester  avenue  to  Sagamore  street,  Aug.  23,  1888; 
laid  out  from  Sagamore  street  to  Sydney  street,  Jan.  4,  1896.  L  2088, 
L  2754. 

Roosevelt  avenue,  W.  Rox.,  1903;  from  Ashland  street,  southwesterly, 
to  Newbern  street,  between  Brook  street  and  the  boundary  line, 
between   Boston   and    Hyde    Park;    laid    out   under   the   name   of 
Wilmot  street,  Dec.  30,  1905.     Suffolk  Deeds,  Lib.  2917,  fol.  387. 
L  3862. 

Roosevelt  street,  B.,  1898;  from  Northampton  street  to  Camden  street, 
between  Columbus  avenue  and  Watson  street;  laid  out  under  the 
name  of  Dilworth  street,  Sept.  9,  1902.     L  3490. 

Ropemakers  lane,  Chsn.,  1670;  from  Harvard  street  to  Front  street; 
mentioned  to  be  widened,  March  1,  1819;  spoken  of  as  "Arrow  street, 
formerly  Ropemakers  lane,"  April  12,  1819. 

Rosalie  street.  Dor.,  1907;  from  Adams  street,  about  116  feet  northwest 
of  Homes  avenue,  southwest  to  Juliette  street;  shown  on  plan  by 
William  E.  Hannan,  dated  June  15,  1907. 

Rosalinda  street.  Dor.,  1872;  from  Columbia  street  (now  road)  to 
Erie  avenue  (now  street);  included  in  Oakland  Garden  (now  aban- 
doned); Walcott  street  is  about  the  same  location. 

Rosamond  place,  W.  Rox.;  from  Clarendon  park,  about  133  feet  south- 
west of  Poplar  street,  northwest  about  175  feet;  shown  on  plan 
dated  1891,  and  filed  with  Suffolk  Deeds,  Lib.  2005,  fol.  115;  name 
of  Rosamond  place  changed  to  Clarendon  court  in  1901. 

*Rose  street,  B.,  1906;  from  378  Harrison  avenue,  between  Dover  street 
and  Troy  street,  east,  to  Albany  street;  authority  to  open  given  by 
Street  Commissioners,  Feb.  8,  1906;  laid  out,  Oct.  19,  1906.  L  3906. 

Rose  terrace,  W.  Rox.,  19'04;  from  53  Sedgwick  street. 

Roseberry  road,  Dor.,  1894;  from  Randolph  road,  southwest,  to  Hyde 
Park  line. 


List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston.  401 

*Roseclair  street,  Dor.,  1894;  from  855  Dorchester  avenue  to  252  Boston 
street;  authority  to  open  portion  from  Dorchester  avenue  to  Green- 
halge  street  given  by  Street  Commissioners,  Oct.  3,  1894;  this  por- 
tion called  Compton  street  on  plan  made  by  Henry  W.  Wilson, 
dated  June  15,  1894;  authority  to  open  from  Boston  street,  east- 
wardly,  given  by  Street  Commissioners,  March  12,  1896;  laid  out 
from  Dorchester  avenue  to  Boston  street,  Oct.  3,  1902.  L  3500, 
L  3851. 

Rosedale  avenue,  Dor.;  from  Washington  street  to  Whitfield  street; 
authority  to  open  given  by  Street  Commissioners,  May  12,  1893; 
laid  out  as  Rosedale  street,  March  16,  1895.     L  2699. 

*RosedaIe  street,  Dor.,  1895;  from  Washington  street  to  73  Whitfield 
street;  formerly  Rosedale  avenue;  laid  out,  March  16,  1895.    L  2699. 

*Roseland  street,  B.,  1900;  from  Beacon  street  to  Medfield  street,  parallel 
with  St.  Mary's  street;  laid  out,  Nov.  4,  1901;  name  changed  to 
Keswick  street,  March  1,  1904.     L  3409. 

*RoseIand  street,  Dor.,  1906;  from  1727  Dorchester  avenue  to  44  Samoset 
street;  this  portion  of  Rosemont  street  laid  out  under  the  name  of 
Roseland  street,  Nov.  3,  1906.     L  3916,  L  4090. 

*Roseniary  street,  W.  Rox.,  1897;  from  160  South  street,  east,  to  land 
of  the  B.  &  P.  R.  R.  Corporation;  authority  to  open  given  by  Street 
Commissioners,  Oct.  5,  1897;  laid  out,  Aug.  9,  1906.     L  3880,  L  4062. 

Rosemont  road,  northwest.  Dor.,  1898;  from  Dorchester  avenue,  oppo- 
site Roseland  street,  to  Rosemont  road  at  its  junction  with  Rose- 
mont road,  southwest;  authority  to  open  given  by  the  Street  Com- 
missioners, Feb.  11,  1898. 

Rosemont  road,  southwest.  Dor.,  1898;  from  Dorchester  avenue  to 
Rosemont  road  at  its  junction  with  Rosemont  road,  northwest; 
authority  to  open  given  by  Street  Commissioners,  Feb.  11,  1898. 

Rosemont  road.  Dor.,  1898;  from  the  junction  of  Rosemont  road, 
southwest  and  northwest,  to  the  junction  of  Rosemont  road,  north- 
east and  southeast;  authority  to  open  given  by  Street  Commissioners, 
Feb.  11,  1898. 

Rosemont  road,  northeast,  Dor.,  1898;  from  Rosemont  road  at  its 
junction  with  Rosemont  road,  southeast,  to  Adams  street;  authority 
to  open  given  by  the  Street  Commissioners,  Feb.  11,  1898. 

Rosemont  road,  southeast.  Dor.,  1898;  from  Rosemont  road  at  its 
junction  with  Rosemont  road,  northeast,  to  Adams  street;  authority 
to  open  given  by  the  Street  Commissioners,  Feb.  11,  1898;  the  various 
portions  of  Rosemont  road,  shown  above  as  running  from  Dorchester 
avenue  to  Adams  street,  supersede  that  portion  of  Rosemont  street 
lying  between  the  same  points. 

*Rosemont  street,  Dor.;  from  496  Adams  street  to  71  Train  street; 
formerly  from  Samoset  street  to  Dorchester  avenue,  and  from  Adams 
street,  southeasterly,  to  Train  street;  authority  to  open  part  from 
Dorchester  avenue  to  Samoset  street  given  by  Street  Commissioners, 
March  8,  1897;  from  Gustine  street  to  Train  street  shown  on  plan 
dated  February,  1898  (Suffolk  Deeds,  Lib.  2525,  fol.  198);  portion 
of  Rosemont  street,  formerly  between  Dorchester  avenue  and  Adams 
street,  now  in  Rosemont  road;  laid  out  from  Adams  street  to  the  wes- 
terly line  of  Gustine  street,  Oct.  21,  1901;  portion  between  Dorchester 
avenue  and  Samoset  street  laid  out  under  the  name  of  Roseland 
street,  Nov.  3,  1906;  laid  out  from  the  westerly  line  of  Gustine  street 
to  Train  street,  Dec.  16,  1909.     L  3430,  L  3832,  L  3916,  L  4197. 

Rosemont  terrace.  Dor.;  from  the  portion  of  Rosemont  street  south- 
east of  Adams  street,  south  about  220  feet;  laid  out  as  Ainsley 
street,  Oct.  21,  1901.     L  3411 


402  List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston. 

Rosewood  street,  Dor.;  from  64  Oakland  street,  southwest,  near  N.  E. 
R.  R.;  authority  to  open  given  by  Street  Commissioners,  Oct.  26, 
1893.  •  L  3948. 

Roslin  avenue,  W.  Rox.;  from  Beech  street  to  Norfolk  street;  from 
Washington  street  to  Beech  street,  1874;  part  from  Washington 
street  to  Norfolk  street  laid  out  as  Kittredge  street,  Dec.  22,  1882. 
L  1672,  L  1673. 

Roslin  street,  Rox.;  from  Warren  street,  easterly;  laid  out  with  name  of 
Carlisle  street,  Sept.  20,  1883.     L  1732. 

*Roslin  street,  Dor.,  1871;  from  728  Washington  street  to  60  Ocean 
street;  laid  out,  July  31,  1873.     L  885. 

Roslindale  avenue,  W.  Rox.;  from  308  Beech  street  to  145  Dudley 
avenue,  opposite  Amherst  street;  same  in  1874. 

Roslyn  place,  W.  Rox.;  from  155  Chestnut  avenue,  northwest,  near 
corner  of  Boylston  street;  called  Roslin  avenue  in  1874. 

Ross  place.  So.  B.;  from  rear  of  134  O  street,  between  East  Fifth  street 
and  East  Sixth  street. 

Rosseter  place.  Dor.,  1895;  from  47  Rosseter  street,  southwest,  opposite 
Olney  street;  called  Grant  road,  1903. 

Rosseter  place.  Dor.;  from  63  Rosseter  street,  southwest. 

*Rosseter  street,  Dor.;  from  72  Bowdoin  avenue  to  35  Eldon  street; 
portion  between  Eldon  street  and  Union  avenue  (now  Olney  street), 
formerly  part  of  Bowdoin  avenue;  laid  out  as  Rosseter  street,  Sept. 
26,  1882;  name  of  Union  avenue  from  Olney  street  to  Bullard  street 
changed  to  Rosseter  street,  March  1,  1889;  laid  out  from  Bullard 
street  to  Bowdoin  avenue,  Aug.  6,  1897.  L  1643,  L  1651,  L  2861, 
L  3268. 

*Rossmore  road,  W.  Rox.,  1910;  from  3620  Washington  street  to  Forest 
Hills  street;  the  name  of  this  portion  of  Keyes  street  changed  to 
Rossmore  road,   March  1,   1910. 

Roswell  street,  Rox.,  1896;  from  67  Langdon  street  to  102  Shirley 
street;  authority  to  open  given  by  Street  Commissioners,  June  12, 
1896. 

Rougemont  place,  Rox.,  1886;  from  junction  of  1935  Columbus  avenue 
and  West  Walnut  park,  west. 

Roughan  road,  Chsn.,  1900;  from  13  Main  street  to  12  Park  street;  for- 
merly Bradstreet  road. 

Roughan  terrace,  Chsn.,  1900;  from  18  Park  street;  formerly  Bradstreet 
court. 

*Round  Hill  street,  Rox.,  1889;  from  58  Day  street,  southeast,  then 
northeast,  then  southeast,  across  Gay  Head  street,  then  south,  then 
northeast  to  61  Walden  street;  laid  out,  Dec.  30,  1893.  L  2566, 
L  2567. 

*Round  lane,  B.,  1711;  from  Long  lane  (now  Federal  street)  to  Atkinson 
(now  Congress)  street;  "  Round  lane  soe  caled  for  the  crokednese 
thereof,  runneth  out  of  Atkinsons  Street  in  to  Long  Lane,  and  is  15 
feet  wide  "  (plan  of  the  Atkinson  Estate,  March  19,  1711-12  by 
N[athaniel]  G[reen]);  name  Round  lane  confirmed  by  the  town,  July  4, 
1788;  on  Carleton's  map,  1800,  called  Round  street;  name  changed  to 
Williams  street,  Jan.  10,  1821;  name  changed  to  Matthews  street, 
April  21,  1868. 

Rowe  court,  B.,  1845;  from  Rowe  (now  Chauncy)  street,  west;  Rowe 
place,  1820;  Rowe  court,  1840;  Exeter  place,  1845. 

Rowe  place,  B.;  from  84  Chauncy  street,  southeasterly;  same  in  1838. 


List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston.  403 

Rowe  place,  B.,  1820;  from  Rowe  street,  west,  1820;  named  Rowe 
court,  1840;  Exeter  place,  1845. 

Rowe  place,  B.,  1825;  from  Bedford  street,  south,  1825;  named  Rowe 
street,  1834;  Chauncy  street,  1856. 

Rowe  place,  W.  Rox.,  1901;  from  901  Canterbury  street,  about  200  feet 
northeast  from  Ashland  street,  northwest. 

*Rowe  street,  B.,  1834;  from  Bedford  street  to  Essex  street;  called 
Exeter  street,  1805;  Rowe  place,  from  Bedford  street,  south,  1825; 
Rowe  place  laid  out  from  Bedford  street  to  Essex  street,  and  named 
Rowe  street,  Dec.  22,  1834;  name  of  Rowe  street  changed  to  Chauncy 
street,  April  15,  1856. 

Rowe  street,  Dor.;  from  96  Houghton  street,  near  Pope's  Hill  street, 
east. 

tRowe  street,  W.  Rox.,  1849;  from  153  Brown  avenue  to  64  Seymour 
street;  laid  out  from  Ashland  street  to  Sharon  (now  Seymour)  street, 
Sept.  25,  1899.     L  2308,  L  3172,  L  4060. 

Rowe's  lane,  B.,  1803;  Pond  street  was  so  called,  1803. 

Rowe's  pasture  or  field,  B.,  1777;  between  Essex  street  and  Pond 
(now  Bedford)  street. 

Rowe's  wharf,  B.;  from  342  Atlantic  avenue,  northeasterly,  opposite 
High  street  and  Broad  street;  shown  on  Hales's  plan  of  Boston,  1814, 
as  extending  from  Purchase  street. 

Rowell  street.  Dor.,  1908;  from  Hancock  street,  nearly  opposite  Rill 
street,  northerly,  to  65  Cushing  avenue;  authority  to  open  given  by 
the  Street  Commissioners,  Jan.  16,  1908. 

Rowen  court,  W.  Rox.,  1899;  from  11  Union  avenue,  northwesterly; 
shown  in  directory  as  Rowen's  court. 

*Rowena  street,  Dor.;  from  23  Carruth  street  to  38  Bushnell  street; 
formerly  part  of  Fiiller  street;  laid  out,  Aug.  29,  1889.     L  2158. 

Roxbury  avenue,  Bri.;  from  Chestnut  Hill  avenue,  northeasterly,  cross- 
ing Englewood  avenue  to  Howard  place  (so  shown  on  Hopkins's 
atlas,  1875);  portion  south  from  Howard  place,  about  77  feet,  included 
in  the  laying  out  of  Massachusetts  (now  Commonwealth)  avenue, 
Nov.  5,  1883;  part  from  Chestnut  Hill  avenue  to  Englewood  avenue 
laid  out  as  Isle  worth  street.  May  11,  1887;  remainder  laid  out  as  a 
part  of  Sutherland  road,  Oct.  11,  1892.     L  1985,  L  2442. 

Roxbury  canal,  Rox.,  1796;  from  the  northeasterly  side  of  Massachusetts 
avenue,  midway  between  Albany  street  and  Southampton  street, 
to  South  Bay;  formerly  canal,  50  feet  in  width,  extending  from  the 
wharf  at  Lamb's  dam  (just  north  of  Northampton  street)  nearly  to 
Eustis  street,  directly  back  of  the  burying  ground.  It  was  built  by 
the  "Proprietors  of  Roxbury  Canal,"  who  were  incorporated  in  1796 
for  the  purpose  of  opening  a  communication  by  water  upon  the 
easterly  side  of  the  town  of  Roxbury,  to  extend  into  Roxbury;  and 
under  their  charter  straightened  and  excavated  a  creek  which  ran 
through  Lamb's  dam  farm  and  the  marsh  adjoining,  and  constructed 
what  was  knowoi  as  Roxbury  canal.  A  portion  of  the  former  bound- 
ary line  between  Boston  and  Roxbury  formerly  ran  through  the 
middle  of  this  canal.  The  portion  lying  south  of  Lamb's  dam  was 
discontinued  and  filled  in  1820,  the  direction  of  the  remaining  por- 
tion was  diverted  and  a  new  portion  dug  at  that  time,  having  its 
terminus  at  a  point  about  50  feet  east  of  Harrison  avenue,  midway 
between  Northampton  street  and  Massachusetts  avenue.  On  June 
30,  1868,  Albany  street  in  Roxbury  was  extended  across  Roxbury 
canal  and  Roxbury  Town  wharf  or  landing  place  to  Northampton 
street.     A  bridge  was  built  across  the   canal,   within  the  lines   of 


404  List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston. 

Albany  street,  by  an  order  of  the  Boston  City  Council  approved, 
Oct.  2,  1868;  the  bridge  was  completed  and  open  for  travel  early  in 
1869.  The  canal  was  declared  a  nuisance,  and  under  chapter  217  of 
the  Acts  of  the  Legislature  the  city  was  authorized  to  fill  the  territory 
bounded  by  Harrison  avenue,  East  Chester  park  (now  Massachu- 
setts avenue),  Swett  (now  Southampton)  street  and  Northampton 
street,  which  included  a  portion  of  the  canal.  The  filling  was  begun 
in  1878;  the  bridge  was  probably  removed  in  1879,  and  the  canal 
south  of  Massachusetts  avenue  completely  filled  in  1880.  See  L  1311, 
L  1331;  Vol.  40,  pp.  4,  14,  CC.  146;  City  Doc.  92,  1877. 

*Roxbury  street,  Rox.,  1874;  from  2347  Washington  street  to  1192 
Columbus  avenue;  laid  out,  Jan.  19,  1662;  previous  to  1825  called 
a  part  of  Worcester  turnpike;  named  Washington  street.  May,  1825; 
name  of  Washington  street,  between  Guild  row  (now  Washington 
street)  and  Pynchon  street  (now  Columbus  avenue),  changed  to  Rox- 
bury  street,  June  16,  1874.     L  402,  L  420,  L  768. 

Roxbury  terrace,  Rox.;  from  205  Roxbury  street,  northwest;  formerly 
called  Bates  place,  later  called  Washington  court  and  now  known  as 
Roxbury  terrace. 

Roxton  street.  Dor.,  1894;  from  156  Glenway  street  to  99  Greenwood 
street. 

Roy  street,  Rox.;  from  Regent  street  to  and  crossing  Hulbert  street; 
same  as  Ray  street.     L  1663. 

Royal  road,  Bri.,  1890;  from  Cambridge  street  to  Coolidge  road;  laid 
!i,,       out  as  Royal  street,  Aug.  24,  1892.     L  2428. 

*Royal  street,  Bri.,  1892;  from  299  Cambridge  street  to  54  Coolidge 
road;  Royal  road  laid  out  as  Royal  street,  Aug.  24,  1892.  L  2428, 
L  3850. 

Royal  street,  Bri.,  1908;  from  the  end  of  Bostonia  avenue,  northwest, 
to  Oak  Adams  street;  shown  on  plan  by  W.  A.  Mason  &  Son,  dated 
May  11,  1908. 

Royal  Exchange  lane,  B.;  Shrimpton's  lane  (now  Exchange  street), 
sometimes  so  called. 

Royall's  alley,  B.,  1732;  from  Ann  (now  North)  street,  east,  to  the 
"Wharffe,"  1732;  same  in  1800;  where  Blackstone  street  now  is,  or 
between  Blackstone  street  and  Barrett  street. 

*Roys  street,  Rox.;  from  39  Lamartine  street  to  20  Chestnut  avenue; 
laid  out,  Oct.  6,  1880;  authority  to  open  from  Chestnut  avenue,  west, 
over  Mozart  place  to  Mozart  street,  given  by  Street  Commissioners, 
Oct.  4,  1899;  Roys  street  between  these  last  named  points  abandoned, 
and  authority  to  open  Priesing  street  in  about  the  same  location  as 
Roys  street  given  by  the  Steret  Commissioners,  April  26,  1905; 
Mozart  place  has  never  been  recognized  by  the  abutters  as  a  part  of 
either  Roys  street  or  Priesing  street.     L  1497. 

*Rozella  street.  Dor.,  1897;  from  406  Adams  street,  near  King  street, 
to  10  Elm  Dale  street;  authority  to  open  under  the  name  of  Adams 
terrace,  given  by  Street  Commissioners,  Oct.  8,  1895;  laid  out,  with 
name  of  Rozella  street,  Aug.  1,  1899.     L  3164,  L  3537. 

Rubenstein  street,  W.  Rox.,  1891;  from  Washington  street,  about  160 
feet  southwest  of  Schubert  street,  northwest,  to  about  95  feet  beyond 
Nikisch  avenue;  shown  on  plan  dated  Sept.  5,  1891  (Suffolk  Deeds, 
Lib.  2018,  fol.  497);  included  in  taking  for  West  Roxbury  Parkway, 
July  25,  1894. 

Ruck's  corner,  B.,  1732;  corner  of  Charter  street  and  Salem  street 
1732. 


List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston.  405 

Rugby  street,  W.  Rox.;  from  821  Centre  street,  nearly  opposite  Ballard 
street,  northwest,  to  beyond  Dane  street;  shown  on  plan  in  City 
Engineer's  office,  dated  1896;  location  abandoned  in  1905,  and 
authority  to  open  Case  street  in  about  the  same  location  given  by 
the  Street  Commissioners,  July  10,  1905. 

Rugby  street,  Bri.;  from  94  North  Beacon  street,  near  Rodney  street, 
southwest. 

Ruggles  court,  Rox.;  from  310  Ruggles  street,  southerly,  near  corner 
Halleck  street;  also  called  Ruggles-street  court. 

Ruggles  place,  Rox.,  1867;  from  Ruggles  street  at  crossing  of  B.  &  P. 
(now  N.  Y.,  N.  H.  &  H.)  R.  R.,  southerly,  to  creek;  part  now  called 
Rogers  avenue  and  part  abandoned.     L  418. 

Ruggles  place.  Dor.;  from  1026  Washington  street,  southeasterly,  then 
northeasterly,  then  northerly  and  parallel  with  Dorchester  avenue, 
between  Codman  street  and  Richmond  street. 

*Ruggles  street,  Rox.,  1825;  from  2193  Washington  street  to  Back  Bay 
Fens;  portion  from  Cabot  street  to  Gravelly  Point  laid  out,  Jan. 
19,  1662;  named  Ruggles  street  from  Worcester  turnpike  (now  Rox- 
bury  street)  to  the  cross-dam  (Parker  street).  May  9,  1825;  narned  in 
honor  of  the  Ruggles  family,  which  figured  very  prominently  in  the 
early  history  of  Roxbury;  line  straightened,  Nov.  5,  1827;  street  from 
Tremont  street,  near  Hammond  street,  to  Washington  (now  Roxbury) 
street  by  Linden  park  (now  Linden  Park  street),  part  of  which  had 
been  called  Cabot  street  and  part  Ruggles  street,  named  Cabot  street 
throughout,  Aug.  9,  1858;  street  from  Parker  street  to  Washington 
street,  part  of  which  had  been  known  as  Ruggles  street  and  part  as 
Water  street,  named  Ruggles  street  throughout,  Aug.  9,  1858;  laid 
out  from  Parker  street  to  Back  Bay  Fens,  June  10,  1896.  L  385, 
L  659,  L  884,  L  895,  L  1291,  L  1310,  L  1889,  L  2773,  L  3609,  L  3727. 

Rumford  road,  Rox.;  the  portion  of  the  Fenway  between  the  Tremont 
and  Boylston  entrances  to  Back  Bay  Fens;  formerly  called  Rumford 
road. 

Rumford  road,  W.  Rox.,  1903;  from  138  Sanborn  avenue  to  395  Baker 
street;  shown  on  plan  dated  August,  1903.  Suffolk  Deeds,  Lib.  3109, 
fol.  419. 

Rumney  marsh ;  Chelsea,  Revere  and  Winthrop  were  at  the  earliest 
period  of  their  history  severally  called  Winnisimmet,  Rumney  marsh 
and  Pullen  point;  later  the  name  Rumney  marsh  (or  No.  13)  was 
apphed  to  all  three;  set  off  from  Boston  and  established  as  Chelsea, 
Jan.  10,  1739;  part  set  off  as  North  Chelsea,  March  19,  1846;  part  of 
North  Chelsea  set  off  as  Winthrop,  March  27,  1852;  remaining  portion 
changed  to  Revere,  April  3,  1871. 

Rupert  street.  Dor.,  1896;  from  16  Kilton  street,  southeast,  near  Wash- 
ington street;  authority  to  open  under  the  name  of  Sidney  street 
given  by  Street  Commissioners,  May  15,  1895;  called  Rupert  street, 
1896. 

*Ruskin  street,  W.  Rox.,  1890;  from  592  Weld  street  to  241  Corey  street; 
Corey  avenue  laid  out,  under  name  of  Ruskin  street,  April  1,  1890. 
L  2216. 

Russ  terrace.  Dor.,  1897;  from  Fox  Point  road,  southeast;  formerly 
from  235  Savin  Hill  avenue,  near  the  bend  in  its  most  easterly  point, 
southeasterly;  authority  to  open  from  Savin  Hill  avenue  given  by 
Street  Commissioners,  June  7,  1897;  authority  to  open  Savin  Hill 
(now  Fox  Point)  road  over  portion  of  Russ  terrace,  leading  south- 
easterly from  Savin  Hill  avenue  about  91  feet,  given  by  the  Street 
Commissioners,  Aug.  3,  1906. 


406  List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston.    • 

Russell  court,  B.;  from  34  North  Russell  street,  westerly,  near  Park- 
man  street;  same  in  1848. 

Russell  park,  Dor.,  1896;  from  68  Westville  street,  northwardly,  nearly 
to  Corona  street;  authority  to  open  given  by  Street  Commissioners, 
July  2,  1896;  Dahlgren  street  laid  out  over  and  including  Russell 
park  to  Corona  street,  Nov.  20,  1906.     L  3922. 

Russell  place,  B.;  from  32  North  Russell  street,  westerly,  south  of 
Russell  court;  same  in  1847. 

Russell  place,  B.;  from  Suffolk  street  (now  Shawmut  avenue),  south- 
east, between  Carney  place  (now  Waterford  street)  and  Garland 
street,  1859;  closed  about  1872. 

Russell  court,  \Rox.;  from  Ruggles  street,  northwesterly,  to  Madison 
Russell  place,  j      court;  laid  out  as  Field  street,  Jan.  5,  1887.     L  1971. 

Russell  place,  Chsn.;  from  59  Russell  street,  northeast,  near  Harrison 
place. 

Russell  street,  'B.,  1795;  from  Cambridge  street,  northerly,  1800; 
named  North  Russell  street,  from  Cambridge  street  to  Eaton  street, 
and  South  Russell  street,  from  Cambridge  street  to  May  (now  Revere) 
street,  1802;  to  Myrtle  street,  1806;  in  Shaw's  list  of  streets,  1817,  as 
Russell  Street  North,  from  Cambridge  street  to  Eaton  street,  and 
Russell  Street  South,  from  Cambridge  street  to  Myrtle  street. 

*Russell  street,  Chsn.;  from  36  Pearl  street  to  27  Auburn  street;  July  17, 
1810,  OKver  Holden  conveys  land  (now  part  of  Russell  street)  running 
from  Pleasant  (now  Pearl)  street  nearly  at  right  angles  thereto  north- 
westerly to  street  (now  Sullivan  street)  laid  out  by  Richard  Sullivan; 
from  Graves  (now  SulKvan)  street  to  Eden  street  accepted,  March  24, 
1834;  from  Eden  street  to  Oak  street  laid  out,  May  23,  1859;  laid 
out  from  Oak  street  and  extended  to  Auburn  street,  July  23,  1861. 

Russell=street  court,  Chsn.;  from  97  Russell  street,  northeast,  between 
Auburn  street  and  Mead  street. 

Russell's  wharf,  B.;  from  Federal  street,  easterly;  same  from  Purchase 
street,  1800;  built  over. 

Russell's  wharf,  B.;  next  northward  from  Old  North  Battery,  easterly, 
to  the  water,  1800;  built  over. 

Russia  wharf,  B.;  from  Atlantic  avenue,  southeasterly,  at  corner  of 
and  parallel  with  Congress  street;  built  over  about  1898. 

Rust  street,  Rox.,  1904;  from  965  Massachusetts  avenue,  about  150 
feet  southeast  of  Peirson  street,  southwest,  to  AUerton  street; 
erroneously  called  Dean  street  in  Seaver,  Radford  Company's 
directory,  1904. 

*Ruth  street,  E.  B.,  1892;  from  195  Webster  street  to  Marginal  street; 
formerly  part  of  Terrace  place;  laid  out  from  Webster  street  to 
Brigham  street  (formerly  part  of  Terrace  place),  Nov.  26,  1892; 
extended  to  Marginal  street,  Oct.  12,  1893.  L  2462,  L  2463,  L  2538, 
L  3022. 

*Rutherford  avenue,  Chsn.;  from  Cambridge  street  to  Washington 
street,  and  from  Washington  street  to  City  square;  formerly  from 
Devens  street  to  Cambridge  street;  Richmond  street  and  Canal 
street  named  Rutherford  avenue.  May  28,  1878;  relocated  between 
Chapman  street  and  Devens  street,  Aug.  14,  1901;  name  of  the  portion 
of  Devens  street,  from  Rutherford  avenue  to  Washington  street, 
changed  to  Rutherford  avenue,  March  1,  1904;  name  of  Bow  street 
changed  to  Rutherford  avenue,  March  1,  1904.  L  1216,  L  1217, 
L  1218,  L  1219,  L  1590,  L  2021,  L  3400,  L  3401,  L  3852,  L  3853, 
L  3854,  L  3855. 


List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston.  407 

*Ruthven  street,  Rox.,  1884;  from  34  Walnut  avenue  to  55  Elm  Hill 
avenue;  part  from  Walnut  avenue  to  Humboldt  avenue  formerly 
called  Oriole  street;  laid  out  as  Ruthven  street,  Dec.  1,  1884;  laid  out 
from  Humboldt  avenue  to  Elm  Hill  avenue,  Nov.  14,  1890.  L  1837, 
L  2273. 

Rutland  place,  B.;  from  6  Haven  street,  near  corner  Rutland  street, 
southeasterly. 

Rutland  place.  So.  B.;  from  O  street,  near  East  Sixth  street,  westerly; 
erroneously  called  Butland  place  in  Bromley's  atlas,  1884;  now 
known  as  Butland  court. 

*Rutland  square,  B.,  1866;  from  703  Tremont  street  to  488  Columbus 
avenue;  part  of  Rutland  street,  from  Tremont  street  to  Water  Power 
Company's  line,  125  feet  easterly  from  Columbus  avenue,  accepted 
and  named  Rutland  square,  Oct.  9,  1866;  laid  out  from  Boston  Water 
Power  Company's  line  to  Columbus  avenue,  Dec.  24,  1867.     L  340. 

^Rutland  street,  B.,  1826;  from  1585  Washington  street  to  692  Tremont 
street;  laid  out  from  Washington  street,  west,  July  24,  1826;  from  line 
of  extension  of  Front  street  (now  Harrison  avenue)  to  Tremont  street, 
1836;  between  1853  and  1857  this  part  of  the  street  was  not  consid- 
ered by  the  committee  on  streets  and  paving  as  being  in  their  charge; 
on  Dec.  7,  1857,  the  street  was  accepted  and  placed  in  charge  of  the 
Board  of  Aldermen;  part  west  of  Tremont  street  extended  to  line  of 
Boston  Water  Power  Company  and  accepted,  Aug.  13,  1861;  from 
Tremont  street  to  Columbus  avenue,  1861;  from  Tremont  street  to 
Boston  Water  Power  Company's  line  (a  passageway  125  feet  east  from 
Columbus  avenue)  accepted  and  named  Rutland  square,  Oct.  9, 
1866;  laid  out  from  Boston  Water  Power  Company's  line  to  Columbus 
avenue,  Dec.  24,  1867;  laid  out  from  Columbus  avenue  to  B.  &  P. 
(now  N.  Y.,  N.  H.  &  H.)  R.  R.,  Dec.  7,  1869;  part  west  of  Columbus 
avenue  named  West  Rutland  square,  July  25,  1871.     L  502,  L  516. 

*Rutledge  street,  W.  Rox.;  from  169  Park  street  to  56  Bellevue  street; 
shown  as  Farrington  street  on  plan,  1874;  formerly  called  Ehn  street; 
laid  out,  June  15,  1877.     L  1243. 

Ruxton  road.  Dor.,  1894;  from  16  Ridge  road  to  19  Regent  road,  near 
Hyde  Park  line. 

*Sachem  street,  Rox.,  1886;  from  125  Hillside  street  to  57  Calumet 
street;  laid  out,  Sept.  19,  1887.     L  2023. 

*Sackvine  street,  Chsn.,  1887;  from  283  Bunker  Hill  street  to  354 
Medford  street;  Webster  street  laid  out  with  name  of  Sackville  street, 
Jan.  1,  1887.     L  1968,  L  1969. 

Saco  street.  Dor.,  1891;  from  12  Neponset  avenue,  near  and  south  of 
Howe  street;  authority  to  open  given  by  Street  Commissioners, 
Oct.  1,  1891. 

fSagamore  street.  Dor.;  from  72  Savin  Hill  avenue  to  55  Sudan  street; 
laid  out  from  Savin  Hill  avenue  to  Romsey  street,  June  5,  1877. 
L  1242. 

*Salcombe  street,  Dor.,  1892;  from  135  Stoughton  street  to  108  Cushing 
avenue;  authority  to  open  given,  by  Street  Commissioners,  Sept.  23, 
1892;  laid  out,  June  5,  1895.     L  2714. 

Salem  court,  B.;  from  183  Salem  street,  southeast,  near  Tileston  street; 
same  in  1846. 

Salem  place,  B.;  from  28  Salem  street,  northwesterly,  between  Cross 
street  and  Endicott  street;  same  in  1839. 


408  List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston. 

Salem  place,  B.;  from  Salem  street  to  Cooper  street,  1828;  named 
Bartlett  place,  1837. 

*Salem  street,  B.,  1708;  from  160  Hanover  street  to  42  Charter  street; 
"The  way  Leading  Northerly  from  Stanburyes  comer  nigh  the  Mill 
Bridge  as  far  as  Mr.  Gees  corner  into  Prince  street "  named  Back 
street  by  the  town.  May  3,  1708;  "  from  Cerwithys  corner  in  Prince 
street  to  Mr.  Phipps  corner  in  Charter  street  "  named  Salem  street 
by  the  town  May  3,  1708;  at  one  time  called  Green  lane;  name  of 
Back  street  changed  to  Salem  street,  July  6,  1824.  Vol.  31,  p.  92. 
L  341,  L  2188,  L  2659,  L  3111. 

Salem  street,  W.  Rox.;  from  Corinth  street,  southwesterly;  part  from 
Corinth  street  to  Albano  street  laid  out  with  name  of  Cohasset 
street,  Oct.  30,  1889.     L  2186. 

*Salem  street,  Chsn.;  from  271  Main  street  to  102  High  street;  road 
leading  from  Main  street,  opposite  Captain  Phipps,  to  steps  of 
Baptist  meeting-house,  accepted  as  a  town  road,  under  the  name  of 
Salem  street,  March  12,  1804. 

Salem=HilI  court,  Chsn.;  from  10  Pearl  street,  northwesterly,  to  7 
Holden  row. 

*Salem=street  avenue,  Chsn.;  from  8  Salem  street  to  108  High  street; 
from  High  street  accepted  as  North  street,  Dec.  15,  1834;  name  of 
North  street  changed  to  Salem-street  avenue,  July  21,  1869. 

*Salem  turnpike,  from  Charlestown  (now  City)  square,  in  Charlestown, 
over  what  is  now  Park,  Henley  and  Chelsea  streets  to  Chelsea;  thence 
through  Chelsea,  Revere  and  Lynn  to  Salem;  Salem  Turnpike  and 
Chelsea  Bridge  Corporation  incorporated  March  6,  1802  (Mass.  Spec. 
Laws,  Vol.  2,  p.  507),  and  authorized  to  build  the  turnpike  and  bridge, 
over  Mystic  river,  to  Charles-river  bridge  (abandoned  about  Nov.  27, 
1899)  in  Charlestown;  Feb.  26,  1803  (Vol.  3,  p.  120),  act  authorizing 
to  build  road  from  Mystic  river  to  Gorham's  ropewalk  (in  Charlestown) 
not  less  than  50  feet  wide  instead  of  4  rods  wide,  as  mentioned  in 
previous  act;  thence  to  the  Main  street  in  Charlestown,  "except 
where  same  shall  be  laid  through  any  street  at  present  used  and  which 
cannot  by  reason  of  buildings  be  made  40  feet  wide;  and  said  road 
shall  extend  to  said  Main  street  and  not  to  Charles-river  bridge  as 
expressed  in  previous  act";  authorized  under  act  of  June  18,  1825  (Vol. 
6,  p.  319),  to  convey  to  the  United  States  enough  land  to  straighten 
Navy  Yard  line,  Hnes  of  the  turnpike  and  to  make  it  the  required 
■width;  from  Charlestown  (now  City)  square  to  the  northwest  corner 
of  Navy  Yard  surrendered  to  town  under  authority  of  act  passed 
June  17,  1831;  portion  named  Henley  street,  Oct.  3,  1831;  portion 
(formerly  Warren  street)  named  Park  street,  Dec.  29,  1868;  there 
seems  to  be  no  official  action  taken  on  changing  the  name  of  the 
portion  now  Chelsea  street. 

Salisbury  park,  Dor.,  1897;  from  113  Park  street,  between  Greenwood 
park  and  Adams  street,  north. 

Salisbury  street,  W.  Rox.,  1897;  from  the  location  of  the  Highland 
Co-operative  Ice  Company,  north,  to  the  Needham  branch  railroad, 
and  from  said  railroad  to  beyond  Crane  street;  formerly  from  said 
ice  company's  railroad  to  beyond  Crane  street,  and  so  shown  on  plan 
by  Nash  &  Hunter,  November,  1897;  portion  at  Sumpter  street 
included  in  location  of  the  Needham  branch  railroad,  July  14,  1905. 

Salt  alley,  B.;  from  Salt  lane,  at  Creek  square,  southerly. 

*Salt  lane,  B.;  from  25  Union  street,  easterly,  to  19  Creek  square;  "the 
way  Leading  from  Creek  lane  (now  square)  to  Capt.  Bows  corner 
in  Union  street  "  named  Salt  lane  by  the  town,  May  3,  1708. 


List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston.  409 

Salter  place,  B.;  from  48  Prince  street,  south,  near  Salem  street;  same 
in  1834;  discontinued  by  the  owner  (WiUiam  J.  Flynn),  January,  1902. 

Salter's  court,  B.;  a  passageway  to  the  Exchange  Coffee  House,  between 
Congress  street  and  Devonshire  street,  1808;  called  Exchange  square, 
1818;  named  Congress  square,  1821. 

Salutation  alley,  B.,  1708,  "  the  Alley  leading  from  North(  now  Hanover) 
street,  down  by  the  Salutation,  to  Ship  (now  Commercial)  street," 
named  Salutation  alley  by  the  town  May  3,  1708;  called  Salutation 
street,  1825;  named  for  the  old  Salutation  tavern  which  stood  at  the 
lower  end  of  the  alley  as  early  as  1693;  also  because  it  led  from  Han- 
over street  to  the  Salutation  or  Fort;  the  North  Battery  is  called  in 
old  records  the  Salutation. 

*Salutation  street,  B.,  1825;  from  437  Hanover  street  to  370  Commercial 
street;  called  Salutation  alley  by  the  town  May  3,  1708;  named  Salu- 
tation street,  1825. 

Salvisberg  avenue,  Rox.;  from  62  Hampshire  street,  near  Vernon  street, 
to  17  Downing  street;  same  shown  as  Hunnewell  court  on  chart,  1884. 

Samoset  place,  B.;  from  Prince  street,  northeasterly,  near  Hanover 
street;  same  in  1851;  called  Somerset  place  on  chart;  included  in 
land  taken  by  City  of  Boston  for  North  End  Playground,  May  25, 
1897.     L  2959. 

*Sanioset  street,  Dor.,  1892;  from  167  Centre  street  to  144  Welles 
avenue;  authority  to  open  from  Centre  street,  south,  about  215  feet, 
given  by  Street  Commissioners,  Aug.  3,  1892;  authority  to  open  an 
extension  of  the  above  to  Welles  avenue  given  by  Street  Commis- 
sioners, March  8,  1897;  laid  out,  Jan.  26,  1907.     L  3998,  L  4188. 

Sanborn  avenue,  Dor.;  from  Harvard  street  to  Bradshaw  street; 
Esmond  street  extended  over  a  portion  of  Bradshaw  street  and 
Sanborn  avenue  to  Harvard  street,  June  26,  1899.     L  3124. 

Sanborn  avenue,  W.  Rox.,  1903;  from  about  112  feet  northwest  of 
Varick  road,  southeast,  parallel  with  Cheswick  road  to  land  of  the 
N.  Y.,  N.  H.  &  H.  R.  R.;  formerly  from  northwest  of  Varick  road, 
southeast,  to  the  location  of  the  West  Roxbury  branch  railroad; 
shown  on  plan  dated  August,  1903  (Suffolk  Deeds,  Lib.  3109,  fol.  419); 
about  260  feet  at  southeast  end  included  in  location  (1905)  and  land 
(1907)  of  the  N.  Y.,  N.  H.  &  H.  R.  R.,  Needham  branch. 

Sanborn  court,  Rox.;  from  9  Blanchard  street;  Willoughby  place  in 
Hyde's  list  of  streets,  1909,  as  formerly  Sanborn  court;  now  Willoughby 
place. 

Sanderson  place,  Bri.,  1902;  from  26  Faneuil  street,  southwest  about 
338  feet  northwest  from  Market  street;  authority  to  open  given  by 
Street  Commissioners,  July  30,  1902. 

Sands  place,  B.;  from  1272  Washington  street,  east,  near  South  May 
(now  Savoy)  street,  1859;  named  Ottawa  place,  1873;  Temple  park, 
1879;  Mechanics  row,  1894,  and  now  so  known. 

Sands  place,  B.;  from  485  Harrison  avenue,  westerly,  near  Savoy 
(formerly  South  May)  street,  leading  into  the  way  formerly  called 
Ottawa  place.  Temple  park  and  now  known  as  Mechanics  row;  shown 
as  abandoned  in  Bromley's  atlas  of  1908. 

Sanford  place,  B.;  from  10  East  Lenox  street,  northeasterly,  near  Wash- 
ington street;  same  in  1870. 

*Sanford  street.  Dor.;  from  1085  Washington  street  to  49  Cedar  street 
(Lower  Mills);  named  from  Washington  street,  near  the  Mills,  to 
Neponset  (now  Morton)  street,  March  11,  1840;  accepted,  June  15, 
1853. 


410  List  of  StreetS;  Etc.,  in  Boston. 

Santuit  street,  Dor.,  1896;  from  156  Welles  avenue  to  9  Roseland  street; 
authority  to  open  given  by  Street  Commissioners,  March  8,  1897. 

Saranac  street,  Dor.,  1906;  from  754  Adams  street,  between  Minot 
street  and  Chelmsford  street,  east,  to  163  Minot  street;  authority  to 
open  given  by  the  Street  Commissioners,  March  15,  1906. 

Saratoga  place,  E.  B.;  from  16  Saratoga  street,  near  Meridian  street, 
northwesterly. 

*Saratoga  street,  E.  B.;  from  36  Central  square  to  Winthrop  hne;  laid 
out  from  Swift  street,  northeasterly,  and  extended  northeasterly 
towards  Breed's  Island  or  Belle  Isle  to  centre  of  channel,  Aug.  7, 
1848;  continued  over  Breed's  Island  to  Chelseapoint  (now  Winthrop) 
bridge,  Sept.  20,  1848;  accepted  and  laid  out  from  Meridian  street  to 
Marion  street,  Sept.  27,  1852  (City  Clerk's  Records,  p.  488);  accepted 
from  Central  square  to  Swift  street,  Oct.  4,  1852  (City  Clerk's  Records, 
p.  504);  laid  out  and  dedicated  from  Chelsea  street  to  Swift  street, 
July  28,  1858;  accepted  at  junction  with  Pope  street  and  junction  with 
40-foot  strip  of  land  adjoining  land  of  E.  (now  B.  &  M.)  R.  R.,  Nov.  1, 
1858  (Suffolk  Deeds,  Lib.  746,  fol.  291;  City  Clerk's  Records,  1858,  p. 
592);  accepted  at  junction  with  Chelsea  street,  Sept.  13,  1859;  County 
road  (now  Saratoga  street),  over  Breed's  Island,  straightened,  Feb.  1, 
1862;  grade  revised  between  Chelsea  street  and  Pope  street,  elevating 
the  street  over  the  tracks  of  the  B.  &  A.  R.  R.,  Sept.  27,  1904,  by  a 
special  commission  appointed  by  the  Superior  Court,  under  authority 
of  chapter  390,  Acts  of  1899,  and  chapter  462  of  the  Acts  of  1900. 
L  141,  L  161,  L  244,  L  248,  L  289,  L  899,  L  1457,  L  1458,  L  1487, 
L  1851,  L  1930,  L  2155,  L  2617,  L  2962,  L  3803,  L  4182. 

*Saratoga=street  bridge,  E.  B.,  1907;  on  Saratoga  street  over  tracks  of 
the  B.  &  A.  R.  R.;  built  in  1906  by  the  railroad  company  under 
authority  of  chapter  390,  Acts  of  1899,  and  chapter  462,  Acts  of  1900; 
completed  and  opened  for  travel,  Sept.  6,  1907. 

*Sargent  street,  Dor.;  from  90  Howard  avenue  to  51  Hartford  street; 
laid  out,  Sept.  2,  1876.     L  1165. 

Sargent  street,  W.  Rox.;  from  Canterbury  street  to  Walk  Hill  street; 
laid  out  as  Paine  street.  May  1,  1884.     L  1768. 

Sargent's  wharf,  B.;  from  295  Commercial  street,  southeasterly, 
opposite  foot  of  Clark  street;  same  on  Hales's  plan  of  Boston,  1814. 

Sarsfield  place,  Bri.;  from  North  Harvard  street,  northwest,  near 
Western  avenue. 

*Sarsfield  street,  Rox.,  1887;  from  1085  Tremont  street  to  13  Grinnell 
street;  Milford  place  laid  out  mth  name  of  Sarsfield  street,  Dec.  10, 
1887.     L  2046. 

*Saunders  street,  Bri.;  from  591  Cambridge  street  to  70  North  Beacon 
street;  laid  out,  Oct.  15,  1886.     L  1953. 

Savage  court,  E.  B.;  from  160  Chelsea  street,  northwesterly,  between 
Marion  street  and  Porter  street. 

Savage's  corner,  B.;  corner  of  Dock  square  and  Shrimpton's  lane  (now 
Exchange  street),  1708. 

Savage's  corner,  B.;  corner  of  Ann  (now  North)  street  and  Scottow's 
(now  Scott)  alley;  referred  to  in  the  toAvn's  list  of  streets,  May  3,  1708. 

Savage's  court,  B.;  from  Cornhill  (now  Washington  street)  through 
Webster's  arch,  westward,  1732;  name  changed  to  Williams  court, 
1789. 


List  of  Streets^  Etc.,  in  Boston.  411 

Savannah  avenue,  Dor.,  1903;  from  a  point  about  120  feet  northeast  of 
Dyer  street,  southwest,  midway  between  Orlando  street  and  Itasca 
street,  nearly  to  Messinger  street,  and  after  an  interval  of  about  332 
feet  continued  to  Oakland  street;  the  first  part  shoTvn  on  plan  dated 
May  2,  1903  (filed  with  Land  Court);  the  second  part  shown  on  plan 
dated  April  25,  1908.     Suffolk  Deeds,  Lib.  3274,  end. 

Saville  street,  W.  Rox.;  from  350  Park  street  to  Stratford  street. 

*Savin  street,  Rox.;  from  392  Warren  street  to  265  Blue  Hill  avenue; 
laid  out,  April  9,  1875._    L  1037,  L  1038. 

Savin  hill,  Dor.,  1832;  neck  of  land  projecting  into  Dorchester  Bay  east 
of  the  N.  Y.,  N.  H.  &  H.  R.  R.,  at  Savin  hill  station;  called  Rock 
hill,  1629-1730;  Old  hill,  1730-1832;  Savin  hill,  1832;  site  of  first 
fort  in  Dorchester,  1634;  name  derived  from  the  savin  trees  which 
formerly  covered  the  liill. 

*Savin  Hill  avenue.  Dor.;  from  82  Pleasant  street,  to  and  over  the  tracks 
of  the  O.  C.  (now  N.  Y.,  N.  H.  &  H.  )  R.  R.,  to  Rockdale  street;  thence 
arotmd  Savin  hill  to  same  point;  called  Leeds  lane  in  1637;  road  to 
Savin  hill  "by  Mr.  Tuttle's  named  Sa\an  Hill  avenue  by  the  town, 
March  11,  1840;_from  the  O.  C.  &  N.  (now  N.  Y.,  N.  H.  &  H.)  R.  R., 
around  Savin  hill,  before  called  in  part  Atlantic  avenue  and  in  part 
Indian  way,  laid  out  as  a  pubhc  highway  with  name  of  Savin  Hill 
avenue,  Aug.  12,  1869;  laid  out,  50  feet  wide  from  Pleasant  street  to 
O.  C.  (nowN.  Y.,  N.  H.  &  H.)  R.  R.,  Aug.  6,  1875.  L  761,  L  1067, 
L  1068,  L  1250,  L  1760,  L  2531,  L  3397,  L  4038. 

Savin  Hill  Park,  Dor.,  1909;  the  open  spa'ce  between  Grampian  way 
and  Woodland  avenue  belonging  to  Martha  L.  Richardson  et  al.; 
taken  by  the  City  of  Boston,  Nov.  11, 1899,  for  park  purposes.  Suffolk 
Deeds,  Lib.  2645,  fol.  30.     L  4155. 

Savin  Hill  Playground,  Dor.,  1899;  southwesterly  from  Springdale 
street,  between  Denny  street  and  the  N.  Y.,  N.  H.  &  H.  R.  R.,  to 
Dorchester  Bay;  taken  by  the  Park  Commissioners,  Nov.  11,  1899. 

Savin  Hill  road.  Dor.,  1906;  from  235  Savin  Hill  avenue,  southeast 
about  91  feet  and  over  a  portion  of  Russ  terrace,  then  east  about  504 
feet;  authority  to  open  given  by  the  Street  Commissioners,  Aug.  3, 
1906;  name  changed  to  Fox  Point  road  by  abutting  owners,  Nov.  1, 
1906  (date  of  application  for  street  numbers). 

Savoy  place,  B.;  1899,  from  11  Savoy  street,  southwest,  formerly  called 
Frank's  court. 

*Savoy  street,  B.,  1892;  from  1284  Washington  street  to  499  Harrison 
avenue;  South  May  street  laid  out  with  name  of  Savoy  street, 
Nov.  29,  1892.     L  2465. 

*Sawyer  avenue.  Dor.,  1877;  from  81  Pleasant  street  to  93  Gushing 
avenue;  from  end  of  Savin  Hill  or  Sauyer  Hill  avenue,  southerly,  then 
northwesterly,  towards  Hancock  street;  laid  out  from  Pleasant  street, 
including  Savin  Hill  or  Sawyer  Hill  avenue,  July  16,  1877;  extended 
to  Gushing  avenue,  Oct.  28,  1881;  street  west  from  Pleasant  street 
shown  on  chart,  1874,  as  part  of  Savin  Hill  avenue;  on  chart,  1884, 
as  Sawyer  Hill  avenue.     L  1250,  L  1251,  L  1561. 

*Sawyer  street,  B.;  from  623  Shawmut  avenue  to  130  Lenox  street;  same 
in  1845;  laid  out,  Sept.  23,  1872.     L  780. 

Sawyer  Hill  avenue.  Dor.;  from  Pleasant  street,  opposite  Savin  Hill 
avenue,  to  Sawyer  avenue;  shown  on  chart,  1874,  as  part  of  Savin 
Hill  avenue,  and  by  directories  made  a  part  of  Sawyer  avenue;  laid 
out  as  Sawyer  avenue,  July  16,  1877. 


412  List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston. 

Saxon  court,  E.  B.;  from  146  Paris  street,  near  Porter  street,  north- 
westerly. 

*Saxton  street,  Dor.;  from  80  Savin  Hill  avenue  to  65  Romsey  street; 
from  Romsey  street  to  about  231  feet  beyond  BeLfort  street  shown 
on  plan  by  H.  W.  Wilson,  dated  Jan.  6,  1875;  authority  to  open 
between  Belfort  street  and  Savin  Hill  avenue  given  by  Street  Com- 
missioners, March  13,  1895;  laid  out,  Nov.  2,  1906.     L  3910,  L  3911. 

Say  ward  place.  So.  B.;  from  18  Woodward  street,  near  Dorchester 
avenue,  northeasterly. 

*Sayward  street.  Dor.;  from  472  Columbia  road  to  30  Bird  street;  laid 
out,  July  26,  1883.     L  1722. 

Scarboro=pond  foot=bridge,  W.  Rox.,  1893;  stone  arch  bridge  over 
Scarboro  pond  in  Franklin  Park;  built  by  the  Park  Department  in 
1893. 

Scarborough  street,  W.  Rox.;  from  Walnut  avenue  to  Morton  street; 
from  Walnut  avenue  to  Forest  Hill  street,  1849;  built  from  Forest 
Hill  street  to  Canterbury  street,  paid  for,  Feb.  24,  1851;  streets 
known  as  Forest  Hill  and  Scarborough  streets  named  Morton  street, 
Dec.  5,  1859;  remainder  included  in  Franklin  Park. 

Scarlet's  wharf  lane,  B.;  from  Ann  (now  North)  street,  west;  part  of 
Fleet  street  so  called  in  1789  directory. 

Schiller  road,  W.  Rox.,  1906;  from  35  Rockland  street  to  Dedham  line; 
shown  on  plan  dated  August,  1906,  in  Suffolk  Deeds,  Lib.  3157,  fol. 
259. 

*Schiller  street,  Rox.;  from  188  Heath  street  to  95  Minden  street;  laid 
out,  July  16,  1891.     L  2316. 

School  alley,  B.;  from  North  Bennet  street  to  Prince  street,  1732; 
called  Grammar  alley  on  Carleton's  map,  1795;  opposite  the  North 
Grammar  School  into  Prince  street  called  School  alley,  1800;  named 
Bennet  avenue,  1839;  included  in  taking  for  North  End  Playground, 
May  25,  1897.     L  2764,  L  2959,  L  3204. 

School  court,  Rox.;  from  Tremont  street  to  New  Heath-place  School- 
house;  named,  March  5,  1860;  later  called  Cottage  place. 

^School  street,  B.,  1708;  from  283  Washington  street  to  62  Tremont 
street;  by  an  order  of  the  General  Court,  March  4,  1634-35,  a  beacon 
was  set  up  on  the  summit  of  Gentry  (now  Beacon)  hill;  the  town  laid 
out  a  way  to  it  from  the  main  thoroughfare  (Washington  street)  by  the 
following  order,  March  31,  1640:  "also  it  is  ordered  that  the  Streets 
from  Mr  Atherton  Haulghes  to  the  Gentry  hill  to  be  layd  out,  and 
kept  open  for  ever  "  (Record  Commissioners'  Report,  Vol.  2,  p.  52; 
Doc.  46,  1881);  called  "the  Comon  street"  in  1645  (Doc. 
46,  1881,  p.  83);  called  "Lane  leading  to  ye  Comon"  in  1661 
(Suffolk  Deeds,  Lib.  3,  fol.  477);  beyond  the  present  Tremont  street 
it  was  evidently  not  at  first  uninterruptedly  used  as  a  street  but  was 
leased  to  abutters  for  garden  purposes  (Record  Commissioners' 
Report,  Vol.  2,  pp.  145-150;  Doc.  46,  1881);  Lieut.  Robert 
Turner,  a  well  known  vintner  of  the  day,  built  a  dwelling  (near  site 
of  present  Hotel  Bellevue)  in  a  direct  line  of  its  extension  beyond 
Common  (now  Tremont)  street;  on  Aug.  25,  1662,  the  town  passed 
a  vote  whereby  the  way  through  Ins  land  was  "  granted  to  hime  and 
his  heyres  forever,"  "In  consideration  whearof,  he  layes  out  a  highway 
[later  named  Sumner  street.  Temple  street  and  Mt.  Vernon  street, 
now  in  grounds  of  the  State  House]  between  his  orchard  and  Thomas 
Millers  field,"  the  said  Turner  to  have  "  allsoe  the  feed  of  the  above  sd 
highway "  (Record  Commissioners'  Report,  Vol.  2,  p.  156,  Doc 
46,    1881;  Vol.  7,    pp.    10,   11;    Doc.  50,    1881).     "The    way   from 


List  of  Steeets,  Etc.,  in  Boston.  413 

Haughs  corner  (s'wly  corner  Washington  street)  leading  northerly 
by  the  Latin  Free  School,  extending  as  far  as  Mrs.  Whitcomb's  corner  " 
(now  Beacon  street,  opposite  Somerset  street)  named  School  street  by 
the  town,  May  3,  1708;  so  named  in  consequence  of  the  fact  that  on 
this  way  was  situated  the  town's  first  schoolhouse,  built  here  some- 
time between  1645  and  1647  on  portion  of  lot  (City  Hall)  purchased 
by  the  town,  March  31,  1645;  "  from  Haughs  corner  N.  W.,  to  Whit- 
comb's corner  "  in  Vade  Mecum  list,  1732;  called  South  Latin  School 
street  in  directory  of  1789 ;  from  Cornhill  to  Tremont  street  shown 
as  School  street  and  from  Tremont  street  to  Somerset  street  shown 
as  Beacon  street  on  Carleton's  map,  1797;  "  from  Brimmer's  corner 
westerly  by  the  Latin,  Reading  and  Writing  schools  to  D.  Sear's 
formerly  Sherburne's  corner "  (northwesterly  corner  of  Beacon  and 
Somerset  streets);  in  Edes's  list  of  1800;  from  Cornhill  (now  Wasliing- 
ton  street)  to  Tremont  street  on  Hales's  map,  1814;  "  from  76  Cornhill 
to  the  chapel  "  (King's);  in  Shaw's  list,  1817. 

*SchooI  street,  Rox.  and  W.  Rox.;  from  417  Walnut  avenue  to  176 
Amory  street;  laid  out,  Jan.  19,  1662;  named  from  Centre  street  to 
Back  street  (now  Walnut  avenue).  May  9,  1825;  name  of  part  from 
(see  road  to  GambHn's  End,  Norfolk  Registry,  Plan  Book  22,  p.  16) 
Centre  street  to  Boylston  street  changed  to  Amory  street,  April  21, 
1868.     L  1171,  L  1586,  L  2957,  L  3457. 

*School  street,  Dor.,  1840;  from  427  Washington  street  to  66  Harvard 
street;  from  Upper  road  (now  Washington  street)  to  lane  leading  to 
John  Pierce's  house  located,  May  23,  1808;  named  from  Upper  road 
(now  Washington  street)  by  No.  4  School  to  Mr.  Carleton's,  March 
11,  1840.     L  2931,  L  3498. 

*School  street,  Chsn.;  from  231  Main  street  to  224  Bunker  Hill  street; 
July  17,  1810,  Oliver  Holden  conveys  to  town  for  a  public  highway  a 
parcel  of  land  now  used  as  road  called  Middle  street,  from  Bartlett 
street,  northeasterly,  to  Bunker  Hill  street,  nearly  parallel  with 
Pleasant  street;  also  road  called  Alfred  street  from  Summer  street, 
northeasterly,  to  Bartlett  street,  both  now  forming  part  of  School 
street;  part  from  High  street  to  main  street,  formerly  called  School- 
house  lane,  accepted  as  School-house  street.  May  3,  1824;  there 
appears  to  be  no  record  of  the  change  of  name  of  the  several  streets 
mentioned  above,     L  1490,  L  3115. 

School  street,  Bri.;  from  44  Market  street  to  Waverly  street;  same  in 
1875. 

School=house  court,  Chsn.;  from  19  Charles  street,  southeasterly;  same 
in  1875. 

School=house  lane,  Chsn.;  from  Main  street  to  High  street;  accepted 
as  School-house  street.  May  3,  1824;  now  part  of  School  street. 

School=house  street,  Chsn.;  from  Main  street  to  Bunker  Hill  street; 
name  changed  to  Charles  street,  Sept.  30,  1850. 

School=house  street,  Chsn.;  from  High  street  to  Main  street;  formerly 
called  School-house  lane;  accepted.  May  3,  1824;  now  a  part  of 
School  street. 

School=street  place,  W.  Rox.;  from  39  School  street,  northeasterly,  to 
16  Cleaves  street. 

School=street  place,  Chsn.;  from  60  School  street,  northwesterly. 

Schortmann's  terrace,  W.  Rox.,  1900;  from  69  Rockland  street  to 
Geothe  street;  shown  in  Assessors'  books  for  1905. 

Schrepel  place.  So.  B.;  from  552  East  Third  street,  north,  near  K  street. 


414  List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston. 

Schubert  street,  W.  Rox.,  1891;  from  4617  Washington  street,  about 
160  feet  southwest  of  Liszt  street,  northwest  to  West  Roxbury  park- 
way; formerly  from  Washington  street  to  about  101  feet  beyond 
Nikisch  avenue,  and  so  shown  on  plan  dated  Sept.  5,  1891  (Suffolk 
Deeds,  Lib.  2018,  fol.  497);  portion  northwest  of  West  Roxbury 
parkway,  about  508  feet,  included  in  taking  for  said  parkway,  July 
25,  1894. 

Schumann  street,  W.  Rox.,  1891;  from  Washington  street  about  160 
feet  southwest  from  Goldmark  street,  northwest  to  about  87  feet 
beyond  Nikisch  avenue;  shown  on  plan  dated  Sept.  5,  1891  (Suffolk 
Deeds,  Lib.  2018,  fol.  497);  included  in  taking  for  West  Roxbury 
parkway,  July  25,  1894. 

*Schuyler  street,  Rox.,  1870;  from  509  Blue  Hill  avenue  to  90  Elm  Hill 
avenue;  Ashland  street  named  Sea  view  street,  April  21,  1868;  Sea  view 
street  named  Schuyler  street,  May  24,  1870;  laid  out  from  Maple 
street  to  Elm  Hill  avenue,  Sept.  9,  1877.     L  2016. 

*Scollay  square,  B.;  at  the  junction  of  Tremont  and  Court  streets, 
Cornhill  and  Tremont  row;  named  Pemberton  square,  Feb.  19,  1838; 
name  changed  to  Scollay  square,  June  25,  1838,  in  consequence  of 
naming  Phillips  square  Pemberton  square;  the  site  of  ScoUay's  build- 
ing which  was  taken  by  the  city  in  1870.     L  580. 

ScoUay's  building,  B.;  at  one  time  a  wedge-shaped  row  of  wooden  build- 
ings, extending  from  the  head  of  Cornhill  to  opposite  the  head  of 
Hanover  street,  separated  Tremont  row  from  Court  street  (see  Bon- 
ner's map,  1722);  at  the  southeasterly  end  the  second  schoolhouse  in  the 
town  was  erected,  1683-84;  at  various  times  portions  of  these  build- 
ings were  removed,  lea^^ng  only  the  Scollay  brick  building,  supposed 
to  have  been  built  by  Patrick  Jeffrey,  who  came  into  possession  in 
1795;  named  for  William  Scollay,  an  apothecary  at  No.  6  Old  CornMll; 
removed  about  1870. 

Sconce,  B.,  1666;  at  foot  of  Fort  hill  on  Fort  Point,  near  present  (1910) 
site  of  Rowe's  wharf;  built  in  1666  and  called  Sconce  or  South  Battery. 

*Sconce  lane,  B.;  "  The  way  Leading  from  the  Northerly  Side  of  Fort  Hill 
passing  down  Easterly  by  the  old  Brew  House  in  to  Battery  March," 
named  Sconce  lane  by  the  town,  May  3,  1708;  called  Sconce  street,  1784; 
from  Fort  hill  (now  High  street)  to  Purchase  street  called  Belcher 
lane,  1826;  Belcher  lane  confirmed  as  a  pubhc  street,  June  9,  1834; 
whole  street  called  Belcher  lane  in  directory  since  1848;  has  been  also 
called  Sconce  street  as  late  as  1860. 

*Sconce  street,  B.;  from  Fort  hill  (now  High  street)  to  Batterymarch 
street  (later  Broad  street  and  now  Atlantic  avenue);  called  Sconce 
lane  by  the  town,  May  3,  1708;  named  Sconce  street,  1784;  now  Belcher 
lane.     See  Sconce  lane. 

*Scotia  street,  Rox.,  1883;  from  20  St.  Cecilia  street  to  62  Dalton  street; 
laid  out,  June  30,  1890.     L  2236,  L  3697. 

*Scott  alley,  B.;  from  26  North  street  to  21  Creek  square;  named  Scottow's 
alley  by  the  town.  May  3,  1708;  named  Scott  alley,  1823. 

Scott  court,  B.;  from  Suffolk  street  (now  Shawmut  avenue),  southeast, 
near  Roxbury  line,  1835;  not  now  identified. 

*Scott  court,  B.;  from  Union  street,  west,  toward  Hanover  street;  "the 
new  way  from  Union  street  passing  Southwesterly  between  the  build- 
ings of  the  late  Capt.  Christopher  Clark,  deceased,"  named  Minot's 
court  by  the  town,  May  3,  1708;  named  Scott  court,  1796;  called  Minot's 
court  in  Edes's  list,  1800;  a  portion  included  in  Friend  street  when 
extended  from  Hanover  street  to  Union  street,  1855;  part  between 


List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston.  415 

Friend  street  and  Union  street  discontinued,  March  23,  1857;  what 
remained  built  over  when  Washington  street  was  extended  to  Dock 
square  in  1873.     L  40,  L  63. 

Scott  place,  So.  B.;  from  708  East  Fifth  street,  north,  near  N  street. 

Scott  street,  So.  B.,  1902;  from  East  Seventh  street  to  East  Eighth 
street,  between  H  street  and  Winfield  street;  see  plan  dated  Dec.l, 
1902  (Suffolk  Registry,  Lib.  2925,  fol.  226);  authority  to  open  given 
by  Street  Commissioners,  Jan.  16,  1904. 

Scott's  court,  Chsn.;  from  195  Chelsea  street,  northwesterly,  near  Med- 
ford  street;  same  in  1875. 

*Scottow*s  alley,  B.;  from  Ann  (now  North)  street  to  Creek  lane  (now 
square)  named  Scottow's  alley  by  the  town,  May  3,  1708;  named 
Scott  alley,  1823. 

Sea  street,  B.,  1708;  from  Summer  street  to  South  Boston  free  (later 
Federal  street  and  now  Dorchester  avenue)  bridge;  from  "Bull's 
corner  at  the  lower  end  of  Summer  street  leading  southerly  to  Wind- 
mill point  "  named  Sea  street  by  the  town,  May  3,  1708;  from  Summer 
street  to  South  Boston  free  bridge,  1825;  name  changed  to  Broad 
street,  Jan.  3,  1834;  changed  to  Sea  street  again,  April  4,  1842; 
changed  to  Federal  street,  April  30,  1856;  this  portion  of  Federal 
street  covered  in  part  by  the  terminal  station  and  by  Atlantic 
avenue  and  by  the  grounds  of  the  Terminal  Company;  in  Hales's 
"  Maps  of  the  Street  Lines  of  Boston,"  1819-1820,  Sea  street  extends 
from  South  street,  easterly,  over  what  is  now  East  street,  then 
northeast  to  Summer  street.     Vol.  31,  pp.  28,  54,  101.     L  44,  L  55. 

Sea=street  bridge,  B.;  from  south  end  of  Sea  (later  Federal)  street  to 
South  Boston,  1828;  later  Federal-street  bridge;  now  Dorchester- 
avenue  bridge. 

*Seaborn  street,  Dor.,  1891;  from  58  Centre  street  to  45  Kenwood  street; 
authority  to  open,  from  Centre  street  to  near  Kenwood  street,  given 
by  Street  Commissioners,  July  10,  1891;  laid  out  from  Centre  street 
to  Kenwood  street,  Oct.  17,  1899.     L  3194,  L  3454. 

Seabury  place,  B.;  from  31  Blossom  street,  opposite  Fruit  street, 
easterly,  to  Vine-street  place,  called  Blossom-street  place,  1843; 
named  Seabury  place,  1844. 

Seager  court,  Bri.,  1899;  from  16  Faneuil  street,  southwesterly. 

Sear's  corner,  B.;  the  northwesterly  corner  of  Beacon  and  Somerset 
streets  referred  to  in  Edes's  list  of  1800  as  Sear's  corner,  later  Sher- 
burne's. 

Sears  avenue,  B.  and  Rox.,  1832;  a  street  projected  westerly  from 
Pleasant  street,  near  present  location  of  Shawmut  street,  across 
the  empty  basin  later  called  Back  Bay,  parallel  with  and  2,000  feet 
from  Beacon  street  to  Gravelly  Point;  abandoned.  Norfolk  Registry, 
Lib.  98,  end. 

Sears  place,  B.;  from  Anderson  street,  easterly;  same  in  1849  (from 
West  Centre  (now  Anderson)  street,  east,  near  May  (now  Revere) 
street;  built  over  in  1906. 

*Sears  street,  B.,  1897;  from  66  India  street  to  199  Milk  street;  authority 
to  open  from  India  street  to  Central  wharf  (now  Milk  street),  given 
by  Street  Commissioners,  July  8,  1897;  laid  out,  June  30,  1899. 
L  3120. 

^Seattle  street,  Bri.,  1891;  from  165  Cambridge  street  across  Hopedale 
street;  authority  to  open  near  the  corner  of  Cambridge  street  and 
North  Harvard  street  given  by  Street  Commissioners,  July  10,  1891; 
laid  out  from  Cambridge  street  to  a  point  near  and  northwest  of 
Hopedale  street.  May  5,  1892.     L  2398. 


416  List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston. 

Seaver  lane,  Bri.;  from  Washington  street  to  South  street;  laid  out 
by  Selectmen,  Aug.  1,  1842;  accepted  by  the  town,  conditionally, 
Nov.  28,  1842;  conditions  not  compUed  with;  laid  out  again  by  the 
Selectmen,  March  31,  1843;  accepted  by  the  town  April  10,  1843; 
name  changed  to  Foster  street  by  the  town,  Nov.  20,  1848;  called  by 
both  names  by  record  up  to  1855. 

Seaver  place,  B.;  from  251  Tremont  street,  west,  between  Eliot  street 
and  Warrenton  street;  called  Nassau  court,  1825;  named  Seaver 
place,  1844.     L  406. 

*Seaver  street,  E.  B.;  from  188  Webster  street  to  405  Sumner  street; 
accepted  and  named,  Oct.  7,  1853. 

*Seaver  street,  Rox.  and  Dor.;  from  380  Walnut  avenue  to  23  Erie 
street;  named  from  Back  street  (now  Walnut  avenue)  to  Brush  Hill 
turnpike  (now  Blue  Hill  avenue),  May  9,  1825;  name  of  Egleston 
square,  from  Walnut  avenue  to  Washington  street,  changed  to  Seaver 
street,  March  1,  1882;  extended  from  Blue  Hill  avenue  to  Columbia 
street  (now  Columbia  road)  at  new  Seaver  street,  Dec.  27,  1882; 
name  of  New  Seaver  street,  from  Columbia  street  to  Erie  street, 
changed  to  Seaver  street,  March  1,  1889;  Columbus  avenue  extended 
over  part  from  Washington  street  to  Walnut  avenue,  Jan.  4,  1895; 
part  from'  Blue  Hill  avenue  to  Walnut  avenue  included  in  Frank- 
lin Park  by  Park  Commissioners,  March  27,  1893,  and  same  part 
relocated  as  a  public  street  by  Street  Commissioners,  Dec.  4,  1894. 
L  597,  L  602,  L  930,  L  1313,  L  1676,  L  2653,  L  2654,  L  2655,  L  3941. 

*Seaverns  avenue,  W.  Rox.;  from  672  Centre  street  to  13  Elm  street; 
parts  of  shown  as  Roanoke  avenue  and  Virginia  avenue  on  map, 
1849;  extended  through  Starr  lane  and  laid  out  as  a  pubhc  way, 
March  10,  1873.     L  931,  L  932,  L  2503. 

Sea=view  avenue,  E.  B.,  1900  (Breed's  Island);  from  208  Orient  avenue 
to  27  Tower  street;  formerly  Sea-view  street. 

*Sea=view  street,  Rox.,  1869;  from  Blue  Hill  avenue  to  Maple  street; 
name  of  Ashland  street  changed  to  Sea- view  street,  April  20,  1869; 
name  of  Sea-view  street  changed  to  Schuyler  street.  May  24,  1870. 

Sea=view  street,  E.  B.  (Breed's  Island);  from  Orient  avenue  to  Tower 
street;  called  Sea-view  avenue  in  1900. 

Sea=view  terrace,  Dor.,  1898;  from  349  Savin  Hill  avenue,  north- 
easterly, between  Davitt  street  and  Wave  avenue. 

*Second  street,  B.,  1809;  from  Leverett  street  to  Copper  (now  Brighton) 
street;  Second  street  leading  southerly  from  Leverett  street  accepted 
and  recorded  as  a  pubhc  street.  May  12,  1828;  confirmed  as  a  pubhc 
street,  June  9,  1834;  name  changed  to  Napier  street,  April  25,  1855; 
named  Barton  street,  1868. 

Second  street,  B.,  1826;  Fulton  street  so  called  on  S.  P.  Fuller's  plan  of 
March  27,  1826;  laid  out  from  Mill  creek  (now  Clinton  street)  to 
within  34  feet  of  Richmond  street  as  it  existed  previous  to  widening 
in  1831;  Dec.  10,  1832,  "ordered  that  the  street  leading  from  CHnton 
street  to  Richmond  street  be  called  Fulton  street." 

*Second  street.  So.  B.,  1805;  from  Dorchester  avenue  to  Q  street  (now 
Farragut  road);  laid  out  parallel  with  Broadway  and  named  Feb.  27, 
1805;  made  passable  from  Turnpike  street  (now  Dorchester  avenue) 
to  Dorchester  street,  Nov.  7,  1831;  part  southerly  of  the  brewery  and 
the  upland  on  margin  of  flats  discontinued.  Sept,  7,  1835;  opened  from 
P  street  to  City  fences,  June  18,  1849;  laid  out  from  Federal  street 
(now  Dorchester  avenue)  to  Dorchester  street,  and  thence  to  low- 
water  mark  (east  of  Farragut  road),  Nov.  17,  1868;  parts  east  and  west 
of  Dorchester  street  named  East  and  West  Second  street,  Feb.  18, 
1873;  r)ortion  east  of  Farragut  road  included  in  Marine  Park,  1883. 
L  8,  L  43,  L  216,  L  265,  L  486,  L  556. 


List  of  Steeets,  Etc.,  in  Boston.  417 

*Second  street,  Chsn.;  from  Lynde  street  to  railroad;  laid  out  from 
Lynde  street  to  Front  street  by  Charlestown  Wharf  Company;  laid 
out  again  and  accepted,  Dec.  20,  1848;  discontinued  and  acquired 
by  the  E.  (now  B.  &  M.)  R.  R.,  under  authority  of  chapter  360,  Acts 
of  the  Legislature  of  1873,  and  chapter  45,  Acts  of  1874;  the  railroad 
acquired  the  land  soon  after  the  passage  of  the  Act,  but  the  street 
is  shown  in  Bromley's  atlas  as  late  as  1892. 

Second=street  court,  B.;  from  Second  (now  Barton)  street,  south,  1835; 
called  Second-street  place  and  Napier-street  place,  1855;  Napier  place, 
1868. 

Second=street  place,  B.;  from  Second  (now  Barton)  street,  south,  1855; 
called  Second-street  court,  1835;  Second-street  place  and  Napier- 
street-place,  1855;  Napier  place,  1868. 

*Sedgwick;  street,  W.  Rox.;  from  27  John  A.  Andrew  street  to  40  South 
street;  part  of  Walker  street,  from  John  A.  Andrew  street  to  Elm 
street,  laid  out  as' Sedgwick  street,  Dec.  5,  1881;  another  part  of 
Walker  street,  from  Ehn  street  to  South  street,  laid  out  as  Sedg- 
wick street,  Dec.  7,  1887.     L  1575,  L  2045. 

Segel  street,  Rox.,  1906;  from  Georgia  street,  between  Blue  Hill  avenue 
and  Hartwell  street,  southwest,  to  Cheney  street;  authority  to  open 
given  by  the  Street  Commissioners,  April  4,  1906;  erroneously  spelled 
Siegel  street  in  Bromley's  atlas  of  1906;  named  for  Peter  B.  Segel, 
owner  of  property  on  the  way. 

*Selden  street,  Dor.,  1871;  from  103  Milton  avenue  to  940  Morton  street; 
laid  out,  Dec.  4,  1893.     L  2556,  L  2557. 

*Selkirk;  road,  Bri.;  from  67  Chiswick  road  to  137  Kilsyth  road;  formerly 
from  Kilsyth  road,  crossing  Sutherland  and  Chiswick  roads,  to 
Commonwealth  avenue;  Selkirk  road  laid  out  from  Chiswick  road 
to  Kilsyth  road,  Dec.  11,  1897.     L  2938,  L  2939,  L  4065. 

Selma  street,  E.  B.  (Breed's  Island);  from  Gladstone  street  to  Orient 
avenue;  shown  as  Orienta  place  on  plan  dated  November,  1886, 
Suffolk  Deeds,  Lib.  2295,  fol.  497;  Bromley's  atlas,  1892;  called 
Orienta  place  in  directory  of  1898;  Selma  street  in  directory  of  1899 
and  since,  and  the  sign  on  the  ground  so  shows  it  (1910). 

Selwyn  street,  W.  Rox.,  1886;  from  92  Walter  street,  northwest,  then 
southwest,  to  41  Farquhar  street. 

Seminary  place,  Chsn;  from  the  angle  in  Seminary  street,  southerly; 
formerly  from  12  Austin  street,  south,  with  an  arm  branching  west  to 
Lawrence  street,  and  another  arm  leaving  at  the  angle  made  by 
these  two,  and  running  southerly  towards  Union  street  for  about  50 
feet;  shown  in  Assessors'  records  for  1874;  portion  from  Austin  street, 
south,  to  the  bend,  then  west  to  Lawrence  street,  laid  out  as  Seminary 
street,  Aug.  9,  1888.     L  2087. 

♦Seminary  street,  Chsn.,  1888;  from  12  Austin  street  to  9  Lawrence  street; 
the  portion  of  Seminary  place  running  south  from  12  Austin  street,  then 
west  to  9  Lawrence  street,  laid  out  as  Seminary  street,  Aug.  9,  1888. 
L  2087. 

*Seneca  street,  B.,  1849;  from  308  Harrison  avenue  to  209  Albany  street; 
called  Erie  street,  1844;  named  Seneca  street,  1849;  lower  part  of 
Seneca  street,  next  to  Albany  street,  accepted,  Nov.  19,  1857.  L  437, 
L  1535, L  3979. 

Seneca  street,  B.;  Newland  street  so  called  in  Assessors'  books,  1850. 

Seneca  street,  Rox.,  1845;  from  Dale  street  to  Bower  street;  shown  on 
plan  by  A.  R.  Binney,  dated  Nov.  20,  1845;  name  changed  to  Laurel 
street,  May  10,  1870,  but  called  Laurel  street  on  plan  dated  1869. 


418  List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston. 

Sentry  hill,  B.;  the  name  of  the  hill  now  known  as  Beacon  hill  was 
early  known  as  Treamount,  Sentry  hill,  and  after  the  building  of  the 
Beacon  became  known  as  Beacon  hill. 

*Sentry  street,  B.,  1708;  from  Common  (now  Tremont)  street  up  Gentry 
(now  Beacon)  hill  to  former  head  of  Temple  street  (now  in  grounds  of 
State  House);  originally  from  Beacon  street  to  the  Beacon  on  Gentry 
hill;  this  part  was  given  by  Lieut.  Robert  Turner  to  the  town,  Aug.  25, 
1662,  in  consideration  of  a  deed  to  him  of  a  portion  of  a  street  (after- 
wards named  School,  now  Beacon  street);  laid  out  by  the  town, 
March  31,  1640,  in  a  straight  line  to  the  Beacon  on  Gentry  hill;  Sentry 
street  known  as  "  the  way  leading  up  from  the  Training  field  to 
Gentry  Hill,"  1673  (Suffolk  Deeds,  Lib.  8,  fol.  329).  "  The  way 
leading  from  Beacon  street  between  Capt.  Alford's  land  and  Mad™ 
Shrimptons  pasture  up  to  Gentrey  Hill,"  named  Gentrey  street,  May  3, 
1708;  Selectmen  ordered  it  to  be  opened  May  4,  1708;  "  ordered  that 
Gentry  street  be  continued  to  lie  open,"  passed  by  Selectmen,  April 
25,  1709  (Doc.  79  for  1886,  pp.  72-88);  called  Gentury  street  in  the 
Vade  Mecum  list,  1732;  the  portion  between  Gommon  (now  Tremont) 
street  and  Beacon  street  was  originally  a  part  of  the  Gommon  and 
must  have  been  used  ever  since  the  Almshouse  was  built  near  the 
corner  of  Beacon  street  in  1663  or  1664;  it  was  ordered  in  town 
meeting  to  be  fenced,  March  14,  1737;  ordered  laid  out  and  fenced, 
"  having  regard  to  a  good  and  sufficient  highway,"  March  12,  1739 
(Doc.  66  for  1885,  p.  215;  Doc.  87  for  1886,  pp.  102-170);  whole 
street  from  Gommon  street  to  Beacon  hill  called  Gentury  street  in 
1784;  part  from  Beacon  street,  northwest,  i.  e.,  "  From  Rogers 
corner  around  the  New  State  House  by  Beacon  Hill,"  called  Sumner 
(later  Mt.  Vernon)  street  in  Edes's  list  of  1800;  "  From  Old  Granary 
[Gommon  now  Tremont  street]  to  old  Alms  House  "  (Beacon  street) 
called  Sentry  street  in  Edes's  list  of  1800;  this  portion  between  Tremont 
street  and  Beacon  street  shown  as  Park  street  on  Garleton's  map  of 
1803  (no  other  record);  also  called  Park  street  in  To"wti  Records, 
July  13,  1808;  Sumner  street  named  Mt.  Vernon  street,  Aug.  27, 
1832;  the  name  Sentry  also  spelled  Gentry,  Gentrey  and  Century. 

Separate  lane,  B.;  from  Hanover  street  to  the  Millpond,  1722;  name 
changed  to  Friend  street,  1733. 

Seven  Star  lane,  B.;  Summer  street  was  sometimes  so  called,  1758-73. 

^Seventh  street,  So.  B.,  1805;  from  Dorchester  avenue  to  Dorchester 
street,  and  from  G  street  to  Q  steeet  (now  Farragut  road);  laid  out 
parallel  with  Broadway  and  named,  Feb.  27,  1805;  laid  out  from 
Federal  street  (now  Dorchester  avenue)  to  Dorchester  street,  and 
from  G  street  to  low- water  .mark  (east  of  Farragut  road),  Nov.  17, 
1868;  called  East  and  West  Seventh  streets,  Feb.  18,  1873;  portion 
east  of  Farragut  road  included  in  Marine  Park,  1883.  L  199,  L  226, 
L  227,  L  655. 

Seventh=street  court.  So.  B.;  from  774  East  Seventh  street,  northerly, 
near  O  street;  built  over  in  1904. 

*Sever  street,  Chsn.,  1870;  from  18  Haverhill  street  to  29  Cambridge 
street;  altered  from  Cambridge  street  to  point  opposite  street  (Gardner 
street)  at  westerly  end  of  Sullivan  square,  Dec.  29,  1868;  from 
Haverhill  street  to  Kingston  street  accepted  and  named,  June  28, 
1870.     L  1245. 

Sewall  place,  B.;  from  16  Milk  street,  opposite  Arch  street;  same,  1829. 

Sewall  place,  Rox.;  from  Tremont  street,  southerly,  near  Parker  street; 
laid  out  and  extended  to  Delle  avenue  with  name  of  Sewall  street, 
March  3,  1891.     L  2281. 


List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston.  419 

Sewall  street,  B.;  from  Belknap  (now  Joy)  street,  west,  464  feet,  parallel 
with  Beacon  street  to  Coventry  street  (now  the  easterly  part  of 
Walnut  street),  1833;  it  ended  at  Coventry  street,  and  Bishop-Stoke 
street  ran  from  it  to  Beacon  street;  discontinued. 

*SewaII  street,  Rox.,  1891;  from  1466  Tremont  street  to  3  Delle  avenue; 
Sewall  place  laid  out  from  Tremont  street  and  extended  to  Delle 
avenue  with  name  of  Sewall  street,  March  3,  1891.     L  2281. 

Sewall  street.  Dor.;  from  218  Neponset  avenue,  easterly,  between  Bout- 
well  street  and  Freeport  street,  to  5  Freeport  street. 

Sewall's  court,  Chsn.;  from  Arlington  avenue,  southerly,  near  Dor- 
rance  street;  built  over  in  1899. 

Seymour  road,  W.  Rox.,  1902;  from  10  Arnold  street,  westerly,  to  Banks 
street,  parallel  with  Weld  street. 

*Seymour  street,  W.  Rox.,  1899;  from  1011  Canterbury  street  to  21 
Brown  avenue;  Sharon  street  laid  out  under  the  name  of  Seymour 
street,  Sept.  25,  1899.     L  3178,  L  3879. 

*Shafter  street.  Dor.,  1898;  from  5  Waterlow  street  to  12  Carmen  street; 
Chnton  street  laid  out  as  Shafter  street  from  Waterlow  street  to 
Faxon  (now  Carmen)  street,  Nov.  16,  1898.     L  3057,  L  3591. 

Shailer  avenue,  Rox.;  from  139  Roxbury  street,  opposite  Putnam  street, 
to  10  Linden  Park  street;  called  Hunt's  alley  about  1850. 

^Shamrock  street.  Dor.;  from  Dorchester  avenue  to  Freeport  street; 
laid  out,  Aug.  2,  1883;  name  changed  to  Kimball  street,  March  1, 
1900.     L  1723. 

♦Shannon  street,  Bri.,  1892;  from  232  Washington  street  to  137  Union 
street;  Lexington  avenue  laid  out  with  name  of  Shannon  street, 
July  8,  1892.     L  2412. 

Sharkey  place,  Chsn.;  from  22  Beacham  street,  near  corner  of  Arlington 
avenue,  northwest. 

Sharon  court,  E.  B.;  from  186  Havre  street,  northwesterly,  near  Porter 
street. 

*Sharon  street,  B.,  1849;  from  726  Harrison  avenue  to  621  Albany  street; 
named  from  Harrison  avenue,  opposite  center  of  Franklin  square, 
to  Roxbury  channel  in  South  bay,  May  14,  1849;  accepted,  Oct.  30, 
1860.     L  213. 

Sharon  street,  W.  Rox.;  from  Brown  avenue  to  Canterbury  street; 
same  in  1849;  laid  out  under  the  name  of  Seymour  street,  Sept.  25, 
1899.     L  2308,  L  3178. 

Sharp  court.  Dor.;  from  Mather  street,  southerly,  parallel  with  Allston 
street  to  Sharp  street;  shown  in  Hopkins's  atlas,  1874;  called  a  pa-t  of 
Sharp  street  in  Bromley's  atlas,  1894;  given  in  directory  as  Sharp 
street,  from  Mather  street  to  Allston  street,  and  is  now  so  known. 

Sharp  street,  Dor.;  from  56  Mather  street  to  13  Allston  street;  see 
Sharp  court. 

Shaving  street,  B.;  from  Federal  street,  easterly,  then  southerly,  to 
Mt.  Washington  avenue;  from  Tirrell's  wharf,  east  of  Federal  street, 
to  Mt.  Washington  avenue,  1855;  taken  into  the  grounds  of  the 
Boston  Terminal  Company,  Jan.  5,  1897,  under  authority  of  chapter 
516,  Acts  of  the  Legislature  of  1896.     L  3936. 

Shaw  street,  W.  Rox.,  1887;  from  196  La  Grange  street  to  320  Cottage 
avenue. 

Shawmut ;  old  Indian  name  of  Boston. 


420  List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston. 

*Shawmut  avenue,  B.,  Rox.  and  W-.  Rox.,  1851;  from  286  Tremont 
street  to  51  Roxbury  street;  part  of  Suffolk  street,  which  in  1849  was 
also  called  South  Suffolk  street,  from  Dover  street  to  Roxbury  line, 
named  Shawmut  avenue,  Oct.  20,  1851;  name  of  Williams  street 
changed  to  Shawmut  avenue,  April  2,  1855;  extended  from  Arnold 
street  to  Roxbury  line,  Dec.  18,  1855;  laid  out  and  located  by  County 
Commissioners  from  end  of  Shawmut  avenue  at  Boston  line  a  new 
street  over  land  of  Davis  to  end  of  Williams  street  at  Williams  court, 
through  Williams  street  to  Washington  (now  Roxbury)  street,  through 
Roxbury  street  to  Winslow  street  (now  Guild  row),  through  Winslow 
street  to  Dudley  street,  and  over  Norfolk  and  Bristol  turnpike  (now 
Washington  street)  to  Dedham  village,  June,  1857;  named  Shawmut 
avenue,  from  Boston  to  West  Roxbury  line,  Dec.  28,  1857;  part  in 
West  Roxbury  named  Shawmut  avenue,  Feb.  3,  1858;  part  in  Rox- 
bury known  as  Dedham  turnpike  (now  Washington  street)  recon- 
structed March,  1858;  line  changed  near  Edinboro'  (now  Thornton) 
street  and  Marcella  street,  April,  1858;  relocated  between  Boston  line 
and  termination  of  Williams  street,  June,  1858;  all  that  part  which 
lies  in  the  city  of  Roxbury  accepted  by  County  Commissioners, 
May  2,  1859;  altered  at  junction  of  Bartlett  street,  Dec.  31,  1860; 
widened  and  extended  from  Dover  street  to  Tremont  street,  including 
that  part  of  Suffolk  street  between  Dover  street  and  Castle  street, 
Oct.  10,  1870;  from  Washington  (now  Roxbury)  street  to  Dudley 
street,  in  front  of  Universalist  Church,  named  Guild  row,  June  16, 
1874;  name  of  Shawmut  avenue,  from  Dudley  street  to  Dedham  line, 
changed  to  Washington  street,  June  16,  1874.  For  plans  between 
Tremont  street  and  Dover  street,  see  L  56,  L  545,  L  547,  L  548,  L  549, 
L  562,  L  563,  L  564,  L  565,  L  653,  L  715,  L  720,  L  724,  L  726,  L  756, 
L  762,  L  792,  L  1349.  Between  Dover  street  and  Roxbury  line, 
Vol.  31,  pp.  2,  8;  L  22,  L  30,  L  121,  L  615,  L  640.  In  Roxbury  dis- 
trict, L  384,  L  402,  L  615,  L  659,  L  945,  L  946,  L  993,  L  994.  L  995, 
L  996,  L  997,  L  998,  L  3982. 

*Shawmut=avenue  bridge,  B.,  1871;  on  Shawmut  avenue,  over  tracks 
of  the  N.  Y.  C.  &  H.  R.  R.  R.  and  the  Prov.  Div.  of  the  N.  Y., 
N.  H.  &  H.  R.  R;  original  bridge  built  in  1871;  present  bridge  in 
1904. 

Shawmut  park,  Dor.,  1892;  from  King  street,  south,  between  Dorches- 
ter avenue  and  Adams  street;  laid  out  and  extended  to  Templeton 
street  under  the  name  of  Florida  street,  Dec.  5,  1898.     L  3080. 

Shawmut  place,  B.,  1849;  from  Washington  street,  opposite  Lenox 
street,  named,  May  14,  1849;  included  in  extension  of  East  Lenox 
street,  1851. 

Shawmut  place,  Rox.;  from  Shawmut  avenue,  southeasterly,  between 
Madison  street  and  Williams  street;  included  in  the  extension  of 
Sterling  street  from  Shawmut  avenue  to  Washington  street,  Oct.  4, 

1884.     L  1824. 

• 

Shawmut  square,  B.,  1847;  between  Washington,  East  Brookline, 
James  and  East  Newton  streets;  called  Columbia  square  previous  to 
1828  (see  Hales's  map  of  Boston,  1814);  name  changed  to  Frankhn 
square,  April  21,  1845;  called  Shawmut  square,  1847-49;  Franklin 
square,  1849;  the  square  is  to  be  forever  kept  open.  See  City  Records, 
1826,  p.  81.     CC  40,  41,  47. 

*Shawmut  street,  B.;  from  186  Pleasant  street  to  69  Church  street;  from 
Pleasant  street,  west,  1825;  to  Church  street,  1836;  laid  out,  Sept. 
25,  1868.     L  387,  L  397,  L  475. 
Shawmut  street,  W.  Rox.;  from  Florence  street  to  railroad;  map,  1849. 

Shawmut  terrace,  B.;  from  560  Shawmut  avenue,  southeasterly, 
between  Northampton  street  and  Camden  street. 


List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston.  421 

*Sheafe  street,  B.,  1732;  from  164  Salem  street  to  25  Snow  Hill  street; 
from  Salem  street  to  Snow  Hill  street  erroneously  called  Snow  street 
in  list  of  1732;  confirmed  as  a  public  street,  June  9,  1834.     L  3358. 

Sheaf e  street,  Chsn.;  from  10  Cook  street,  northwesterly,  with  an  arm 
branching  from  9  to  10  Cook-street  court;  in  Bromley's  atlas 
of  1885  (but  not  later)  the  10-foot  passageway  leading  from  344 
Medford  street  to  southwest  of  Hill  street  called  a  part  of  Sheafe 
street. 

*Sheafs  lane,  B.,  1732;  from  Newbury  (now  Wasliington)  street  to  the 
Common,  and  so  called  in  the  Vade  Meciun,  1732;  name  confirmed 
by  the  town,  July  4,  1788;  name  changed  to  Avery  street,  Oct.  21, 
1826;  called  also  Coleburne's  lane  at  an  early  date. 

Shedd  street,  Bri.;  from  Champney  street,  northwesterly,  to  Atkins 
street;  called  Hunnewell  avenue  in  1903. 

Sheep  lane,  B.;  Sheafe's  lane  erroneously  so  called  in  directory,  1789. 

Sheep  Market,  B.,  1708;  the  west  side  of  Faneuil  Hall  square  so  called, 
•1708. 

Shelburne  street,  Dor.;  from  Buttonwood  street,  easterly;  included  in 
Dorchesterway,  1892;  Columbia  road  extended  through  Dorchester- 
way,  Aug.  31,  1897. 

*Shelby  street,  E.  B.;  from  313  Lexington  street  to  472  Saratoga  street; 
laid  out,  Oct.  9,  1877.     L  1273. 

*Sheldon  street,  W.  Rox";  from  52  Prospect  avenue  to  18  Ashland  street; 
same  in  1874;  laid  out,  Nov.  23,  1878.     L  1336. 

*SheIton  street,  Dor.;  from  Adams  street  to  junction  of  Wrentham 
street  and  Bruce  street;  laid  out  from  Adams  street,  southwesterly, 
Sept.  19,  1882;  extended  to  Wrentham  street,  Nov.  13,  1891;  name 
changed  to  Wrentham  street,  March  1,  1899.     L  1639,  L  2361. 

*Shenandoah  street.  Dor.,  1892;  from  61  Carruth  street  to  7  Wessex 
street;  laid  out,  Nov.  3,  1892.     L  2455. 

*Shepard  street,  Bri.;  from  256  Washington  street  to  159  Union  street; 
laid  out  by  the  Selectmen,  March  30,  1857;  accepted  by  the  town, 
April  13,  1857;  Town  Records,  Vol.  3,  p.  530. 

■  Shepard  street.  Dor.,  1897;  from  174  Bowdoin  street,  northwesterly,  to 
Swan's  court,  between  Dever  street  and  Blakeville  street. 

Shepherd  avenue,  Rox.;  from  824  Huntington  avenue,  southeasterly, 
near  Heath  street. 

*Shepton  street.  Dor.,  1896;  from  1798  Dorchester  avenue  to  53  Florida 
street;  authority  to  open  from  Shawmut  park  (now  Florida  street), 
westerly  and  easterly,  given  by  Street  Commissioners,  June  23, 1896; 
the  easterly  portion  abandoned  some  time  previous  to  1898;  laid  out, 
Nov.  16,  1899.     L  3221,  L  3590. 

Shepton  terrace,  So.  B.;  from  679  East  Eighth  street,  between  L  street 
and  M  street,  first  south,  then  east  and  west;  So  called  in  directory 
of  1894;  called  Shipton  terrace  in  Bromley's  atlas,  1891. 

*Sherborn  street,  B.,  1894;  from  601  Commonwealth  avenue  to  Charles 
river;  laid  out,  Oct.  20,  1894.     L  2633. 

Sherbrook    )  place,  Rox.;  from    1489    Tremont    street,    northeasterly, 
Sherbrooke  )      between    Phillips    street    and   Faxon    street;    formerly 
called  Cherry  place;  Sherbrook  place,  1906. 

Sherburne's  corner,  B.;  at  the  bend  in  Beacon  street,  then  the  east 
end  of  School  street;  the  northwesterly  corner  of  the  present  Beacon 
street  and  Somerset  street;  referred  to  in  Edes's  list  of  streets,  1800, 
as  Sears's  corner,  later  Sherburne's. 


422  List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston. 

Sheridan  avenue,  Rox.  andW.  Rox.,  1868;  from  Centre  street  to  Curtis 
street  (now  Chestnut  avenue);  street  leading  from  Centre  street,  near 
Day  street,  to  Boylston  street  named  Sheridan  avenue,  July  7,  1868; 
Sheridan  avenue  laid  out  from  Centre  street  to  Chestnut  avenue  and 
named  Sheridan  street,  July  7,  1883.     L  1716. 

Sheridan  court,  Chsn.;  from  48  Tufts  street,  westerly. 

Sheridan  place,  Rox.  and  W.  Rox.;  from  99  Forbes  street  to  102  Sheridan 

street. 

Sheridan  place,  So.  B.;  from  57  West  Fifth  street,  near  B  street,  south- 
westerly. 

*Sheridan  square,  Rox.,  1901;  the  square  at  the  junction  of  Southamp- 
ton street,  Albany  street,  Hampden  street  and  Northampton  street; 
named  Sheridan  square,  Feb.  16,  1901. 

Sheridan  street.  Dor.;  from  84  Minot  street,  southeasterly,  to  brook; 
same  called  Sheridan  place  in  directories. 

*Sheridan  street,  W.  Rox.,  1883;  from  376  Centre  street  to  115  Chestnut 
avenue;  Sheridan  avenue  laid  out  with  name  of  Sheridan  street,  July 
7,  1883.     L  1716. 

Sherlock  street,  Rox.;  from  18  Lambert  avenue  to  Lambert  street; 
included  in  land  of  the  Boston  Elevated  Railway  Company,  May  14, 
1906.     Suffolk  Deeds,  Lib.  2926,  fol.  371. 

Sherman  court,  So.  B.;  from  338  West  Broadway  to  271  Athens 
street,  between  D  street  and  E  street. 

Sherman  place,  B.;  from  May  (now  Revere)  street,  1847;  probably 
Hill's  court,  1867;  now  Bellingham  place. 

Sherman  place,  B.;  the  west  part  of  South  May  (now  Savoy)  street 
so  called,  1850;  so  on  map  of  1855. 

Sherman  square,  Chsn.;  from  655  Mystic  avenue,  easterly,  between 
Sherman  street  and  Dorrance  street;  same  in  1875. 

Sherman  street,  Chsn.;  from  665  Mystic  avenue,  next  to  B.  &  M.  R.  R., 
north,  to  Somerville  line. 

*Sherman  street,  Rox.;  from  31  Bower  street  to  8  Rockland  street; 
shown  as  Oneida  street  on  plan  by  A.  R.  Binney,  dated  Nov.  20, 
1845,  from  Bower  street  to  Dale  street;  laid  out  as  Sherman  street 
from  Bower  street  to  Dale  street,  Sept.  7,  1871;  from  Dale  street, 
over  Dale  avenue,  to  Rockland  street,  Oct.  10,  1882.     L  685,  L  1646. 

Sherman  street,  W.  Rox.;  from  184  Poplar  street,  opposite  Augustus 
avenue,  to  Hawthorne  street. 

Sherwin  street,  B.;  from  13  Thorndike  street,  near  corner  of  Washington 
street,  southwest. 

Sherwood  court,  Rox.,  1900;  from  121  Shirley  street  to  8  Sherwood 
street. 

Sherwood  street,  Rox.,  1892;  from  178  Norfolk  avenue,  northeasterly, 
near  Shirley  street;  called  McGee  street  previous  to  1892. 

Sherwood  street,  Rox.;  from  Bartlett  street,  crossing  McGee  street, 
to  N.  E.  R.  R.;  shown  on  atlas,  1890;  not  shown  in  directory  of  that 
date;  shown  on  atlas  of  1895;  not  shown  since. 

*Sherwood  street,  W.  Rox.,  1886;  from  146  Ashland  street  to  209  Florence 
street;  Hancock  street  laid  out  with  name  of  Sherwood  street,  Oct. 
25,  1886.     L  1956,  L  1957. 

*Ship  street,  B.;  from  Fleet  street  to  Winnisimmet  Ferry;  "The  street 
leading  Northerly  from  Everton's  corner  [Fleet  street]  nigh  Scarletts 
wharfe  to  the  North  Battry  ";  named    Ship    street  by  the   to\\Ti, 


List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston.  423 

May  3,  1708;  straightened,  etc.,  1713;  name  of  portion  of  Lynn  street, 
from  tlie  North  Battery  to  Winnisimmet  Ferry,  called  a  part  of 
Ship  street,  in  Edes's  list,  1800,  and  so  shown  on  Carleton's  map, 
1800;  street  running  from  Faheuil  Hall  Market,  through  Ann,  Fish 
and  Ship  streets  to  North  street,  named  Ann  street  throughout, 
July  6,  1824;  from  Fleet  street  to  Commercial  street  called  Ann  street, 
1824;  from  the  foot  of  Ann  street  to  Winnisimmet  Ferry  changed  to 
Commercial  street,  and  the  remainder  included  in  Ann  (now  North) 
street,  1833. 

Shippie  street,  Chsn.;  from  Adams  street  to  Chelsea  street;  name 
changed  to  Townsend  street,  March  14,  1831;  made  part  of  Chestnut 
street,  June  20,  1846. 

Shipton  terrace,  So.  B.;  from  East  Eighth  street,  between  L  street 
and  M  street,  south,  then  east  and  west,  so  called  in  Bromley's  atlas, 
1891;  called  Shepton  terrace  in  directory,  1894  and  since. 

*Shirley  street,  Rox.;  from  488  Dudley  street  to  1063  Massachusetts 
avenue;  laid  out  from  Dudley  street  to  George  street,  March  10,  1886; 
from  George  street  to  Norfolk  avenue,  Aug.  21,  1890;  laid  out  from 
Norfolk  avenue  over  and  including  Bartlett  court  to  Massachusetts 
avenue,  Aug.  18,  1898;  named  in  honor  of  William  Shirley,  Governor 
of  Massachusetts,  1741  to  1756.  L  1791,  L  1902,  L  2257,  L  3017, 
L  3568. 

*Shoe  and  Leather  street,  B.,  1842;  from  Fulton  street  to  Ann  (now 
North)  street;  having  been  made  by  John  D.  Wilhams  at  his  own 
expense  and  given  by  him  to  city,  laid  out  as  a  public  street,  and  at 
his  request  named  Shoe  and  Leather  street,  Oct.  10,  1842;  laid  out  as 
John  street,  Feb.  2,  1869.     L  428. 

Shoreham  street.  So.  B.  and  Dor.,  1899;  from  Carson  street  to  north  of 
Columbia  road,  with  proposed  extension  northerly;  parallel  with  new 
location  of  N.  Y.,  N.  H.  &  H.  R.  R.  to  Dorchester  avenue,  opposite 
Rawson  street. 

Short  lane,  B.;  from  North  Bennet  street,  1796;  laid  out  as  a  20-foot 
lane,  1704  (Suffolk  Deeds,  Lib.  22,  fol.  3);  to  Tileston  street,  1833; 
called  Short  street,  1849;  named  Wiggin  street,  1878. 

Short  street,  B.;  on  Price's  map,  1733;  from  the  angle  in  Southac  (now 
Phillips)  street,  northwest,  to  the  water;  since  discontinued. 

Short  street,  B.;  "  The  way  Leading  from  Esqr.  Ushers  Barn  South- 
wardly into  Essex  Street,"  named  Short  street  by  the  town,  May  3, 
1708;  across  Essex  street  to  the  water,  1769;  from  Pond  street  to 
Essex  street,  1800;  confirmed  as  a  public  street,  June  9,  1834;  name  of 
Short  street  discontinued  and  Kingston  street  extended  through  it 
to  Beach  street,  April  1,  1839. 

Short  street,  B.,  1849;  from  North  Bennet  street  to  Tileston  street; 
a  part  from  North  Bennet  street  called  Short  lane,  1796;  extended 
to  Tileston  street,  1833,  and  named  Short  street,  1849;  name  changed 
to  Wiggin  street,  April  24,  1878. 

Short  street,  E.  B.;  from  218  Everett  street  to  359  Maverick  street. 

Short  street,  E.  B.;  from  116  Coleridge  street  to  109  Cowper  street. 

Short  street.  So.  B.,  1807;  from  11  Middle  street  to  Dorchester  street; 
from  Boston  (now  Dorchester)  street  to  Cross  (later  Short  and  now 
Tuckerman)  street  in  1807;  from  Dorchester  street  to  Middle  street 
in  1840;  portion  northwest  from  Dorchester  street  called  Tuckerman 
.  street  in  1857;  portion  from  Middle  street,  northeast,  called  Cross 
street  in  1807;  called  Short  street  in  1873;  portion  from  Middle  street 
northeast  to  the  bend  called  Tuckerman  street,  1900,  and  is  now  so 
known. 


424  List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston. 

Short  street,  Rox.;  from  96  Bellevue  street  to  327  Brookline  avenue; 
formerly  part  of  Appleton  place. 

Short  street,  Rox.;  from  Lawn  street  to  Fisher  avenue;  laid  out  with 
name  of  Hayden  street,  June  28,  1886.     L  1914. 

*Short  street,  Rox.;  from  Eustis  street  to  Dudley  street;  from  Eustis 
street  to  Union  (now  Taber)  street,  1849;  "  Joint  Standing  committee 
authorized  to  lay  out  a  new  street  in  continuation  of  Short  street  to 
Dudley  street,"  March  28,  1859;  extended  to  Dudley  street.  May, 
1859;    name  changed  to  Winslow  street,  Dec.  17,  1860. 

Short  street,  W.  Rox.;  from  Mt.  Vernon  street  to  Walnut  avenue 
(later  Carl  street,  now  Montview  street);  part  of  now  known  as 
Kirk  street. 

Short  street,  W.  Rox.;  from  Washington  street  to  Grove  street;  laid 
out  -wiih  name  of  Stimson  street,  July  3,  1890.     L  2238,  L  2239. 

Short  street,  W.  Rox.;  irom  Canterbury  street  to  Dorchester  line, 
1849;  called  South  Short  street  on  Charles  Whitney's  map,  1843; 
called  Short  street  on  Whitney's  map,  1849;  Paine's  lane,  1855;  part 
of  now  in  Calvary  Cemetery  and  part  of  now  in  Berry  street. 

Short  street,  W.  Rox.,  1825;  from  South  street  to  Dedham  turnpike 
(now  Washington  street);  named,  May  9,  1825;  probably  a  public 
highway  some  time  previous  (now  not  shown). 

*Short  street,  Chsn.;  from  419  Bunker  Hill  street  to  524  Medford  street; 
laid  out  and  accepted,  Aug.  21,  1860. 

Short=street  court,  B.;  rear  of  Short  street,  near  Essex  street,  1827; 
name  changed  to  Kingston  court  or  place,  1838. 

Short=street  court,  Chsn.;  from  11  Short  street,  southeasterly. 

Short=street  place,  Chsn.;  from  8  Short  street,  northwesterly;  formerly 
North  Short-street  place. 

Short  Second  street,  B.;  from  Second  (now  Barton)  street  to  Brighton 
street,  1849;  called  Napier  street,  1855;  called  Little  Napier  street, 
1855;  named  Barton  court,  1868. 

Shreve  street.  Dor.,  1870;  from  Norfolk  street  to  Madison  avenue; 
from  Norfolk  street  for  about  200  feet  opened  as  Ballou  avenue 
under  authority  of  Street  Commissioners  given  July  20,  1893;  the 
remaining  portion,  near  the  location  of  present  Willowwood  street, 
abandoned. 

Shrimpton's  corner,  B.;  corner  of  King  (now  State)  street  and  Shrimp- 
ton's  lane  (now  Exchange  street);  referred  to  in  town's  list  of  streets, 
May  3,  1708. 

♦Shrimpton's  lane,  B.;  from  Dock  square  to  King  (now  State)  street, 
1708;  called  Exchange  lane,  1789;  sometimes  called  Royal  Exchange 
lane;  named  Exchange  street,  1816. 

Shrimpton  street,  E.  B.,  1893;  from  Smft  street,  at  its  junction  with 
Coleridge  street,  to  246  Prescott  street;  authority  to  open  between  the 
Parkway  (now  Neptune  road)  and  Prescott  street  given  by  Street 
Commissioners,  April  21,  1893. 

Shuman's  corner,  B.;  a  colloquialism  to  the  southerly  corner  of  Wash- 
ington and  Summer  streets,  where  is  located  the  clotliing  establish- 
ment of  A.  Shuman  &  Co. 

Shurtleff  court,  Chsn.;  from  302  Rutherford  avenue;  abandoned. 


List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston,  425 

*Shute  street,  B.;  from  Green  street  to  Mr.  Russell's  ropewalk;  named 
Shute  street  by  the  town,  July  4,  1788;  from  "  Mr.  Allen's  house  up 
by  Philhps  &  Winthrop's  new  Rope-Walk  "  called  Wiltshire  street 
in  Edes's  list,  1800;  on  Carleton's  map,  1800,  from  Green  street  to  the 
northeast  corner  of  the  rope  walks;  added  to  and  called  Chambers 
street,  Sept.  18,  1811. 

Side  Hill  street,  W.  Rox.,  1872;  the  curved  portion  of  Jamaica  street 
so  called  on  plan  dated  1872. 

*Sidlaw  road,  Bri.,  1891;  from  1703  Commonwealth  avenue  to  122 
Chiswick  road;  formerly  from  Chestnut  Hill  avenue  to  Commonwealth 
avenue;  authority  to  open  given  by  Street  Commissioners,  Oct.  1, 
1891;  laid  out  from  Commonwealth  avenue  to  Chiswick  road,  Dec.  11, 
1897.     L  2935. 

Sidney  street.  Dor.,  1895;  from  Kilton  street,  southeast,  near  Wash- 
ington street;  authority  to  open  given  by  Street  Commissioners, 
May  15,  1895;  now  called  Rupert  street. 

Sigel     ]  court,  Rox.;  from  17  Lamont  street,  west,  near  Vernon  street; 
Siegel    )      called  Siegel  court  in   directories,   1885  to   1908,  inclusive; 
called  Sigel  court  in  Bromley's  atlas,  1906,  and  is  now  so  known. 

Signal=tree  hill,  So.  B.,  1710;  the  westerly  part  of  the  Twin  hills  (later 
part  of  Dorchester  Heights);  was  called  also  Strawberry  hill;  now 
Telegraph  hill. 

Sigourney  place,  B.;  from  Hanover  street,  near  Commercial  street? 
westerly,  then  northerly;  same  in  1841;  built  over  about  1900. 

*Sigourney  street,  W.  Rox.;  from  505  Walnut  avenue  to  78  Glen  road; 
laid  out.  May  19,  1884.     L  1775,  L  2134. 

Silloway  street.  Dor.,  1899;  from  7  Mather  street,  northeasterly,  to 
Melville  avenue,  opposite  Bourn eside  street;  authority  to  open,  from 
Mather  street  to  within  about  6  feet  of  Melville  avenue,  given  by 
the  Street  Commissioners,  June  9,  1899;  shown  extended  to  Melville 
avenue  on  Bromley's  atlas  of  1904;  named  in  honor  of  Charles  E. 
Silloway,  first  assistant  City  Messenger  of  the  City  of  Boston. 

Silva  place,  Rox.;  from  32  Munroe  street,  southerly,  near  Hazel  wood 
street. 

Silver  lane,  Rox.,  1850;  Rogers  avenue,  from  Ruggles  street  to  bend, 
so  called  in  1850. 

*Silver  street.  So.  B.;  from  146  Dorchester  avenue  to  29  G  street,  near 
West  Broadway;  parcel  10  feet  Mide,  about  73  feet  long,  northwest 
from  and  adjoining  the  part  hereinafter  mentioned,  taken  by  the  city, 
Sept.  20,  1859;  parcel  36  feet  long,  adjoining  the  northwesterly  end 
of  the  above,  deeded  to  the  city,  Sept.  19,  1859;  from  a  point  about 
100  feet  northwest  of  E  street,  northwest  about  74  feet,  laid  out, 
Sept.  18,  1861;  laid  out  from  Dorchester  avenue  to  A  street,  Sept. 
1,  1871;  laid  out  from  A  street  to  B  street,  Feb.  29,  1872;  laid  out 
from  B  street  to  C  street,  May  9,  1874;  laid  out  from  D  street  to 
E  street.  May  23,  1874;  laid  out  from  F  street  to  Dorchester  street, 
June  15,  1874;  laid  out  from  C  street  to  D  street,  July  6,  1874;  laid 
out  from  E  street  to  F  street,  Sept.  29,  1874;  laid  out  from  Dorchester 
street  to  G  street,  June  5,  1876.  L  166,  L  645,  L  646,  L  742,  L  925, 
L  933,  L  938,  L  968,  L  11.56,  L  2746,  L  3533. 

Silver=street  place.  So.  B.;  from  6  Silver  street,  northeasterly,  near 
Dorchester  avenue;  built  over  about  1895. 

*Simmons  street,  Rox.;  from  95  Linden  Park  street  to  166  Vernon  street; 
laid  out,  Sept.  6,  1886.     L  1943. 

Simpkin's  corner,  B.;  corner  of  Ann  (now  North)  street  and  Royall's 
alley,  1732. 


426  List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston. 

Simpson  court,  B.;  from  6  Van  Rensselaer  place,  southerly;  same  in 
1851. 

Simpson's  court,  So.  B.;  from  East  Second  street,  northerly,  between 
O  street  and  P  street;  same  given  as  Lauten  place  in  directory,  1884, 

Simpson's  court,  Chsn.;  from  101  Pearl  street,  southeast,  near  Medford 
street. 

Sinclair  place,  Bri.;  from  43  North  Beacon  street,  northeasterly,  near 
Everett  street,  to  beyond  Sumner  road . 

Sinclair  street,  Rox.;  from  Elm  Hill  avenue  to  Landseer  avenue; 
shown  on  plan  dated  June  1,  1881;  abandoned. 

Singleton  street,  B.;  from  25  Thorndike  street,  between  Washington 
street  and  Reed  street,  southwest. 

*Sister  street,  B.;  from  Round  lane  (now  Matthews  street),  north,  into 
Bury  (now  Channing)  street,  1732;  confirmed  as  a  public  street, 
June  9,  1834;  name  changed  to  Leather  square,  Sept.  24,  1867. 
L  77,  L  330. 

Sister's  lane,  B.;  "  Sisters  Lane  is  allsoe  15  feet  wide  and  passeth  from 
Bury  street  into  Round  Lane  (abutters  are  the  Atkinson  sisters, 
then  married)  ";  shown  on  plan  of  the  Atkinson  estate,  March  19, 
1711-12,  by  N(athaniel)  G(reen)  (in  Massachusetts  Historical  Society). 

*Sixth  street.  So.  B.,  1805;  from  Dorchester  avenue  to  Dorchester  street 
and  from  H  street  to  Q  street  (now  Farragut  road);  laid  out  parallel 
with.  Broadway  and  named,  Feb.  27,  1805;  extended,  March  27, 
1867;  portion  adjacent  to  track  of  O.  C.  (now  N.  Y.,  N.  H.  &  H.) 
R.  R.  Co.  discontinued,  June  19,  1867;  laid  out  from  Foundry  street 
(at  Dorchester  avenue)  to  Dorchester  street  and  from  H  street  to  low- 
water  mark  (east  of  Farragut  road),  Nov.  17,  1868;  called  East  and 
West  Sixth  streets,  Feb.  18,  1873;  portion  east  of  Farragut  road 
included  in  Marine  Park,  1883.     Vol.  31,  p.  48.     L  7,  L  336,  L  355. 

*Sixth  street,  Chsn.;  from  Lynde  street  to  Front  street,  187^;  to  the 
railroad,  1884;  laid  out  and  accepted,  July  31,  1855;  discontinued 
and  acquired  by  the  E.  (now  B.  &  M.)  R.  R.,  under  authority  of  chap- 
ter 360,  Acts  of  the  Legislature  of  1873,  and  chapter  45,  Acts  of 
1874;  the  railroad  acquired  the  land  soon  after  the  passage  of  the 
act,  but  the  street  is  shown  on  Bromley's  atlas  as  late  as  1892. 

Sixtii=street  alley,  So.  B.;  from  148  West  Sixth  street  to  Bowen  street, 
between  D  street  and  E  street;  name  does  not  appear  in  directory 
since  1897;  sho^\^l  in  1899  atlas  as  Tee  vans  alley. 

Skinner  street,  W.  Rox.;  from  South  street,  northeasterly,  then  north- 
westerly, to  Fairview  street;  laid  out,  Avith  name  Conway  street, 
July  21,  1885.     L  1875. 

Slate  wharf,  B.;  from  Commercial  street,  northerly,  between  land  and 
wharves  of  the  Boston  Gaslight  Company  and  Atkins  wharf  (now 
the  City  of  Boston  north  paving  yard). 

Sleeper  place,  Rox.;  from  305  Dudley  street,  southwest;  the  northeast- 
erly line  of  Sleeper  place  coincides  with  the  southwesterly  line  of 
Brodbine  avenue. 

*Sleeper  street,  So.  B.,  1887;  from  318  Congress  street,  northeast,  to 
Northern  avenue;  formerly  from  320  Congress  street,  northeast,  to 
yard  of  the  N.  E.  R.  R.;  opened  by  Boston  Wharf  Company,  July  30, 
1887  (Suffolk  Deeds,  Lib.  1787,  fol.  236);  named,  1887;  extended  to 
Northern  avenue,  and  laid  out  its  entire  length  under  provisions  of 
chapter  381,  Acts  of  Legislature,  1903;  approved,  May  25,  1903;  the 
passageway  leading  from  the  opposite  side  of  Congress  street  has 
been  erroneously  shown  on  atlas  as  Sleeper  street. 


List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston.  427 

*Sliding  alley,  B.;  "  The  Alley  Leading  from  Charter  street  down  by 
Benja.  Williams  in  Lyn  Street,"  named  Sliding  alley  by  the  town, 
May  3,  1708;  opened  for  use  of  town  in  1749,  having  been  fenced  in; 
on  Bonner's  map,  1722;  called  Foster's  lane,  1741;  called  Fuller  street 
on  Carleton's  map,  1795;  called  Brewer's  hill  in  Edes's  list,  1800; 
named  Foster  street,  1803. 

Smith  alley,  B.;  from  343  North  street  to  332  Commercial  street,  1841; 
called  Smith  place  on  chart,  1883,  and  now  so  known. 

Smith  avenue,  B.;  from  106  Kendall  street  to  109  Hammond  street. 

Smith  avenue.  Dor.,  1836;  from  Bowdoin  avenue  (later  Union  avenue, 
now  Rosseter  street)  to  Bowdoin  street;  shown  on  Moseley's  plan, 
1836;  laid  out  as  a  part  of  Union  street,  April  5,  1852;  named  a 
part  of  Union  avenue,  Dec.  28,  1869;  name  changed  to  BuUard  street, 
March  1,  1889.     L  2059. 

Smith  court,  B.;  from  46  Joy  street,  westerly;  called  May's  court,  1812; 
named  Smith  court,  1848. 

Smith  court,  Rox.;  from  70  Smith  street,  southwesterly,  to  Smith  place 
(now  Nichols  or  Nicholson  court);  called  Smith-street  court  on 
chart,  1873;  Smith-street  place  on  chart,  1890,  and  now  so  known. 

Smith  place,  B.;  from  343  North  street,  southeasterly,  to  332  Com- 
mercial street;  called  Smith  alley,  1841. 

Smith  place,  B.;  from  62  Joy  street,  westerly;  from  Belknap  (now  Joy) 
street,  west,  south  of  Belknap  place,  1842;  shown  as  Holden  place 
on  Bromley's  atlas  of  1908;  included  in  taking  made  for  Peter  Faneuil 
School  lot,  Sept.  28,  1908.     L  4098. 

Smith  place.  So.  B.;  from  West  Fourth  street  to  Silver  street,  between 
B  street  and  C  street;  at  one  time  called  Parker's  alley;  atlas  of 
1884,  Smith  place;  from  Silver  street,  southwesterly,  but  not  to 
West  Fourth  street,  called  Hayden  place   in  directories  since  1891. 

Smith  place,  Rox.;  from  Phillips  street,  northwesterly,  crossing  the 
end  of  Smith  court;  same  given  Nichols  court  in  1884;  given  as 
Nicholson  court  in  directory  of  1894  and  in  Bromley's  atlas,  1890, 
and  is  so  known. 

*Smith  street,  Rox.,  1844;  from  669  Parker  street  to  670  Huntington 
avenue;  shown  in  1874  from  Parker  street  to  land  of  Redemptorist 
Fathers;  extended  to  Bumstead  lane  (now  St.  Alphonsus  street), 
Nov.  23,  1874;  extended  from  Bumstead  lane  to  Huntington  avenue, 
April  27,  1891.     L  986,  L  2038,  L  2289. 

*Smith  street,  Rox.;  from  Centre  street  down  the  hill  to  Worcester  turn- 
pike (now  Roxbury  street);  no  record  of  laying  out  can  be  found, 
but  the  street  was  regarded  by  the  Roxbury  authorities  at  the  date 
of  annexation  as  pubhc,  and  has  been  taken  care  of  by  the  city  since 
that  time;  named  Smith  street.  May  9,  1825;  name  changed  to  Gardner 
street,  Oct.  29,  1860. 

Smith  street,  Bri.;  from  155  Western  avenue,  northeast,  and  from  120 
North  Harvard  street,  southeast,  crossing  end  of  first  named  part. 

Smith=street  court,  Rox.:  from  70  Smith  street,  southwesterly,  to 
7  Nicholson  court  (formerly  Smith  place);  same  shown  as  Smith 
court  in  Hopkins's  atlas  of  1873;  Smith-street  court  in  Bromley's 
atlas  of  1884;  Smith-street  place  in  Bromley's  atlases  of  1890  and 
since,  and  is  so  known. 

Smith=street  place,  Rox.;  from  70  Smith  street,  southwesterly,  to 
7  Nicholson  court  (formerly  Smith  place);  called  also  Smith  court 
and  Smith-street  court;  called  Smith-street  place  in  Bromley's  atlases 
of  1890  and  since,  and  is  so  known. 


428  List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston. 

Smith's  corner,  B.;  corner  of  Fish  (now  North)  street'andj  Moon  street, 
1800. 

*Smyrna  street,  Rox.,  1882;  from  444  Brookline  avenue  to  27  Binney  street; 
the  part  of  private  way  called  Park  street,  from  Brookline  avenue 
to  Binney  street,  laid  out  and  named  Smyrna  street,  May  17,  1882; 
named  for  the  city  of  Smyrna,  Asia  Minor,  by  John  M.  Rodocanachi, 
who  owned  a  lot  on  the  street,  and  who  was  the  Greek  consul  to 
Boston.     L  1610. 

Snelling  place,  B.;  from  7  Hull  street,  northeasterly;  same  in  1844. 

Snow  hill,  B.;  at  the  northern  extremity  of  the  town;  later  called 
Copp's  hill. 

Snow  street,  B.;  from  Prince  street  to  Hudson's  Point,  at  foot  of 
Charter  street;  Snow  Hill  street  erroneously  so  called  on  Bonner's 
map,  1722,  the  Vade  Mecum  list  of  1732,  as  issued  in  the  city's 
nomenclature  of  streets  in  1879  and  in  records,  February,  1738;  in  the 
original  list  of  the  Vade  Mecum  the  name  is  Snow  Hill  street. 

*Snow  street,  Bri.,  1901;  from  218  Washington  street  to  123  Union 
street;  Madison  avenue  laid  out  as  Snow  street,  Sept.  24,  1901. 
L  3439,  L  3742. 

Snow  Hill  avenue,  B.;  from  Snow  Hill  street,  west,  opposite  Sheafe 
street,  1830;  exchanged  for  land  to  widen  Prince  street  with  Boston 
Gas  Light  Company,  Dec.  8,  1866,  and  included  in  their  land. 
L  151. 

Snow  Hill  court,  B.;  from  Snow  Hill  street,  northwest,  1836;  built 
over  by  Boston  Gas  Works. 

Snow  Hill  place,  B.;  from  9  Snow  Hill  street,  southeasterly,  next  to 
Prince  street;  same  in  1839;  built  over  in  1904. 

*Snow  Hill  street,  B.;  from  103  Prince  street  to  106  Charter  street; 
from  "  Tra  vises  corner  in  Prince  street  to  the  end  of  Ferry  way  by 
Hudson's  Point,"  named  Snow  Hill  street  by  the  town.  May  3,  1708; 
erroneously  called  Snow  street  in  1722,  1732,  1738;  from  Chariest  own 
bridge  up  to  the  burying  ground  on  Copp's  hill  on  Carleton's  map, 
ISOO;  from  Prince  street  across  Copp's  hill  to  Charter  street  in 
Shaw's  list,  1817;  laid  out  between  Hull  street  and  Charter  street, 
April  10,  1837. 

Snow's  court,  Dor.,  1867;  from  Chickatawbut  street  to  Pierce  avenue; 
shown  on  the  plan  for  the  laying  out  of  Plain  street,  dated  July  15, 
1867,  as  Candy  lane  or  Snow's  court;  included  in  the  laying  out  of 
Plain  street,  March  2,  1868. 

Soap  Suds  alley,  B.;  from  Warrenton  street  to  Pleasant  street;  War- 
renton  place  at  one  time  colloquially  called  Soap  Suds  alley. 

Soldier's  Field  road,  Bri.,  1904;  from  Western  avenue,  opposite  Market 
street,  through  Charles  River  Reservation  to  North  Harvard  street, 
near  North  Harvard-street  bridge;  named  by  the  Metropolitan  Park 
Commissioners,  March  16,   1904. 

*Soley  street,  Chsn.,  1850;  from  57  Warren  street  to  47  Monument  square; 
new  street  laid  out  in  place  of  Henley's  lane  and  named  Soley  street, 
Dec.  24,  1850. 

Soley 's  lane,  Chsn.;  mentioned  Nov.  14,  1782;  no  bounds  given,  no 
other  mention. 

Somerset  court,  B.;  from  Somerset  street,  west,  1809;  extended  to  Bow- 
doin  street  in  1843;  name  changed  to  Ashburton  place,  Nov.  13,  1845. 


List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston.  429 

Somerset  place,  B.;  from  Somerset  street  to  Middlecot  (now  Bowdoin) 
street,  1807;  from  Somerset  street  to  Bulfinch  street,  1817;  con- 
firmed as  a  public  way,  June  9,  1834;  name  changed  to  Allston 
street,  Dec.  19,  1842. 

Somerset  place,  B.;  from  Prince  street,  northeasterly,  between  Han- 
over street  and  Bennet  avenue;  given  in  directories,  Samoset  place; 
included  in  taking  for  North  End  Playground,  May  25,  1897. 
L  2959. 

*Somerset  street,  B.;  from  9  Beacon  street  to  44  Howard  street;  from 
Southac's  court,  (now  Howard  street)  southerly  about  400  feet,  to 
land  of  P.  Jeffrey  opened  by  John  Bowers  of  Somerset,  Mass.,  about 
1800,  and  named  Somerset  street  for  the  above  named  town; 
from  Beacon  street  to  land  of  P.  Jeffrey  (at  Ashburton  place)  opened 
by  John  Bowers;  portion  between  the  above  named  portions  owned 
by  Jeffrey  purchased  by  the  town;  confirmed  as  a  public  street, 
June  9,  1834.     L  249,  L  1876. 

Sonoma  street,   Rox.,    1892;   from  83  Maple  street  to   102  Elm  Hill 

avenue;  authority  to  open  given  by  Street  Commissioners,  June  16, 
1892. 

fSorrento  street,,  Bri.,  1891;  from  177  Cambridge  street,  near  North 
Harvard  street,  northwest,  to  and  across  Hopedale  street;  authority 
to  open  from  Cambridge  street,  northwesterly,  and  from  Hopedale 
street,  northwesterly  for  a  short  distance  and  southeasterly  for  a 
short  distance,  given  by  Street  Commissioners,  July  10,  1891;  laid 
out  northwesterly  from  Cambridge  street.  May  6,  1892.     L  2397. 

Soudan  street,  Dor.;  from  Sydney  street,  west,  crossing  Sagamore 
street;  Bromley's  atlas,  1894;  authority  to  open  under  name  of 
Sudan  street  given  by  Street  Commissioners,  May  13,  1895. 

*South  bridge,  B.,  1805;  from  Front  street  (now  Harrison  avenue)  to 
South  Boston;  the  company  of  the  Boston  South  Bridge  was  incor- 
porated, March  6,  1804;  the  bridge  was  opened  to  public  travel, 
Oct.  1,  1805;  conveyed  to  the  city  and  made  a  public  highway,  April 
19,  1832;  named  Dover-street  bridge,  1857. 

South  ferry,  B.;  from  the  end  of  Eastern  avenue  (Boston)  to  Lewis 
street  (East  Boston);  the  East  Boston  Ferry  Company  was  chartered 
in  1852;  purchased  by  the  city,  April  1,  1870. 

South  row,  B.;  on  Marlboro  (now  Washington)  street,  opposite  School 
street,  next  north  of  the  Old  South  Church,  1755-1824. 

South  station,  B.,  1898;  see  terminal  station. 

*South  street,  B.;  from  141  Summer  street  to  southwesterly  line  of 
Harvard  street;  formerly  from  Summer  street  to  Lehigh  street;  "  from 
Baxter's  corner  in  Summer  street  to  the  sea,"  named  South  street 
by  the  town.  May  3,  1708;  town  slip  carried  out  from  the  lower  end 
of  South  street,  April  14,  1712;  extended  to  Beach  street,  Dec.  26, 
1837;  accepted  from  Beach  street  to  Kneeland  street.  May  17,  1849; 
accepted  from  Kneeland  street  to  Lehigh  street,  Nov.  15,  1852; 
taken  by  the  B.  &  A.  R.  R.  Company  from  the  southwesterly  line 
of  Harvard  street  to  Lehigh  street,  under  authority  of  Acts  of  Legis- 
lature, chapter  516  of  1896,  on  Jan.  23,  1900.  Vol.  31,  p.  90.  L  948, 
L  1083,  L  1449,  L  1471,  L  1596,  L  1597. 

South  street.  Dor.;  from  418  Freeport  street  to  1  Pleasant  street  at 
Commercial  Point;  from  Commercial  (now  Freeport)  street  to  the 
water  given  as  a  part  of  Preston  street  on  directory  map  and  chart, 
1884. 


430  List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston. 

*South  street,  W.  Rox.;  from  782  Centre  street,  near  Eliot  street,  to 
1640  Centre  street,  near  Church  street;  laid  out  from  Centre  street 
to  Blue  Marsh,  Jan.  19,  1662;  confirmed  in  1685;  extended  in  1687; 
named  from  Centre  street  near  Rev.  Mr.  Gray's  Meeting  House  to 
Centre  street  near  Rev.  Mr.  Flagg's  Meeting  House,  May  9,  1825; 
altered  at  Centre  street,  Sept.  27,  1871;  relocated  northerly  from 
Washington  street,  Feb.  24,  1880.  A  part  near  and  northeast  of 
Ashland  street  included  in  Dedham  turnpike  (now  Washington 
street),  1808;  portion  between  the  southerly  line  of  location  of  the 
N.  Y.,  N.  H.  &  H.  R.  R.  and  the  southerly  lines  of  Conway  and 
South  Conway  street  extended  discontinued  by  decree  of  Superior 
Court,  filed  April  24,  1897,  under  authority  of  chapter  321,  Acts  of 
the  Legislature  of  1896.  L  1436,  L  2116,  L  2277,  L  2678,  L  2736, 
L  3013,  L  3101,  L  3102,  L  3538,  L  3766,  L  3767. 

*South  street,  Bri.,  1840;  from  221  Chestnut  Hill  avenue  to  1987  Com- 
monwealth avenue;  named  from  Rockland  street  (now  Chestnut  Hill 
avenue)  to  Newton  line,  June  15, 1840  (Town  Records,  Vol.  2,  p.  363); 
Commonwealth  avenue  extended  over  portion  of  South  street,  from 
a  point  about  500  feet  east  of  Foster  street  to  Newton  line,  Jan.  5, 
1895.     L  2651,  L  2652. 

South=street  court,  B.;  from  South  street,  east,  opposite  Essex  street, 
1818;  included  in  extension  of  Essex  street,  from  South  street  to 
Federal  street  (now  Atlantic  avenue),  May  5,  1880.     L  1450. 

*South=street  footway,  W.  Rox.,  1898;  a  subway  from  Conway  street, 
under  the  tracks  of  the  N.  Y.,  N.  H.  &  H.  R.  R.  to  southerly  line  of 
location;  the  South-street  subway  laid  out  under  decree  of  Superior 
Court,  April  24,  1897,  under  authority  of  chapter  321,  Acts  of  the 
Legislature  of  1896;  relocated  by  Street  Commissioners  under  the 
name  of  South-street  footway,  Aug.   10,   1898.     L  3013. 

*South=street  place,  B.;  from  South  street,  west,  1826;  afterwards  to 
Lincoln  street;  accepted  and  laid  out  as  a  pubhc  street,  Oct.  22, 
1855;  name  changed  to  Tufts  street,  Dec.  18,  1855. 

*South=street  subway,  W.  Rox.,  1897;  from  the  corner  of  Conway  street, 
southeasterly  under  the  tracks  of  the  N.  Y.,  N.  H.  &  H.  R.  R.  10 
feet  wide,  along  the  northeasterly  line  of  what  formerly  was  South 
street,  to  the  southerly  line  of  location  of  the  above  named  railroad; 
laid  out  as  a  public  way  under  decree  of  the  Superior  Court,  filed 
April  24,  1897,  under  authority  of  chapter  321,  Acts  of  the  Legisla- 
ture of  1896;  relocated  as  South-street  footway,  Aug.  10,  1S98. 
L  3013. 

Southac  court,  B.;  from  Southac  (now  Pliillips)  street,  south,  1826; 
named  Phillips  court,  1866. 

Southac  place,  B.;  from  Pliillips  (formerly  Southac)  street,  southerly, 
near  West  Cedar  street;  same  from  Southac  street,  south,  in  1841; 
built  over  in  1902. 

Southac  street,  B.;  from  Butolph  (now  Irving)  street,  nearly  to  the 
water;  thence  south  to  Beacon  street,  1733;  the  portion  of  Southac 
street  now  called  West  Cedar  street,  south  of  the  present  Pliillips 
street,  was  called  George  street  in  1810;  from  Butolph  street  to 
George  street,  1810;  confirmed  as  a  public  street,  June  9,  1834; 
name  changed  to  Phillips  street,  Feb.  6,  1866. 

*Southack's  court,  B.,  1732;  from  Tremont  street,  opposite  Hanover 
street,  west,  in  1722,  "  from  Bowdoin's  Corner  W"  in'Yade  Mecum 
list,  1732,  as  Southack's  court;  from  Court  street,  opposite  the  Orange 
Tree,  westward,  to  Dr.  Bulfinch's  pasture  named  Southack's  court 
by  the  town,  July  4,  1788;  laid  out,  Oct.  2,  1816;  from  Court  street 
to  Bulfinch  street  in  Shaw's  list,  1817;  called  Howard  street  from 
Tremont  row  to  Bulfinch  street,  April  11,  1821. 


List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston.  431 

South  Allen  court,  B.;  from  South  Allen  street,  south,  1822;  name 
changed  to  McLean  court,  1829. 

South  Allen  street,  B.;  from  Wiltshire  (now  Chambers)  street,  west, 
1784;  called  Thirty-feet  passage,  west,  to  Mr.  Dunn's,  1800;  by- 
directory  plan,  1805,  extends  west  to  the  water;  from  Wiltshire  street, 
west,  to  Captain  Dunn's,  1807;  accepted  and  name  changed  to  Mc- 
Lean street  in  honor  of  the  benefactor  of  the  Massachusetts  General 
Hospital,  to  which  it  is  a  principal  avenue,  Dec.  22,  1828. 

*Southanipton  street,  Rox.  and  So.  B.,  1901;  from  798  Albany  street 
to  581  Dorchester  avenue;  the  name  of  Swett  street  changed  to 
Southampton  street,  March  1,  1901.  L  3210,  L  3211,  L  3212, 
L  3213,   L   3971. 

*Southampton=street  bridge.  So.  B.,  1902;  on  Southampton  street  over 
the  tracks  of  the  O.  C.  Div.  of  the  N.  Y.,  N.  H.  &  H.  R.  R.;  built 
under  authority  of  chapter  428  of  Acts  of  the  Legislature  of  1890, 
and  chapter  519,  Acts  of  1890;  work  completed  early  in  July,  1902. 

*Southampton=street  bridges,  Rox.  and  So.  B.,  1875;  on  Southampton 
street  over  South  bay  sluices;  built  as  temporary  bridges  in  1875; 
westerly,  bridge  now  being  filled  solid. 

[  South  Battery,  B.,  1666;  at  foot  of  Fort  hill  on  Fort  Point,  near  present 
(1910)  site  of  Rowe's  wharf;  built  in  1666;  also  called  The  Sconce. 

South  Bay  avenue,  Rox.,  1902;  from  end  of  Atkinson  street,  southeast, 
to  unnamed  street  rvmning  northwesterly  from  Southampton  street, 
near  and  parallel  with  the  N.  E.  R.  R.;  called  Leatherbee  street  in 
1901. 

South  Bennet  place,  B.;  from  South  Bennet  street,  north,  1858;  called 
Bennet  place,  1816  and  1880. 

South  Bennet  street,  B.;  from  Washington  street  to  Harrison  avenue; 
Bennet  street  was  sometimes  so  called. 

South  Boston  flats.  So.  B.;  the  flats  on  the  northerly  shore  of  South 
Boston  extending  from  Fort  Point  channel  to  Castle  Island.  The  first 
filling  on  the  flats  was  done  by  the  Boston  Wharf  Company  who  com- 
menced operations  at  about  the  time  that  South  Cove  and  Front  street 
(now  Harrison  avenue)  were  filled;  the  area  filled  by  them  and  the 
portions  reclaimed  from  tide  water  by  private  owners  aggregated 
not  far  from  150  acres;  under  authority  of  chapter  461  of  the  Acts  of 
the  Legislature  of  1869;  an  agreement  was  made  between  the  Common- 
wealth of  Massachusetts  and  the  B.  &  A.  R.  R.,  by  which  the  flats 
owned  by  the  Commonwealth,  consisting  of  about  593  acres,  were 
to  be  filled  for  the  purpose  of  pro^dding  additional  facilities  for  the 
delivery  of  deep  water  freight  from  the  west,  and  incidentally 
increasing  the  flow  of  the  main  channel  in  the  harbor  by  widening 
and  deepening  it.  The  first  agreement  was  dated  Dec.  8,  1869 
(Suffolk  Deeds,  Lib.  983,  fol.  297;  see,  also,  Suffolk  Deeds,  Lib.  1247, 
fol.  170;  Lib.  1248,  fol.  49);  the  fiUing  was  begun  in  1873,  and  is  still 
incomplete;  these  flats  are  also  called  the  Commonwealth  flats. 

*South  Bridge  street,  B.;  from  Washington  street  to  the  South  bridge 
(now  Dover-street  bridge),  1825;  confirmed  as  a  public  street,  Jvme 
9,  1834;  sometimes  called  Bridge  street  and  East  Dover  street; 
name  changed  to  Dover  street,  Nov.  10,  1834. 

South  Cedar  place,  B.;  from  Winchester  street,  southerly,  between 
Church  street  and  Pleasant  street;  see  South  Cedar-street  place. 
L  392. 

*South  Cedar  street,  B.;  from  Pleasant  street,  west,  to  Ferdinand  street, 
1825;  accepted  and  laid  out  as  a  public  street,  Nov.  8,  1852;  name 
changed  to  Winchester  street,  July  7,  1869.  L  391,  L  392,  L  393, 
L  394,  L  396,  L  438. 


432  List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston. 

South  Cedar=street  place,  B.;  from  18  Winchester  street,  southerly, 
between  Church  street  and  Pleasant  street;  called  Cedar-street 
court,  1831;  Cedar-street  place,  1840;  South  Cedar-street  place,  1857; 
called  Cedar-street  place  on  chart,  1883.     L  392. 

*South  Conway  street,  W.  Rox.,  1901;  from  804  South  street  to  South 
Fairview  street;  laid  out  as  a  public  way  under  decree  of  the  Superior 
Court,  filed  April  24,  1897,  under  authority  of  chapter  321,  Acts  of 
the  Leo;islature  of  1896;  named  South  Conway  street,  March  1, 
1901.     L  3693. 

South  Cove,  B.;  the  territory  bounded  by  Beach  street,  Atlantic  ave- 
nue. Fort  Point  channel,  Broadway,  Way  street,  Motte  street  and 
Harrison  avenue;  it  was  one  of  the  coves  of  the  inner  harbor  with 
which  the  original  peninsula  was  indented,  and  extended  from  Wind- 
mill Point  (foot  of  Sea,  later  Federal  street,  now  in  grounds  of  Boston 
Terminal  Company),  inwards  towards  the  Neck;  it  was  filled  soon 
after  the  introduction  of  the  B.  &  W.  (later  B.  &  A.,  now  N.  Y.  C. 
&  H.  R.)  R.  R.,  as  an  auxiliary  enterprise  and  to  provide  yard  room 
for  the  railroad;  the  improvements  were  made  by  the  South  Bay 
Corporation  which  was  incorporated  Jan.  31,  1833;  the  filling  began 
on  May  3,  1834,  and  was  completed  in  November,  1837,  about  77 
acres  of  land  being  reclaimed  from  tide  water,  and  the  contiguous 
low  land.  Vol.  30,  p.  64.  See  Memo.  Hist.  Boston,  Vol.  4,  p.  39. 
Shurtleff,  3d  ed.,  p.  120. 

South  Dennis  street,  Rox.;  from  Warren  street  to  Dorchester  hne, 
laid  out  from  Warren  street  to  Blue  Hill  avenue,  Jan.  19,  1662; 
confirmed,  May  17, 1697;  this  last  named  part  named  a  part  of  Dennis 
.  street,  May  9,  1825;  on  Charles  Wliitney's  map  of  Roxbury,  1843, 
shown  as  South  Dennis  from  Warren  street  to  the  Dorchester  line; 
on  Walling's  map  of  Roxbury,  1856,  between  Warren  street  and 
Blue  Hill  avenue  is  shown  as  a  part  of  Dennis  street,  and  between 
Blue  Hill  avenue  and  the  Dorchester  line  as  Quincy  street;  named 
Quincy  street,  June  2,  1851,  but  order  not  carried  out;  Dennis  street 
from  Grove  Hall  avenue,  opposite  Quincy  street  in  Dorchester,  to 
Warren  street  named  Quincy  street,  Oct.  13,  1856. 

*South  Eden  street,  Chsn.;  1871;  from  338  Main  street  to  323  Ruther- 
ford avenue;  laid  out  and  named,  April  26,  1871. 

Souther  street,  Dor.,  1907;  from  679  Adams  street,  between  Wheeler 
street  and  Elm  avenue,  southwest,  to  Burgoyne  street;  shown  on  plan 
dated  Oct.  7,  1907.     Suffolk  Deeds,  Lib.  3354,  end. 

Souther's  corner,  B.;  corner  of  Milk  street  and  Bishop's  alley  (now 
Hawley  street),  1708. 

Southern  avenue.  Dor.,  1891;  from  585  Washington  street  to  Bernard 
street.     L  3711,  L  3943. 

fSouth  Fairview  street,  W.  Rox.;  from  818  South  street,  southwest, 
then  west,  to  Roshndale  Playground,  and  from  Walworth  street, 
northwest;  laid  out  from  South  street  to  South  Walter  street,  March 
30,  1895;  authority  to  open  from  Dudley  avenue  (now  Walworth 
street),  westerly  about  450  feet,  given  by  Street  Commissioners,  May 
9,  1900.     L  2710,  L  3700. 

South  Foster  place,  B.;  from  Tremont  street,  west,  between  Boylston 
street  and  Eliot  street,  1831;  named  changed  to  Van  Rensselaer 
place,  1852. 

South  Hanover  place,  B.;  from  Hanover  street,  southeasterly,  between 
Court  street  and  Ehn  street,  1849;  closed  in  1853. 

South  Harvard  street,  Bri.;  from  Cambridge  street,  opposite  Franklin 
street,  to  Brookhne  line;  name  of  Cedar  street  changed  to  South 
■  Harvard  street,  Nov.   10,   1846;  named  Harvard  avenue,  Dec.  30, 
1873. 


List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston.  433 

*South  Huntington  avenue,  Rox.  and  W.  Rox.,  1896;  from  904  Hun- 
tington avenue  (near  Olmsted  Park)  to  459  Centre  street;  formerly 
from  Heath  street  to  Centre  street;  formerly  from  Heath  street  to 
Castleton  street;  authority  to  open  from  Heath  street  to  Castleton 
street  given  by  Street  Commissioners,  March  18,  1896;  laid  out  from 
Heath  street  over  and  including  Catalpa  street  to  Centre  street, 
March  4,  1901;  extended  over  a  portion  of  Heath  street  to  Hunting- 
ton avenue,  Nov.  30,  1906.  L  3372,  L  3373,  L  3374,  L  3375,  L  3795, 
L  3796,  L  3797,  L  3798,  L  3926,  L  3927. 

South  Latin  School  street,  B.;  School  street  so  called  in  directory  for 
1789. 

South  Lowell  street,  B.;  from  Shawmut  avenue  to  Tremont  street, 
1848;  name  changed  to  Milford  street.  May  14,  1849. 

*South  Margin  street,  B.;  from  52  Pitts  street  to  16  Prospect  street; 
laid  out  across  the  Mill-pond  and  named,  Aug.  3,  1807.     L  1221. 

*South  Market  street,  B.;  from  27  Merchants  row  to  81  Atlantic  avenue; 
laid  out  and  named  from  Merchants  row  by  south  side  of  Faneuil 
Hall  Market  to  Commercial  street,  March  30,  1825;  extended  from 
Commercial  street  to  Atlantic  avenue,  including  street  40  feet  wide 
known  as  City  wharf,  April  2,  1872.     L  46,  L  614,  L  785. 

South  May  street,  B.;  from  Washington  street  to  Harrison  avenue' 
same  in  1830;  the  west  part  called  Sherman  place  on  maps  1850-55; 
laid  out  with  name  of  Savoy  street,  Nov.  29,  1892.     L  2465. 

South  Munroe  terrace,  Dor.,  1897;  from  173  Neponset  avenue,  nearly 
opposite  Pope's  Hill  street,  to  Train  street. 

South  Quincy  place,  Chsn.;  from  40  St.  Martin  street,  northwest, 
between  Wellington  place  and  North  Quincy  place. 

*South  Russell  street,  B.,  1795;  from  148  Cambridge  street  to  35  Myrtle 
street;  named  from  Cambridge  street,  south,  to  May  (now  Revere) 
street,  1802;  from  Cambridge  street  to  Myrtle  street,  1806.     L  4098. 

South  Short  street,  W.  Rox.;  from  Canterbury  street  to  the  boundary 
line  between  West  Roxbury  and  Dorchester;  shown  on  plan  of  Rox- 
bury  by  Charles  Wliitney,  dated  1843;  on  plan  of  the  laying  out  of 
Ashland  street,  dated  1855,  from  Back  (now  Harvard)  street  to  the 
bend  shown  as  Berry  street  (this  part  included  in  the  laying  out  of 
Ashland  street,  1856);  from  the  bend  to  Canterbury  street  called 
Paine's  lane;  portion  of  the  latter  now  in  Calvary  Cemetery  and 
remainder  known  as  Berry  street. 

South  Short=street  place,  Chsn.;  from  6  Short  street,  northwest,  between 
Bunker  Hill  street  and  Short-street  place. 

Southside  park.  Dor.;  from  Ashmont  street,  south,  near  Carruth  street; 
appears  on  Bromley's  atlas  of  1894  as  Arundel  park. 

South  Station,  B.,  1898;  see  terminal  station. 

South  Suffolk  street,  B.;  part  of  Suffolk  street  (now  Shawmut  avenue), 
from  Dover  street  to  Roxbury  line,  so  called  in  1849. 

*South  Walter  street,  W.  Rox.;  from  886  South  street  to  55  South  Fair- 
view  street;  laid  out,  March  30,  1895.     L  2709,  L  3692. 

*South  Williams  street,  B.;  from  Washington  street  to  Shawmut  avenue, 
1842;  on  petition  for  acceptance,  Oct.  14,  1867,  the  committee  on 
streets  reported  that  as  the  street  having  been  open  to  public  travel 
previous  to  1846  and  having  been  kept  open  for  public  use  more  than 
twenty  years  no  action  thereon  was  necessary;  name  changed  to 
Pelham  street,  Jan.  4,  1868. 

*Southwood  street,  Rox.;  from  201  Blue  Hill  avenue  to  48  Edgewood 
street;  laid  out,  Aug.  17,  1891.     L  2326. 


434  List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston. 

South  Worthington  street,  Rox.;  from  1580  Tremont  street,  south- 
west, opposite  Worthington  street;  also  called  Worthington  place; 
South  Worthington  street  in  1906. 

Sowden  avenue,  W.  Rox.,  1896;  from  Poplar  street,  opposite  Hilburn 
street,  northeast,  called  Hilburn  place,  1900. 

Sowden's  hill,  W.  Rox.;  part  of  Poplar  street,  between  its  junction 
with  Canterbury  street  and  Beech  street,  so  called  in  1859. 

*Spalding  street,  W.  Rox.,  1894;  from  174  South  street,  near  Morton 
street,  to  N.  Y.,  N.  H.  &  H.  R.  R.;  authority  to  open  given  by  Street 
Commissioners,  Nov.  8,  1894;  authority  to  open  according  to  a 
revised  grade  given  by  Street  Commissioners,  Nov.  26,  1897;  laid 
out,  Nov.  17,  1902.     L  3529,  L  3870. 

Sparhawk  avenue,  Bri.;  from  Cambridge  street  to  Sparhawk  street; 
laid  out,  with  name  of  Elko  street,  Aug.  10,  1893.     L  2526. 

*Sparhawk  street,  Bri.;  from  711  Cambridge  street  to  330  Market  street; 
same  in  1875;  laid  out,  May  7,  1877.     L  1240,  L  2958. 

Sparrow  street,  W.  Rox.,  1887;  from  300  Cottage  avenue,  southeast, 
across  Partridge  street. 

*Spaulding  square,  Dor.,  1901;  the  open  space  at  the  junction  of  Neponset 
avenue  and  Freeport  street;  named  Spaulding  square,  Oct.  3,  1901. 
L  2833. 

Spaulding  street,  Dor.,  1898;  from  87  Train  street  to  30  Gustine  street; 
shown  on  plan  dated  February,  1898.  Suffolk  Deeds,  Lib.  2525, 
fol.  198. 

Spear  alley,  B.;  from  122  Purchase  street  to  Atlantic  avenue;  same  in 
1826;  built  over  about  1898. 

fSpear  place,  B.;  from  16  Pleasant  street,  near  Washington  street, 
southwesterly,  then  northwesterly;  same  in  1838.     L  549. 

Spear's  wharf,  B.;  from  Atlantic  avenue,  southeasterly,  near  foot  of 
Oliver  street. 

*Speedwell  street,  Dor.,  1893;  from  24  Topliff  street  to  207  Hamilton 
street;  authority  to  open  given  by  Street  Commissioners,  Aug.  29, 
1893;  laid  out,  Nov.  2,  1906.     L  3913,  L  4201. 

fSpencer  street,  Dor.;  from  82  Harvard  street  to  Southern  avenue; 
laid  out  from  Park  street  to  Wheatland  avenue,  Dec.  28,  1893;  laid 
out  from  Wheatland  avenue  to  Talbot  avenue.  May  27,  1898;  laid 
out  over  portion  of  Gawain  street  from  Park  street  to  Athelwold 
street,  July  13,  1898;  extended  over  Gawain  street  to  Harvard  street, 
Aug.  5,  1899.     L  2578,  L  2993,  L  3001,  L  3462,  L  3523,  L  3540. 

Spice  court,  IChsn.;  from  44  Cambridge  street,  southeasterly,  to 
Spice  street,  )  land  of  the  B.  &  M.  R.  R.;  called  Spice  street  on  city 
map,  1891,  and  in  Bromley's  atlas  of  Charlestown  of  1892;  shown 
in  directories  since  1890  as  Spice  street;  Spice  street,  1906;  grade 
established  (but  street  not  laid  out),  Aug.  4,  1900,  by  order  of  a 
special  commission  appointed  by  the  Superior  Court  under  authority 
of  chapter  428,  Acts  of  1890,  and  amendments  thereto.     L  3958. 

Spinney  street,  W.  Rox.,  1887;  from  26  Sparrow  street  to  19  Cowing 
street. 

Spofford  street,  Bri.,  1909;  from  1277  Commonwealth  avenue  to 
Piinceton  avenue;  named  for  the  architect,  John  C.  Spofford. 

*Sprague  street,  B.;  from  Washington  street  to  Harrison  avenue;  laid 
out,  June  20,  1855;  name  changed  to  Parker  street,  Jan.  29,  1856; 
named  Rollins  street,  April  21,  1868.     L  35. 


List  of  StreetS;  Etc.,  in  Boston.  435 

*Sprague  street,  Chsn.,  1892;  from  83  Bunker  Hill  street  to  19  Princeton 
street;  Jerome  place  laid  out  from  Bunker  Hill  street,  and  extended  to 
Princeton  street,  with  name  of  Sprague  street,  Aug.  11,  1892.     L  2482. 

Spray  street,  Dor.,  1898;  from  Savin  Hill  avenue,  north,  between  Sea 
View  terrace  and  Robinson  court;  shown  in  Bromley's  atlas,  1898; 
also  Boston  directory  for  1898;  street  was  opened  under  the  name  of 
Wave  avenue  under  authority  given  by  the  Street  Commissioners, 
Jan.  22,  1898;  the  directories  since  1899  have  called  it  Wave  avenue. 

Spring  court,  Rox.;  from  116  Fellows  street,  easterly,  between  Webber 
street  and  Hunneman  street. 

*Spring  lane,  B.;  from  278  Washington  street  to  91  Devonshire  street; 
shown  but  not  named  in  the  Book  of  Possessions  (see  Lamb's  Plan  of 
the  Book  of  Possessions);  called  in  olden  times  "The  Springate"  (the 
spring  was  then  fenced  in  and  was  approached  through  a  gate,  hence 
the  name);  later  called  the  "Great  Spring";  Gov.  John  Winthrop's 
house  lot  extended  from  Milk  street  to  the  south  side  of  the  lane; 
"  The  way  Leading  from  a  Tenement  of  Capt.  Clarks  nigh  the  lower 
end  of  School  Street  to  Winslows  corner  in  Joylieffs  lane  "  (now  Devon- 
shire street)  named  Spring  lane  by  the  town,  May  3,  1708.  L  423, 
L  2451. 

Spring  lane.  Dor.,  1844;  from  Bird's  lane  (now  Bird  street)  to  Hollow 
Swamp;  part  of  a  lane  to  Hollow  Swamp  in  1833;  now  Cedar  place. 

Spring  lane,  W.  Rox.;  from  Lamartine  street  to  Chestnut  avenue; 
same  in  1874;  laid  out  under  the  name  of  Hubbard  street,  April  22, 
1898.     L  2978. 

*Spring  street,  B.;  from  100  Leverett  street  to  55  Allen  street;  from 
Leverett  street,  west,  to  Wiltshire  (now  Chambers)  street,  1733;  from 
Leverett  street  to  Poplar  street,  1806;  from  the  Almshouse  to  Poplar 
street,  1817;  laid  out  and  named,  Oct.  24,  1825;  accepted  and  recorded 
as  a  public  street.  May  12,  1828;  confirmed  as  a  public  street,  June  9, 
1834. 

Spring  street,  Dor.;  from  109  Savin  Hill  avenue  to  62  Bay  street. 

*Spring  street,  W.  Rox.;  from  2123  Centre  street  to  Dedham  line;  named 
from  Centre  street  to  Baker  street.  May  9,  1825;  from  Baker  street  to 
Dedham  line  probably  made  a  public  way  by  the  town  of  Dedham; 
included  in  territory  annexed  to  West  Roxbury  from  Dedham,  July  4, 
1853  (chapter  136,  Acts  of  Legislature,  1852);  Selectmen  authorized  to 
petition  County  Commissioners  to  lay  out  Spring  street  50  feet  wide 
from  Centre  street  to  Charles  river  or  to  Dedham  line,  Sept.  8,  1873; 
widened  from  a  point  about  320  feet  east  of  Alaric  street  to  a  point 
about  60  'feet  west  of  Cass'  street  by  a  decree  of  the  Superior  Court, 
filed  April  24,  1897,  under  authority  of  chapter  321,  Acts  of  Legisla- 
ture of  1896;  relocated  from  Centre  street  to  Gardner  street,  June  28, 
1898.     L  2488,  L  2998,  L  2999. 

Spring  street,  Bri.,  1874;  from  220  Market  street  to  southeast  of  73 
Dustin  street;  same  in  1875. 

*Spring=street  bridge,  W.  Rox.  and  Dedham;  a  stone  arch  bridge  from 
Spring  street  in  West  Roxbury,  across  Charles  river  to  Bridge  street  in 
Dedham;  this  bridge  supersedes  Vine  Rock  bridge  which  was  located 
at  a  point  about  1,000  feet  down  stream  from  the  present  bridge;  the 
present  bridge  was  at  one  time  called  New  Vine  Rock  bridge  and  at 
the  present  time  is  sometimes  called  Vine  Rock  bridge. 

Spring=street  court,  B.;  from  55  Spring  street,  northwest,  near  corner  of 
Allen  street. 

Spring  terrace,  Rox.;  from  64  Bower  street,  southwest,  between  Hum- 
boldt avenue  and  Sherman  street. 


436  List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston. 

Springdale  street,  Dor.;  from  28  Rockdale  street  to  29  Denny  street; 
formerly  from  Savin  Hillavenue,  next  to  N.  Y.,  N.  H.  &  H.  R.  R., 
southwest,  then  southeast,  to  Denny  street;  portion  from  Savin 
Hill  avenue,  southwest,  to  bend  shown  as  Rockdale  street  in  atlas 
of  1898.     L  4038. 

Springer  court,  So.  B.;  from  East  Eighth  street  to  East  Seventh  street; 
laid  out,  with  name  of  Springer  street,  June  10,  1885.     L  1861. 

*Springer  street.  So.  B.,  1885;  from  491  East  Seventh  street  to  516  East 
Eighth  street;  Springer  court  laid  out,  with  name  of  Springer  street, 
June  10,  1885.     L  1861. 

*Springfield  street,  B.;  from  Albany  street  to  Columbus  avenue;  laid 
out  on  the  Neck,  from  Washington  street,  west,  July  24,  1826;  the 
fifteenth  of  the  new  streets  leading  from  Tremont  street  to  Front 
street  (now  Harrison  avenue)  named  Springfield  street,  Sept.  15, 
1834;  since  1853  this  part  of  the  street  was  not  considered  by  the 
committee  on  streets  and  paving  as  being  in  their  charge;  on  Dec.  7, 
1857,  the  street  was  accepted  and  placed  in  charge  of  the  Board  of 
Aldermen;  extended  to  Albany  street,  1854;  accepted,  Oct.  30,  1860; 
from  Washington  street  to  Albany  street  called  East  Springfield  street, 
and  from  Washington  street  to  Columbus  avenue  called  West  Spring- 
field street,  April  21,  1868;  portion  between  Harrison  avenue  and 
Albany  street  discontinued  and  made  a  part  of  the  City  Hospital 
grounds,  July  10,  1891.     L  176,  L  212,  L  261,  L  303. 

*Spring  Garden  street,  Dor.;  from  63  Crescent  avenue  to  70  Harbor 
View  street;  laid  out,  June  23,  1876.     L  1159. 

*Spring  Park  avenue,  W.  Rox.;  from  510  Centre  street  to  185  Chestnut 
avenue;  laid  out  as  a  town  way  from  Centre  street  to  Chestnut  street 
(now  Chestnut  avenue),  Aug.  21,  1873;  accepted  by  toT\Ti,  Sept.  8, 
1873. 

Spring=street  court,  B.;  from  55  Spring  street,  northwesterly,  to  and 
across  Poplar  court;  same  in  1827  (from  Spring  street,  west). 

Spring=street  place,  B.;  from  Spring  street,  south,  to  Chambers  street, 
1828;  included  in  Chambers  street  extended  to  Spring  street,  Jan.  6, 
1872.     L732. 

Springvale   (  avenue,  W.  Rox.;  from  91  Spring  street,  northerly,  then 
Springville  (      westerly,  to  Marshall  street;    formerly  called  by  either 
name;  Springvale  avenue  in  1906  and  now  so  known. 

*Spruce  street,  B.;  from  49  Beacon  street,  opposite  the  Common,  to 
36  Chestnut  street;  same  in  1822;  confirmed  as  a  public  street,  June  9, 
1834. 

Spruce  street,  W,.  Rox.;  from  Florence  street  to  Bourne  street;  same 
in  1874;  laid  out,  with  name  of  Catherine  street,  Dec.  28,  1893. 
L  2579. 

*Spurr  street,  Bri.,  1884;  street  connecting  213  North  Harvard  street  and 
222  Western  avenue;  named  Spurr  street,  March  1,  1884. 

St.  Alphonsus  avenue,  Rox.;  from  89  St.  Alphonsus  street,  northwest, 
to  27  Whitney  street. 

*St.  Alphonsus  street,  Rox.,  1893;  from  Huntington  avenue,  opposite 
Tremont  entrance  to  Back  Bay  fens,  to  120  Calumet  street;  Bumstead 
lane  laid  out,  with  name  of  St.  Alphonsus  street,  Dec.  20,  1893; 
extended  over  a  private  way  and  Delaware  street  to  Calumet  street, 
Sept.  23,  1985.     L  2563,  L  2564,  L  2565,  L  2734,  L  3208. 

*St.  Ann  street,  W.  Rox.,  1910;  from  South  street,  southwest,  to  Asti- 
cou  road,  opposite  Chocorua  street;  the  name  of  this  portion  of  Walk 
Hill  street  changed  to  St.  Ann  street,  March  1,  1910.     L  3346. 


List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston.  437 

*St.  Botolph  street,  B.  and  Rox.,  1879-80;  from  Huntington  avenue  sta- 
tion of  the  N.  Y.  C.  &  H.  R.  R.  R.  to  23  Gainsborough  street;  for- 
merly from  Irvington  street  to  Gainsborough  street;  shown  on  map 
of  1863  as  St.  James  street  from  B..  &  A.  R.  R.  southwesterly  to  a  street 
(abandoned)  about  1,400  feet  southwest  from  Gainsborough  street;  the 
portion  southwest  from  Gainsborough  street  abandoned;  laid  out 
from  West  Newton  street  to  West  Chester  park  (now  Massachusetts 
avenue),  Jan.  19,  ]*880;  extended  from  West  Newton  street  to  Har- 
court  street,  Dec.  27,  1882;  from  Harcourt  street  to  Irvington  street, 
April  10,  1884;  laid  out  from  Massachusetts  avenue  to  Gainsborough 
street,  June  30,  1896;  authority  to  open  from  Irvington  street  to 
B.  &  A.  (now  N.  Y.  C.  &  H.  R.)  R.  R.  given  by  Street  Commissioners, 
Aug.  16,  1901;  laid  out  from  Irvington  street  to  the  B.  &  A.  R.  R., 
Nov.  19,  1902;  named  for  St.  Botolph's  Church,  Boston,  England. 
L  1428,  L  1679,  L  1766,  L  2191,  L  2774,  L  3528. 

St.  Catharine  street,  Rox.;  from  972  Parker  street,  east,  between 
Centre  street  and  Bromley  park. 

*St.  Cecilia  street,  Rox.,  1900;  from  1014  Boylston  street  to  12  Belvidere 
street;  the  name  of  Bothnia  street  changed  to  St.  Cecilia  street, 
March  1,  1900.     L  2153. 

*St.  Charles  street,  B.,  1871;  from  63  Chandler  street  to  B.  &  P.  Div. 

of  the  N.  Y.,  N.  H.  &.  H.  R.  R.;  formerly  from  Chandler  street, 
northerly,  to  B.  &  A.  R.  R.;  named,  Dec.  5,  1871;  laid  out,  Oct.  15, 
1874;  northerly  end  (about  64  feet)  included  in  the  location  of  the 
B.  &  P.  R.  R.,  March  17,  1898  (date  of  fihng  with  Suffolk  Registry), 
under  authority  of  Acts  of  Legislature,  chapter  516  of  1896.  L  972, 
L  3363. 

*St.  Germain  street,  Rox.,  1894;  from  174  Massachusetts  avenue  to 
18  Dalton  street;  Cromwell  street  laid  out  with  name  of  St.  Germain 
street,  Sept.  14,  1894.     L  2618. 

St.  Gregory's  court,  Dor.;  from  2223  Dorchester  avenue,  northwesterly, 
near  Richmond  street. 

*St.  James  avenue,  B.,  1868;  from  194  Berkeley  street  to  Huntington 
avenue;  formerly  from  Berkeley  street  to  Exeter  street;  name  of 
St.  James  street,  from  Berkeley  street  to  Clarendon  street,  changed 
to  St.  James  avenue,  April  21,  1868;  laid  out  from  Clarendon  street 
to  Huntington  avenue,  May  6,  1876;  laid  out  from  Dartmouth  street 
to  Exeter  street,  Aug.  27,  1877;  name  of  part  between  Huntington 
avenue  and  Exeter  street  changed  to  Blagden  street,  March  1,  1889. 
L  309,  L  375,  L  862,  L  1147,  L  1266,  L  1699. 

St.  James  Park,  B.;  from  St.  James  avenue,  southerly,  to  the  B.  &  P. 
(now  N.  Y.,  N.  H.  &  H.)  R.  R.;  called  Trinity  place  in  1881;  laid 
out  as  Trinity  place  from  St.  James  avenue  to  the  southeasterly 
line  of  Stuart  street;  extended,  Dec.  5,  1898.     L  3079. 

St.  James  place,  Rox.;  from  62  St.  James  street,  southwesterly,  between 
Washington  street  and  Alpine  street. 

fSt.  James  street,  B.;  from  Berkeley  street,  on  Back  Bay  land,  west,  to 
the  B.  &  A.  (now  N.  Y.  C.  &  H.  R.)  R.  R.,  1860;  portion  west  of  Exeter 
street  included  in  land  of  said  railroad;  laid  out  from  Berkeley  street 
to  Clarendon  street,  April  7,  1868;  name  changed  to  St.  James  avenue, 
April  21,  1868;  remaining  portion  laid  out  under  name  of  St.  James 
avenue. 

St.  James  street,  B.  and  Rox.,  1863;  from  B.  &  A.  R.  R.  to  a  street 
(abandoned)  about  1,400  feet  southwest  of  Gainsborough  street; 
portion  southwest  of  Gainsborough  street  abandoned;  the  remainder 
now  a  part  of  St.  Botolph  street;  street  shown  on  map  of  Boston  by 
James  Slade,  City  Engineer,  and  dated  1863. 


438  List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston. 

*St.  James  street,  Rox.;  from  147  Warren  street  to  2544  Washington 
street;  accepted  conditionally,  Oct.  12,  1847;  conditions  complied 
with,  July  31,  1848.     L  863. 

St.  James  terrace,  Rox.;  from  49  St.  James  street,  northeasterly,  near 
Alpine  street. 

St.  John  avenue,  E.  B.  (Breed's  Island);  frgm  Walley  street,  west, 
then  south,  to  Water  avenue;  shown  in  Bromley's  atlas,  1892. 

*St.  John  street,  W.  Rox.;  from  620  Centre  street  to  95  Rock^dew  street; 
laid  out,  Oct.  25,  1886.     L  1958. 

*St.  Joseph  street,  W.  Rox.,  1892;  from  85  South  street  to  Woodman 
street;  St.  Thomas  street  laid  out  with  name  of  St.  Joseph  street, 
Nov.  21,  1892.     L  2458. 

St.  Luke's  road,  Bri.,  1897;  from  36  Brighton  avenue  to  Commonwealth 
avenue,  between  Victoria  street  and  corner  of  Brighton  avenue  and 
Commonwealth  avenue. 

*St.  Margaret  street,  Dor.,  1902;  from  222  Boston  street  to  74  Roseclair 
street;  Orchard  place  laid  out  with  name  of  St.  Margaret  street,  Oct. 
3,  1902.     L  3502,  L  3844. 

St.  Mark  street,  W.  Rox.,  1887;  from  232  South  street,  near  Morton 
street,  to  25  Percy  street. 

*St.  Martin  street,  Chsn.,  1896:  from  369  Bunker  Hill  street  to  454 
Medford  street;  Quincy  street  laid  out  with  name  of  St.  Martin 
street.  May  11,  1896.     L  2762. 

*St.  Mary's  street,  Brookhne,  formerly  B.;  from  736  Commonwealth 
avenue  to  Monmouth  street;  portion  between  Ivy  street  and  Beacon 
street  laid  out  by  the  Selectmen  of  the  to-mi  of  Brookline  as  a  part  of 
Ivy  street,  Nov.  23,  1858;  approved  by  the  town,  Dec.  9,  1858; 
upon  the  annexation  of  the  BrookUne  marshes  to  Boston,  Nov.  4, 
1870,  St.  Mary's  street  became  a  part  of  Boston;  by  change  of  bound- 
ary hne,  made  April  27,  1872,  St.  Mary's  street  again  became  a  part 
of  Brookline;  name  of  portion  between  Ivy  street  and  Beacon  street 
changed  from  Ivy  street  to  St.  Mary's  street,  March  25,  1874;  laid 
out  between  Monmouth  street  and  Beacon  street  by  the  Select- 
men, Nov.  29,  1875;  approved  by  the  town,  Dec.  30,  1875;  laid 
out  between  Ivy  street  and  Commonwealth  avenue  by  the  Select- 
men, March  18,  1895;  approved  by  the  town,  April  11,  1895. 

*St.  Paul  street,  Rox.;  from  103  Falmouth  street  to  44  Norway  street; 
laid  out  from  Falmouth  street  to  Caledonia  (now  Norway)  street, 
May  7,  1889.     L  2128. 

St.  Paul's  row,  B.;  Common  (now  Tremont)  street,  near  St.  Paul's 
Church,  1826-30. 

St.  Peter's  street,  W.  Rox.,  1903;  from  40  Boylston  street,  nearly 
opposite  Burr  street,  to  Paul  Gore  street;  authority  to  open  given  by 
Street  Commissioners,  June  11,  1903. 

St.  Rose  place,  W.  Rox.,  1899;  from  133  South  street,  nearly  opposite 
Hall  street,  west;  shown  as  an  unnamed  place  on  Hopkins's  atlas  of 

"  1874;  erroneously  called  St.  Rose  place  in  1899;  called  Nathaniel 
Weld  place  in  1902. 

tSt.  Rose  street,  W.  Rox.,  1897;  from  89  Jamaica  street,  south,  then 
west,  then  southwest  to  Arborway;  formerly  from  Jamaica  street, 
south,  then  west  372  feet;  Johnston  street  laid  out  and  name  changed 
to  St.  Rose  street,  Nov.  30,  1897;  authority  to  open  the  extension  to 
Arborway  given  by  Street  Commissioners,  April  16,  1903.     L  2946. 

*St.  Stephen  street,  Rox.,  1892;  from  283  Massachusetts  avenue  to 
19  Bryant  street;  name  of  that  part  of  Falmouth  street  southwest  of 


List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston.  439 

West  Chester  park  (now  Massachusetts  avenue)  changed  to  St. 
Stephen  street,  March  1,  1892;  extended  to  Bryant  street,  Oct.  26, 
1897.     L  1296,  L  1322,  L  2129,  L  2906,  L  3666. 

St.  William  street,  Dor.,  1909;  from  Dorchester  avenue,  between 
Hallam  street  and  Belfort  street,  to  Auckland  street;  shown  on  plan 
dated  Sept.  21,  1909.     Suffolk  Deeds,  Lib.  3405,  fol.  102. 

*Stacey  street,  Chsn.,  1889;  from  260  Main  street  to  26  Dunstable  street; 
Wilhams  street  laid  out  with  name  of  Stacey  street,  Oct.  7,  1889. 
L  2178. 

Stadium  road,  Bri.,  1904;  from  95  North  Harvard  street,  westerly, 
across  the  end  of  North  Brighton  Playground  to  Soldiers'  Field 
road  (Metropolitan  Park  Reservation);  name  of  Stadium  road  sug- 
gested by  President  Eliot  of  Harvard  College,  April,  1904.     L  3761. 

*Stafford  street,  Rox.;  from  82  Blue  Hill  avenue  to  57  Dennis  street; 
laid  out,  Dec.  22,  1870.     L  593. 

Stanburyes  corner,  B.;  "nigh  the  Mill  Bridge,  1708." 

Standard  street.  Dor.,  1895;  from  163  River  street,  about  300  feet 
west  of  Groveland  street,  northwest,  to  about  244  feet  beyond 
Manchester  street;  shown  on  plans  filed  with  Suffolk  Deeds,  dated 
April  13,  1895  (Lib.  2265,  end);  June,  1895  (Lib.  2281,  end),  and 
October,  1895  (Lib.  2425,  end). 

Standish  avenue,  Dor.;  from  Park  street  to  Harvard  street;  laid  out 
with  name  of  Standish  street,  June  7,  1887.     L  1993. 

Standish  place,   )  B.;  from  36  Pitts  street,  west,  near  South  Margin 

Standish  court,   )  street;  called  Standish  place,  1845;  Standish  court, 

1874;    Standish  place    on  chart,   1883   and  1898;    Standish  court  in 

1906. 

*Standish  street.  Dor.,  1887;  from  122  Harvard  street  to  621  Park  street; 
Standish  avenue  laid  out  with  name  of  Standish  street,  June  7, 
1887.     L  1993. 

Stanhope  place,  B.,  1857;  from  18  Phillips  street,  southerly,  between 
Garden  street  and  Anderson  street;  mentioned  as  a  passageway  in 
deed  dated  Aug.  1,  1855.     Suffolk  Deeds,  Lib.  685,  fol.  204. 

*Stanhope  street,  B.,  1866;  from  140  Berkeley  street,  southwesterly, 
crossing  Morgan  street,  then  westerly  to  Trinity  place;  from  Berkeley 
street,  west,  near  Columbus  avenue,  1866;  laid  out  from  Berkeley 
street,  west,  to,  now.  Trinity  place,  Dec.  16,  1891.     L  2375. 

Staniford  court,  B.;  from  9  Stamford  place,  south,  1849;  in  1865  direc- 
tory and  since  called  a  part  of  Staniford  place. 

Staniford  place,  B.;  from  9  Staniford  street,  southeasterly,  between 
Cambridge  street  and  Green  street,  with  an  arm  extending  south- 
erly, parallel  with  Staniford  street;  this  last  named  portion  called 
in  directory  Staniford  court  previous  to  1865;  formerly  from  Stani- 
ford street,  southeasterly,  between  Cambridge  street  and  Green 
street;  same  as  in  1830. 

*Staniford  street,  B.;  from  47  Cambridge  street  to  45  Causeway  street; 
from  Cambridge  street  to  Green  street  without  name  on  Bonner's 
map,  1722;  called  Staniford  street  in  the  Vade  Mecum,  1732,  in  honor 
of  Mr.  Staniford,  who  owned  property  in  the  immediate  neighborhood 
of  Staniford  street;  from  Cambridge  street  across  Green  lane  (now 
Green  street)  to  Leverett  place,  in  Shaw's  Hst,  1817;  part  from  Green 
lane  to  Leverett  place  afterwards  Lyman  street;  no  other  mention  of 
its  being  called  Staniford  street;  extended  from  Green  street,  including 
parts  of  Lyman  street  and  Chilson  place,  to  Causeway  street,  May  11, 
1886.     L  1905. 


440  List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston. 

Stanley  avenue,  E.  B.  (Breed's  Island);  from  Ashley  avenue  to  Belle 
Isle  inlet;  Bromley's  atlas,  1892. 

Stanley  place,  Chsn.;  from  47  Rutherford  avenue  (formerly  Bow  street), 
northeasterly,  near  Washington  street. 

*Stanley  street.  Dor.,  1889;  from  19  Bellevue  street  to  Sunset  circle; 
Bellevue  terrace  laid  out  from  Quincy  street,  southwest,  crossing 
Kane  street,  with  name  of  Stanley  street,  June  19,  1889;  authority 
to  open  portion  from  Bellevue  street,  southwesterly,  given  by  Street 
Commissioners,  Oct.  14,  1896;  laid  out  from  Quincy  street  to  Bellevue 
street,  July  14,  1898.     L  2137,  L  3005,  L  3610. 

Stanmore  place,  Rox.;  from  233  Warren  street,  opposite  Dunreath 
street,  southwesterly,  then  northwesterly. 

Stanton  avenue.  Dor.;  from  Norfolk  street  to  Evans  street;  laid  out 
with  name  of  Stanton  street,  Feb.  8,  1889.     L  2112. 

Stanton  place,  Rox.;  from  1  Walnut  avenue  at  its  junction  with  Warren 
street,  northwest. 

*Stanton  street,  Dor.,  1889;  from  212  Norfolk  street  to  29  Evans  street; 
Stanton  avenue  laid  out,  with  name  of  Stanton  street,  Feb.  8,  1889. 
L  2112. 

Stanwood  avenue,  Dor.;  from  Blue  Hill  avenue  to  Coliunbia  street 
(now  Columbia  road);  laid  out,  with  name  of  Stanwood  street, 
July  11,  1885.     L  1869,  L  1870. 

*Stanwood  street.  Dor.,  1885;  from  204  Columbia  road  to  428  Blue  Hill 
avenue;  Stanwood  avenue  laid  out  as  Stanwood  street,  July  11,  1885. 
L  1869, L  1870. 

Stanwood  terrace.  Dor.,  1900;  from  26  Stanwood  street,  between  Blue 
Hill  avenue  and  Normandy  street,  northeast  about  109  feet;  shown 
on  plan  dated  March  15,  1900,  filed  with  Suffolk  Deeds,  Lib.  2671, 
fol.  402. 

Starch  Factory  place.  Dor.;  from  72  Fremont  street,  near  River  street, 
northeast;  colloquially  called  Factory  place,  or  Starch  Factory  place; 
called  Liversidge  way,  1903. 

Stark  street,  Chsn.;  from  116  Cambridge  street,  opposite  Parker  street, 
to  Roland  street. 

Starr  lane,  W.  Rox.;  from  652  Centre  street  to  38  Seaverns  avenue; 
Virginia  avenue,  from  Centre  street  to  Roanoke  avenue  (now  Elm 
street),  1849;  Seaverns  avenue  extended  through  a  part  of  Starr  lane 
to  junction  of  Elm  street  and  Gordon  street,  March  10,  1873;  from 
Gordon  street  to  Starr  (now  Call)  street  called  Everett  street,  Dec. 
4,  1877;  same  given  as  a  part  of  Starr  street  on  chart,  1874.     L  2503. 

*Starr  street,  W.  Rox.;  from  Gordon  street  to  Keyes  street;  altered 
and  constructed,  March  10,  1873;  part  of,  together  with  a  part  of 
Union  avenue,  named  Call  street,  Dec.  4,  1877,  and  other  part  called 
Everett  street,  same  date.     L  1028,  L  1029. 

*State  street,  B.,  1788;  from  204  Washington  street  to  203  Atlantic 
avenue;  formerly  from  Washington  street  to  Long  wharf;  from  Corn- 
hill  (now  Washington  street),  both  sides  of  the  Town-House,  east,  to 
the  sea,  named  King  street  by  the  town.  May  3,  1708;  from  1777  to 
1788  the  names  King  street  and  State  street  were  used  interchangeably 
in  the  Selectmen's  minutes;  named  State  street  by  the  town,  July  4, 
1788;  extended  and  named  from  Chatham  row  to  Commercial  street, 
April  13,  1858;  extended  along  north  side  of  State-street  block  and 
accepted,  conditionally,  April  13,  1858;  extended  to  Atlantic  avenue, 
March  27,  1876.     L  134,  L  262,  L  1137,  L  2113,  L  2792,  L  3710. 


List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston.  441 

State  House  avenue,  B.,  1827;  from  Beacon  street,  by  the  west  side  of 
the  State  House  to  Sumner  (now  Mt.  Vernon)  street;  opened  through 
land  of  the  Commonwealth  of  Massachusetts  at  its  westerly  boundary, 
and  dedicated  as  a  way  to  be  forever  kept  open  by  the  Common- 
wealth, in  an  agreement  between  it  and  Cornelius  Coolidge  et  al., 
June  18,  1825  (Suffolk  Deeds,  Lib.  307,  fol.  273);  colloquially  called 
State  House  avenue  in  1827;  named  Hancock  avenue  by  the  Mayor 
and  Board  of  Aldermen,  Jan.  21,  1828;  City  Records,  1828,  p.  27. 

Station  square,  W.  Rox.;  at  the  Mount  Hope  station,  on  the  Prov.  Div. 
of  the  N.  Y.,  N.  H.  &  H.  R.  R. 

^Station  street,  Rox.;  from  1119  Columbus  avenue  to  646  Parker  street; 
laid  out,  May  26,  1880.     L  1463,  L  3731. 

Stedman  place,  B.;  from  Washington  street,  east,  next  south  of  Knee- 
land  street,  1859;  closed  in  1862. 

Stedman  street,  W.  Rox.,  1890;  from  97  Williams  street,  between  Stony 
Brook  and  Plainfield  street,  southwest,  to  beyond  Brook  road. 

Steele's  court,  B.;  from  Chambers  street,  near  Poplar  street,  to  Leverett 
street,  1849;  named  Hammond  avenue,  1850. 

*Sterling  street,  Rox.;  from  2067  Washington  street  to  1076  Tremont 
street;  laid  out  from  Shawmut  avenue  to  Warwick  street,  Sept.  1, 
1871;  extended  to  Cabot  street,  Oct.  9,  1883;  name  of  Transit  street 
and  the  name  of  that  portion  of  Newbern  street  from  Tremont  street, 
southerly,  to  the  bend  changed  to  Sterling  street,  March  1,  1884; 
extended  from  Shawmut  avenue  over  Shawmut  place  to  Washington 
street,  Oct.  4,  1884.     L  659,  L  667,  L  1559,  L  1726,  L  1824. 

Stetson  court,  Chsn.;  from  44  Henley  street,  northwesterly,  near  Park 
street;  same  by  chart,  1875. 

Stetson  place,  B.;  from  95  West  Cedar  street,  westerly,  near  Cambridge 
street;  same  in  1860;  built  over  in  1907. 

Steven's  corner,  B.;  corner  North  (now  Hanover)  street  and  Love 
lane  (now  Tileston  street),  so  called  in  town's  list  of  streets.  May  3, 
1708;  called  Stephen's  corner  in  the  Vade  Mecum,  1732. 

*Stevens  street,  B.;  from  500  Shawmut  avenue  to  Lincoln  place;  same  in 
1864;  laid  out,  Oct.  9,  1877.     L  1276. 

Stewart  street.  So.  B.  (proposed);  from  Richardson  avenue,  between 
Kemp  street  and  Upham  street,  west,  to  the  N.  Y.,  N.  H.  &  H.  R.  R.; 
formerly  from  Dorchester  avenue  to  Richardson  avenue  (proposed); 
new  location  of  the  railroad  eliminated  portion  entering  Dorchester 
avenue. 

Still  House  square,  B.;  from  the  foot  of  Hawkins  street  by  the  Distill 
House  to  the  Mill-pond;  thence  southerly  to  Sudbury  street,  1743; 
called  also  Distill  House  square  and  Distillers  square;  named  Adams 
street,  1846;  name  of  Adams  street  changed  to  Bowker  street,  April  20, 
1868. 

Stillings  street,  So.  B.,  1900;  from  372  Congress  street,  northeasterly 
about  615  feet;  authority  to  open  under  name  of  Ballister  street 
given  by  Street  Commissioners,  Oct.  1,  1900;  name  changed  to  Still- 
ings street  same  year. 

Stillman  place,  B.;  from  49  Stillman  street  to  54  Cooper  street;  same  in 
1825. 

*Stillman  street,  B.;  from  76  Salem  street  to  Haymarket  square;  laid 
out  over  the  Mill-pond,  1807;  from  Back  (now  Salem)  street  to  the 
Mill-pond,  1821;  accepted,  conditionally,  Nov.  15,  1830;  confirmed 
as  a  public  street,  June  9,  1834;  from  Salem  street  to  Charlestown 
street  (now  Washington  street  North),  1835. 


442  List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston. 

*Stimson  street,  W.  Rox.,  1890;  from  285  Grove  street  to  2550  Centre 
street;  laid  out,  including  Short  street,  between  Grove  street  and 
Washington  street,  July  3,  1890.     L  2238,  L  2239. 

Stockmeath  street,  Dor.,  1899;  from  Eaton  street  to  Bloomington 
street;  name  changed  to  Howe  street,  1906;  see  directory,  1906. 

*Stockton  street.  Dor.,  1886;  from  821  Washington  street  to  96  Milton 
avenue;  Emery  street  laid  out  with  the  name  of  Stockton  street, 
Dec.  10,  1886.     L  1965. 

^Stoddard  street,  B.,  1829;  from  25  Howard  street  to  108  Court  street; 
•shown  without  name  on  Bonner's  map,  1722;  called  Stoddard's  lane, 
from  Cambridge  (now  Court)  street  to  Southack's  court  (now  Howard 
street)  in  the  Vade  Mecum,  1732;  named  Fitch's  lane  by  the  town, 
July  4,  1788;  same  in  Edes's  list,  1800;  the  way  was  again  called  Stod- 
dard's lane,  as  will  appear  in  the  records  of  the  Board  of  Aldermen 
of  Oct.  19,  1829,  at  which  date  Stoddard's  lane  was  changed  to  Stod- 
dard street. 

Stoddard's  lane,  B.;  from  Cambridge  (now  Court)  street  to  Southack's 
court  (now  Howard  street);  in  Vade  Mecum,  1732;  named  Fitch's 
lane  by  the  town,  July  4,  1788;  same  in  Edes's  list,  1800;  again  called 
Stoddard's  lane;  changed  to  Stoddard  street,  Oct.  19,  1829. 

Stone  place,  Chsn.;  from  3-'Edgeworth  street,  northwesterly,  near 
Bunker  Hill  street;  built  over  in  1906. 

*Stone  street,'  Chsn.;  from  22  Princeton  street  to  136  Medford  street; 
Princeton-street  court  extended  froixi  Princeton  street  to  Medford 
street  and  laid  out  with  name  of  Stone  street,  June  13,  1871. 

*Stonehurst  street.  Dor.,  1893;  from  22  TopUff  street  to  175  Hamilton 
street;  authority  to  open  given  by  Street  Commissioners,  Aug.  29, 
1893;  laid  out,  Oct.  13,  1908.     L  4102. 

Stony  Brook  avenue,  W.  Rox.;  from  Brown  avenue  to  Bourne  street, 
1849;  later  a  part  of  Florence  street. 

Stony  Brook  place,  Rox.;  from  Centre  street  to  Columbus  avenue; 
formerly  from  Centre  street,  easterly,  near  Amory  street,  to  Stony 
Brook;  widened  and  laid  out  as  Echo  street,  Oct.  17,  1899.     L  3203. 

Stony  Brook  reservation,  W.  Rox.;  the  portion  of  the  Metropolitan 
Park  reservation  lying  southeast  of  Washington  street,  between 
La  Grange  street  and  Cottage  avenue. 

Stony  Brook  street,  W.  Rox.;  from  WilHams  street,  southeast  of  and 
near  Washington  street,  parallel  with  Stony  Brook,  to  Keyes  street; 
called  Meehan  street  in  1898. 

*Storer  street,  B.,  1901;  from  3  India  street  to  305  Atlantic  avenue;  the 
street  leading  from  India  street  (called  India  square)  and  running 
northeasterly  to  Atlantic  avenue;  laid  out  under  the  name  of  Storer 
street,  May  20,  1901.     L  3364,  L  3549. 

Stormont  street,  Rox.;  from  Elm  Hill  avenue  to  Landseer  avenue,  on 
plan  dated  June  1,  1881;  now  abandoned. 

Story  place,  B.;  from  State  street;  west,  between  Devonshire  street 
and  Congress  street,  1845;  part  of  Half-square  court;  now  Congress 
square. 

Story  place,  W.  Rox.;  from  19  Greenough  avenue,  southwest,  then 
west,  near  Centre  street. 

Story  street.  So.  B.;  from  Dorchester  avenue,  crossing  Washington 
avenue  (proposed)  to  Richardson  avenue  (proposed). 


List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston.  443 

*Story  street,  So.  B.;  from  76  G  street  to  125  H  street;  formerly  from  G 
street,  between  East  Fifth  street  and  East  Sixth  street,  with  proposed 
extension  to  H  street;  Story  street,  1873;  laid  out,  from  G  street  to 
H  street,  June  30,  1890.     L  2237. 

*Stoughton  street,  B.,  1849;  from  76  Harrison  avenue  to  675  Albany 
street,  between  East  Concord  street  and  East  Newton  street;  named 
from  Harrison  avenue,  opposite  Burying  Ground,  to  Roxbury 
channel  in  South  bay,  May  14,  1849;  see  City  Records,  1849,  page  213; 
the  portion  of  street  between  Albany  street  and  Roxbury  channel 
abandoned;  laid  out  from  Harrison  avenue  to  Albany  street,  Oct.  30, 
1860. 

*Stoughton  street.  Dor.;  from  587  Columbia  road  at  Columbia  square  to 
57  Pleasant  street;  altered  near  Deacon  James  Humphrey's  house, 
April,  1800;  street  from  Roxbury  line  through  Burying-place  lane 
called  Stoughton  street,  March  11,  1840;  altered  near  Brook  street 
and  Cottage  (now  East  Cottage)  street,  June,  1856;  widened  to 
about  60  feet,  October,  1871;  name  of  part  from  Brook  avenue  to 
Upham's  corner  (now  Columbia  square)  changed  to  Dudley  street, 
June  30,  1874.  L  702,  L  703,  L  704,  L  705,  L  706,  L  707,  L  757, 
L  758,  L  782,  L  783,  L  784,  L  880. 

Stoughton=street  place.  Dor.;  from  59  Stoughton  street,  south,  near 
Everett  avenue. 

Strandway,  So.  B.,  1890;  all  that  portion  of  the  park  land  lying  east 
and  south  of  Columbia  road;  formerly  from  the  easterly  location 
of  the  O.  C.  (now  N.  Y.,  N.  H.  &  H.)  R.  R.  and  extending  northerly, 
easterly  and  northwesterly  to  Marine  Park;  taking  from  Atlantic 
street  to  Marine  Park,  made  April  30,  1890;  from  Atlantic  street  to 
the  easterly  location  of  the  O.  C.  (now  N.  Y.,  N.  H.  &.  H.)  R.  R., 
April  29,  1892;  between  the  said  railroad  and  the  last  described 
taking,  June  9,  1897;  estates  of  Isabelle  Burnham  et  al.,  opposite 
Vale  street,  Aug.  7,  1901;  Columbia  road  laid  out  over  portion  of 
Strandway  from  Atlantic  (now  Covington)  street  to  Marine  Park, 
Aug.  31,  1897.     L  2877,  L  2878,  L  2879,  L  2880,  L  2881. 

Stratford  avenue,  W.  Rox.,  1893;  between  Ana  wan  avenue  and  the 
N.  Y.,  N.  H.  &  H.  R.  R.;  authority  to  open  given  by  Street  Com- 
missioners, Nov.  17,  1893;  laid  out  as  Stratford  street  from  Anawan 
avenue  to  Clement  avenue,  Sept.  9,  1899;  portion  between  Clement 
avenue  and  the  railroad  called  Stratford  street  in  the  directory  of 
1900.     L  3171. 

Stratford  street,  Dor.,  1893;  from  62  Waldeck  street,  between  Park 
street  and  Lindsey  street,  west,  to  94  Greenbrier  street;  authority  to 
open  from  Waldeck  street,  about  410  feet,  given  by  Street  Commis- 
sioners, Jan.  18,  1893;  shown  extended  to  Greenbrier  street  on  Board 
of  Survey  plan,  filed  Jan.  3,  1894;  laid  out  under  the  name  of  Larch- 
mont  street,  Jan.  9,  1907.     L  3995. 

fStratford  street,  W.  Rox.,  1899;  from  the  West  Roxbury  branch  of  the 
N.  Y.,  N.  H.  &  H.  R.  R.,  southeast,  to  beyond  Saville  street;  formerly 
from  Anawan  avenue  to  Clement  avenue;  Stratford  avenue  from 
Anawan  avenue  to  Clement  avenue  laid  out  as  Stratford  street, 
Sept.  9,  1899;  portion  from  Clement  avenue  to  the  railroad  called 
Stratford  street  in  the  directory  of  1900;  name  of  Irving  street 
changed  to  Stratford  street  by  abutting  owners  in  1906.  L  3171, 
L  3541. 

Strathcona  road.  Dor.,  1907;  from  126  Washington  street,  between 
Hawes  avenue  and  Columbia  road,  east,  to  22  Hawes  avenue;  name  of 
Strathmore  road  changed  to  Strathcona  road  (in  honor  of  Lord 
Strathcona,  ex-Governor  General  of  Canada)  by  the  abutting  o^vners, 
April  24,  1907. 


444  List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston. 

*Strathmore  road,  Bri.,  1891;  from  200  Chestnut  Hill  avenue  to  Brook- 
line  line;  authority  to  open  given  by  Street  Commissioners,  Oct.  1, 
1891;  formerly  called  Elm  avenue;  also  Argyle  road;  laid  out,  Oct.  19, 
1896.     L  2893,  L  2894,  L  2895. 

Strath  more  road,  Dor.,  1907;  from  Washington  street,  between  Hawes 
avenue  and  Columbia  road,  east,  to  Hawes  avenue;  shown  on  plan 
dated  March  14,  1907,  and  filed  with  Suffolk  Deeds;  name  changed 
to  Strathcona  road  (in  honor  of  Lord  Strathcona,  ex-Governor 
General  of  Canada)  by  the  abutting  owners,  April  24,  1907. 

Stratton  street,  Bri.;  from  28  Bigelow  street  to  Atkins  street. 

Stratton  street,  Dor.,  1897;  from  964  Blue  Hill  avenue  contiguous  to 
the  south  side  of  Franklin  Field,  southeast  to  Lyon  street;  located  on 
Board  of  Survey  filing,  dated  July  3,  1896,  and  named  in  honor  of 
Charles  E.  Stratton,  chairman  of  the  Board  of  Park  Commissioners. 

Strawberry  hill,  So.  B.,  1710;  the  westerly  of  the  Twin  hills  (later 
Dorchester  Heights);  at  one  time  Signal-tree  hill;  now  Telegraph 
hill. 

*Street  80  feet  wide,  So.  B.,  1898;  from  Columbia  road,  over  the  aban- 
doned location  (widened  to  80  feet)  of  the  N.  Y.,  N.  H.  &  H.  R.  R., 
northerly,  then  northwesterly  to  Dorchester  avenue  at  junction 
of  B  and  West  Seventh  streets;  street  laid  out  by  decree  of  Superior 
Court,  filed  June  23,  1898,  under  authority  of  chapter  428  of  the  Acts 
of  the  Legislature  of  1890,  and  chapter  519  of  1897;  now  called  a  part 
of  Old  Colony  avenue. 

Strong  place,  B.;  from  250  Cambridge  street,  south,  between  Anderson 
street  and  Grove  street. 

tStuart  street,  B.,  1896;  from  173  Dartmouth  street  to  Trinity  place; 
and  from  the  westerly  line  of  Clarendon  street  produced,  to  Columbus 
avenue;  laid  out  from  Dartmouth  street  to  Trinity  place,  Aug.  31,  1898; 
authority  to  open  from  the  westerly  line  of  Clarendon  street  produced, 
to  Columbus  avenue,  given  by  the  Street  Commissioners,  March  29, 
1910.     L  3024,  L  3253. 

Studley  place,  B.;  from  215  Eliot  street,  north,  near  Pleasant  street; 
same  in  1870. 

*Sturbridge  street.  Dor.,  1890;  from  79  River  street  to  62  Sanford 
street;  laid  out,  Dec.  18,  1890.     L  2275. 

Sturgis  place,  B.,  1833;  from  Pearl  street,  east,  near  Milk  street,  1833; 
greater  portion  included  in  the  laying  out  of  Sturgis  street,  July  23, 
1869;  now  a  part  of  Franklin  street;  remaining  portion  built  over. 
L  459. 

*Sturgis  street,  B.,  1869;  from  Pearl  street  to  Broad  street;  laid  out, 
July  23,  1869,  from  Pearl  street  over  greater  portion  of  Sturgis  place, 
across  Hamilton  alley,  over  Hamilton  court  in  part,  the  termination 
of  an  unnamed  passageway  and  Half  Moon  place,  and  over  Baker's 
alley  to  Broad  street;  portions  discontinued,  April  15  and  July  17, 
1871;  name  of  Sturgis  street  from  Pearl  street  to  Broad  street,  changed 
to  Franklin  street,  Sept.  30,  1873.  L  459,  L  460,  L  461,  L  462, 
L600. 

fSudan  street.  Dor.;  from  130  Sydney  street,  between  Harbor  View 
street  and  Romsey  street  to  988  Dorchester  avenue;  authority  to 
open  portion  from  Sydney  street,  northwest,  given  by  Street  Com- 
missioners, Aug.  13,  1895;  authority  to  open  the  extension  to  Dor- 
chester avenue  given  by  Street  Commissioners,  Jan.  20,  1902;  called 


List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston.  445 

Soudan  street  in  Bromley's  atlas  of  1894;  laid  out,  from  Dorchester 
avenue  to  the  easterly  side  of  Sagamore  street,  Sept.  16,  1909. 
L  4166. 

Sudbury  place,  Rox.;  from  Weston  street,  southwest,  between  Tremont 
street  and  Columbus  avenue;  called  Weston  place  in  1896;  called 
Sudbury  street  in  1899;  Weston  place  in  1906. 

*Sudbury  square,  B.;  from  48  Sudbury  street  to  56  Portland  street? 
same  in  1709;  the  north  part  of  Sudbury  street  and  west  of  Cold 
lane  (now  Portland  street).     Suffolk  Deeds,  Lib.  24,  fol.  229. 

*Sudbury  street,  B.,  1645;  from  117  Court  street  to  Merrimac  street,  at 
Haymarket  square;  originally  from  corner  Tremont  row  and  Pem- 
berton  square  over  present  Tremont  row  and  portion  of  Court  street, 
from  Cornhill  to  Hanover  street,  to  Cold  lane  (now  Portland  street), 
in  1645;  "  The  way  leading  from  ye  sign  of  the  Orange  tree  passing 
by  Mr  Stephen  Minots  to  ye  Mill  Pond  and  from  thence  to  ye  Lower 
end  of  Cold  Lane,"  named  "  Sudbury  "  street  by  the  town,  May  3, 
1708;  portion  of  the  original  street  lying  westerly  of  the  line  of  build- 
ings from  Pemberton  square  to  Hanover  street  named  Tra  Mount 
street,  and  portion  lying  on  the  easterly  side  named  Queen  street 
by  the  town.  May  3,  1708;  from  "  the  Orange  Tree  (southeasterly 
corner  Hanover  street)  to  the  end  of  Cold  Lane  (now  Portland  street) 
by  the  Mill  pond,"  in  Vade  Mecum  list,  1732;  same  in  Edes's  list, 
1800;  "  from  Concert  Hall  (southeasterly  corner  Hanover  and  Court 
streets)  to  Portland  street,"  in  Shaw's  list,  1817;  portion  of  present 
street  between  Portland  street  and  Friend  street  named  Deacon 
street  by  the  town,  July  4,  1788;  Deacon  street  extended  to  Merri- 
mac street,  Oct.  3,  1831;  name  of  Deacon  street  from  Portland  street 
to  Merrimac  street  changed  to  Sudbury  street,  Sept.  2,  1839; 
another  order  covering  the  same  ground  was  passed  April  14,  1851; 
Sudbury  street  is  the  only  street  which,  existing  in  1645,  retains  its 
original  name;  the  earliest  date  on  which  the  street  is  mentioned 
is  1645.  though  it  doubtless  received  its  name  previous  to  this  date. 
See  Book  of  Possessions,  pp.  9,  13,  37,  39,  53,  115.  Suffolk  Deeds, 
Lib.  2,  fol.  47,  Vol.  4,  pp.  18,  41;  Vol.  31,  p.  24.     L  34,  L  2167. 

*Sudbury  street,  Rox.,  1844;  from  Tremont  street  to  Cabot  street; 
accepted  and  named  conditionally,  March  11,  1844;  accepted,  finally, 
March  3,  1845;  name  changed  to  Weston  street,  April  21,  1868. 

Sudbury  street,  Rox.,  1899;  from  Weston  street,  southwest,  between 
Tremont  street  and  Columbus  avenue;  formerly  called  Sudbury 
place;  called  Weston  place  in  1896. 

Suffolk  avenue,  B.;  from  Cornhill  square,  west;  called  Suffolk  Inns, 
1812;  Suffolk  avenue,   1820;  Court  avenue,  1837. 

Suffolk  buildings,  B.;  corner  of  Congress  street  and  State  street, 
1817. 

Suffolk  court,  B.;  from  Washington  street,  east,  1806;  called  Suffolk 
place,   1809. 

Suffolk  Inns,  B.;  on  the  passageway  from  Cornhill  (now  Washington 
street)  to  the  new  Court  house,  1812. 

Suffolk  place,  B.,  1809;  from  Bedford  street,  southwest;  Suffolk  court 
from  Washington  street,  east,  called  Suffolk  place,  1809;  to  Bedford 
street,  1839;  built  over,  except  a  small  portion  southwest  from 
Bedford  street. 

Suffolk  place,  Rox.;  from  the  end  of  Putnam  place,  east,  then  south; 
name  changed  to  Putnam  place.  May  31,  1870,  but  still  called  Suffolk 
place  on  chart,  1884  and  1890. 


446  List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston. 

*Suffolk  street,  B.,  1829;  from  West  Castle  street  to  Dover  street;  laid 
out  from  South  bridge  in  rear  of  Franklin  schoolhouse  to  westerly 
bounds  of  city  lands,  Dec.  13, 1830;  street  between  Washington  street 
and  Tremont  street,  parallel  with  Washington  street,  to  Roxbury  line 
named  Suffolk  street,  Sept.  15,  1834;  part  between  Dover  street  and 
West  Castle  street  made  in  1836-37;  laid  out  and  extended  from 
Camden  street  to  Lenox  street,  July  1,  1844;  part  south  of  Dover 
street  called  South  Suffolk  street,  1849-51;  from  Dover  street  to 
Roxbury  Hne  called  Shawmut  avenue,  Oct.  20,  1851;  from  Dover 
street  to  West  Castle  street  named  Shawmut  avenue,  1870.  Vol. 
31,  pp.  2,  8.     L  56,  L  545,  L  547,  L  562,  L  563. 

Suffolk  street,  B.,  1814;  shown  on  Hales 's  plan  of  Boston  of  1814  as 
extending  from  the  bay  southwest  to  the  Roxbury  hne  and  in  about 
the  same  location  as  Shawmut  avenue;  shown  on  "  Plan  of  the 
Neck  Lands  belonging  to  the  City  of  Boston,"  and  dated  May  22, 
1828;  location  never  adopted. 

Suffolk  street,  W.  Rox.;  from  Williams  street,  northerly,  to  beyond 
Wayland  street;  included  in  Franklin  Park  in  1883. 

Suffolk  street,  Bri.,  1853;  from  Brighton  (now  Commonwealth)  avenue, 
nearly  opposite  Malvern  street,  to  Brookline  line;  abandoned. 

Suffolk  street  district,  B.,  1868;  the  territory  bounded  by  Washington 
street,  Dover  street,  Tremont  street  and  Pleasant  street;  Suffolk 
street  ran  from  Dover  street,  north,  nearly  across  the  district;  Shaw- 
mut avenue  was  later  extended  over  this  street  to  Tremont  street; 
this  territory  was  all  "made  land"  reclaimed  from  a  part  of  the 
"Empty  Basin"  of  Charles  river,  which,  after  the  filling  had  been  done, ' 
was  left  but  slightly  above  tide-water;  its  condition  eventually 
became  a  menace  to  the  public  health;  consequently  an  order  was 
passed  by  the  City  Council,  approved  by  the  Mayor,  July  13,  1870, 
by  which  a  commission  was  appointed  under  authority  of  chapter 
277  of  the  Acts  of  the  Legislature  of  1868,  to  raise  the  territory,  the 
streets  to  be  left  at  grade  18.00  (city  base),  and  the  cellars  at  grade 
12.00;  work  on  this  territory  was  begun  in  September,  1876,  and  was 
practically  completed  in  May,  1872.  Suffolk  Deeds,  Lib.  1013,  fol.  1; 
City  Doc.  105  of  1869  and  Nos.  16,  21,  26,  61  and  124  of  1870. 

Suffolk=street  passageway,  B.;  passageway  20  feet  wide  laid  out 
between  land  of  George  Archibald  on  southeasterly  side  of  Suffolk 
street,  July  25,  1831. 

Sugar  alley,  B.;  from  23  Norman  street,  between  South  Margin  street 
and  Green  street,  southeast. 

Sullivan  place,  B.;  from  107  Federal  street,  west,  near  Franklin  street; 
same  in  1824. 

Sullivan  place,  Dor.,  1900;  from  1129  Dorchester  avenue  to  100  Pleasant 
street;  name  used  interchangeably  with  Melvinside  terrace. 

Sullivan  square,  Chsn.;  between  Main,  Cambridge,  Sever  and  Gardner 
streets;  square  at  the  Neck  in  front  of  Hotel  of  Richard  Sullivan 
named  Sullivan  square,  Jan.  17,  1848;  enlarged,  Dec.  17,  1867. 

*Sullivan  street.  So.  B.;  from  D  street  to  Old  Harbor  street;  the  westerly 
portion  accepted,  July  5,  1860;  about  40  feet  east  from  D  street  laid 
out  as  a  public  street,  Sept.  17,  1867;  laid  out  from  D  street  to  Old 
Harbor  street,  Nov.  17,  1868;  name  changed  to  Ninth  street,  Nov.  17, 
1868;  the  part  from  Boston  (now  Dorchester)  street  called  Eden 
street  in  1846.  Suffolk  Deeds,  Lib.  564,  fol.  72.  G  259.  L  96,  L  191, 
L  192,  L  194,  L  273,  L  369. 

♦Sullivan  street,  Chsn.;  from  297  Main  street  to  258  Bunker  Hill  street; 
from  Main  street  to  Bartlett  street  accepted  as  Greaves  street,  Nov. 
28,  1831;  extended  to  Bunker  Hill  street,  March  24,  1834,  provided 


List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston.  447 

deed  of  land  is  given;  land  given  to  town  by  Richard  Sullivan,  Oct. 
23,  1834;  no  record  of  change  of  name,  but  same  soon  after  called 
SuUivan  street.     L  2005,  L  2808. 

Summer  place,  B.;  from  Arch  street,  west,  near  Franklin  street;  Bussey 
place  so  called  for  a  short  time  previous  to  1842. 

*Summer  street,  B.  and  So.  B.,  1708;  from  428  Washington  street  to 
Reserved  channel  near  foot  of  L  street;  formerly  from  Wasliington 
street  to  Federal  street;  from  Washington  street  to  the  sea,  1683;  at 
some  time  previous  to  1708  called  the  Mylne  street;  "  from  Doctor 
Okes  corner  in  Newbury  [now  Washington]  Street  passing  by  the 
dwelling  House  of  Capt.  Timo.  Clark,  extending  to  ye  Sea  "  named 
Summer  street  by  the  town.  May  3,  1708;  called  also  Seven  Star  lane, 
1758-73;  from  Atlantic  avenue,  southeasterly,  nearly  opposite  junc- 
tion of  Summer  street  and  Federal  street,  a  private  way  was  opened 
in  1888  by  the  abutters,  and  named  Summer  street;  Summer  street 
extended,  from  a  point  80  feet  northwesterly  from  and  at  right  angles 
to  harbor  line  on  westerly  side  of  Fort  Point  channel,  across  Fort 
Point  channel  in  a  southeasterly  direction  to  junction  of  D  and 
Congress  streets;  thence  over  Congress  street  (widened)  to  "the 
bulkhead  line  on  the  northerly  side  of  Reserved  channel,  distant 
fifty  (50)  feet  at  right  angles  from  the  center  of  L  street  bridge,"  by 
decree  of  the  Superiot  Court  filed  March  19,  1897,  under  authority  of 
chapter  535  of  the  Acts  of  1896;  extended  from  Purchase  street  to 
harbor  line  in  Fort  Point  channel,  April  8,  1897,  under  chapter  516 
of  the  Acts  of  1896.  Vol.  31,  pp.  20,  84;  Vol.  19,  p.  83.  L  31,  L  72, 
L  76,  L  90,  L  285,  L  305,  L  306,  L  320,  L  364,  L  828,  L  829,  L  830, 
L  832,  L  2819,  L  2820,  L  3936,  L  4030,  L  4031,  L  4032,  L  4033. 

fSummer  street,  W.  Rox.;  from  Spring  street,  southwest,  then  southeast 
to  beyond  Ashland  street;  in  Hopkins's  atlas  of  1874  shown  as  extend- 
ing from  Spring  street  to  Ashland  street;  laid  out  from  Spring  street 
to  Autumn  street,  April  29,  1878.     L  1302,  L  3716. 

*Summer  street,  Chsn.;  from  16  Elm  street  to  7  Pearl  street;  Oliver 
Holden  conveyed  to  town  a  parcel  of  land  already  used  as  a  road; 
called  Summer  street,  running  from  Elm  street,  northwest,  July  17, 
1819. 

Summer  street,  Bri.,  from  Washington  street  to  Warren  street;  near 
Brookline  line;  called  Corey  road  in  1896. 

*Summer=street  bridge.  So.  B.,  1900;  on  Summer  street  over  the  freight 
tracks  of  the  N.  Y.,  N.  H.  &  H.  R.  R.;  built  by  the  railroad  in  1900, 
under  authority  of  chapter  535,  Acts  of  the  Legislature  of  1896,  and 
opened  for  travel  about  Dec.   10,   1900. 

*Summer=street  bridge,  B.  and  So.  B.,  1900;  on  Summer  street,  across 
Fort  Point  channel;  built  in  1900,  under  authority  of  chapter  535, 
Acts  of  the  Legislature  of  1896. 

*Summer=street  bridges,  So.  B.,  1900;  on  Summer  street,  South  Boston, 
over  A  street,  B  street  and  C  street;  built  under  authority  of  chapter 
535,  Acts  of  the  Legislature  of  1896;  completed  and  open  for  travel 
in  1900. 

Summer=street  court,  Chsn.;  from  9  Summer  street,  southeast,  near 
corner  Elm  street. 

Summer=street  court,  B.;  from  8  Summer  street. 

*Summit  avenup,Bri.;  from  Brookline  Hne  to  1460 Commonwealth  avenue; 
laid  out,  from  AUston  street  to  Brookline  line,  by  County  Commis- 
sioners in  1867;  laid  out,  from  AUston  street  to  Massachusetts  (now 
Commonwealth)  avenue.  May  7,  1884;  called  Prospect  street  in  1861. 
Middlesex  South  Registry,  Lib.  854,  fol.  413.     L  1769. 


448  List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston. 

Summit  street,  Rox.;  from  Circmt  street  to  Regent  street;  laid  out, 
with  name  of  Herman  street,  Dec.  28,  1888.     L  2109. 

Summit  street,  W.  Rox.;  from  215  Metropolitan  avenue,  southwesterly, 
across  Hemman  street;  same  in  1874. 

Sumner  court.  Dor.;  from  24  Sumner  street,  southeasterly;  formerly 
called  Gulliver  court  and  later  Sumner-street  place;  laid  out  as  a 
part  of  Annabel  street,  Sept.  18,  1899. 

Sumner  place,  B.;  from  Friend  street,  north,  between  Hanover  street 
and  Sudbury  street,  1850;  closed. 

Sumner  place,  E.  B.;  from  385  Sumner  street,  near  Seaver  street,  south- 
easterly. 

Sumner  place,  Rox.;  from  202  Cabot  street,  southeasterly,  near  Vernon 
street. 

Sumner  road,  Bri.,  1898;  from  14  Everett  street  to  Sinclair  place. 

*Sumner  street,  B.;  from  Beacon  street,  north,  then  west  to  Charles 
street;  from  Beacon  street  to  the  Beacon  given  to  the  town  for  street 
purposes  by  Robert  Turner,  in  consideration  of  the  grant  to  him  on 
Aug.  25,  1662,  of  the  portion  of  street  running  through  his  land 
which  was  laid  out  by  the  town,  March,  1640  (this  street  was  in  the 
extension  of  School  (now  Beacon)  street);*  "  The  way  leading  from 
Beacon  street,  between  Cap*.  Alfords  Land  and  Mad™.  Shrimptons 
pasture  up  to  Centrey  Hill,"  named  Centrey  street  by  the  town, 
May  3,  1708;  this  same  part  called  Century  street  in  the  Vade  Mecum, 
1732;  "  from  D.  Rogers'  corner  (northeast  corner  of  Beacon  street) 
round  the  New  State  House,"  called  Sumner  street  in  Edes's  list, 
1800;  from  Beacon  street  to  the  former  head  of  Temple  street  (now 
in  grounds  of  State  House);  named  a  part  of  Temple  street,  July 
6,  1824;  name  of  a  portion  of  Hancock  street  and  Olive  street  changed 
to  Sumner  street,  July  6,  1824;  portion  named  Temple  street  and 
portion  from  Temple  street  to  Charles  street  changed  to  Mt.  Vernon 
street,  Aug.  27,  1832. 

*Sumner  street,  E.  B.;  from  2  New  street  to  and  crossing  Jeffries  street; 
laid  out  from  Orleans  street  to  London  street,  Aug.  7,  1848;  accepted, 
Aug.  27,  1849;  accepted  from  Cottage  street  to  Orleans  street.  May 
10,  1852;  accepted  from  Cottage  street  to  the  water  and  from  London 
street  to  New  street,  Oct.  25,  1852;.  grade  revised  from  Maverick 
square  to  a  point  about  216  feet  southeast  of  Orleans  street  (elevating 
the  street  over  the  tracks  of  the  B.  &  A.  R.  R.),  Sept.  27,  1904,  by 
a  special  commission  appointed  by  the  Superior  Court,  under  au- 
thority of  chapter  390,  Acts  of  1899,  and  amendments  thereto. 
L  1419,  L  1506,  L  2132,  L  2172,  L  2494,  L  3804. 

*Sumner  street,  Rox.,  1816;  from  The  Main  (now  Wasliington)  street  in 
Roxbury  continued  until  it  meets  another  street  opposite  Capt. 
Aaron  Davis's  house;  accepted,  being  commonly  called  Sumner  street, 
April  1,  1816;  from  Washington  street  by  Sumner  School-house 
to  Davis  (now  Albany)  street  named.  May  9,  1825;  extended  to  Mall 
street,  April  2,  1855;  lands  exchanged  to  straighten  line,  February 
and  July,  1860;  name  changed  to  Palmer  street,  April  21,  1868. 

*Sumner  street.  Dor.,  1840;  from  74  Stoughton  street  to  193  East  Cottage 
street;  named  from  Myrtle  (now  East  Cottage)  street  by  No.  1  School- 
house  to  Stoughton  street,  March  11,  1840;  accepted,  April  6,  1840. 
L  1714. 

Sumner=street  place,  Dor.;  from  Sumner  street,  southeast,  formerly 
called  Gulliver  court  and  later  Sumner  court,  and  still  later  Sumner- 
street  place;  laid  out  with  AUbright  court  under  the  name  of  Annabel 
street,  Sept.   18,   1899      L  3167. 

Sumner  terrace.  Dor.,  1900;  from  5  Sumner  street,  northwesterly,  be- 
tween Columbia  road  and  Conrad  street. 


List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston.  449 

Sumpter  street,  W.  Rox.,  1897;  from  330  Baker  street,  about  202  feet 
northwest  of  Welden  street,  southwest  and  west,  crossing  Sahsbury 
street  to  Whidden  street;  shown  on  plan  by  Nash  &  Hunter,  .Novem- 
ber, 1897. 

Sun  court,  B.;  "the  way  leading  southeasterly,  from  the  North  Meet- 
ing-house into  Fish  [now  North]  street,"  named  Sun  court  by  the 
town,  May  3,  1708;  by  plan  of  1722  from  Fleet  street,  southwesterly, 
by  the  North  Meeting-house,  then  southeasterly,  to  Fish  street  and 
down  to  the  sea;  from  Fish  street,  northwest,  to  Clarke's  (now  North) 
square,  Moon  street  being  extended  over  the  remainder  to  Fleet 
street,  1784;  called     Sun-court  street  in  Selectmen's  Minutes,  Nov. 

27,  1811. 

Sun=court  place,  B.;  from  North  street,  nearly  opposite  Sun-court 
street,  southeast;  Land's  court  so  called  in  Assessors'  books  of  1850; 
now  known  as  Land's  court. 

*Sun=court  street,  B.,  1811;  from  1  Moon  street,  at  234  North  square,  to 
North  street;  named  Sun  court  by  the  town,  May  3,  1708,  from  the 
North  Meeting  House  to  Fish  (now  North)  street;  called  Sun-court 
street,  in  Selectmen's  Minutes,  Nov.  27,  1811. 

*Sunderland  street,  Rox.;  from  626  Warren  street,  opposite  Crawford 
street,  to  441  Blue  Hill  avenue,  opposite  Stanwood  street;  laid  out, 
Oct.  6,  1880.     L  1495. 

Sunny  court,  Rox.;  from  59  Lamartine  street,  northwest,  between  Roys 
street  and  Hoffman  street. 

Sunny  terrace,  Rox.,  1902;  from  10  Dewey  street,  northerly,  between 
Blue  Hill  avenue  and  Dacia  street.    Suffolk  Deeds,  Lib.  2855,  fol.  586. 

*Sunnyside  street,  Rox.,  1892;  from  339  Centre  street,  north,  then  west, 
to  37  Creighton  street;  a  private  way  called  Sunnyside  terrace  laid 
out  -with  name  of  Sunnyside  street,  Dec.  28,  1892.     L  2479,  L  2480. 

Sunnyside  terrace,  Rox.,  1889;  from  Centre  street,  north,  then  west, 
to  Creighton  street;  laid  out  with  name  of   Sunnyside  street,  Dec. 

28,  1892.     L  2479,  L  2480. 

Sunset  avenue,  W.  Rox.,  1893;  from  65  Wenham  street,  southeasterly. 

Sunset  circle.  Dor.,  1886;  from  66  to  71  Stanley  street. 

*Sunset  street,  Rox.,  1891;  from  70  Parker  Hill  avenue  to  188  Hillside 
street;  laid  out,  July  2,  1891.     L  2306. 

Surrey  street,  W.  Rox.;  from  Canterbury  street  to  the  B.  &  P.  (now 
N.  Y.,  N.  H.  &  H.)  R.  R.,  1849;  not  in  existence  in  1874. 

Surrey  street,  W.  Rox.;  from  Canterbury  street  to  the  B.  &  P.  (now 
N.  Y.,  N.  H.  &  H.)  R.  R.,  1849;  not  in  existence  in  1874. 

*Surrey  street,  Bri.;  from  405  Market  street  to  1  Foster  street;  laid  out 
from  Parsons  street  to  Foster  street,  Sept.  4,  1884;  laid  out  from 
Parsons  street  to  Market  street,  April  28,  1897;  at  one  time  known 
as  Kensington  street.     L  1817,  L  2830. 

*Sussex  street,  Rox.,  1887;  from  80  Hammond  street  to  22  Warwick 
street;  laid  out,  Feb.  25,  1887.     L  1978. 

*Sutherland  road,  Bri.,  1892;  from  1958  Beacon  street  to  1610  Common- 
wealth avenue;  name  of  Isle  worth  street,  from  Beacon  street  to 
Englewood  avenue,  changed  to  Sutherland  road,  March  1,  1892;  laid 
out  from  Englewood  avenue  to  Commonwealth  avenue,  Oct.  11, 
1892;  formerly  Roxbury  avenue.     L  1985,  L  2442. 

Sutton  street,  W.  Rox.,  1887;  from  37  Berry  street  to  386  Ashland 
street;  formerly  from  Berry  street  to  Oilman  street;  extended  to 
Ashland  street  in  1904. 


450  List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston. 

Sutton  street,  Dor.,  1889;  from  791  Morton  street,  between  Verrill 
street  and  Wildwood  street,  to  54  Woolson  street;  shown  on  plan 
by  William  Bradford,  dated  Oct.  1,  1889;  on  a  Board  of  Survey  filing 
of  Nov.  27,  1900,  the  location  of  Sutton  street  is  moved  northwesterly 
about  165  feet. 

*Swallow  street,  So.  B.;  from  138  N  street  to  139  O  street;  formerly 
from  138  N  street,  easterly,  between  East  Fifth  street  and  East 
Sixth  street,  and  so  shown  on  plan  dated  April  10,  1872  (Suffolk 
Deeds,  Lib.  1110,  fol.  132;  see,  also,  Lib.  2574,  fol.  24);  laid  out  from 
N  street  to  O  street,  Oct.  24,  1902.     L  3504,  D  3857. 

Swallow  street,  W.  Rox.,  1887;  from  84  LaGrange  street  to  350  Cottage 
avenue. 

Swan  avenue,  E.  B.  (Breed's  Island);  from  Ashley  avenue  to  Belle 
Isle  inlet;  Bromley's  atlas,  1892. 

Swan  avenue,  Dor.,  1857;  from  Stoughton  (now  Dudley)  street,  between 
Brook  avenue  and  Folsom  street,  southerly,  to  Quincy  street;  shown 
on  a  plan  by  T.  B.  Moses,  dated  Aug.  20,  1857,  as  Swan  avenue  (Nor- 
folk Registry);  laid  out  as  Howard  avenue  by  the  town  of  Dorchester, 
from  Stoughton  (now  Dudley)  street,  "at  the  corner  of  the  wall 
northerly  of  the  Swan  house,"  southerly,  to  Quincy  street,  Aug.  12, 
1869. 

Swan  court.  Dor.;  from  109  Richmond  street,  between  Butler  street  and 
Adams  street. 

Swan  place.  So.  B.;  from  Swan  street,  northeast,  opposite  Ontario 
street;  discontinued  and  taken  into  yard  of  the  O.  C.  (now  N.  Y., 
N.  H.  &  H.)  R.  R.  Co.,  May  24,  1893,  \mder  authority  of  chapter 
127  of  the  Acts  of  the  Legislature  of  1893.     G  330. 

*Swan  street.  So.  B.;  from  Dorchester  avenue  to  Foundry  street;  ac- 
cepted, conditionally,  Oct.  29,  1849;  accepted,  Dec.  18,  1854;  laid 
out,  Nov.  17,  1868;  discontinued '  and  taken  into  yard  of  the  O.  C. 
(now  N.  Y.,  N.  H.  &  H.)  R.  R.  Co.,  May  24,  1893,  under  authority 
of  the  Acts  of  the  Legislature  of  1893.     L  223. 

Swan  street,  W.  Rox.,  1848;  from  Martin  street,  about  40  feet  south 
of  present  Wren  street,  southeast,  to  beyond  present  Robin  street; 
abandoned. 

Swan's  court.  Dor.;  from  38  Olney  street,  south,  near  Blakeville  street; 
given  in  directory  only;  shown  in  atlas  of  1894,  but  not  named. 

Swazey's  yard,  B.;  rear  of  64  Joy  street,  and  connected  with  Joy  street 
by  a  passageway;  described  in  deed  dated  Dec.  16,  1856  (Suffolk 
Deeds,  Lib.  712,  fol.  148);  abandoned  about  1877  on  account  of  the 
removal  of  the  buildings  surrounding  the  yard. 

Sweet=fern  terrace.  Dor.,  1900;  from  194  Quincy  street,  nearly  opposite 
Mascoma  street,  northeasterly;  formerly  part  of  Bartol  street;  called 
Dunkeld  place  in  1897. 

Sweetser's  alley,  B.,  1798;  from  Newbury  (now  Washington)  street, 
east,  nearly  opposite  Sheaf e's  lane  (now  Avery  street);  called  Sweet- 
ser's court,  1809;  Chickering  place,  1855. 

Sweetser's  court,  B.,  1809;  see  Sweetser's  alley. 

*Swett  street,  Rox.  and  So.  B.;  from  Albany  street  across  South  bay  to 
Dorchester  avenue;  accepted  from  Northampton  street  at  junction 
with  Albany  street  to  street  leading  to  wharf  of  Thomas  Simmons, 
March  7,  1859;  width  established  from  Davis  (now  Albany)  street 
to  Canal  (now  Hilton)  street,  June  25,  1866;  laid  out  from  Albany 
street  to  junction  Boston  street  and  Dorchester  avenue,  Jan.  2,  1875; 
name  changed  to  Southampton  street,  March  1,  1901.  L  377,  L  1011, 
L  1012,  L  1013,  L  1014,  L  1049,  L  1150,  L  1331,  L  1352,  L  1701, 
L  3210, L  3211, L  3212, L  3213, L  3971. 


List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston.  451 

fSwift  street,  E.  B.;  from  592  Saratoga  street  to  proposed  part  of  Col- 
eridge street;  shown  on  Noble's  plan,  1866,  from  Saratoga  street  to 
Baltic  street  (abandoned) ;  laid  out  from  Bennington  street  to  Saratoga 
street,  August  7,  1848. 

Swift  street,  Dor.;  from  286  Norfolk  street  to  95  Evans  road;  Hyde's 
list,  1909. 

Swift's  corner,  B.;  corner  Lynn  (now  Commercial)  street  and  Hench- 
man's lane  (now  Henchman  street),  1800. 

Swing=bridge  lane,  B. ;  "  The  way  between  Capt.  Winsors  &  Mrs.  Pem- 
bertons  in  Ann  Street  Leading  to  the  warfs  by  the  swinging  Bridg"; 
named  "  Swing-bridg  "  lane  by  the  town.  May  3,  1708;  made  part  of 
Merchants  row,  1825. 

fSycamore  street,  W.  Rox.;  from  185  Florence  street  to  68  Kittredge 
street;  laid  out  between  Ashland  street  and  Poplar  street  over  private 
way  called  Albion  street,  July  6,  1880;  from  Ashland  street  to  Florence 
street,  Aug.  28,  1891;  on  chart,  1874,  part  from  Roslin  avenue  (now 
Kittredge  street)  to  Ashland  street  called  Mt.  Vernon  street  and  part 
from  Ashland  street  to  Florence  street  called  Albion  street;  no 
further  record  of  changes  of  name.     L  1468,  L  2331. 

Sydney  place.  Dor.;  from  Harvard  street,  westerly,  then  northerly, 
curving  to  meet  end  of  Waterlow  street;  later  Clinton  street  and  a 
part  of  Waterlow  street;  the  portion  called  Clinton  street  laid  out 
as  Shafter  street,  Nov.  16,  1898.     L  3057. 

*Sydney  street,  Dor.;  from  110  Savin  Hill  avenue  to  87  Crescent  avenue; 
laid  out  from  Savin  Hill  avenue  to  Harbor  View  street,  Aug.  11,  1892; 
from  Harbor  View  street  to  Crescent  avenue,  Oct.  16,  1894.  L  2424, 
L  2425,  L  2665. 

Sylvan  street,  W.  Rox.,  1902;  from  Newfield  street,  northeasterly,  to 
Mt.  Benedict  cemetery. 

*Sylvia  street,  W.  Rox.,  1891;  from  3290  Washington  street  to  49  Forest 
Hills  street;  Bond  avenue  laid  out  with  name  of  Sylvia  street,  July 
17,1891.     L2317. 

*Symmes  street,  W.  Rox.,  1890;  from  14  Fairview  street  to  65  Walter 
street;  laid  out,  Feb.  11,  1890.     L  2204. 

T  wharf,  B.;  from  Atlantic  avenue,  opposite  South  Market  street, 
easterly,  to  harbor  line;  formerly  from  near  middle  of  Long  wharf, 
northerly,  with  branch  westerly  and  another  easterly,  the  latter 
eventually  to  harbor  line;  it  was  originally  one  of  the  remaining  por- 
tions of  the  old  Barricade,  which  was  built  in  1673,  and,  being  allowed 
to  go  into  decay,  the  remaining  portions  were  used  for  wharves; 
originally  called  Minot's  Tee;  called  Brimmer's  Tee  in  1795;  Atlantic 
avenue  extended  across  the  wharf  at  the  point  where  it  departed  from 
Long  wharf,  Dec.  18,  1868;  portion  west  of  the  avenue  built  upon; 
originally  it  was  reached  from  the  shore  by  means  of  a  passageway  or 
road  leading  from  a  point  near  the  middle  of  Long  wharf;  when 
Atlantic  avenue  was  laid  out  and  constructed,  it  for  the  first  time 
•        placed  this  wharf  on  a  thoroughfare.    Vol.  31,  p.  47.     L  1000,  L  1001. 

*Taber  street,  Rox.,  1868;  from  22  Warren  street,  southeast,  crossing 
Harrison  avenue  and  Winslow  street;  accepted  as  Union  street, 
March  1,  1819;  named  Taber  street,  April  21,  1868;  named  Taber 
street  in  honor  of  Elnathan  Taber,  the  clockmaker,  who  was  the  first 
occupant  of  the  street,  having  a  shop  on  the  easterly  side.  L  588, 
L  1746. 

Taft  court,  W.  Rox.;  from  24  Corinth  street,  nearly  opposite  Cohasset 
street,  northeast,  towards  South  street. 


452  List  of  Stkeets,  Etc.,  in  Boston. 

*Taft  street,  Dor.,  1909;  from  987  Dorchester  avenue  to  14  Pleasant  street; 
Cameron  street  and  Pleasant  terrace  laid  out  under  the  name  of  Taft 
street,  Dec.  30,  1909;  named  in  honor  of  WiUiam  H.  Taft,  President 
of  the  United  States.     L  4194. 

Taft's  place,  W.  Rox.;  from  733  South  street,  northeast,  near  Washing- 
ton street. 

*Talbot  avenue,  Dor.;  from  874  Blue  Hill  avenue  to  1893  Dorchester 
avenue;  shown  as  a  proposed  street  in  Bromley's  atlas,  1884,  from 
junction  Harvard  street  and  Blue  Hill  avenue,  easterly,  to  N.  E.  R.  R.; 
laid  out  through  private  lands  from  Blue  Hill  avenue  to  Washington 
street,  March  29,  1888,  and  from  Washington  street  to  Dorchester 
avenue,  including  a  part  of  Argyle  street,  Oct.  10,  1892;  named 
Talbot  avenue  in  honor  of  the  late  Newton  Talbot,  a  member  of  the 
Board  of  Street  Commissioners,  1872-82,  inclusive.  L  2062,  L  2063, 
L  2437,  L  2438,  L  2758,  L  3098,  L  4183. 

Talbot  street,  Bri.,  1874;  from  Harvard  avenue,  northeasterly;  laid 
out  as  Reedsdale  street,  Aug.  13,  1886.     L  1928. 

*Tamworth  street,  B.,  1880;  from  52  Boylston  street  to  53  La  Grange 
street;  called  Lowell  court,  from  Boylston  street,  south,  1806;  Lowell 
place,  1809;  laid  out  as  Tam worth  street,  April  28,  1880.     L  1452. 

*Tanner's  lane,  B.,  1708;  from  Milk  street  to  Water  street;  named 
Tanner's  lane  by  the  to^vn.  May  3,  1708;  called  also  Horn  lane  and 
Horse  lane,  1795-1806;  called  Bath  street,  .1807;  parts  afterwards 
included  in  extension  of  Pearl  street  and  Post  Office  square. 

*Tappan  street,  W.  Rox.;  from  861  South  street,  northeast;  laid  out 
from  South  street,  Nov.  11,  1896.     L  2797. 

Tarleton  road,  W.  Rox.,  1903;  from  27  Cheswick  road,  at  its  junction 
with  the  Needham  branch  railroad,  northeasterly,  to  78  Temple  street; 
shown  on  plan  dated  August,  1903.    Suffolk  Deeds,  Lib.  3109,  fol.  419. 

Tattle  street,  B.;  Hawkins  street,  from  Cambridge  street,  north,  then 
east,  to  Sudbury  street,  was  sometimes  so  called,  1756-84,  and 
according  to  Drake  commonly  so  called  in  1800. 

Taylor  avenue,  Dor.;  from  Stoughton  (now  Dudley)  street,  northerly, 
1874;  included  in  extension  of  Clifton  street,  June  15,  1883.     L  1708. 

Taylor  court,  Dor.;  from  44  River  street;  now  called  Taylor  terrace. 

*Taylor  street,  B.;  from  12  Dwight  street  to  7  Milford  street;  same  in 
1844  (from  Groton  (now  Dwight)  street  to  South  Lowell  (now  Milford) 
street);  laid  out,  March  1,  1875.     L  1026. 

*Taylor  street,  Dor.;  from  476  Neponset  avenue  to  Rice  street,  and  from 
the  N.  Y.,  N.  H.  &  H.  R.  R.  to  Water  street;  formerly  from  Neponset 
avenue  to  Walnut  street  (see  "Taxable  Valuation,  etc.,  in  the  Town 
of  Dorchester,  1869,"  page  180),  and  from  the  railroad  to  north  of 
Water  street;  laid  out  from  Water  street  to  land  of  the  O.  C.  &  N. 
(now  N.  Y.,  N.  H.  &  H.)  R.  R.,  by  Selectmen,  March  21,  1866,  and 
accepted  by  town,  April  2,  1866;  name  of  portion  from  Walnut 
street,  southeast,  changed  to  Wood  street;  laid  out  from  Neponset 
avenue  to  Wood  (now  Rice)  street,  Jan.  31,  1876;  portion  north  of 
Water  street  shown  as  abandoned  on  Bromley's  atlas  of  1884.     L  1127. 

Taylor  street.  Dor.;  from  Dudley  street  to  Clifton  street;  laid  out  as 
Burgess  street,  July  12,  1888.     L  2076. 

Taylor  street,  Bri.;  from  50  Lake  street,  near  Washington  street,  south- 
east. 

Taylor  terrace,  Dor.;  from  44  River  street;  formerly  called  Taylor 
court. 


List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston.  453 

Tebroc  street,  Dor.,  1903;  from  155  Bowdoin  street  to  20  Levant  street; 
between  Geneva  avenue  and  Topliff  street;  authority  to  open  given 
by  Street  Commissioners,  Jan.  14,  1903;  named  for  Peter  B.  Corbett, 
who  opened  the  street  (name  spelled  backwards). 

Teevan  place,  Rox.;  from  581  Shawmut  avenue,  near  and  north  of 
Lenox  street. 

Teevan's  alley,  So.  B.,  1899;  from  No.  148  West  Sixth  street  to  161 
Bowen  street;  called  Sixth-street  alley  from  1883  to  1888;  has  been 
without  authority  colloquially  called  Teevan's  alley. 

Telegraph  hill.  So.  B.;  formerly  part  of  Dorchester  Heights;  was  the 
westerly  of  the  Twin  hills  (Dorchester  Heights)  lying  between  Old 
Harbor  street  and  G  street;  in  1710  known  as  Strawberry  hill;  also 
as  Signal  Tree  hill. 

*Telegraph  street.  So.  B.;  from  226  Dorchester  street  to  74  Old  Harbor 
street,  opposite  Thomas  park;  laid  out  from  Dorchester  street  to 
Old  Harbor  street,  Nov.  17,  1868.     L  612. 

*Telford  street,  Bri.,  1897;  from  355  Western  avenue,  northwest,  to 
Soldier's  Field  road,  between  Everett  street  and  Antwerp  street; 
authority  to  open  given  by  Street  Commissioners,  Jan.  7,  1897;  laid 
out,  March  1,  1898.     L  2969,  L  3267. 

Temple  avenue,  B.,  1833;  from  Washington  street,  west,  to  Temple 
place;  called  Washington  court,  1826;  Temple  avenue,  1833;  included 
in  Temple  place,  1864. 

Temple  park,  B.,  1879;  from  Washington  street,  near  South  May  (now 
Savoy)  street;  called  Sands  place,  1859;  Ottawa  place,  1873;  Temple 
park,  1879,  and  is  now  called  Mechanics  row. 

*Temple  place,  B.,  1830;  from  140  Tremont  street  to  481  Washington 
street;  named  "  Turnagaine  alley  from  ye  Comon,  easterly,"  by  the 
town.  May  3,  1708;  from  Tremont  street,  north  of  West  street,  east, 
1830;  there  appears  to  be  no  record  of  the  change  of  name  to  Temple 
place;  extended  to  Washington  street,  1864;  named  Autumn  street. 
May  15,  1865;  renamed  Temple  place,  May  23,  1865;  name  of  Avon 
street  given  to  Temple  place  and  Avon  place,  March  30,  1869;  again 
changed  to  Temple  place,  June  9,  1869;  named  Temple  place  for  the 
Masonic  Temple  which  formerly  stood  on  the  easterly  corner  of 
Temple  place  and  Tremont  street,  and  was  built  in  1832.  L  274, 
L290. 

Temple  place.  Dor.;  from  Temple  street,  west,  to  unnamed  street 
(now  Sturb ridge  street);  laid  out  as  Monson  street,  March  21,  1890. 
L  2212. 

*Temple  street,  B.,  1769;  from  50  Cambridge  street  to  16  Derne  street; 
from  Cambridge  street  to  the  foot  of  Beacon  hill,  1769;  name  of 
portion  "from  Cambridge  street  opposite  Staniford  street  to  Beacon 
Hill,"  confirmed  as  Temple  street  by  the  to"wn,  July  4,  1788;  named 
for  Elizabeth,  Lady  Temple,  daughter  of  Governor  Bowdoin  and  wife 
of  Sir  John  Temple;  extended  to  Sumner  (now  Mt.  Vernon)  street, 
1820;  the  part  of  Sumner  street  east  of  the  State  House  to  Beacon 
street  named  Temple  street,  July  6,  1824;  same  part  named  Mt. 
Vernon  street,  Aug.  27,  1832;  part  of  Temple  street,  south  of  Derne 
street,  included  in  State  House  grounds  by  an  order  of  the  Governor 
and  Council  under  authority  of  an  Act  of  the  Legislature,  chapter 
349  of  1898  (filed  mth  Suffolk  Deeds,  Lib.  1849,  fol.  225,  Nov.  15, 
1888);  Temple  street  was  once  called  Tay  street  (see  Records  Com- 
missioners' Report,  Vol.  5).     L  1505,  L  2105,  L  4027. 

fTemple  street.  Dor.;  from  49  River  street,  north,  crossing  Sanford 
street;  from  River  street  to  Sanford  street,  laid  out  and  widened, 
Feb.  20,  1852. 


454  List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston. 

fTemple  street,  W.  Rox.;  from  Baker  street,  between  Glenham  street 
and  Lasell  street,  to  Spring  street  at  its  junction  with  Centre  street; 
laid  out  from  Ivory  street  to  Mt.  Vernon  street,  July  16,  1877;  laid 
out  from  Mt.  Vernon  street  to  Baker  street,  Sept.  14,  1894;  laid  out 
across  the  tracks  of  the  N.  Y.,  N.  H.  &  H.  R.  E,.,  April  29,  1903. 
L  1248,  L  1249, L  2666, L  3637. 

Temple  street,  Chsn.;  from  8  Dorrance  street  to  Sherman  street. 

Temple  terrace,  W.  Rox.,  1893;  from  Perham  street,  between  Glenham 
street  and  Lasell  street,  to  Temple  street;  authority  to  open  given 
by  Street  Commissioners,  March  5,  1895. 

*Templeton  street,  Dor.;  from  569  Adams  street  to  1840  Dorchester 
avenue;  from  Adams  street,  southwest,  for  a  distance  of  about  800 
feet,  in  1884;  laid  out  from  Adams  street  to  Dorchester  avenue, 
Nov.  6,  1899.     L  3215,  L  3216,  L  3596,  L  3597. 

Templeton  way,  Dor.,  1897;  from  124  Templeton  street,  between  Adams 
street  and  Dawson  street,  northerly,  westerly  and  then  southerly  to 
Templeton  street  again;  a  narrow  way  about  12x^*^0  feet  wide  on 
the  easterly  arm  and  about  13  feet  wide  on  the  northerly  and  westerly 
arms;  first  shown  on  plan  dated  Oct.  11,  1897  (Suffolk  Deeds, 
Lib.  2476,  fol.  625);  on  revised  plans  dated  Oct.  27,  1897  (Lib. 
2486,  end),  and  Nov.  9,  1898  (Lib.  2570,  end). 

*Tenean  street.  Dor.;  from  530  Freeport  street  to  8  Fulton  street, 
parallel  with  O.  C.  (now  N.  Y.,  N.  H.  &  H.)  R.  R.;  located  from 
Water  street  to  Commercial  (now  Freeport)  street,  March  26,  1860. 
L  1840. 

Tennis  court,  B.;  from  Buckingham  street,  north,  then  east,  near 
Dartmouth  street;  covered  by  Back  Bay  station  (N.  Y.,  N.  H.  & 
H.  R.  R.),  1898. 

*Tennyson  street,  B.;  from  26  Colimibus  avenue  to  212  Pleasant  street; 
from  Church  street,  west,  opposite  Berlin  street,  1856;  Columbus 
avenue  laid  out  across  the  end  of  the  street,  Oct.  9,  1868;  laid  out 
from  Pleasant  street  to  Columbus  avenue,  Nov.  4,  1868;  name  of  Berlin 
street,  from  Pleasant  street  to  Church  street,  changed  to  Tennyson 
street,  April  20,  1869.     L  387,  L  393,  L  394,  L  397. 

Terminal  station,  B.,  1898;  in  Dewey  square,  on  the  southeasterly 
corner  of  Atlantic  avenue  and  Summer  street;  the  terminal  station 
in  Boston  for  the  N.  Y.,  N.  H.  &  H.  R.  R.,  and  the  N.  Y.  C.  &  H.  R. 
R.  R.;  built  by  the  Boston  Terminal  Company  under  authority  of 
chapter  516  of  the  Acts  of  the  Legislature  of  1896,  on  land  reclaimed 
from  tide  water,  a  large  part  having  been  formerly  used  as  wharves, 
and  also  on  the  site  of  the  station  of  the  N.  E.  R.  R.;  land  taken  on 
Jan.  5,  1897,  Dec.  31,  1897,  and  Dec.  13,  1898;  originally  owned  by 
the  Boston  Terminal  Company,  the  railroads  being  required  to  "pay 
for  such  use  of  said  station  and  facilities  in  the  proportion  in  which 
it  has  the  use  thereof."  The  station  has  been  commonly  but  erron- 
eously called  "South  Station,"  in  contradistinction 'to  the  Union  or 
North  Station;  work  on  station  begun  in  April,  1897;  completed  and 
dedicated,  Dec.  30,  1898;  trains  of  the  N.  Y.,  N.  H.  &  H.  R.  R." 
(Plymouth  and  Midland  Division)  entered,  Jan.  1,  1899;  trains  of 
the  B.  &  A.  (now  N.  Y.  C.  &  H.  R.)  R.  R.  entered,  July  23,  1899; 
trains  of  the  N.  Y.,  N.  H.  &  H.  R.  R.  (Providence  Division)  entered, 
Sept.  10,  1899.     L  2821,  L  2822,  L  3936. 

Terminal  street,  Chsn.,  1907;  from  Medford  street,  nearly  opposite 
Mystic  street,  northeast,  to  the  southwesterly  line  of  location  of  the 
Mystic  branch  of  the  B.  &  M.  R.  R.,  and  from  the  northeasterly  line 
of  said  location  northeast  about  515  feet;  authority  to  open  the  above 
named  portion  given  by  Street  Commissioners,  Nov.  21,  1907. 


List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston.  455 

Terrace  avenue,  W.  Rox.,  1874;  from  33  Sheridan  street,  southwest,  to 
/  24  Cranston  street;  formerly  from  3  Sheridan  street,  southwest, 
then  southeast,  with  an  arm  branching  from  this  last  named  part  to 
33  Sheridan  street;  portion  mentioned  above  as  running  southeast 
laid  out  as  a  part  of  Cranston  street,  Nov.  11,  1890;  portion  from 
3  Sheridan  street,  southwest,  later  called  a  part  of  Cranston  street. 

Terrace  avenue,  E.  B.;  from  Washburn  avenue  (now  Walley  street) 
to  Chelsea  avenue  (now  Boardman  street);  part  between  Walley 
street  and  Breed  street  laid  out  with  the  name  of  Gladstone  street, 
Aug.  23,  1886.     L  1933,  L  1934,  L  1935. 

Terrace  place,  E.  B.;  from  Webster  street,  near  Seaver  street,  south- 
west, then  southeast,  parallel  with  Marginal  street;  part  from  Webster 
street,  southwest,  then  southeast,  crossing  Ida  street,  laid  out  with 
name  of  Brigham  street,  Nov.  26,  1892;  part  from  Webster  street, 
opposite  Lamson  street,  to  Brigham  street;  laid  out  with  name  of 
Ruth  street,  Nov.  26,  1892;  part  between  Ruth  street  and  Brigham 
street  laid  out  as  Ida  street,  Nov.  26,  1892. 

♦Terrace  street,  Rox.;  from  1424  Tremont  street  to  35  New  Heath  street; 
from  New  Heath  street  to  Alleghany  street,  1873;  Gore  avenue  laid 
out  over  part  about  204  feet  southwest  from  Tremont  street,  April  17, 
1875;  name  of  last  mentioned  part  changed  to  Terrace  street,  Sept. 
23,  1875;  laid  out  from  New  Heath  street  to  Tremont  street,  includ- 
ing another  part  of  Gore  avenue,  Oct.  9,  1875.  L  1040,  L  1087, 
L  1088. 

*Terry  street,  Rox.,  1888;  from  1233  Tremont  street  to  1000  Columbus 
avenue;  Tremont  place,  from  Tremont  street  to  Cary  street,  laid 
out,  Dec.  20,  1875,  and  named  Terry  street,  March  1,  1888;  part 
between  Columbus  avenue  and  Cary  street  discontinued,  Jan.  4, 
1895.     L  1119,  L  2684. 

Tesla  street.  Dor.,  1896;  from  578  River  street  to  Edgewater  drive; 
authority  to  open  given  by  Street  Commissioners,  Feb.  24,  1896. 

Texas  avenue,  Rox.;  from  Tremont  street  to  Elmwood  street;  laid  out 
as  Texas  street,  Oct.  1,  1886.     L  1952. 

Texas  court,  Rox.;  from  5  Texas  street,  southwest. 

*Texas  street,  Rox.,  1886;  from  1348  Tremont  street  to  20  Elmwood 
street;  Texas  avenue  laid  out  as  Texas  street,  Oct.  1,  1886.     L  1952. 

Texas  street,  Bri.,  1882;  from  Third  street  to  Fifth  street,  near  and 
parallel  with  B.  &  A.  R.  R.;  now  in  Brighton  cattle  yards. 

Thacher  avenue,  B.,  1835;  from  Thacher  street  to  Cooper  street;  laid 
out  as  Lynn  street,  Sept.  10,  1884.     L  1819. 

Thacher  avenue.  Dor.;  from  Sawyer  avenue,  northwest;  laid  out  as 
Cushing  avenue  and  extended  to  Hancock  street,  in  part  over  Upham 
avenue,  Oct.  28,  1881.     L  1562,  L  1563,  L  1564. 

Thacher  court  or  place,  B.;  from  29  Thacher  street,  north,  opposite 
Lynn  street;  called  Thacher-street  court,  1833;  Thacher  court, 
1859;  called  both  Thacher  court  and  Thacher  place,  1884,  and 
Thacher  court  in  1890,  and  is  now  so  known. 

*Thacher  street,  B.,  1807;  from  100  Prince  street  to  93  Washington  street 
North;  laid  out  on  the  Mill-pond  and  named,  Aug.  3,  1807;  from  Prince 
street  to  Charlestown  (now  Washington  street  North)  street,  1822; 
mistake  in  location  rectified,  1827.     L  366,  L  1827,  L  2262. 

Thacher=street  court,  B.,  1833;  from  Thacher  street,  north;  called 
Thacher  court  or  place,  1859,  and  Thacher  court,  1890. 


456  List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston. 

*Thane  street,  Dor.,  1895;  from  72  Harvard  street  at  its  junction  with 
School  street  to  551  Park  street;  laid  out  from  Park  street  to  Athel- 
wold  street,  July  7,  1898;  extended  to  junction  Harvard  street  and 
School  street,  Sept.  29,  1899.     L  3000,  L  3183,  L  3498,  L  3526,  L  3569. 

Thatcher  road,  Dor.,  1896;  from  Stoughton  street  to  Gushing  avenue; 
authority  to  open  given  lay  Street  Commissioners,  May  22,  1896;  laid 
out  with  name  of  Windermere  road,  Oct.  25,  1901.     L  3423. 

Thatcher  terrace.  Dor.,  1897;  from  12  Windermere  road,  about  243 
feet  from  Stoughton  street,  northeast;  shown  on  plan  dated  Aug.  31, 
1897,  filed  with  Suffolk  Deeds,  Lib.  2508,  fol.  17. 

Thaxter  place,  B.,  1831;  from  Front  street  (now  Harrison  avenue), 
opposite  Harvard  street;  probably  included  in  Harvard  street  on  its 
extension  east  in  1836. 

Thaxter  street,  Dor.,  1901;  from  Dakota  street  to  Westville  street. 

Thayer  street,  B.;  from  454  Harrison  avenue  to  379  Albany  street,  south 
of  Bristol  street. 

Theatre  alley,  B.,  1796;  from  Milk  street  to  Franklin  street;  called 
Dinsdale's  alley  earlier;  from  Milk  street  to  rear  of  theatre,  1817; 
south  part  called  Odeon  avenue,  1842-48;  Devonshire  street  extended 
through  it  in  1859. 

Theresa  street,  Rox.,  1897;  from  39  Edgewood  street  to  Loyola  street; 
authority  to  open  given  by  Street  Commissioners,  March  26,  1897. 

*Thetford  avenue.  Dor.;  from  180  Norfolk  street  to  15  Evans  street; 
laid  out,  Sept.  27,  1875.     L  1076. 

*Third  street.  So.  B.,  1805;  laid  out  parallel  with  Broadway  and  named, 
Feb.  27,  1805;  portion  between  M  street  and  N  street  discontinued 
Dec.  31,  1857;  laid  out  from  Second  (now  West  Second)  street  to 
Dorchester  street;  thence  to  M  street  and  from  N  street  to  low-water 
mark,  Nov.  17,  1868;  called  East  and  West  Third  streets,  Feb.  18, 
1873.     L  8,  L  123,  L  143,  L  155,  L  157,  L  160. 

yhird  street,  Chsn.;  from  Lynde  street  to  the  railroad;  accepted  from 
Lynde  street  to  Front  street  by  plan,  October;  1860;  taken  by  the  E. 
(now  B.  &  M.)  R.  R.,  under  authority  of  chapter  360,  Acts  of  the 
Legislature  of  1873,  and  chapter  45,  Acts  of  1874;  the  street  was 
not  abandoned  as  a  street  until  several  years  later. 

Third  street,  Bri.,  1882;  from  North  Beacon  street  to  Texas  street; 
now  in  Brighton  cattle-yards. 

Third=street  court,  So.  B.;  from  259  West  Third  street  to  292  Athens 
street,  between  E  street  and  F  street. 

Third=street  place.  So.  B.;  from  239  West  Third  street,  near  E  street, 
southwesterly;  also  called  West  Third-street  place. 

Thirteenth  street,  Rox.;  from  St.  Botolph  street  to  B.  &  P.  (now  N.  Y., 
N.  H.  &  H.)  R.  R.;  abandoned. 

Thirty=feet  passage,  B.,  1784;  from  Wiltshire  (now  Chambers)  street, 
west;  called  South  Allen  street,  1807;  McLean  street,  1829. 

*Thomas  park,  So.  B.,  1878;  around  Telegraph  hill  from  75  G  street, 
crossing  Linden,  Pacific,  Atlantic,  National  and  Old  Harbor  streets, 
to  95  G  street  again;  laid  out  as  Thomas  street,  Nov.  17,  1868;  named 
Thomas  park,  June  22,  1878.     L  293,  L  337,  L  1890,  L  2932. 

Thomas  place,  Rox.,  1904;  from  14  Longwood  avenue,  about  120  feet 
northwest  oif  Parker  street,  southwest. 

*Thomas  street.  So.  B.;  around  Telegraph  hill,  1855;  laid  out,  Nov.  17, 
1868;  name  changed  to  Thomas  park,  June  22,  1878.     L  293,  L  337. 


List  of  StreetS;  Etc.,  in  Boston.  457 

*Thomas  street,  W.  Rox.;  from  755  Centre  street  to  8  Brewer  street;  laid 
out,  March  19,  1875.     L  1031. 

Thomas'  corner,  B.,  1708;  corner  of  Ann  street  and  Paddy's  alley  (now 
North  street  and  NorthC  entre  street)  so  called  in  the  town's  list  of 
streets,  May  3,  1708. 

Thompson  court,  So.  B.;  from  39  Vinton  street,  near  Rogers  street, 
northeast. 

*Thompson  square,  Chsn.,  1875;  junction  of  Main  street  and  Warren 
street;  name  of  LaFayette  square  changed  to  Thompson  square, 
July  19,  1875.     L  1086. 

^Thompson  street,  Chsn.,  1805;  from  119  Main  street  to  88  Warren  street; 
street  to  be  laid  out  to  cost  $1,000,  May  13,  1805;  land  conveyed  by 
Oliver  Holden  and  Timothy  Thompson,  1805. 

Thompson's  court,  B.,  1856;  from  51  Revere  street,  north,  near  Grove 
street. 

Thoreau  street.  Dor.,  1893;  from  Washington  street,  between  Ashmont 
street  and  Burt  street,  east,  then  north  to  27  Ashmont  street;  shown 
on  plan  by  Henry  W.  Wilson,  dated  July  26,  1893;  location  never 
adopted. 

Thorn  street,  B.,  1873;  from  101  East  Dedham  street  to  East  Brookline 
street,  and  from  East  Newton  street  to  Stoughton  street;  named  from 
East  Canton  street  to  East  Dedham  street,  April  1,  1873,  and  is  part 
of  a  narrow  way  extending  from  Plympton  street  to  Stoughton  street; 
Bromley's  atlas  of  1890  gives  the  way  the  name  of  Thorn  street, 
between  East  Brookline  street  and  Stoughton  street;  atlas  of  1908  as 
between  Stoughton  street  and  East  Newton  street  and  between 
East  Brookline  street  and  East  Dedham  street. 

Thorndike  place,  B.;  from  Thorndike  street,  near  Reed  street,  northeast; 
built  over  in  1897. 

*Thorndike  street,  B.,  1784;  from  1944  Washington  street  to  945  Har- 
rison avenue;  laid  out  through  private  land,  Sept.  25,  1874.     L  956. 

Thorndike  street,  Chsn.;  from  472  Main  street  to  523  Rutherford 
avenue;  same  in  1875. 

*Thornley  street.  Dor.;  from  1075  Dorchester  avenue  to  62  Pleasant 
street;  laid  out,  Sept.  10,  1874.     L  963. 

Thornton  place,  Rox.;  from  174  Thornton  street,  southeasterly,  near 
and  south  of  Valentine  street. 

*Thornton  street,  Rox.,  1868;  from  22  Guild  street  to  9  Marcella  street; 
from  Cedar  street  to  Valentine  street  shown  as  a  part  of  Wiggin 
street  on  Charles  Whitney's  map  of  Roxbury,  1843;  called  Edinboro' 
street,  1846;  name  of  Edinboro'  street,  from  Cedar  street  to  Ellis 
street,  changed  to  Thornton  street,  April  21,  1868;  laid  out  from  Ellis 
street  to  Shawmut  avenue  (now  Washington  street)  and  westerly 
over  part  of  Vale  street  to  Marcella  street,  Oct.  25,  1873;  part  from 
Washington  street,  westerly,  to  Thornton  street,  "  as  recently  laid  out," 
named  Valentine  street,  Oct.  19,  1875;  extended  from  Cedar  street  over 
part  of  Cedar  square  to  Guild  street,  Dec.  10,  1881.  L  904,  L  905, 
L  906,  L  1580,  L  1581,  L  2309. 

Thrush  street,  W.  Rox.,  1887;  from  Heron  street,  nearly  opposite 
Grouse  street,  to  Willet  street. 

Thurston  street,  E.  B.  (Breed's  Island);  from  1  Butler  avenue,  south- 
east, parallel  with  Bayswater  street  to  an  unnamed  street. 


458  List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston. 

*Thwing  street,  Rox.,  1889;  from  193  Highland  street,  near  Fulda  street, 
to  Mulvey  terrace;  Thwing  terrace  laid  out  as  Thwing  street,  March  19, 
1889,  after  the  Thwing  family  who  owned  property  on  the  way. 
L2115. 

Thwing  terrace,  Rox.;  from  Highland  street,  northwest;  laid  out  as 
Thwing  street,  March  19,  1889,  in  honor  of  the  Thwing  family,  through 
whose  land  the  street  was  opened.     L  2115. 

*Tibbett's  Town  way,  Chsn.;  from  2  Mill  street  to  341  Rutherford  avenue; 
on  plan  by  T.  &  J.  Doane,  Jrs.,  dated  August,  1851,  referred  to  as 
"Towai  Way  leading  out  of  Mill  lane"  (now  street)  to  low  water 
(Vol.  71,  p.  42,  Surveying  Division);  on  "  Plan  showing  Lines  of  Flats 
in  Prison  Point  Bay  as  established  by  agreement  of  parties,  Nov.  20, 
1854,  "  the  "  Town  Way  "  is  shown  as  extending  southwesterly  to  the 
100-rod  line;  the  name  Tibbett's  Town  way  appears  to  have  been 
applied  to  only  that  portion  lying  between  Mill  street  and  Rutherford 
avenue;  named  for  John  Tibbetts,  who  owned  land  abutting  the  way. 

Tilden  place,  Rox.,  1868;  from  8  Auburn  street,  southwest,  between 
Ruggles  street  and  Vernon  street;  named,  Sept.  1,  1868. 

Tileston  avenue,  Dor.;  from  1339  Blue  Hill  avenue,  between  Walk  Hill 
street  and  Wellington  Hill  street,  to  northwest  of  Fottler  road,  and 
from  659  Walk  Hill  street  to  Hiawatha  road;  formerly  from  Blue  Hill 
avenue,  south  of  Walk  Hill  street,  northwest,  then  northeast,  crossing 
Walk  Hill  street  to  another  part  of  Tileston  avenue,  leading  from  Blue 
Hill  avenue,  north  of  Walk  Hill  street;  from  Blue  Hill  avenue,  at 
junction  with  Mattapan  street  to  Jamaica  (now  Walk  Hill)  street, 
shown  on  plan  by  Granger  &  Hobart,  dated  1872  (Plan  C-94,  Sur- 
veying Division);  authority  to  open  and  extend  the  part  north  of 
Walk  Hill  street  given  by  Street  Commissioners,  Sept.  14  and  Dec.  26, 
1894,  and  March  26,  1895;  from  Blue  Hill  avenue,  south  of  Walk 
Hill  street,  northwest,  called  Hiawatha  road,  1903;  from  674  Walk 
Hill  street  to  24  Tileston  avenue  laid  out  with  the  name  of  Fottler 
road,  Oct.  18,  1906.     L  3904. 

Tileston  court,  IB.;    from   13   Tileston    street  to  16  Webster  avenue; 
Tileston  place,  5      from   Tileston   street,   near   Hanover  street,    1837; 
Tileston  place  in  1906,  and  now  so  known. 

Tileston  place.  Dor.;  from  134  Neponset  avenue,  east,  nearly  opposite 
King  street;  erroneously  called  Tileston  street  in  Bromley's  atlas  of 
1904. 

Tileston  square,  B.,  1889;  from  602  Atlantic  avenue,  southeast,  between 
Congress  street  and  Summer  street,  to  Hathaway  street. 

*Tileston  street,  B.,  1821;  from  352  Hanover  street  to  177  Salem  street; 
"  The  way  Leading  North  westerly  from  Capt.  Stevens  comer  in  North 
street  with  ye  returne  into  Bennet  Street  "  named  Love  street  by  the 
town.  May  3,  1708;  called  Love  lane  "  from  Stephens's  "  corner  (North 
street)  to  Salem  street  in  the  Vade  Mecum,  1732;  also  North  Writing 
School  street  in  the  directory,  1789;  named  Tileston  street,  Jime  20, 
1821.     L  3534. 

Tileston  street,  B.;  from  5  Fellows  street,  northwesterly,  near  North- 
ampton street. 

Tileston  street,  Dor.;  from  Blue  Hill  avenue,  near  Walk  Hill  street, 

northwesterly,  to  beyond  what  is  now  knoNvn  as  Fottler  road;  shown 
in  Hopkins's  atlas  of  1874;  now  called  Tileston  avenue. 

Tileston  street.  Dor.,  1904;  from  128  Neponset  avenue,  nearly  opposite 
King  street,  east;  Tileston  place  erroneously  called  Tileston  street  in 
Bromley's  atlas  of  1904. 

Tileston  wharf,  B.;  from  Atlantic  avenue,  between  Congress  and  Summer 
streets,  southeasterly;  now  built  over. 


List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston.  459 

Tilley's  lane,  B.,  1732;  from  Cow  lane  (now  High  street)  to  Belcher 
lane  (now  Purchase  street);  the  third  street  from  Summer  street; 
shown  as  Tilley  lane  on  Bonner's  map,  1722;  as  Tilley's  lane  in  the 
Vade  Mecum,  1732;  called  Gridley's  lane,  1795;  Gridley  street,  from 
High  street  to  Purchase  street,  1825. 

Tillson's  lane,  B.;  Wilson's  lane  so  called  on  plan,  1789;  the  authority 
for  this  name  cannot  be  determined. 

Tilton  street.  Dor.,  1895;  from  Washington  street  to  Faxon  street; 
authority  to  open  given  by  Street  Commissioners,  May  15,  1895;  now 
called  Kilton  street. 

Tip  Top  street,  Bri.,  1909;  from  654  Washington  street,  south,  to 
Tremont  street;  shown  on  plan  by  Hartley  L.  White,  dated  March, 
1909. 

Tirrell's  wharf,  B.;  from  Shaving  street,  easterly;  portion  covered  by 
the  extension  of  Dorchester  avenue,  April  8,  1897,  under  authority  of 
chapter  516,  Acts  of  1896;  the  remainder  covered  by  grounds  of 
the  Boston  Terminal  Company  under  authority  of  the  above  named 
act,  Jan.  5,  1897.     L  2817. 

Tokio  street.  Dor.,  1896;  from  596  River  street  to  Edgewater  drive; 
authority  to  open  given  by  Street  Commissioners,  Feb.  24,  1896. 

*Toll  Gate  way,  W.  Rox.,  1910;  from  Hyde  Park  avenue,  nearly  opposite 
Patten  street,  northwest,  adjoining  land  of  the  Catholic  cemetery,  and 
over  tracks  of  the  N.  Y.,  N.  H.  &  H.  R.  R.,  to  Washington  street;  laid 
out,  Jan.  31,  1910.     L  4203. 

Tolman  lane.  Dor.;  from  angle  in  Aslimont  street,  southwesterly,  nearly 
to  Washington  street;  shown  but  not  named  on  Whiting  &  Eaton's 
plan  of  Dorchester,  1850;  greater  part  of  now  included  in  Burt  street; 
the  remainder  included  in  private  land. 

Tolman  place,  Rox.;  from  167  Warren  street,  west,  between  St.  James 
street  and  Walnut  avenue. 

*Tolnian  street.  Dor.;  from  306  Neponset  avenue  to  2  Norwood  street; 
laid  out,  Dec.  8,  1893.     L  2569. 

fTonawanda  street.  Dor.;  from  479  Geneva  avenue,  southwest,  to  Ridge 
road;  laid  out  from  Geneva  avenue  to  Greenbrier  street,  July  8, 1897; 
southeasterly  half  of  portion  between  Geneva  avenue  and  the  curve 
at  the  junction  of  Tonawanda  street  and  Waldeck  street  changed  to 
Waldeck  street,  March  1,  1905,  by  order  approved  by  acting  mayor, 
Feb.  24,  1905;  named' after  the  town  of  Tonawanda,  New  York. 
L  2852,  L  2853,  L  3254,  L  3255., 

Tonset  street,  Dor.,  1908;  from  Bernard  street,  between  Talbot  avenue 
and  the  northerly  line  of  the  Catholic  cemetery,  west,  crossing  the 
end  of  Westview  street  to  Franklin  Field;  shown  on  plan  dated 
March  31,  1908.     Suffolk  Deeds,  Lib.  3305,  fol.  582. 

Tontine  buildings,  B.;  "  a  block  of  sixteen  handsome  buildings,  designed 
for  dwellings,  was  erected  in  1793,  and  called  the  '  Crescent,'  or  'Ton- 
tine'"; probably  the  first  block  of  buildings  erected  in  Boston,  and 
was  located  on  that  part  of  Franklin  street,  originally  called  "The 
Tontine  Crescent,"  lying  between  Hawley  street  and  Otis  street. 

Tontine  street,  E.  B.;  from  Walley  street,  between  Whiting  street  and 
Cochituate  street,  to  St.  John  avenue. 

*Topliff  street,  Dor.,  1891;  from  193  Bowdoin  street  to  406  Geneva 
avenue;  laid  out,  Oct.  3,  1891.     L  2342. 

*Torrey  street.  Dor.;  from  685  Washington  street  to  44  Wentworth  street; 
laid  out,  Aug.  28,  1901.     L  3386,  L  3760. 


460  List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston. 

*Tower  street,  W.  Rox.,  1892;  from  2  Hyde  Park  avenue,  opposite  Forest 
Hills  station,  to  Forest  Hills  cemetery;  authority  to  open  given  by 
Street  Commissioners,  May  4,  1892;  at  one  time  called  Foley  street; 
laid  out  as  Tower  street,  Oct.  30,  1901.     L  3436,  L  3836. 

Tower  street,  E.  B.  (Breed's  Island);  from  145  Gladstone  street  to  96 
Farrington  street;  known  as  Park  street  in  1892;  shown  in  Bromley's 
atlas  of  1901  as  Tower  street,  and  now  so  known. 

Tower  Hill  street*  W.  Rox.;  a  colloquialism  to  the  way  leading  from 
Washington  street  through  a  portion  of  West  Roxbury  parkway  to 
the  tower  on  Bellevue  hill. 

Town  dock,  B.,  1673;  originally  an  arm  of  the  town  cove,  sweeping 
inward  from  near  the  corner  of  the  present  Merchants  row  and  South 
Market  street,  on  the  south,  and  from  Ann  (now  North)  street  on 
the  opposite  side,  extending  northwardly,  almost  to  the  foot  of 
Brattle  street;  first  called  Bendall's  dock,  afterwards  Town  dock  (1673); 
connected  by  Mill-creek  with  Mill-pond;  Swing  bridge  was  built 
across  nearly  on  line  with  present  Merchants  row  and  a  market  place 
set  up;  all  the  north  side  of  the  dock  seems  to  have  been  known  as  the 
Fish  market,  1708  (town's  list  of  streets,  May  3,  1708);  Corn  market 
and  Corn  court  were  on  the  south  side  of  the  dock,  1708.  Suffolk 
Deeds,  Lib.  1,  fol.  189;  Lib.  8,  fol.  285.    CC  85,  Vol.  1,  p.  13;  Vol.  30,  p.  8. 

Town  dock,  Chsn.;  from  Water  street,  northwesterly,  between  what  is 
now  Hudson  and  Foss  streets;  a  bridge  in  Water  street  spanned  the 
southeasterly  end;  to  be  filled  up  and  street  laid  out  thereon,  Feb.  4, 
1839  (report  of  Commissioners  laying  out  Gray  street  over  the  town 
dock  from  Chelsea  street  to  Water  street,  March  28,  1842).  See  Vol. 
72,   p.    1,   Surveying  Division. 

Town  Hill  court,  Chsn.;  from  9  Harvard  square  to  13  City  square;  part 
of  from  13  City  square,  southwest,  now  a  covered  passage. 

Town  Hill  street,  Chsn.;  "doings  of  Selectmen  in  relation  to  fixing 
boundaries  of  Town  Hill  street,"  confirmed  March  28,  1836;  name 
changed  to  Harvard  street,  Nov.  7,  1836. 

*Town  Meeting  square,  Dor.;  junction  Pond  street,  East  Cottage  street 
and  Pleasant  street;  named,  Jan.  24,  1894;  the  name  is  given  from  the 
fact  that  town  meetings  were  held  in  the  first  church  (1631-46) 
built  on  the  common  land  of  the  town,  on  or  near  the  oval  plot  bounded 
by  Pond  and  East  Cottage  streets. 

Town  way,  Bri.;  private  way  from  Market  street,  opposite  house  of 
Edward  C.  Sparhawk,  to  Parsons  street,  laid  out  as  Town  way, 
May  23,  1870;  accepted  as  Arlington  street,  June  24,  1870. 

Townsend  place,  B.,  1841;  from  Commercial  street,  opposite  Bartlett's 
wharf;  sometimes  called  North  Townsend  place;  part  of  included 
in  Commercial  street  when  widened  in  1879;  remainder  included  in 
taking  for  North  End  beach,  Dec.  7,  1893. 

Townsend  place,  B.,  1844;  from  10  Carver  street,  east,  and  then  south, 
near  Boylston  street;  sometimes  called  South  Townsend  place. 

*Townsend  street,  Rox.,  1868;  from  2880  Washington  street  to  431 
Warren  street;  name  of  Otis  street  (from  Washington  street  to  Walnut 
avenue)  changed  to  Townsend  street,  April  21,  1868;  laid  out  from 
Warren  street  to  Walnut  avenue,  Jan.  6,  1872;  this  portion  is  shown 
on  Walling's  map  of  Roxbury,  1856,  as  Dennis  street;  the  date  of 
change  to  Townsend  street  is  uncertain;  laid  out  from  Walnut  avenue 
to  Washington  street,  July  26,  1875.  L  733,  L  734,  L  1064,  L  1065, 
L  2249. 

Townsend  street,  Chsn.,  1831;  from  Adams  street  to  Chelsea  street; 
name  of  Shippie  street  changed  to  Townsend  street,  March  14,  1831; 
name  of  Townsend  street  changed  to  Chestnut  street,  June  20,  1846. 


List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston.  461 

Townsend's  corner,  B.,  1708;  the  northwest  corner  of  Tremont  street 
and  School  street;  the  southerly  termination  of  Tra  Mount  (now 
Tremont)  street  so  called  in  the  town's  list  of  streets,  May  3,  1708. 

*Train  street.  Dor.,  1852;  from  520  Ashmont  street  to  130  Mill  street; 
accepted  and  named,,  Dec.  22,  1852. 

Trainer  court,  B.,  1851;  from  Lenox  street  to  Winfred  court;  from 
Lenox  street,  south,  near  Shawmut  avenue,  1851;  Trainer  court 
and  Winfred  court  included  in  the  laying  out  of  Dillon  street,  from 
Lenox  street  to  Sawyer  street,  Oct.  24,  1887.     L  2034. 

Training=field,  Chsn.;  the  square  "anciently  called  Training-field," 
named  Winthrop  square,  Jan.  17,  1848;  although  officially  changed 
on  the  above  date  the  square  was  still  called  by  its  original  name  for 
a  number  of  years  afterwards. 

*Training=fieId  street,  Chsn.;  from  the  training  field  to  Back  (now 
Warren)  street;  "  the  highway  out  of  Back  (now  Warren)  street  into 
the  Trainingfield  "  staked  out  by  the  Selectmen,  Dec.  4,  1693;  laid  out 
wider,  May  12,  1804;  accepted  as  so  laid  out,  Jan.  7,  1805;  laid  out, 
May  21,  1827;  name  changed  to  Winthrop  street,  Dec.  5,  1836. 

*Transit  street,  Rox.,  1881;  from  Cabot  street  to  Newbern  street;  laid 
out,  Sept.  23,  1881;  name  changed  to  Sterling  street,  March  1,  1884; 
also  name  of  that  part  of  Newbern  street,  from  Tremont  street  to 
Transit  street,  changed  to  Sterling  street,  March  1,  1884.  L  1559, 
L  1726. 

Trant's  alley,  B.,  1849;  from  Ann  (now  North)  street,  near  North 
square;  probably  now  North  Brimmer  place. 

Trask  place,  Rox.;  from  Yeoman  street  to  Orchard  street;  that  part 
of  Eaton  street,  between  Yeoman  street  and  Orchard  street,  so 
called  previous  to  1870;  part  from  Yeoman  street  to  Orchard  park 
laid  out  as  Chadwick  street.  May  24,  1870,  and  extended  to  Hartopp 
place  (now  Ambrose  street),  Dec.  31,  1870;  part  from  Orchard  street 
to  Hartopp  place  laid  out  as  Orchard  Park  street,  Feb.  19,  1876. 
L  529. 

*Trask  street,  B.,  1906;  from  853  Harrison  avenue  to  10  Parmelee  street; 
a  part  of  Division  street  laid  out  with  the  name  of  Trask  street, 
Nov.  3,  1906.     L  3914, 

Travers  place,  Rox.;  from  37  Adams  street,  northwest,  between  Eustis 
street  and  Orchard  Park  street;  the  earlier  directories  gave  this  as 
Edward's  place  from  37  Adams  street;  in  the  atlases  and  the  directory 
of  1909  as  Travers  place  and  is  so  known. 

*Traverse  street,  B.,  1807;  from  79  Merrimac  street  to  Canal  street,  and 
from  Haverhill  street  to  Washington  street  North;  laid  out  on  the 
Mill-pond  and  named  from  Merrimac  street  to  Charlestown  street, 
Aug.  3,  1807;  part  between  Haverhill  street  and  Canal  street  discon- 
tinued, July  12,  1898,  and  Aug.  30,  1898,  under  provisions  of  statute 
of  1894,  chapter  548,  and  statute  of  1897,  chapter  500.     T  322. 

Travises  corner,  B.,  1708;  corner  of  Prince  street  and  Snow  Hill  street  so 
called  in  the  town's  Hst  of  streets,  May  3,  1708. 

Tremlett  park.  Dor.;  from  Hooper  street  to  Waldeck  street;  authority 
to  open  given  by  Street  Commissioners,  Oct.  1,  1891;  laid  out  as 
Tremlett  street,  Aug.  10,  1893.     L  2522. 

*Tremlett  street,  Dor.,  1885;  from  494  Washington  street  to  18  Waldeck 
street;  laid  out  from  Washington  street  to  Hooper  street,  Sept.  16, 
1885;  authority  to  open  Tremlett  park  from  Hooper  street  to  Wal- 
deck street  given  by  Street  Commissioners,  Oct.  1,  1891;  Tremlett 
park  laid  out  as  Tremlett  street,  from  Hooper  street  to  Waldeck 
street,  Aug.  10,  1893;  named  for  the  Tremlett  estate.     L  1886,  L  2522. 


462  List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston. 

Tremont  court,  Rox.;  from  5  Terry  street,  northeast. 

Tremont  court,  Chsn.;  from  38  Tremont  street,  northeasterly. 

Tremont  entrance  to  Back  Bay  Fens;  the  portion  of  the  park  system 
leading  from  Huntington  avenue,  opposite  Ward  street,  to  Fenway. 
L  3734. 

Tremont  place,  B.,  1829;  from  4  Beacon  street,  south,  to  the  Granary 
Burying-ground. 

Tremont  place,  B.,  1805;  from  Tremont  street,  west,  next  north  of 
Beacon  street,  opposite  King's  chapel;  called  Phillips  place,  1829; 
name  does  not  occur  after  1871;  now  built  over. 

Tremont  place,  Bri.;  from  86  Tremont  street,  south. 

*Tremont  place,  Rox.;  from  Tremont  street  to  Carey  street;  laid  out, 
Dec.  20,  1875;  name  changed  to  Terry  street,  March  1,  1888.     L  1119. 

Tremont  place,  Chsn.;  from  22  Tremont  street,  northeasterly. 

*Tremont  row,  B.,  1847;  from  Pemberton  square  to  Howard  street;  a 
part  of  Sudbury  street,  1645;  named  a  part  of  Tra  Mount  street  by  the 
town,  May  3,  1708;  subsequently  called  Tra  Moiint,  Tremount,  Trea- 
mount,  Trimount  and  Tremont  streets;  called  a  part  of  Tremont 
street  in  Edes's  list,  1800;  same  in  Shaw's  list,  1817;  Pemberton's  hill 
on  Hales's  map,  1814;  as  Pemberton  hill  on  Hales's  map,  1819;  named 
a  part  of  Common  street,  July  6,  1824;  named  Pemberton  hill,  April  2, 
1829;  named  a  part  of  Tremont  street,  Nov.  4,  1844;  named  a  part  of 
Tremont  square,  Oct.  28,  1844;  same  rescinded,  Nov.  11,  1844;  called 
Tremont  row  in  Assessors'  book  of  1847  and  since;  there  appears  to  be 
no  record  of  change  of  name;  from  Beacon  street  to  Howard  street 
called  Tremont  row  in  Assessors'  books  of  1849  and  1851;  Tremont 
row  was  for  a  great  many  years  separated  from  Court  street  by  a  row 
of  wedge-shaped  buildings  (now  gone);  see  Scollay's  buildings. 

Tremont  square,  B.,  1844;  Court  street,  from  the  south  side  of  Hanover 
street  to  the  north  side  of  Cornhill,  and  Tremont  row,  from  the  south 
side  of  Howard  street  to  the  north  side  of  Pemberton  square,  including 
the  buildings  between  said  streets,  named  Tremont  square,  Oct.  28, 
1844;  same  rescinded,  Nov.  11,  1844. 

*Tremont  street,  B.,  1708;  from  Court  street  at  Scollay  square  to  718 
Huntington  avenue,  corner  Francis  street;  formerly  from  Court  street 
to  Brookline  boundary  line;  originally  from  Court  street,  near  corner 
Howard  street,  to  School  street;  portion  from  Court  street,  near  Howard 
street,  to  Pemberton  square  called  Sudbury  street  in  1645  (see  Book 
of  Possessions,  Doc.  46,  1881,  pp.  3,  4,  13,  21,  40);  portion  from 
Pemberton  square  to  Beacon  street  called  "  the  old  burying  place 
highway,"  1663  (Suffolk  Deeds,  Lib.  25,  fol.  166);  "  Highway  leading 
from  Prison  lane  (Court  street)  up  to  the  Common,"  1693  (Suffolk 
Deeds,  Lib.  16,  fol.  133);  "  the  back  street  leading  from  Prison  lane  to 
the  Common,"  1706  (Suffolk  Deeds,  Lib.  34,  fol.  218);  "  The  way  Lead- 
ing from  the  Mansion  house  of  ye  Late  Simon  Lynde  Esqr  (bet. 
SWLY  cor.  Court  street  and  Howard  street)  by  Capt.  South- 
iacks  extending  as  far  as  Collo.  Townsends  corner  "  (northwest 
corner  Beacon  street),  named  Tra  Mount  street  by  the  town.  May  3, 
1708;  after  the  naming  of  this  portion  the  street  at  various  times  was 
called  Tra  Mount,  Tremount,  Treamount,  Trimount  and  Tremont 
streets;  "  The  way  leading  from  Melynes  corner  (present  Tremont 
Building)  near  Collo.  Townsends  passing  through  the  Common  along 
by  Mr.  Sheefs  unto  Frog  Lane  "  (Boylston  street)  named  Common 
street  by  the  town.  May  3,  1708;  "from  Frog  lane  to  Clark's  corner," 
(present  Tremont  Bmlding)  called  Common  street  and  from  Beacon 
street  "ito  the  Orange  tree  "  (southeasterly  corner  Court  and  Hanover 
streets)  called  Tremount  street  in  Vade  Mecum  Hst  of  1732;  from 
Frog  lane  to  corner  Hollis  street  called  Clough  street  in  1733;  later 


List  of  Streets^  Etc.,  in  Boston.  463 

extended  to  Dr.  Byles's  corner  (present  Common  street);  part  from  Dr. 
Byles's  corner  to  Orange  (now  Washington)  street  called  Walker's  lane 
or  street  in  1741;  Clough  street  shown  extended  over  and  through 
Walker  lane  or  street  (now  present  Common  street)  to  Orange  (now 
Washington)  street  on  Price's  maps,  1743-69;  part  from  Frog  lane 
to  Dr.  Byles's  corner  called  Holyoke  street,  and  part  from  Dr.  Byles's 
corner  to  Orange  street  called  Clough  street,  in  1750;  entire  street, 
including  Clough  street  and  Holyoke  street,  from  Frog  lane  to  Orange 
street,  named  Nassau  street  by  the  town,  July  4,  1788;  portion  of  the 
present  Tremont  street  from  Washington  street  to  Boylston  street 
shown  as  Nassau  street;  portion  from  Boylston  street  to  School  street 
shown  as  Common  street,  and  portion  from  School  street  to  Hanover 
strefet  shown  as  Tremont  street  in  Edes's  list  of  1800;  shown  the  same 
in  Shaw's  list  of  1817;  on  Hales's  map,  1814,  the  portion  between  Pem- 
berton  square  and  Howard  street  is  called  Pemberton's  hill;  Pember- 
ton  hill  on  Hales's  map,  1819;  the  portion  of  the  street  between  School 
street  and  Winter  street  colloquially  called  Long  Acre,  1777-1810; 
also  called  "Paddock's  mall";  the  portion  between  West  street 
and  Boylston  street  colloquially  called  Colonnade  row  in  1810,  and 
Fayette  place  from  1825-37;  from  Howard  street  over  Pemberton  hill, 
through  Tremont  street,  Common  and  Nassau  streets  to  Washington 
street,  named  Common  street,  July  6,  1824;  part  of  Common  street 
from  Washington  street  to  Court  street  named  Tremont  street,  and 
part  from  Court  street  to  Howard  street  named  Pemberton  hill, 
April  2,  1829;  laid  out,  conditionally,  "  from  the  easterly  corner  of  the 
old  mansion  house  of  Catherine  and  Mary  Byles  in  Tremont  street  " 
(easterly  corner  present  Common  street)  to  the  Roxbury  line,  July  11, 
1831;  conditions  complied  with;  deed  from  Francis  C.  Lowell  to  the 
city  of  portion  from  Cabot  street  for  a  distance  of  about  550  feet  and 
50  feet  wide  given,  June  18,  1832;  from  the  street  next  south  of 
Dedham  street  (Canton  street)  to  Roxbury  boundary  line  open  for 
public  travel,  Sept.  17,  1832;  from  Pleasant  street  to  city  lands  (a 
point  73.6  feet  south  of  Dover  street),  with  the  exception  of  106  feet, 
accepted  as  built  by  Ellis  Gray  Loring  et  al.,  Oct.  15,  1832;  street 
extending  from  Dr.  Byles's  corner  (Common  street)  to  Roxbury  boun- 
dary line  named  Tremont  street,  and  from  Dr.  Byles's  corner  to  Wash- 
ington street  named  Common  street,  Dec.  30,  1836;  altered  at  junc- 
tion with  Pleasant  street,  July  29,  1833;  from  Howard  street  to 
Tremont  street,  "  formerly  called  or  known  by  the  name  of  Common 
street  or  Pemberton  Hill,"  named  Tremont  street,  Nov.  4,  1844;  from 
the  south  side  of  Howard  street  to  the  north  side  of  Pemberton  square 
named  a  part  of  Tremont  square,  Oct.  28,  1844;  same  rescinded,  Nov. 
11,  1844;  from  Pemberton  sc[uare  to  Howard  street  callecl  Tremont 
row  in  the  Assessors'  books  of  1847  and  since  (there  appears  to  be  no 
authority  for  this  change);  from  Beacon  street  to  Howard  street  called 
Tremont  row  in  the  Assessors'  books  of  1849  and  1851;  widened  from 
Boylston  street  on  the  westerly  side  to  land  of  the  B.  &  A.  R.  R., 
making  the  street  about  60  feet  wide,  June  6,  1868;  additional  widen- 
ing on  the  same  side  from  Boylston  street  to  Seaver  place,  Aug.  14, 
1868;  discontinued  on  the  easterly  side  between  Boylston  street  and 
the  southerly  line  of  the  Winthrop  School  lot,  Sept.  15,  1868;  part  in 
Roxbury  laid  out  by  the  Norfolk  County  Commissioners,  April  18, 
1832,  according  to  a  petition  of  H.  A.  S.  Dearborn  et  al.,  for  the  "con- 
struction of  a  new  road  or  public  highway  beginning  near  Hog's 
Bridge  thence  down  the  vale  of  Stony  Brook  to  near  G.  Carleton's 
Morocco  factory  and  thence  to  the  bounds  of  the  city  of  Boston,  to 
a  point  opposite  the  southern  end  of  Tremont  street  in  said  Boston  "; 
on  Sept.  24,  1832,  the  commissioners  examined  the  road  as  above 
described  and  found  the  work  to  have  been  done  satisfactorily  and 
they  therefore  ordered  the  whole  proceedings  to  be  recorded;  the 
foregoing  description  would  make  it  appear  that  this  laying  out 
included  Pynchon  street  (now  a  part  of  Columbus  avenue),  but  sub- 
sequent  records   of   the    commissioners,    particularly   the   fact  that 


464  List  of  Stkeets,  Etc.,  in  Boston. 

Lowell  (afterwards  Pynchon)  street  was  laid  out  by  the  commis- 
sioners in  August,  1833,  show  that  Tremont  street  was  laid  out  only 
as  far  as  Guy  Carleton's  morocco  factory;  this  new  road  named 
Tremont  street,  May  25,  1832;  same  opened  for  travel,  Sept.  10,  1832; 
the  name  of  Washington  street,  from  Pynchon  street  to  the  Brookline 
boundary  line,  changed  to  Tremont  street,  April  21,  1868;  from  Francis 
street  to  the  Brookline  boundary  line  included  in  the  widening  and 
extension  of  Huntington  avenue,  Jan.  5,  1905.  For  plans  between 
Scollay  square  and  Boylston  street  see  L  282,  L  310,  L  753, 
L  1702,  L  2824.  Between  Boylston  street  and  Dover  street:  L  64, 
L  152,  L  184,  L  197,  L  236,  L  270,  L  307,  L  314,  L  315,  L  316, 
L  317,  L  318,  L  370,  L  371,  L  387,  L  391,  L  392,  L  406,  L  407, 
L  544,  L  546,  L  548,  L  590,  L  724,  L  728,  L  769,  L  1764.  Between 
Dover  street  and  Roxbury  line:  Vol.  31,  pp.  2,  7,  59.  L  184,  L  189, 
L  206.  In  Roxbury  District:  Vol.  31,  pp.  7,  59.  L  189,  L  601, 
L  1045,  L  1259,  L  1262,  L  1380,  L  1480,  L  1481,  L  1482,  L  1483,  L  1484, 
L  1485,  L  2024,  L  2096,  L  2142,  L  2213,  L  2445,  L  2504,  L  2768,  L  2824, 
L  3732,  L  3992. 

*Tremont  street,  Chsn.;  from  14  Monument  square  to  126  Chelsea  street; 
name  of  part  from  Lexington  street  to  Concord  street  changed  to 
Monument  square,  Feb.  2,  1860;  laid  out  as  a  public  way  from 
Lexington  street  to  Edgeworth  street,  Sept.  7,  1863;  name  of  Jay 
street  (from  Chelsea  street  to  Edgeworth  street)  changed  to 
Tremont  street,  making  said  street  extend  from  Monument  square  to 
Chelsea  street,  Oct.  29,  1866. 

*Tremont  street,  Bri.;  from  628  Washington  street  at  Oak  square  to 
Newton  line;  laid  out  by  County  Commissioners,  July  25,  1861; 
widened  the  whole  length  to  70  feet,  Oct.  6,  1899.  L  2487,  L  3186, 
L  3187,  L  3188,  L  3616,  L  3617. 

Trent  street,  Dor.,  1899;  from  7  Coleman  street  to  10  Clarkson  street, 
between  Hendry  street  and  Quincy  street;  authority  to  open  given 
by  Street  Commissioners,  Aug.  21,  1899. 

*Trenton  street,  E.  B.;  from  325  Meridian  street  to  227  East  Eagle  street; 
accepted  and  laid  out,  July  19,  1852;  accepted  at  junction  Trenton 
street  and  White  street  and  at  junction  Trenton  street  and  Eagle 
street,  Nov.  1,  1858;  named  in  honor  of  the  Battle  of  Trenton.     L  106. 

*Trenton  street,  Chsn.;  from  15  Bartlett  street  to  170  Bunker  Hill  street; 
laid  out  and  accepted,  Dec.  14,  1859;  named  in  honor  of  the  Battle  of 
Trenton. 

Trescott  place.  Dor.;  from  43  Harvard  street,  northwest,  then  north; 
shown  on  a  plan  by  F.  A.  Foster,  dated  April  2,  1898  (Suffolk  Deeds, 
Lib.  2667,  fol.  152),  as  a  part  of  Trescott  street;  the  sign  on  the 
ground  and  the  directories  do  not  recognize  this  as  Trescott  street. 

Trescott  street.  Dor.,  1898;  from  Harvard  street,  between  Waterlow 
street  and  Harvard  avenue,  northwest,  over  Trescott  place,  to  Faxon 
street;  shown  on  plan  by  F.  A.  Foster,  dated  April  2,  1898  (Suffolk 
Deeds,  Lib.  2667,  fol.  152);  the  plan  here  referred  to  seems  to  be  the 
only  authority  for  changing  the  name  of  Trescott  place  to  Trescott 
street;  the  signs  on  the  ground  and  the  directories  call  the  way 
Trescott  place. 

Trescott  street,  Dor.,  1894;  from  45  Pleasant  street  to  60  Bakersfield 
street;  authority  to  open  under  name  of  A  street  given  by  Street 
Commissioners,  May  4,  1892;  named  Trescott  street,  1894. 

*Trinity  place,  B.,  1876;  from  Huntington  avenue  to  Stanhope  street; 
from  Huntington  avenue  to  St.  James  avenue  laid  out,  Nov.  24,  1876; 
laid  out  from  St.  James  avenue  to  Stuart  street,  Dec.  5,  1898;  laid 
out  from  Stuart  street  to  Stanhope  street,  June  8,  1900;  formerly 
called  St.  James  Park.     L  1192,  L  3019,  L  3301,  L  3316,  L  3536. 


List  of  Steeets,  Etc.,  in  Boston.  465 

Trinity  triangle,  B.;  area  bounded  by  Huntington  avenue,  Trinity 
place  and  St.  James  avenue  sometimes  so  called;  included  in  Copley 
square,  April  21,  1885. 

Trowbridge  court,  Dor.;  from  Faulkner  street  to  Shawmut  branch 
railroad,  near  Field's  Corner  station;  called  Faulkner  circle,  1898, 
and  now  so  known. 

*Troy  street,  B.,  1845;  from  360  Harrison  avenue  to  257  Albany  street, 
laid  out  and  widened,  June  20,  1871.     L  625,  L  697,  L  2287. 

*Trull  street,  Dor.;  from  83  Hancock  street  to  22  Bellevue  street;  laid 
out,  Dec.  10,  1875.     L  1114. 

*TrumbuIl  street,  B.;  from  39  Newland  street  to  28  Ivanhoe  street;  laid 
out,  Nov.  9,  1870.     L  540,  L  581. 

Trumbull  street,  E.  B.;  from  end  of  Reynolds  street  to  end  of  Milton 
street. 

Truro  street,  B.,  1881;  from  21  Yarmouth  street  to  10  Harwich  street; 
laid  out,  Oct.  21,  1882.     L  1658,  L  3973. 

Tucker  place,  B.,  1859;  from  52  Joy  street,  west. 

Tucker  street,  B.,  1797;  from  Leverett  street  to  Gouch  lane  (now  Nor- 
man street),  and  so  shown  on  Carleton's  map,  1800;  from  Leverett 
street,  east,  called  New  Prince  street  previous  to  1788;  from  Leverett 
street,  east,  called  Cross  street,  1802;  same  called  Leverett  place  or 
alley,  1812;  from  what  is  now  Staniford  street,  to  Norman  street, 
shown  abandoned  on  Hales's  map,  1814;  on  Hales's  map,  1819,  as 
Leverett  place  from  Leverett  street  to  Prospect  (now  Staniford) 
street;  named  Lyman  place,  April  14,  1834;  named  a  part  of  Lyman 
street,  July  23,  1856. 

Tucker  street.  Dor.,  1873;  from  39  Lauriat  avenue  to  2  Callender  street 

Tuckerman  street,  B.,  1831;  from  Dover  street,  north;  named  Parkman 
street,  1846;  Albion  street,  1849. 

Tuckerman  street.  So.  B.;  from  327  Dorchester  street  to  19  Middle 
street;  from  Middle  street  to  bend  called  Cross  street  in  1807;  entire 
street,  from  Dorchester  street  to  Middle  street,  called  Short  street  in 
1840;  portion  from  Dorchester  street,  northwest,  called  Tuckerman 
street  in  1857;  remaining  portion  called  Tuckerman  street  in  1900. 

Tucker's  corner,  B.,  1800;  corner  of  Leverett  street  and  Green  lane 
(now  Green  street). 

fTudor  street.  So.  B.;  from  11  B  street  to  185  Dorchester  street;  accepted 
and  dedicated  as  a  public  highway  between  E  street  and  F  street, 
Sept.  8,  1864;  laid  out  between  C  street  and  D  street,  Sept.  5,  1870, 
laid  out  between  D  street  and  E  street,  Nov.  15,  1873;  laid  out 
between  F  street  and  Dorchester  street,  Aug.  5,  1892.  L  557,  L  1488, 
L  2421. 

Tudor's  building,  B.,  1817;  on  the  southeast  corner  of  Court  street  and 
Court  square;  site  now  part  of  Young's  Hotel. 

Tufts  court,  Chsn.;  from  55  Tufts  street  to  30  Corey  street;  named  Tufts- 
street  place,  July  21,  1869;  called  also  Tufts-street  avenue  on  atlas, 
1885  and  1892;  called  Tufts-street  avenue  in  1906,  and  since. 

*Tufts  street,  B.,  1855;  from  99  South  street  to  138  Kingston  street; 
South-street  place  laid  out,  Oct.  23,  1855,  and  name  changed  to  Tufts 
street,  Dec.  18,  1855;  laid  out  from  Lincoln  street  to  Kingston  street, 
Sept.  28,  1889.     L  1900,  L  2170. 


466  List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston. 

*Tufts  street,  Chsn.;  from  43  Bunker  Hill  street  to  104  Medford  street; 
accepted  from  Bunker  Hill  street  to  Benjamin  Adams's  line,  March  24, 
1834;  continued  to  Lexington  street,  March  6,  1849;  opened  and 
graded  from  Tufts  street  to  Lexington  street  (part  last  laid  out),  June 
6,  1850;  part  leading  from  and  at  right  angles  with  Lexington  street 
named  Princeton  street,  Oct.  6,  1851;  laid  out  and  accepted  from 
Princeton  street  to  Medford  street,  Sept.  15,  1856. 

Tufts=street  avenue,  Chsn.;  from  55  Tufts  street  to  30  Corey  street; 
same  named  Tufts-street  place,  July  21,  1869;  called  also  Tufts  court, 
but  Tuft-street  avenue  on  atlas,  1885  and  1892,  and  now  so  known. 

Tufts=street  court,  Chsn.;  south  from  7  Tufts-street  avenue. 

Tufts=street  place,  Chsn.;  from  55  Tufts  street  to  30  Corey  street; 
named,  July  21,  1869;  called  Tufts  court  by  directories  and  Tufts- 
street  avenue  by  atlas,  1885  and  1892;  called  Tufts-street  avenue  in 
1906  and  since. 

*TupeIo  street,  Rox.;  from  29  Savin  street  to  16  Quincy  street;  laid  out, 
Nov.  23,  1881.     L  1571. 

Turnagaine  alley,  B.,  1708;  the  alley  leading  from  the  Common,  east, 
on  the  north  side  of  Madam  Usher's  house;  named  Turnagaine  alley 
by  the  town.  May  3,  1708;  name  changed  to  Temple  place,  1830. 

Turner  street,  B.;  George  street,  now  Hancock  street,  so  called  at  one 
time. 

*Turner  street,  Rox.;  from  Haviland  street  to  Astor  street;  laid  out, 
including  a  part  of  Francis  street,  Nov.  16,  1894;  name  changed  to 
Bickerstaff  street,  March  1,  1904.  L  2657,  L  2658,  L  3670,  L  3671, 
L  3672, L  3673. 

*Turnpike  street.  So.  B.,  1804;  from  First  (now  West  First)  street  to 
the  Dorchester  line;  filled  up  and  built  from  termination  of  South 
Boston  turnpike  (now  Dorchester  avenue)  at  Broadway  to  "  new 
bridge  "  (later  Federal  street,  now  Dorchester  avenue  bridge)  at 
First  (now  West  First)  street,  Oct.  21,  1828;  accepted  between  Dor- 
chester line  and  Fourth  (now  West  Fourth)  street,  Sept.  27,  1852; 
name  changed  to  Dorchester  avenue,  March  27,  1854. 

Turnpike  street,  Chsn.;  from  Henley  street  to  Chelsea  bridge;  shown  on 
plan  of  Charlestown  by  Peter  Tufts,  Jr.,  dated  1818;  for  description 
see  Salem  turnpike. 

Turpin  court.  Dor.;  from  East  Cottage  (formerly  Cottage)  street; 
between  Sumner  street  and  Pleasant  street,  southwesterly;  called 
Davis  place  on  chart,  1884;  now  Cottage  side,  from  East  Cottage 
street  to  Willis  street. 

Turtle  pond  road,  W.  Rox.,  1899;  from  Washington  street,  near  Rock- 
land street,  southwest  and  south,  through  center  of  Stony  Brook 
Reservation  to  the  Hyde  Park  boundary  line;  with  a  branch  from 
Washington  street,  opposite  La  Grange  street,  to  the  first  named 
part. 

Tuttle  avenue.  Dor.;  from  Savin  Hill  avenue  to  Hartland  street; 
laid  out  as  Tuttle  street,  Nov.  16,  1891.     L  2364. 

*Tuttle  street.  Dor.,  1891;  from  94  Savin  Hill  avenue  to  15  Hartland 
street;  Tuttle  avenue  laid  out  as  Tuttle  street,  Nov.  16, 1891.    L  2364. 

Twelfth  street,  Rox.;  from  St.  Botolph  street  to  B.  &  P.  (now  N.  Y., 
N.  H.  &  H.)  R.  R. 

Twigg  place,  Bri.,  1908;  from  74  Lincoln  street. 


List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston.  467 

Twin  hills,  So.  B.,  1710;  the  two  hills  lying  between  the  present 
location  of  Old  Harbor  street  and  H  street;  the  westerly  hill  com- 
prised what  was  known  as  Strawberry  hill  and  Signal-tree  hill;  the 
hill  is  now  known  as  Telegraph  hill;  the  easterly  hill  being  called 
Middle  hill,  1710;  sometimes  called  Bird  -hill;  these  two  hills  were 
known  in  1776  as  Dorchester  Heights,  and  were  fortified  by  the 
American  troops  in  1776  and  also  in  1812. 

Twombly  place,  Rox.;  from  701  Parker  street. 

Tyler  court,  B.,  1844;  from  Harrison  avenue,  opposite  Pine  street; 
closed. 

Tyler  place,  B.,  1842;  from  30  Tyler  street,  near  Kneeland  street, 
easterly. 

*Tyler  street,  B.,  1841;  from  55  Beach  street  to  Curve  street;  from  Beach 
street,  south,  called  Buffalo  street,  1839;  extended  to  Curve  street 
and  named  Tyler  street,  1841;  accepted  from  Beach  street  to  Knee- 
land  street,  Oct.  5,  1846,  also,  Oct.  18,  1847  (the  two  orders  of  laying 
out  have  the  same  wording);  accepted  from  Harvard  street  to  Oak 
street,  July  10,  1848;  accepted  from  Harvard  street 'to  Kneeland 
street,  and  also  from  Oak  street  to  Curve  street,  Jan.  5,  1856.  L  1533, 
L  4036. 

Tyler's  corner,  B.,  1732;  corner  of  Ann  (now  North)  street  and  Swing 
bridge  lane  (now  Merchants  row)  so  called  in  the  Vade  Mecum, 
1732. 

Tyng's  alley,  B.,  1712;  from  Cornhill  (now  Washington  street)  into 
Brattle  street;  named.  May  12,  1712. 

Tyso  park,  Rox.;  from  Dennis  street,  southeast,  nearly  opposite  Staf- 
ford street;  shown  in  Bromley's  atlas,  1890;  now  called  Woodville 
park. 

Tyson  street.  Dor.;  from  177  Boston  street,  opposite  Harvest  street, 
north v/esterly;  shown  on  atlas,  1884. 

Ufford  street.  Dor.,  1901;  from  12  Dyer  street,  northwest;  named  for 
the  Ufford  family  who  owned  property  on  the  way. 

fUlmer  street,  Rox.;  from  52  Minden  street,  south,  then  west,  to  Walden 
street,  nearly  opposite  Round  Hill  street;  a  portion  of  Heath  place 
from  Minden  street  to  Arklow  street  named  Ulmer  street,  March  1, 
1882;  authority  to  open  from  Arklow  street  to  Centre  street  given 
by  the  Street  Commissioners,  Oct.  11,  1900;  authority  to  open 
from  Arklow  street,  south,  then  west,  to  Walden  street  (a  relocation 
of  the  portion  approved  Oct.  11,  1900)  given  by  Street  Commissioners, 
June  11,  1903;  authority  to  open  from  Arklow  street,  south,  to  Centre 
street  (a  relocation  of  the  portion  approved  June  11,  1903)  given  by 
the  Street  Commissioners,  April  27,  1904.     L  1117. 

*Union  avenue.  Dor.,  1869;  from  Bowdoin  street  to  Geneva  avenue; 
laid  out  from  Bowdoin  street  to  Green  street  (now  Geneva  avenue), 
being  called  on  Moseley's  plan  Smith  avenue,  Bowdoin  avenue  and 
Love  lane  avenue;  accepted  as  Union  street,  April  5,  1852;  called 
Union  avenue  throughout,  Dec.  28,  1869;  part  between  Geneva 
avenue  and  Rosseter  street  named  Olney  street,  March  1,  1888;  part 
between  Olney  street  and  Bullard  street  named  Rosseter  street, 
March  1,  1889;  part  between  Bowdoin  avenue  (now  Rosseter  street) 
and  Bowdoin  street,  being  a  continuation  of  Bullard  street,  named 
Bullard  street,  March  1,  1889.     L  1650,  L  1651,  L  1652,  L  2020. 

Union  avenue,  W.  Rox.,  1873;  from  Walter  street,  near  and  northeast 
of  South  street;  shown  on  plan  by  T.  B.  Moses,  dated  May  17,  1873 
(Assessors'  plans.  Vol.  10);  now  included  in  Hewlett  street. 


468  List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston. 

Union  avenue,  W.  Rox.;  from  Green  street  at  Jamaica  Plain  station  to 
Starr  (now  Everett)  street,  1874;  made  part  of  Call  street,  Dec.  4, 
1877. 

fUnion  avenue,  W.  Rox.;  from  3429  Washington  street,  northwest, 
then  northeast,  to  187  Green  street;  same  in  1874;  part  of  from  Green 
street  parallel  with  Washington  street  laid  out,  Aug.  13, 1877.     L  1257. 

Union  court,  E.  B.;  from  204  Everett  street  to  343  Maverick  street, 
near  B.,  R.  B.  &  L.  R.  R. 

Union  court,  Chsn.;  from  110  Main  street,  westerly,  near  and  south  of 
Union  street;  same  in  1875. 

*Union  park,  B.,  1851;  from  317  Shawmut  avenue  to  18  Montgomery- 
street;  from  Shawmut  avenue  to  Tremont  street  called  Weston 
street  or  square,  1826;  named  Union  park,  May  19,  1851;  new  street 
from  Washington  street  to  Shawmut  avenue  in  continuation  of  Union 
park,  opened  May  3,  1852,  and  named  Union  park.  May  24,  1852; 
accepted  and  laid  out  as  a  public  highway,  Oct.  17,  1855;  portion 
from  Washington  street  to  Shawmut  avenue  named  Union  Park 
street,  April  23,  1856;  laid  out  by  Boston  Water  Power  Company, 
west  of  Tremont  street  to  street  marked  K  (now  Montgomery  street) ; 
same  part  accepted,  Sept.  2,  1861.     Vol.  31,  pp.  2,  7,  33,     L  84. 

Union  park  passageway,  B.,  1857;  from  Shawmut  avenue  to  Tremont 
street,  between  Union  park  and  Upton  street;  laid  out  20  feet  wide 
and  extended  to  Shawmut  avenue  and  Tremont  street,  April  21, 
1857;  approved  and  dedicated  as  a  public  way,  Jan.  19,  1858,  but 
City  Solicitor  ruled  (1879)  that  the  action  was  illegal,  there  having 
been  no  order  of  notice;  laid  out  as  Public  Alley  No.  701,  Feb.  17, 
1899.     L  3083. 

*Union  Park  street,  B.,  1856;  from  314  Shawmut  avenue  to  473  Albany 
street;  portion  of  Union  park  from  Washington  street  to  Shawmut 
avenue  named  Union  Park  street,  April  23,  1856;  since  1853  this 
part  of  the  street  was  not  considered  by  the  committee  on  streets 
and  paving  as  being  in  their  charge;  on  Dec.  7,  1857,  the  street  was 
accepted  and  placed  in  charge  of  the  Board  of  Aldermen;  Blake's 
court,  from  Washington  street  to  Harrison  avenue,  dedicated  as 
a  public  highway  and  named  Union  Park  street,  Oct.  16,  1860; 
extended,  with  Waltham  street,  from  Harrison  avenue  to  Albany 
street,  Aug.  8,  1862.     L  180,  L  181,  L  185,  L  260,  L  2520. 

Union  place,  B.;  from  33  Wall  street,  west,  between  Causeway  street 
and  Cotting  street;  same  in  1859. 

Union  place,  E.  B.;  from  117  Porter  street,  near  Chelsea  street,  south- 
west, then  northwest. 

Union  place,  E.  B.;  from  305  Princeton  street,  near  Shelby  street, 
southerly. 

*Union  square,  Bri.;  junction  of  North  Beacon  street,  Cambridge  street 
and  Brighton  avenue;  same  in  1875. 

Union  or  North  station,  B.,  1894;  on  the  northerly  side  of  Causeway 
street,  extending  from  Haverhill  street  to  Nashua  street;  the  terminal 
station  of  the  B.  &  M.  R.  R.  in  Boston;  built  on  territory  reclaimed 
from  tide-water  and  formerly  occupied  by  the  B.  &  L.  R.  R.,  the 
E.  R.  R.  and  location  and  tracks  of  original  B.  &  M.  R.  R.  Work  on 
station  begun  about  Oct.  1, 1892;  completed  about  Jan.  1,  1894;  trains 
of  Eastern  Division  began  running  into  new  station  Nov.  19,  1893; 
trains  of  Western  Division  began  running  into  new  station  Jan.  1, 
1894;  trains  of  Fitchburg  Division  began  running  into  new  station 
June  17,  1894;  trains  of  Southern  Division  (B.  &  L.  R.  R.)  remained 
in  the  building  while  changes  were  in  progress.     See  E  558,  CC  481.' 


List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston.  469 

*Union  street,  B.,  1828;  from  Dock  square  to  Haymarket  square;  the 
way  leading  from  Piatt's  corner,  northwest,  crossing  Hanover  street 
to  the  Mill-pond,  1708;  from  the  conduit  at  Dock  head  to  the  Mill- 
pond,  1732;  previous  to  1708,  and  until  1828,  part  from  Hanover 
street  to  the  Mill-pond  called  also  Green  Dragon  lane;  widened  and 
named  Union  street,  1828;  small  portion  discontinued  between 
Hanover  street  and  North  Federal  court,  July  20,  1857;  portion 
near  estate  of  "Mary  Homer's  heirs"  discontinued,  Dec.  16,  1857. 
Vol.  31,  page  44.     L  5,  L  63,  L  89. 

*Union  street,  Rox.,  1819;  "  the  Way  now  called  Union  street  from  the 
new  lane  [now  Warren  street]  near  Roxbury  [now  Washington] 
street  as  far  as  street  is  open,  with  passageway  to  Sumner  [now 
Palmer]  street,"  accepted,  March  1,  1819;  named  Union  street  from 
Warren  street  to  Sumner  (now  Palmer)  street,  May  9,  1825;  name 
changed  to  Taber  street,  April  21,  1868. 

Union  street,  Dor.;  from  372  Freeport  street,  northeast,  to  22  Pleasant 
street  (Commercial  Point). 

*Union  street,  Dor.  1852;  from  Bowdoin  street  to  Green  (now  Geneva 
avenue  and  Olney)  street;  shown  on  Moseley's  plan  of  1836  as  Smith 
avenue,  Bowdoin  avenue  and  Love  lane  avenue;  accepted  as  Union 
street,  April  5,  1852;  called  Union  avenue  throughout,  Dec.  28, 
1869. 

*Union  street,  Chsn.;  from  116  Main  street  to  43  Lynde  street;  from 
Main  street  to  Washington  street  accepted,  Sept.  16,  1813;  laid  out 
from  Washington  street  to  Lynde  street,  Sept.  17,  1896.     L  2789. 

*Union  street,  Bri.;  from  164  Washington  street  to  58  Chestnut  Hill 
avenue;  laid  out  from  Rockland  street  (now  Chestnut  Hill  avenue) 
to  end  of  Shepard  street  by  the  Selectmen,  March  30,  1857;  accepted 
by  the  town,  April  13,  1857;  widened  and  extended  from  Rockland 
street  to  Howard  place,  July  18,  1872;  the  portion  of  Howard  place 
laid  out  by  the  town,  July  18,  1872,  called  Union  street  in  Assessors' 
books  of  1874,  and  since,  and  so  shown  on  atlases  and  plans;  the 
name  Union  street  for  this  portion  never  officially  given. 

Union  terrace,  W.  Rox.;  from  119  Morton  street  to  Forest  Hills  ave- 
nue, near  entrance  to  Forest  Hills  Cemetery;  same  in  1874;  part  shown 
as  Gary  street  on  recent  atlases. 

Union  wharf,  B.;  from  325  Commercial  street,  east,  opposite  foot  of 
North  street;  same  on  Hales's  plan  of  Boston,  1814. 

Unity  court,  B.;  from  7  Unity  street,  northwest,  then  northeast;  same 
in  1830. 

*Unity  street,  B.;  from  26  Charter  street  to  41  Tileston  street;  called 
Elias  or  EUits  street,  1733  to  1795;  called  also  Clough  street  in  1756 
(Suffolk  Deeds,  Lib.  89,  fol.  148);  called  Unity  street,  from  Charter 
street  to  Love  lane  (now  Tileston  street),  1795;  confirmed  as  a  pubhc 
street,  June  9,  1834. 

Unity  terrace,  B.,  1905;  from  16  Unity  street;  named  by  owner,  April, 
1905. 

University  road,  Bri.;  from  Western  avenue  through  Charles  River 
Reservation  to  North  Harvard  street;  now  Soldiers'  Field  road. 

fUpham  avenue.  Dor.;  from  12  Hancock  street  to  beyond  Gushing 
avenue,  formerly  from  Hancock  street,  easterly,  then  northerly,  then 
northwesterly,  to  Hancock  street  again;  called  Upham  street  on 
recent  atlases;  Thacher  avenue  laid  out  as  Gushing  avenue  and 
extended  in  part  over  northerly  part  of  Upham  avenue  to  Hancock 
street,  Oct.  28,  1881;  laid  out  from  Hancock  street  to  the  easterly 
fine  of  Gushing  avenue,  Dec.  21,  1908.     L  1564,  L  4113. 


470  List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston. 

Upham  street,  Dor.;  see  Upham  avenue. 

Upham  street,  So.  B.  (proposed);  from  Richardson  avenue  to  the 
N.  Y.,  N.  H.  &  H.  R.  R.;  formerly  from  Richardson  avenue  to 
Dorchester  avenue;  opposite  Rawson  street;  portion  between  the 
railroad  and  Dorchester  avenue  abandoned. 

Upham's  corner,  Dor.;  junction  of  Columbia  road,  Stoughton  and 
Dudley  streets;  named  Columbia  square,  Aug.  16,  1899. 

Upham's  court.  Dor.;  from  637  Colmnbia  road,  east,  opposite  Hamlet 
street;  same  in  1874. 

Upland  avenue.  Dor.,  1891;  from  98  Melville  avenue  to  260  Park  street; 
authority  to  open  given  by  Street  Commissioners,  Oct.  1,  1891. 

Upland  place,  Rox.,  1850;  from  Norfolk  avenue,  northeasterly,  parallel 
with  Magazine  street,  about  315  feet;  shown  on  plan  dated  Jan.  16, 
1850,  and  recorded  in  Suffolk  Deeds,  Lib.  197,  end;  shown  as  Upland 
street  in  Bromley's  atlas  of  1884;  Proctor  street  laid  out  over  the 
northwest  half  of  Upland  place,  July  17,  1886;  the  remaining  portion 
abandoned. 

Upland  road,  Bri.,  1908;  from  Brooks  street  about  184  feet  northerly 
from  Faneuil  street,  west,  to  Dunboy  street,  near  Jackson  square; 
shown  on  plan  dated  Oct.  20,  1908  (filed  in  Land  Court). 

Upper  road,  Dor.;  from  the  boundary  line  between  Boston  and  Roxbury, 
through  what  is  now  known  as  Washington  and  Warren  streets, 
and  Washington  street  in  Dorchester,  to  Milton  bridge  formerly 
called  the  Upper  road;  shown  on  "  Plan  of  Roads  from  Boston  to 
Milton  and  Quincy,  through  Roxbury  and  Dorchester,  1802  "  (Massa- 
chusetts State  Archives,  Maps  and  Plans,  Vol.  54,  p.  21). 

Upton  court  or  street,  Bri.;  from  108  Western  avenue,  southeasterly, 
near  Charles  river;  same  in  1875;  also  called  Upton's  lane;  Upton 
court  in  1906,  and  since. 

*Upton  street,  B.,  1857;  from  333  Shawmut  avenue  to  590  Tremont 
street;  called  Chelsea  street,  1826;  named  Upton  street,  April  21, 
1857.     Vol.  31,  p.  7.     L  294. 

Usher's  lane,  B.;  mentioned  in  Drake's  History  of  Boston  as  a  way 
existing  in  1677;  probably  Short  street  or  Blind  lane. 

Utica  place,  B.;  from  44  Utica  street,  easterly,  between  Kneeland  street 
and  Beach  street;  same  in  1842. 

fUtica  street,  B.,  1840;  from  12  Tufts  street  to  Harvard  street;  from 
Beach  street,  near  Lincoln  street,  1840;  extended  to  Harvard  street, 
1843;  from  Kneeland  street  to  Harvard  street  accepted,  Sept.  28, 
1846;  extended  north  to  South-street  place  (now  Tufts  street),  1849; 
from  Beach  street  to  Kneeland  street  accepted.  May  8,  1857;  laid 
out  from  Beach  street  to  Kneeland  street,  Sept.  29,  1884.     L  1823. 

Vale  court,  Rox.;  from  38  Vale  street. 

Vale  place,  Rox.;  part  of  Vale  street,  from  Marcella  street  to  end  of 
Thornton  street,  so  called  on  chart,  1873;  now  part  of  Thornton 
street. 

Vale  street,  W.  Rox.;  from  502  La  Grange  street,  southwest,  between 
Pleasant  street  and  Mt.  Vernon  street. 

*Vale  street.  So.  B.;  from  282  Dorchester  street  to  1280  Columbia  road; 
formerly  from  Dorchester  street  crossing  Mercer  street  with  proposed 
extension  to  "  Old  Harbor  ";  laid  out  from  Dorchester  street  to  Old 
Harbor  street  extended,  Nov.  17,  1868;  portion  of  Vale  street,  from 
Columbia  road  to  Old  Harbor  street  extended,  taken  by  City  of 
Boston  for  park  purposes,  Aug.  7,  1901.     L  238,  L  3100. 


List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston.  471 

*Vale  street,  Rox.;  from  183  Thornton  street  to  47  Marcella  street;  by 
chart,  1873,  from  Marcella  street,  generally  southeasterly,  then  south- 
westerly, to  Marcella  street,  the  last  part  called  Vale  place;  Thornton 
street  extended  to  Marcella  street  through  part  of  Vale  street,  Oct. 
25,  1873;  Vale  street  laid  out  from  Marcella  street  to  Thornton  street, 
Nov.  26,  1875.     L  906,  L  1098. 

*Valentlne  street,  Rox.,  1875;  from  2789  Washington  street  to  32  Fulda 
street;  part  of  Thornton  street  from  Washington  street,  west,  to 
Thornton  street  as  laid  out,  Oct.  25,  1873,  named  Valentine  street, 
Oct.  19,  1875;  portion  of  discontinued,  Aug.  9,  1876;  laid  out  from 
Thornton  street  to  Fulda  street,  June  23,  1890.     L  905,  L  2235. 

Valley  acre,  B.;  east,  from  Beacon  hill,  between  the  present  Bowdoin 
street  and  Somerset  street,  1777. 

t Vancouver  street,  Rox.;  from  145  Ward  street  to  404  Ruggles  street; 
laid  out  from  Huntington  avenue  to  Ruggles  street,  May  20,  1896. 
L  2767,  L  3546. 

Vandyke  street,  Rox.;  from  691  Huntington  avenue,  northwest,  between 
Longwood  avenue  and  Francis  street. 

Vandyke  street,  E.  B.;  from  112  Addison  street  to  Trumbull  street. 

Vane  street,  W.  Rox.,  1896;  from  Case  street,  opposite  Dane  street, 
west,  to  Orchard  street;  formerly  from  Holbrook  street,  west,  to 
Orchard  street;  shown  on  plan  in  City  Engineer's  office,  dated  1896; 
authority  to  open  portion  between  Holbrook  street  and  Case  street 
under  name  of  Dane  street  given  by  the  Street  Commissioners,  July 
10,  1905;  in  Bromley's  atlas,  1905;  the  remaining  portion  of  Vane 
street  is  also  called  Dane  street. 

Van  Ness  terrace,  Rox.;  from  No.  242  to  248  Warren  street,  at  corner 
of  Dunreath  street;  brick  block  so  called. 

Van  Rensselaer  place,  B.,  1852;  from  215  Tremont  street,  west,  between 
Boylston  street  and  Eliot  street;  called  Foster  court,  1826;  Foster 
place  or  South  Foster  place,  1831;  Van  Rensselaer  place,  1852. 

fVan  Winkle  street,  Dor.;  from  2012  Dorchester  avenue  to  Shawmut 
branch  railroad,  and  from  Shawmut  branch  railroad  to  41  Carruth 
street;  laid  out  from  Carruth  street  to  Randolph  terrace  (now  Bush- 
nell  street),  June  1,  1897;  laid  out  from  Dorchester  avenue  to  Shaw- 
mut branch  railroad,  Aug.  2,  1898.     L  2910,  L  3524. 

Varick  road,  W.  Rox.,  1903;  from  435  Baker  street,  at  its  junction 
with  Cheswick  road,  northeast,  to  172  Sanborn  avenue;  shown  on 
plan  dated  August,  1903.     Suffolk  Deeds,  Lib.  3109,  fol.  419. 

*Varney  street,  W.  Rox.,  1894;  from  19  Wenham  street  to  89  Wachusett 
street;  Yale  street  laid  out  as  Varney  street,  June  9,  1894.     L  2599. 

Vaughan  avenue,  "(^Dor.;  from  152  Geneva  avenue,  easterly,  between 
Vaughn  court,        J      Columbia    road    and    N.    E.    R.    R.;  shown    on 

Bromley's  atlas  of  1898  .as  Vaughn  court;  Vaughan  avenue  in  1906 , 

and  now  so  known. 

Vaughan  street.  Dor.;  from  828  Blue  Hill  avenue  to  223  Harvard  street. 

Venice  street,  E.  B.  (proposed);  from  274  Maverick  street  to  proposed 
part  of  Putnam  street. 

Vera  street.  Dor.,  1891;  from  515  Freeport  street  to  Volga  street. 

Veriens  alley,  B.,  1803;  from  52  Cross  street,  north;  referred  to  but 
not  named  in  1668;  closed  in  1865. 

Vermont  avenue,  W.  Rox.;  from  Corey  street,  with  proposed  exten- 
sion to  Mt.  Vernon  street;  laid  out  as  Vermont  street,  Sept.  30,  1895. 
L  2737. 


472  List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston. 

*  Vermont  street,  W.  Rox.,  1895;  from  244  Corey  street  to  449  Baker 

street;  formerly  from  Corey  street  to  Mt.  Vernon  street;  Vermont 
avenue  laid  out  with  name  of  Vermont  street  and  extended  to  Mt. 
Vernon  street,  Sept.  30,  1895;  the  name  of  Mt.  Vernon  street  from 
Baker  street  to  the  angle  changed  to  Vermont  street,  March  1,  1901. 
L  2737. 

Vernon  court,  Rox.;  from  94  Vernon  street,  southerly,  between  Kent 
street  and  Vernon  place. 

Vernon  place,  B.;  from  21  Charter  street,"  east,  nearly  opposite  Unity 
street;  same  in  1825. 

Vernon  place,  Rox.;  from  98  Vernon  street,  southerly,  opposite  Haskins 
street. 

Vernon  place,  Bri.;  from  Vernon  (now  Raymond)  street,  northeasterly; 
part  of  Everett  square,  1890;  part  included  in  laying  out  of  West- 
ford  street.  May  18,  1891. 

Vernon  street,  B.,  1828;  from  Leverett  street,  1825;  laid  out  and 
named,  March  15,  1828;  name  changed  to  Willard  street,  April  21, 
1868. 

*  Vernon    street,    Rox.,    1842;  from    2285   Washington   street   to    1210 

Tremont  street;  from  Washington  street  to  the  watering  place  laid 
out,  Jan.  19,  1662;  Norfolk  street  accepted,  extended  to  Washington 
street  over  a  part  of  Williams  street  and  name  changed  to  Vernon 
street.  May  16,  1842;  from  Washington  street  to  Cabot  street,  1849; 
extended  from  Cabot  street  to  and  through  Factory  street  to  Tremont 
street,  May  7,  1869.     L  440,  L  528,  L  2175. 

Vernon  street,  Bri.;  from  Franklin  street  to  Everett  street;  laid  out 
by  the  Selectmen,  Dec.  16,  1873,  but  laying  out  not  confirmed  by 
the  town;  laid  out  as  Raymond  street,  July  29,  1884.     L  1796. 

Verona  street,  W.  Rox.,  1905;  from  205  Bellevue  street,  southwest, 
to  Linnett  street;  shown  on  plan  by  the  C.  H.  W.  Wood  Company, 
dated  1905;  name  changed  to  Wilfert  street,  1907. 

Verona  street,  W.  Rox.,  1906;  from  64  Child  street  to  Carolina  avenue; 
authority  to  open  given  by  Street  Commissioners,  Jan.  12,  1906. 

Verrill  street,  Dor.,  1900;  from -813  Morton  street  to  76  Woolson  street; 
about  in  location  of  street  formerly  called  Sutton  street. 

*Vicksburg  street,  So.  B.;  from  479  East  First  street  to  570  East  Second 
street,  near  I  street;  laid  out,  Sept.  25,  1902.     L  3497,  L  3783. 

♦Victor  street,  Dor.,  1894;  from  87  Brook  avenue  to  19  Dean  street; 
Granville  place  laid  out  as  Victor  street,  July  26,  1894.     L  2672. 

♦Victoria  street,  Dor.;  from  1029  Dorchester  avenue  to  40  Pleasant 
street;  laid  out  from  Dorchester  avenue,  northwesterly,  towards 
Pleasant  street,  Jan.  14,  1884;  extended  to  Pleasant  street.  May  21, 
1886.     L  1753,  L  1906. 

Victoria  street,  Bri.,  1901;  from  50  Brighton  avenue,  near  Chester 
street,  to  1179  Commonwealth  avenue. 

Vila  street,  Rox.;  from  310  Longwood  avenue,  southwest,  to  unnamed 
street  bordering  on  land  of  House  of  the  Good  Shepherd. 

Village  place,  B.,  1833;  from  West  Castle  (now  Castle)  street  to  West 
Orange  street,  opposite  Village  street;  now  built  over.     L  546. 

♦Village  street,  B.;  from  32  Dover  street  to  134  Castle  street;  from 
Dover  street,  north,  1831;  extended  to  Castle  street  and  accepted, 
Nov.  20,  1855.     L  54,  L  544,  L  546,  L  724,  L  838,  L  3973. 

Vinal  place,  B.;  from  Harrison  avenue  near  and  south  of  Pine  street, 
1859;  included  in  laying  out  of  Broadway,  July  3,  1880.     L  1466. 


List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston.  473 

Vincent  court,  B.;  from  Harvard  street,  south,  1855;  built  over. 

Vincent  lane,  B.;  from  Marlboro'  (now  Washington)  street  to  Bishop's 
alley  (now  Hawley  street),  1777;  deeds  of  land  to  enlarge  given 
town  provided  street  be  called  Franklin  street,  March  27,  1797; 
named  Franklin  street,  1798. 

Vine  avenue,  Rox.;  from  31  Vine  street,  southeasterly,  near  Mt.  Pleas- 
ant avenue. 

Vine  Rock  bridge,  Dedham;  a  bridge  formerly  across  Charles  river  at 
a  point  about  1,000  feet  down  stream  from  the  present  Spring-street 
bridge  connecting  the  ends  of  an  old  way  (now  discontinued); 
portion  of  this  old  way  lying  on  the  east  side  of  the  river  included 
in  territory  annexed  to  West  Roxbury  from  Dedham,  July  4,  1853, 
and  is  now  within  the  grounds  of  the  Parental  School  for  Boys. 
This  bridge  is  referred  to  in  deed  as  Vine  Rock  bridge  as  early  as 
Sept.  21,  1764  (Suffolk  Deeds,  Lib.  129,  fol.  120);  on  Dec.  29,  1825, 
the  General  Court  was  petitioned  to  lay  out  a  new  road  from  land 
of  Giles  Richards  in  Dedham  to  Spring  street  in  Roxbury,  near 
Vine  Rock  so  called;  decree  allowing  petition  filed  Jan.  11,  1826 
(Norfolk  County  Commissioners'  Record,  Vol.  1,  p.  413,  Vol.  2, 
p.  9);  for  plan  of  new  road  see  Plan  of  Highways,  1767-1840,  in  Vol. 
1,  p.  18,  office  of  Clerk  of  Courts  for  Norfolk  County;  subsequent 
to  the  building  of  this  new  way,  the  old  way  fell  into  disuse  and  the 
bridge  was  abandoned;  there  are,  however,  still  traces  on  the  bank 
of  the  river,  of  its  former  existence;  the  present  Spring-street  bridge 
was  later  called  New  Vine  Rock  bridge;  at  the  present  time  it  is 
sometimes  called  Vine  Rock  bridge. 

*Vine  street,  B.;  from  North  Russell  street  to  Bridge  (now  North  Ander- 
son) street,  1806;  confirmed  as  a  public  street,  June  9,  1834;  lower 
part  from  Bridge  street  to  North  Grove  street  accepted,  May  10, 
1852;  name  changed  to  Parkman  street,  April  21,  1868.     L  94. 

*Vine  street,  Rox.;  from  331  Dudley  street  to  78  Mt.  Pleasant  avenue; 
accepted,  conditionally,  Nov.  17,  1851;  the  conditions  were  probably 
fulfilled. 

*Vine  street,  Chsn.;  from  144  Chelsea  street  to  41  Bunker  Hill  street; 
laid  out  according  to  its  present  bounds,  Oct.  13,  1851;  laid  out  and 
extended  from  Moulton  street  to  Bunker  Hill  street,  May  3,  1858. 
L  1986,  L  2591,  L  2738. 

Vine=street  place,  B.;  from  Parkman  street,  northerly,  to  Seabury 
place;  same  in  1851  (from  Vine,  now  Parkman  street,  north);  built 
over  about  1867. 

♦Vineland  street,  Bri.,  1904;  from  157  Market  street  to  279  North  Beacon 
street;  the  Board  of  Aldermen  passed  an  order,  approved  March  4, 
1903,  to  change  the  name  of  Wicklow  street  to  Vineland  street;  under 
chapter  67  of  the  Acts  of  1880  the  order  did  not  go  into  effect  until 
March  1,  1904  (decision  of  Corporation  Counsel). 

♦Vinson  street.  Dor.,  1891;  from  263  Park  street  to  493  Geneva  avenue; 
formerly  from  Melville  avenue  to  Geneva  avenue;  authority  to  open 
from  Park  street  to  Geneva  avenue  given  by  Street  Commissioners, 
Dec.  7  and  Dec.  30,  1891;  the  portion  from  Park  street  to  Melville 
avenue  shown  on  plan  dated  July  20,  1892  (Suffolk  Deeds,  Lib.  2265, 
fol.  498);  this  last  named  part  abandoned  and  authority  to  open 
as  new  street  under  name  of  Wellesley  park  given  by  Street  Com- 
missioners, May  19,  1897;  from  Park  street  to  Geneva  avenue  laid 
out,  Oct.  21,  1901.     L  3420,  L  3752. 

Vinton  court,  Chsn.;  from  54  Henley  street,  northerly;  same  in  1875. 

Vinton  place.  So.  B.;  from  39  Vinton  street,  northeast,  so  called  in 
directory,  but  called  Thompson  court  on  atlases. 


474  List  of  Steeets,  Etc.,  in  Boston. 

*  Vinton  street,  So.  B.;  from  340  Dorchester  street  to  Old  Colony  avenue; 

laid  out  from  Dorchester  street  to  O.  C.  &  N.  (now  N.  Y.,  N.  H.  & 
H.)  R.  R.,  Dec.  12,  1866;  lines  re-established  from  Dorchester  street 
to  the  railroad,  Nov.  17,  1868.  See  City  Document  123  of  1868. 
L  345,  L  1830. 

Violet  street,  Dor.,  1898;  from  French  street  to  32  Crossman  street. 

Virginia  avenue,  Dor.;  private  way  from  Dudley  street  to  Bird  street; 
laid  out  and  named  Virginia  street,  March  21,  1881.     L  1518. 

Virginia  avenue,  W.  Rox.;  from  Centre  street  to  Roanoke  avenue, 
1849;  now  included  in  Starr  lane  and  a  part  of  Seaverns  avenue. 

*  Virginia  street.  Dor.;  from  751  Dudley  street  to  29  Bird  street;  private 

way  called  Virginia  avenue  laid  out  as  Virginia  street,  March  21, 
1881.     L  1518. 

Vista  street,  W.  Rox.,  1902;  from  94  Augustus  avenue  to  Edna  street; 
parallel  with  and  about  160  feet  northwest  from  Ethel  street;  author- 
ity to  open  given  by  the  Street  Commissioners,  July  22,  1902. 

Vitale  place,  Rox.,  1909;  from  Columbus  avenue  near  Cedar  street, 
southeast,  to  the N.Y.,N.H.  &H.R.R.;  name  of  Culbert  place  changed 
to  Vitale  place,  April  14,  1909,  by  the  owner,  Gaetano  Vitale. 

Volga  street.  Dor.,  1891;  from  30  Neva  street,  east,  to  Tenean  creek. 

Von  Hillern  street.  Dor.  (proposed);  from  83  Locust  street  to  100  Mt. 
Vernon  street. 

Vose  street,  Dor.,  1881;  from  93  Butler  street,  at  junction  with  River- 
view  avenue,  to  22  Crest  avenue. 

Wabash  street,  Dor.,  1903;  from  7  Elene  street,  between  Alabama  street 
and  Prairie  street,  northerly,  to  16  Prairie  street;  shown  on  plan 
dated  May  2,  1903  (filed  with  Land  Court). 

*Wabeno  street,  Rox.,  1882;  from  30  Wyoming  street  to  37  Waumbeck 
street;  laid  out,  Oct.  27,  1887.     L  2036. 

*Wabon  street,  Rox.,  1870;  from  501  Warren  street  to  16  Wabeno  street; 
laid  out.  May  19,  1881.     L  1523. 

fWachusett  street,  W.  Rox.,  1887;  from  59  Weld  Hill  street  to  south 
of  Eldridge  road;  laid  out  from  Walk  Hill  street,  northeasterly  about 
892  feet,  Oct.  3,  1887;  extended  to  what  is  now  Weld  Hill  street, 
March  5,  1889;  authority  to  open  from  Walk  Hill  street  to  south  of 
Eldridge  road  given  by  Street  Commissioners,  Aug.  5,  1896.  L  2028, 
L2114. 

Wade  street,  Bri.,  1897;  from  2020  Commonwealth  avenue,  nearly 
opposite  Foster  street,'southwest,  to  Chestnut  Hill  park;  formerly  from 
Commonwealth  avenue,  nearly  opposite  Foster  street,  southwest, 
then  southeast,  to  Reservoir  road;  portion  of  part  leading  west  from 
Reservoir  road  discontinued  by  taking  made  by  City  of  Boston  for 
park  purposes,  Nov.  12,  1902.     L  3248,  L  3539. 

Wadleigh  place.  So.  B.;  from  1  EUery  street,  southwest. 

Wadsworth  corner,  B.,  1732;  comer  of  Middle  (now  Hanover)  street 
and  Bell  alley  (now  Prince  street)  so  called  in  the  Vade  Mecum,  1732. 

Wadsworth  street,  Bri.,  1895;  from  50  Pratt  street  at  the  angle  south- 
east parallel  with  the  N.  Y.  C.  &  H.  R.  R.  R.  to  beyond  Myles  street; 
formerly  from  Pratt  street,  southeast,  then  southwest,  to  Ashford 
street;  southeasterly  portion  called  Myles  street  in  1898;  authority 
to  open  Wadsworth  street  for  a  distance  of  about  80  feet  west  and 
about  73  feet  east  from  Mvles  street  given  by  the  Street  Commis- 
sioners, Oct.  14,  1898. 


List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston.  475 

Wagner  street,  W.  Rox.,  1891;  from  Washington  street,  about  160  feet 
southwest  of  Goldmark  street,  northwest,  to  about  87  feet  beyond 
Nikisch  avenue;  shown  on  plan  dated  Sept.  5,  1891  (Suffolk  Deeds, 
Lib.  2018,  fol.  497);  included  in  taking  for  West  Roxbury  Parkway, 
July  25,  1894. 

*Wainwright  street,  Dor.,  1899;  from  105  Centre  street  to  108  Welles 
avenue;  Carlisle  street  laid  out  under  the  name  of  Wainwright  street, 
Aug.  25,  1899.     L  3163,  L  3525. 

Wait  place,  Rox.;  from  67  Wait  street,  about  119  feet  northeast  of 
Parker  Hill  avenue,  northwest;  shown  on  plan  recorded,  Suffolk 
Deeds,  Lib.  2602,  fol.  102;  authority  to  open  given  by  Street  Com- 
missioners, June  2,  1910. 

fWait  street,  Rox.,  1882;  from  764  Huntington  avenue  to  110  Parker 
Hill  avenue;  formerly  from  Huntington  avenue  (formerly  Tremont 
street)  to  Hillside  street;  shown  as  Garden  street  on  plan  dated 
1845;  private  way  called  Hillside  avenue  laid  out  and  named  Wait 
street,  Oct.  24,  1882;  authority  to  open  from  Hillside  street  to  Parker 
Hill  avenue  given  by  Street  Commissioners,  Nov.  19,  1900.  L  1659, 
L  2908. 

Wakefield's  alley,  B.,  1720;  from  Middle  (now  Hanover)  street,  east, 
north  of  Cross  street;  closed. 

*Wakullah  street,  Rox.,  1845;  from  42  Rockland  street  to  79  Dale 
street;  shown  on  plan  by  A.  R.  Binney  dated  Oct.  3,  1845;  laid  out, 
Dec.  6,  1875.     L  1109. 

Walbridge  street,  Bri.,  1908;  from  Commonwealth  avenue  between 
Allston  street  and  Griggs  street,  south,  to  Harlan  street  (being  in 
continuation  of  the  same);  shown  on  plan  by  the  C.H.  W.  Wood  Com- 
pany, dated  September,  1908. 

Walcott  street.  So.  B.  (proposed);  from  Richardson  avenue  (proposed) 
to  Washington  avenue  (proposed). 

*Waldeck  street,  Dor.;  from  40  Melville  avenue  to  475  Geneva  avenue; 
formerly  from  Melville  avenue  to  Tonawanda  street,  parallel  with 
Shawmut  branch  railroad;  authority  to  open  from  Park  street  to  point 
beyond  Lindsey  street  given  by  Street  Commissioners,  Jan.  18,  1893; 
laid  out  from  Melville  avenue  to  Tonawanda  street,  April  24,  1899; 
southeasterly  half  of  portion  of  Tonawanda  street  between  Geneva 
avenue  and  the  curve  at  junction  of  Tonawanda  street,  and  Waldeck 
street,  changed  to  Waldeck  street,  March  1,  1905,  by  order  approved 
by  acting  mayor,  Feb.  24,  1905.       L  3108,  L  3109,  L  3517,  L  3518. 

Waldemar  avenue,  E.  B.  (Breed's  Island);  from  24  Walley  street 
to  the  location  (now  abandoned  for  railroad  purposes)  of  the  East- 
ern branch  of  the  B.  &  M.  R.  R.,  and  from  the  railroad  to  Bene- 
vento  street;  authority  to  open  from  Overlook  street  to  B.  &  M.  R.  R. 
given  by  Street  Commissioners,  Aug.  26,  1896. 

Walden  park,  Rox.;  from  Highland  street,  northwest;  laid  out  as  Morley 
street,  Sept.  23,  1887.     L  2027. 

Walden  place,  Rox.;  from  Heath  street,  southeasterly;  laid  out  and 
extended  to  Centre  street,  and  named  Walden  street,  Nov.  23,  1874. 
L987. 

*Walden  street,  Rox.,  1874;  from  178  Heath  street  to  313  Centre  street; 
Walden  place  laid  out  and  extended  to  Centre  street,  and  named 
Walden  street,  Nov.  23,  1874.     L  987. 

Walder  street,  B.;  that  part  of  Causeway  street  next  Leverett  street 
was  so  called  at  an  early  date. 


476  List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston. 

Waldingfield  street,  Dor.,  1898;  from  junction  of  Sawyer  avenue  and 
Peverell  street,  northeast,  to  71  Pleasant  street;  authority  to  open 
given  by  Street  Commissioners,  March  1,  1898;  portion  from  Pleasant 
street,  westerly,  included  in  land  taken  for  school  purposes,  March  13, 
1907;  the  remaining  portion  shown  as  abandoned  in  Assessors'  books 
of  1907.     L  4029. 

Waldo  street,  Rox.,  1888;  from  St.  Botolph  street,  southeast,  to  land 
of  O.  C.  R.  R.  Co.,  between  Gainsborough  street  and  Whitman  street; 
not  shown  on  Bromley's  atlas  of  1908;  now  covered  by  a  building 
(begun  in  1909)  to  be  used  as  an  ice  skating  rink. 

Waldorf  street,  Dor.,  1890;  from  Ashmont  street  to  Mellen  street. 

Wales  corner,  B.,  1708;  comer  of  Middle  (now  Hanover)  street  and 
Prince  street  so  called  in  the  town's  Ust  of  streets.  May  3,  1708. 

Wales  lane.  Dor.,  1833;  crossing  Upper  road  (now  Washington  street); 
the  road  from  Boston  to  Milton;  Columbia  street  (now  Columbia 
road)  formerly  so  called. 

Wales  place.  Dor.;  from  247  Columbia  road  to  the  N.  E.  R.  R.  and  from 
the  railroad  to  10  Rock  terrace. 

fWales  street,  Dor.;  from  770  Blue  Hill  avenue  to  72  Nightingale  street; 
laid  out,  Nov.  10,  1876,  from  Blue  Hill  avenue  to  Harvard  street; 
authority  to  open  from  Harvard  street  to  Nightingale  street  given 
by  Street  Commissioners,  Oct.  1,  1891.     L  1190. 

Wales  wharf,  B.;  from  Federal  street,  southeast,  nearly  opposite  Beach 
street;  portion  covered  by  the  extension  of  Dorchester  avenue, 
April  8,  1897,  under  authority  of  chapter  516,  Acts  of  1896;  the 
remainder  covered  by  the  Terminal  station,  under  authority  of  the 
above  named  act,  Jan.  5,  1897.     L  2816. 

Walford  street,  Chsn.;  from  Bow  street  (now  Rutherford  avenue), 
southwest,  to  land  of  Fitchburg  R.  R.;  shown  as  a  passageway  from 
Bow  street  to  Front  street  in  1838;  called  Walford  street  and  shown 
as  of  same  extent  in  1874;  portion  taken  by  railroad  under  authority  of 
chapter  357  of  Acts  of  Legislature  of  1873;  from  Front  street,  easterly, 
shown  as  abandoned  in  Bromley's  atlas  of  1892;  the  remainder  taken 
by  railroad  about  1899;  named  for  Thomas  Walford,  the  blacksmith, 
who,  with  his  wife,  settled  in  Charlestown  about  1625-27. 

Walker  avenue,  Chsn.,  1847;  from  36  Walker  street  to  56  Russell 
street. 

Walker  place,  B.,  1872;  from  144  Northampton  street,  southwest, 
between  Washington  street  and  Shawmut  avenue,  nearly  opposite 
Chester  place. 

Walker  street,  W.  Rox.;  from  South  street  to  John  A.  Andrew  street 
so  shown,  but  not  laid  out,  on  plan  dated  1871;  part  between  John 
A.  Andrew  street  and  Ehn  street  laid  out  as  Sedgwick  street,  Dec.  5, 
1881;  Sedgwick  street  extended  over  Walker  street  to  South  street, 
Dec.  7,  1887.     L  1575,  L  2045. 

Walker  street,  W.  Rox.,  1888;  from  499  Weld  street  to  Joy  street,  near 
Brookline  line. 

*Walker  street,  Chsn.;  from  315  Main  street  to  19  Wall  street;  part  from 
Main  street  to  Russell  street  accepted,  Nov.  28,  1831;  remainder 
shown  on  plan  dated  1848;  extended  from  Russell  street  to  Bunker 
Hill  street,  Nov.  25,  1867;  discontinued  between  Wall  street  and 
Bunker  Hill  street,  Oct.  4,  1869. 

Walker=street  court,  Chsn.;  from  8  Walker  avenue,  northwest. 


List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston.  477 

Walker's  avenue,  Chsn.;  from  Main  street  to  Canal  street  (now  Ruther- 
ford avenue);  a  name  which  was  sometimes  given  to  West  Walker 
street;  also  called  Walnut  avenue;  name  changed  to  Lincoln  street, 
Dec.  27,  1869. 

Walker's  lane,  )  B.,  1741;  from  Orange  (now  Washington)  street, 
Walker  street,  (  west,  next  south  of  Hollis  street;  Clough  street, 
1743;  named  a  part  of  Nassau  street  by  the  town,  July  4,  1788; 
named  a  part  of  Common  street,  July  6,  1824;  named  a  part  of  Tre- 
mont  street,  April  2,  1829;  from  Dr.  Byles's  corner  (Tremont  street) 
to  Washington  street  named  Common  street  again,  Dec.  30,  1836. 

Walk  Hill  avenue,  W.  Rox.;  from  Walk  Hill  street,  northeasterly,  to 
unnamed  street  (now  Weld  Hill  street)  leading  to  Forest  Hills  ceme- 
tery; same  given  as  Mountain  street  on  map,  1849,  but  no  record  of 
change  of  name;  laid  out  as  Wachusett  street,  Oct.  3,  1887,  and 
extended  under  same  name  to  street  (Weld  Hill  street),  March  5,  1889. 
L  2028. 

Walk  Hill  road,  Dor.  and  W.  Rox.;  an  old  name  for  Walk  Hill  street; 
part  shown  on  plan  dated  1833. 

*Walk  Hill  street.  Dor.  and  W.  Rox.;  from  Washington  street  to  59 
Hyde  Park  avenue,  and  from  138  Hyde  Park  avenue  to  609  Norfolk 
street;  formerly  from  South  street  at  junction  with  Morton  street  to 
609  Norfolk  street;  laid  out  from  road  leading  from  Boies's  Mill  to 
Deacon  James  Baker's  to  Old  road  leading  to  meeting-house,  Jamaica 
Plain,  April,  1802;  located  by  County  Commissioners,  April,  1804; 
named  from  Dedham  turnpike  (now  Washington  street)  to  Dorchester 
line.  May,  1825;  B.  &  P.  (now  N.  Y.,  N.  H.  &  H.)  R.  R.  having  built 
45J  rods  of  new  road  to  avoid  crossing  said  street  near  junction  with 
Norfolk  and  Bristol  turnpike  (now  Washington  street)  three  times 
in  about  50  rods,  same  accepted  by  county  on  plan  of  Old  road, 
December,  1835;  lines  changed  from  B.  &  P.  R.  R.  to  Mountain  (now 
Wachusett  street),  Dec.  30,  1850;  from  Hyde  Park  avenue  to  Wash- 
ington street  laid  out  by  Coujity  Commissioners,  April  18,  1853;  laid 
out  at  uniform  width  of  50  feet,  July  3,  1871;  altered  from  Hyde 
Park  avenue  to  Stony  Brook,  Sept.  27,  1871;  name  of  Jamaica  street, 
from  Norfolk  street  to  Walk  Hill  street,  changed  to  Walk  Hill  street, 
being  a  continuation  of  the  same.  May  9,  1876;  same  part  shown  as 
Walk  Hill  street  on  plan  dated  1838;  Hyde  Park  avenue  extended 
over  the  portion  of  Walk  Hill  street,  from  the  present  portion  of 
Walk  Hill  street  leading  to  Washington  street,  to  Washington  street, 
Dec.  27,  1878;  name  of  portion  from  Asticou  road  to  Washington 
street  changed  to  Asticou  road,  March  1,  1910;  name  of  portion  from 
Asticou  road  to  South  street  changed  to  St.  Ann  street,  March  1,  1910. 
L  942,  L  943,  L  944,  L  1151,  L  1344,  L  2500,  L  2785,  L  3346,  L  3794, 
L4111. 

*Wall  street,  B.,  1839;  from  11  Minot  street  to  24  Causeway  street;  from 
Minot  street  to  land  of  the  "  Old  Jail,"  1839;  extended  to  Causeway 
street,  including  Cotting  court,  Sept.  27,  1852. 

Wall  street,  B.,  1829;  from  Spruce  street  to  Charles  street;  accepted  and 
named,  Sept.  21,  1829;  no  other  record;  the  only  street  from  Spruce 
street  to  Charles  street  of  which  there  is  record  is  Branch  avenue 
(now  street),  which  is  nowhere  given  as  Wall  street. 

Wall  street,  Rox.;  from  Plymouth  street,  southeast,  on  plan  dated  1862 
(the  only  street  shown  at  present  from  Plymouth  street  is  Woodstock 
street,  which  is  very  old). 

*Wall  street,  Chsn.,  1860;  from  78  SuUivan  street  to  59  Walker  street; 
laid  out  and  accepted  from  Sullivan  street  to  Russell  street,  Nov.  13, 
1860;  Walker  street  extended  over  the  portion  of  Wall  street  from 
Russell  street  to  the  bend,  Nov.  25,  1867.- 


478  List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston. 

Wallace  court  or  place,  Chsn.,  1849;  from  66  Winthrop  street,  south- 
east; shown  as  an  unnamed  court  from  High  (now  Winthrop)  street, 
southeast,  on  plan  dated  1839;  same  named  on  plan  dated  1849; 
Wallace  court,  1906,  and  now  so  known. 

Wallace  park,  W.  Rox.;  from  119  Bourne  street,  westerly,  near  Catherine 
street. 

fWalley  street,  E.  B.  (Breed's  Island);  from  1154  Bennington  street,  at 
junction  with  Leyden  street,  parallel  with  B.,  R.  B.  &  L.  R.  R.,  to 
Belle  Isle  inlet;  formerly  from  Ashley  street  to  Belle  Isle  inlet;  Wash- 
bum  avenue  from  Elm  (now  Leyden)  street  to  about  115  feet  beyond 
Terrace  avenue  (now  Gladstone  street),  laid  out  as  Walley  street, 
Aug.  23,  1886;  this  last  named  portion  widened  on  the  southeasterly 
side  and  extended  from»  Leyden  street  over  a  part  of  Ashley  avenue 
to  Walley  street,  a  point  about  68  feet  west  of  a  street  (Blackinton 
street),  July  3,  1888;  Bennington  street  extended  over  part  from 
.  Ashley  street  (except  triangular  portion  50  feet  east  from  Ashley 
street)  to  Leyden  street,  June  27,  1899;  portion  from  Ashley  street 
to  a  line  drawn  from  the  northerly  corner  of  Blackinton  and 
Walley  streets  to  the  intersection  of  Ashley  and  Bennington  streets 
changed  to  Ashley  street,  March  1,  1904;  portion  from  this  last  men- 
tioned line,  southeast,  to  Bennington  street  changed  to  Bennington 
street,  March  1,  1904.     L  1932,  L  2073,  L  3137,  L  3138,  L  3720. 

Wallingford  road,  Bri.,  1895;  from  Commonwealth  avenue,  opposite 
Kinross  road,  northwesterly,  to  82  Chestnut  Hill  avenue;  authority 
to  open  given  by  Street  Commissioners,  Jan.  1,  1895. 

Wall's  place,  Chsn.;  from  64  Henley  street,  north,  between  Putnam 
street  and  Chelsea  street. 

Wain  street,  1833;  from  54  Bickerstaff  street;  formerly  from  Francis 
(later  a  part  of  Turner  and  now  Bickerstaff)  street,  east,  to  the  channel 
in  the  empty  basin  and  so  shown  on  plan  dated  1833;  in  Bromley's 
atlas  of  1884  shown  as  extending  to  West  Chester  park  (now  Massa- 
chusetts avenue);  part  from  Massachusetts  avenue,  west  about  160 
feet,  abandoned. 

*Walnut  avenue,  Rox.  and  W.  Rox.,  1868;  from  195  Warren  street  to 
36  Sigoumey  street;  laid  out  as  Back  street,  from  Warren  street  to 
South  street,  Jan.  19,  1662;  known  as  Canterbury  road  in  1796,  also 
Road  to  Great  lots;  named  Back  street,  May  9,  1825;  name  changed 
to  Walnut  street,  Nov.  20,  1843;  named  Walnut  avenue,  April  21, 
1868,  but  so  given  on  plan  dated  1862;  laid  out  between  Rockland 
street  and  Buena  Vista  avenue  (now  street),  Dec.  15,  1868;  part  of 
nearly  opposite  Walnut  park  altered,  Dec.  13,  1870;  part  of  Walnut 
street  from  Seaver  street  to  Forest  Hills  street  named  Walnut  avenue, 
March  1,  1884;  part  of  south  of  Sigoumey  street  now  in  Franklin 
Park.     L  419,  L  578,  L  824,  L  1633,  L  1816,  L  2134,  L  2377,  L  3941. 

Walnut  avenue,  W.  Rox.;  from  Corey  street,  southwest,  towards  Mt. 
Vernon  street,  1853;  later  called  Carl  street;  Carl  street  laid  out  as 
Montview  street,  from  Corey  street  to  Mt.  Vernon  street,  Nov.  17,  1893. 

Walnut  avenue,  Chsn.,  1869;  a  name  which  was  sometimes  given  to 
West  Walker  street;  laid  out  from  Main  street  to  Canal  street  (now 
Rutherford  avenue),  Sept.  29,  1869;  called  also  Walker  avenue  and 
West  Walker  street;  name  changed  to  Lincoln  street,  Dec.  27,  1869. 

Walnut  court,  Rox.;  from  94  Walnut  avenue,  southeast,  between  Pick- 
ering place  and  Dale  street. 

Walnut  court.  Dor.,  1884;  from  123  Walnut  street,  east,  near  Water 
street;  called  Walnut-street  court  in  1906. 

Walnut  court,  Chsn.;  from  64  Walnut  street,  northwest,  near  Medford 
street. 


List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston.  479 

*Walnut  park,  Rox.;  from  3042  Washington  street  to  353  Walnut  avenue; 
accepted,  July  27,  1863. 

Walnut  park,  Dor.,  1903;  from  4  Walnut  street  at  junction  with  Neponset 
avenue,  northerly;  discontinued,  Oct.  12,  1907,  by  location  of  substi- 
tute way  crossing  the  N.  Y.,  N.  H.  &  H.  R.  R.,  which  included  it, 
by  decree  of  Superior  Court  acting  under  authority  of  chapter  111 
of  the  Revised  Statutes  and  chapter  440  of  the  Acts  of  the  Legisla- 
ture of  1902. 

Walnut  place,  B.,  1860;  from  Wasliington  street  to  Reed  street;  laid 
out  vmder  the  name  of  Flagg  street,  June  5,  1895.     L  2703. 

Walnut  place,  W.  Rox.;  from  Green  street,  northeast,  between  Lamar- 
tine  street  and  Chestnut  avenue;  laid  out  as  Cheshire  street,  May  2, 
1881.     L  1521. 

*Walnut  street,  B.,  1799;  from  38  Beacon  street  to  38  Mt.  Vernon  street; 
the  easterly  half  called  Coventry  street,  1733-91;  from  Beacon  street 
to  Ohve  (now  Mt.  Vernon)  street  called  Walnut  street,   1799;  con- 
firmed as  a  pubhc  street,  June  9,  1834;  part  of  at  one  time  called 
.  Bishop  Stoke  street. 

Walnut  street,  Rox.;  from  Cedar  street,  northeast,  crossing  Dorr  street; 
formerly  called  Ascension  street;  now  Lambert  avenue. 

*Walnut  street,  Rox.  and  W.  Rox.,  1843;  from  Warren  street  to  South 
street;  laid  out  as  Back  street,  Jan.  19,  1662;  name  changed  to  Wal- 
nut street,  Nov.  20,  1843;  boundary  lines  estabUshed  from  Dale 
street  to  Townsend  street,  Sept.  8,  1856;  Hne  changed,  March  23, 
1863;  a  part  relocated  and  portion  in  West  Roxbury  accepted,  March 
21,  1864;  named  Walnut  avenue,  April  21,  1868;  part  from  Seaver 
street  to  Forest  Hills  street  named  Walnut  avenue,  March  1,  1884; 
part  south  of  Sigourney  street  now  in  Frankhn  Park. 

*Walnut  street.  Dor.,  1834;  from  406  Neponset  avenue  to  Dorchester 
and  Milton  branch  of  the  N.  Y.,  N.  H.  &  H.  R.  R.,  and  from  the 
easterly  line  of  location  of  the  N.  Y.,  N.  H.  &  H.  R.  R.  to  29  Ericsson 
street;  formerly  from  Neponset  avenue  to  Ericsson  street  (Neponset); 
located  as  Pineneck  lane.  May  13,  1805;  located  as  Walnut  street 
from  Neponset  avenue  to  "Pineneck,"  April  3,  1854;  street  leading 
from  house  of  William  L.  Clark  to  O.  C.  (now  N.  Y.,  N.  H.  &  H.) 
R.  R.,  accepted  and  named  Walnut  street,  April  3,  1854;  all  parts 
of  "Old  road"  leading  from  said  house  to  Neponset  turnpike  (now 
avenue)  not  appearing  on  plan  discontinued,  April  3,  1854;  part 
leading  from  O.  C.  R.  R.  to  Neponset  turnpike  located,  April  3,  1854; 
continued  from  Water  street,  1,072  feet,  to  the  northerly  hne  of 
Ericsson  street,  April  5,  1858;  the  portion  included  within  the  easterly 
Kne  of  location  of  the  N.  Y.,  N.  H.  &  H.  R.  R.  and  the  westerly  line 
of  location  of  the  Dorchester  and  Milton  branch  of  said  railroad 
discontinued,  Oct.  12,  1907,  and  a  "  New  Way  "  as  a  substitute  laid 
out  on  same  date,  by  decree  of  Superior  Court  acting  imder  authority 
of  chapter  111  of  the  Revised  Statutes  and  chapter  440  of  the  Acts 
of  the  Legislature  of  1902.     L  1063,  L  2138. 

Walnut  street,  W.  Rox.;  from  254  Spring  street  to  47  Belle  avenue; 
shown  in  1870. 

*Walnut  street,  Chsn.;  from  385  Bunker  Hill  street  to  476  Medford  street; 
laid  out  and  accepted,  Aug.  6,  1866;  "  laid  out  and  accepted,"  Sept. 
29,  1869  (this  appears  to  be  a  revision  of  grade);  near  location  of 
former  Mallett  street.     L  1185. 

Walnut-street  court,  Dor.;  from  123  Walnut  street,  east,  near  Water 
street;  shown  in  Bromley's  atlas  of  1884,  1889  and  1898,  and  in 
directory,  as  Walnut  court. 


480  List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston. 

tWalpole  street,  Rox.,  1881;  from  1071  Tremont  street  to  the  B.  & 
P.  Div.  of  the  N.  Y.,  N.  H.  &  H.  R.  R.;  private  way  called  Franklin 
place  laid  out  (from  Tremont  street  to  the  northwesterly  line  of 
Berlin  street,  now  Columbus  avenue)  and  named  Walpole  street, 
Nov.  16,  1881;  laid  out  from  Berlin  street  (now  Columbus  avenue) 
to  the  northwesterly  line  of  Grinnell  street  extended,  April  2,  1890; 
showTi  as  extending  to  the  railroad  in  Bromley's  atlas  of  1895. 
L  1570,  L  2217. 

Walsh  place,  B.,  1872;    from  19  Clark  street,  southwest,  near  Hanover 
street. 

*Walter  street,  W.  Rox.,  1825;  from  1200  Centre  street  to  875  South 
street;  part  from  Centre  street,  southward,  past  Weld  street,  shown 
but,  not  named  on  plan  dated  1815;  named  from  Centre  street  to 
South  street.  May  9,  1825;.  probably  a  public  highway  some  time 
previous.  Relocated,  Oct.  4,  1901.  L  2736,  L  3404,  L  3405,  L  3406, 
L  3407,  L  3873,  L  3874,  L  3875. 

Walter's  court,  B.,  1853;   from  Endicott  street,  east,  near  Cooper  street; 
called  Alton  place,  1857;  closed. 

*Walthani  street,  B.,  1826;  from  550  Tremont  street  to  Union  Park  street; 
laid  out  on  the  Neck  and  named,  July  24,  1826;  from  Tremont  street 
to  Suffolk  street  (now  Shawmut  avenue)  named  Waltham  street,  Sept. 
15,  1834;  extended  from  Suffolk  street  to  Washington  street,  April 
19,  1847;  extended  from  Washington  street  to  Harrison  avenue, 
including  part  of  Adams  place,  Sept.  18,  1848;  lines  established, 
Oct.  11,  1855;  accepted,  Dec.  7,  1857;  extended,  with  Union  Park 
street  (they  unite  as  Union  Park  street  a  little  southeast  from  Harrison 
avenue),  from  Harrison  avenue  to  Albany  street,  Aug.  8,  1862.  Vol. 
31,  p.  7.     L  116,  L  260,  L  2520. 

*Walton  street.  Dor.,  1871;  from  700  Washington  street  to  15  Harley 
street;  laid  out,  July  31,  1873.     L  887,  L  2173. 

*Walworth  street,  W.  Rox.,  1908;  from  Belgrade  avenue,  opposite  Dud- 
ley avenue,  north,  to  South  street,  opposite  Congreve  street;  this 
portion  of  Dudley  avenue  laid  out  under  the  name  of  Walworth 
street,  Oct.  29,  1908.     L  4104. 

*Wapping  street,  Chsn.,  1790;  from  65  Chelsea  street  to  116  Water  street; 
deed  from  town  to  Mr.  Jno.  Harris  of  a  piece  of  land  at  Wapping 
street  in  lieu  of  land  taken  from  him  to  accommodate  the  road,  1790; 
part  of  Wapping  street  discontinued  on  establishment  of  Navy  Yard 
by  a  line  across  the  same  on  easterly  bounds  of  21-foot  passageway 
belonging  to  town  which  leads  to  low-water  mark,  Jan.  14,  1801; 
widened  in  1807  and  1830. 

Wapping  street,  Chsn.;  mentioned,  Feb.  5,  1798,  as  a  former  name  of 
Henley  street  (no  other  record). 

Ward  court.  So.  B.;  from  28  Ward  street,  northeasterly. 

*Ward  street.  So.  B.,  1855;  from  360  Dorchester  avenue  to  Hyde  street; 
formerly  from  360  Dorchester  street  to  70  Preble  street;  formerly 
called  Centre  street;  named  Ward  street,  Aug.  7,  1855;  laid  out, 
June  14,  1867;  Centre  place  shown  as  a  part  of  Ward  street  on  Brom- 
ley's atlas  of  1899.     L  450,  L  454,  L  2392. 

*Ward  street,  Rox.,  1853;  from  620  Huntington  avenue  to  land  of  the 
O.  C.  R.  R.  Co.,  thence  southwest,  adjoining  said  railroad  land  to 
Prentiss  street;  formerly  from  Bumstead  lane  (now  St.  Alphonsus 
street)  crossing  Phillips  street,  Parker  street  and  Halleck  street  to 
B.  &  P.  (now  N.  Y.,  N.  H.  &  H.)  R.  R.;  from  Parker  street  to  the 
railroad  opened  by  indenture  between  Nahum  Ward  et  al.,  dated 
Aug.  20,  1845  (Norfolk  Registry,  Lib.  158,  fol.  14);  shown  as  Ward 
street  on  plan  dated  1853;  on  WaUing's  plan,  1856,  shown  as  Charles 
street  from   Parker  street   to  the   railroad;   on  same  plan  as  Ward 


List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston.  481 

street  from  Parker  street  to  Bumstead  lane  (now  St.  Alphonsus 
street);  name  of  Charles  street  changed  to  Ward  street,  April  21, 
1868;  laid  out  to  B.  &  P.  R.  R.,  Nov.  15,  1877;  laid  out  from  Parker 
street  to  Huntington  avenue,  June  3,  1886;  portion  adjoining  the 
railroad  to  Prentiss  street  shown  on  Bromley's  atlas  of  1895  as 
Rheims  place  (now  Ward  street);  this  last  named  portion  moved 
southwesterly  by  taking  made  by  the  O.  C.  R.  R.  Co.  June  23, 
1894;  this  taking  made  under  decree  of  the  Superior  Court  acting 
imder  authority  of  chapter  433,  Acts  of  the  Legislature  of  1892. 
L  1290,  L  1907,  L  1908 

Ward's  wharf,  B.;  from  Federal  street,  east,  near  Federal-street  bridge; 
portion  covered  by  the  extension  of  Dorchester  avenue  April  8,  1897, 
under  authority  of  chapter  516,  Acts  of  1896;  the  remainder  covered 
by  grounds  of  the  Terminal  Company  under  authority  of  the  above 
named  act,  Jan.  5,  1897.     L  2817. 

Ware  place,  B.,  1853;  from  Richmond  (now  Parmenter)  street,  north, 
near  Hanover  street,  1853;  built  over  about  1868. 

*Ware  street.  Dor.;  from  22  Trull  street  to  41  Rill  street;  laid  out,  March 
26,  1880.     L  1440. 

*Wareham  street,  B.,  1849;  from  620  Harrison  avenue  at  its  jimction 
with  Maiden  street  to  527  Albany  street;  named  from  jimction  Har- 
rison avenue  and  Maiden  street  extended  to  a  dock  in  South  bay, 
May  14,  1849;  accepted,  Oct.  30,  1860. 

Warland  place,  B.;  from  430  Hanover  street,  northwest,  then  northeast, 
near  Commercial  street;  same  in  1867;  shown  in  Bromley's  atlas 
of  1890  (but  not  since)  as  Maryland  place. 

Warner  avenue.  Dor.;  from  Harvard  street  to  Park  street;  formerly 
from  Glen  road  (now  Glenway  street)  to  Catholic  cemetery;  Glen 
avenue  (now  Glenway  street)  from  Glen  road  (now  Glenway  street) 
to  Harvard  street  shown  at  one  time  as  Warner  avenue;  laid  out 
from  Harvard  street  to  Park  street  as  Warner  street,  July  14,  1899. 
L  3130. 

*Warner  street,  Dor.,  1899;  from  136  Harvard  street  to  631  Park  street; 
Warner  avenue  laid  out  as  Warner  street,  July  14,  1899.  L  3130, 
L  3587. 

*Warren  avenue,  B.,  1867;  from  8  Berkeley  street,  near  Tremont  street, 
to  Columbus  square;  formerly  from  Berkeley  street  to  Columbus 
avenue;  called  Avenue  Three  previous  to  1855;  laid  out  as  a  public 
street  from  West  Canton  street  to  Clarendon  street,  May  21,  1867; 
laid  out  from  West  Canton  street  to  Coliunbus  avenue,  April  7,  1868; 
laid  out  from  Clarendon  street  to  Berkeley  street,  Nov.  17,  1868; 
portion  bounded  by  Pembroke  street.  West  Newton  street  and  Colum- 
bus avenue  named  Columbus  square,  April  4,  1871.     L  354,  L  3190. 

*Warren  avenue,  Chsn.;  from  33  City  square  to  Warren  bridge;  laid  out, 
accepted  and  named  Boston  avenue.  May  2,  1836;  called  Warren 
avenue  in  records  of  1842,  but  no  record  of  change  of  name.     L  1709. 

*Warren  bridge,  B.,  1828;  from  Causeway  street,  opposite  the  end  of 
Beverly  street,  northerly,  across  Charles  river  to  City  square  in 
Charlestown;  from  the  foot  of  Haverhill  street  to  Charlestown,  1828; 
since  partly  discontinued  and  now  from  the  foot  of  Beverly  street; 
discontinued  in  part  again,  Feb.  11,  1885,  by  which  almost  the  entire 
bridge  from  line  of  solid  fiUing  at  foot  of  Beverly  street  to  solid  filKng 
on  the  north  of  the  channel  was  moved  easterly.     L  1852. 

Warren  place,  B.,  1820;  from  Warren  (now  Warrenton)  street  to 
Pleasant  street,  1820;  referred  to  as  a  passageway  in  1810  (Suffolk 
Deeds,  Lib.  234,  fol.  280);  name  changed  to  Warrenton  place,  April  21, 
1868. 


482  •  List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston. 

*Warren  place,  Rox.;  from  82  Warren  street  at  junction  with  Harrison 
avenue  to  Pevear  place;  laid  out  from  Warren  street  to  Pevear 
court  (now  place),  June  20, 1874.     L  717,  L  940. 

Warren  place,  Dor.;  from  Washington  street,  southwest,  between 
Mora  street  and  Fairmount  street  to  Milton  avenue;  shown  as  a  part 
of  Fuller  street  in  Hopkins's  atlas  of  1874. 

*Warren  square,  B.,  1839;  at  the  junction  of  Merrimac  street,  Market 
street  and  Friend  street;  from  Merrimac  street  to  Friend  street,  1839. 

Warren  square,  W.  Rox.;  from  26  Green  street,  northeast,  and  from  36 
Green  street,  thence  west,  crossing  the  end  of  the  first  named  part, 
to  Centre  place. 

*Warren  square,  Joseph,  Rox.,  1904;  see  Joseph  Warren  square. 

*Warren  street,  B.,  1788;  "  from  Hancock  street,  southerly,  by  Mr. 
Austin's  Ropewalk  and  by  the  Powder  House  down  to  Cambridge 
bay,"  named  Warren  street  by  the  town,  July  4,  1788;  from. Hancock 
street  to  West  Centre  (now  Anderson)  street  called  Myrtle  street, 
1814;  part  near  the  river  probably  discontinued. 

*Warren  street,  B.,  1795;  from  Orange  (now  Washington)  street  to 
Eliot  street,  1795  (Suffolk  Deeds,  Lib.  181,  fol.  166);  confirmed  as  a 
pubhc  street,  Jime  9,  1834;  name  changed  to  Warrenton  street, 
April  21,  1868. 

*Warren  street,  Rox.,  1825;  from  2240  Washington  street  to  453  Blue 
Hill  avenue;  laid  out,  Jan.  19,  1662;  named  from  Washington  street 
through  Upper  road  to  Dorchester  line,  May  9,  1825,  in  honor  of 
Gen.  Joseph  Warren,  who  was  killed  in  the  Battle  of  Blinker  Hill; 
staked  out,  June  16,  1836;  widened  between  Dennis  street  (now  Town- 
send  street  and  Quincy  street)  and  Clifford  street,  June  30,  1856;  line 
established,  Oct.  17, 1859.  L  386,  L  513,  L  525,  L  717,  L  730,  L  795, 
L  809, L  902, L 1264, L  1265, L  1369, L  1422, L  2004, L  2084, L  3157. 

*Warren  street,  Chsn.,  1786;  from  junction  of  26  Park  street  and  Henley 
street  to  Main  street  at  Thompson  square;  street  leading  from 
Main  street  to  Back  (now  Warren)  street  recorded  by  name  of  Warren 
street,  Feb.  20,  1786;  named  in  honor  of  Gen.  Joseph  Warren,  who 
was  killed  in  the  Battle  of  Bunker  Hill;  this  portion  is  now  a  part 
of  Park  street;  the  name  Back  street  seems  to  have  been  still  used, 
as  appears  in  the  vote  passed  March  3,  1834,  namely,  that  Back 
street,  from  the  square  to  Main  street,  be  named  Warren  street;  laid 
out  near  site  of  fire,  from  the  square  to  Joiner  street,  Dec.  7,  1835; 
land  at  junction  Warren  street  and  Joiner  street  given  to  town  by 
Henry  Jacques,  May  28,  1838;  extended  in  a  straight  line  from  Joiner 
street  to  a  point  near  the  southerly  corner  of  Winthrop  square, 
Sept.  7,  1868;  laid  out  from  City  square  to  Winthrop  square,  Nov. 
30,  1868;  name  of  Park  street  given  to  portion  beginning  at  City 
square,  with  extension  of  Winthrop  square,  Dec.  29,  1868;  Warren 
street  and  Main  street  merged  together  near  Church  court,  May  19, 
1869;  from  City  square  to  Henley  street  at  one  time  a  part  of  Salem 
turnpike.     L  1086. 

*Warren  street,  Bri.,  1860;  from  706  Cambridge  street  to  Brookline  line; 
laid  out  by  County  Commissioners,  March  1,  1859  (Town  Records, 
Vol.  4,  p.  31);  in  the  laying  out  it  was  stipulated  that  the  street  be 
built  subject  to  the  approval  of  the  commissioners;  construction 
approved,  Jan.  2,  1860;  named  in  honor  of  William  Warren,  town 
clerk,  March  5,  1860.     L  2530. 

Warrenton  place,  B.,  1868;  from  58  Warrenton  street  to  101  Pleasant 
street;  called  Warren  place,  1820;  named  Warrenton  place,  April 
21, 1868;  at  one  time  colloquially  called  Soap  Suds  alley. 


List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston.'  483 

*Warrenton  street,  B.,  1868;  from  881  Washington  street  to  152  Eliot 
street;  called  Warren  street,  1795;  confirmed  as  a  public  street, 
June  9,  1834;  named  Warrenton  street,  April  21,  1868.     L  1519. 

♦Warwick  street,  Rox.;  from  96  Hammond  street  to  129  Ruggles  street; 
laidout,  Sept.  1,1871.     L  663,  L  664. 

Washburn  avenue,  E.  B.  (Breed's  Island);  from  Ashley  avenue  to 
122  Bayswater  street;  formerly  from  Ashley  avenue  (now  street), 
parallel  with  B.,  R.  B.  &  L.  R.  R.,  to  Revere  line;  laid  out  as  Walley 
street  from  Elm  (now  Leyden)  street  to  Terrace  avenue  (now  Glad- 
stone street),  Aug.  23,  1886;  from  Gladstone  street  to  Revere  line 
called  Walley  street  in  atlas  of  1892  and  1901.     L  1932. 

Washburn  place,  B.,  1846;  from  Charter  street,  southwesterly,  to  rear 
of  Copp's  Hill  burial  ground;  same  in  1846;  name  changed  to  Hil- 
dreth  place,  1874;  Washburn  place  again,  1890;  built  over  about 
1896. 

*Washburn  street,  So.  B.,  1872;  from  106  Boston  street  to  729  Dorchester 
avenue;  formerly  from  Dorchester  (now  Boston)  street  to  Dorchester 
avenue;  shown  on  plan  by  Henry  W.  Wilson,  dated  March  1,  1872; 
after  the  straightening  of  the  lines  of  Boston  street,  July  26,  1875, 
the  portion  of  Washburn  street  formerly  covered  by  Boston  street, 
became  known  (though  never  officially)  as  a  part  of  Washburn  street; 
portion  lying  between  the  old  and  new  lines  of  Boston  street  laid  out, 
Dec.  24,  1875;  laid  out  from  Dorchester  avenue  to  Boston  street, 
Dec.  17,  1889.     L  1072,  L  2190,  L  3969. 

Washburn  street,  Bri.;  from  Harvard  avenue,  southwesterly,  towards 
Warren  street,  crossing  Gorham  street  and  Griggs  street;  same  in 
1875;  from  Griggs  street,  southwest,  included  in  Massachusetts  (now 
Commonwealth)  avenue  as  laid  out  in  1883;  the  remainder  abandoned. 
L  1743. 

♦Washington  avenue,  B.,  1821;  from  Washington  (now  Fort  Hill) 
square  to  Purchase  street,  1821;  accepted,  April  8,  1829;  street 
known  as  Washington  square  and  Washington  avenue;  named  High 
street,  Dec.  15,  1875.     L  466,  L  467. 

Washington  avenue,  So.  B.;  from  39  Hyde  street  to  N.  Y.,  N.  H.  &  H, 
R.  R.  and  from  latter  to  Locust  street;  formerly  from  Hyde  street  to 
Locust  street;  portion  between  lines  of  railroad  location  discon- 
tinued by  decree  of  Superior  Court  filed  June  23,  1898,  under  author- 
ity of  chapter  519,  Acts  of  the  Legislature  of  1897. 

Washington  avenue,  E.  B.,  1900;  from  140  Chelsea  street,  between 
Porter  street  and  Marion  street,  northwesterly. 

Washington  avenue,  W.  Rox.;  from  320  Spring  street  to  southeast  of 
Prospect  street,  near  Dedham  line;  same  in  1874. 

Washington  court,  B.,  1826;  from  Washington  street,  west,  1826; 
called  Temple  avenue,  1833;  Temple  place,  1864. 

Washington  court,  B.,  1845;  from  Washington  street,  west,  near 
Medford  court,  1845;  to  be  accepted  conditionally  and  when  accepted 
to  be  called  Marlboro'  street,  Oct.  28,  1856;  called  Marlboro'  street 
1857;  Marlboro'  street  accepted,  Oct.  4,  1859;  called  Acton  street, 
1864. 

Washington  court,  Rox.;  from  197  Roxbury  street,  opposite  Highland 
street,  northerly;  formerly  called  Bates  place;  now  Roxbury  terrace. 

Washington  court.  Dor.;  from  74  Minot  street,  southeasterly;  same 
given  as  Washington  street,  1874,  and  Washington  avenue,  1880  and 

1884. 


484  List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston. 

Washington  Gardens,  B.,  1810;  on  Common  (now  Tremont)  street, 
from  West  place  to  about  the  north  line  of  the  old  Masonic  Temple 
which  stood  on  the  northeasterly  corner  of  Tremont  street  and 
Temple  place,  and  east,  on  West  street,  to  about  opposite  Mason 
street,  1810;  these  gardens  were  inclosed  by  a  brick  wall;  a  noted 
amphitheater  or  circus  was  built  here  which  was  known  as  the  Wash- 
ington Theater. 

Washington  park,  Rox.,  1860;  between  Dale  street,  Bainbridge  street 
and  Paulding  street;  named,  Oct.  29,  1860;  on  the  southerly  part 
is  an  eminence  known  as  Honeysuckle  hill. 

Washington  place,  B.,  1808;  "all  the  buildings  around  the  walk  on 
Fort  Hill,"  1808;  the  square  on  summit  of  Fort  hill  on  outside  of 
circular  walk  named  Washington  place,  Sept.  19,  1810;  called  Wash- 
ington square,1837;  named  Washington  square,  April  7, 1845;  named 
Fort  Hill  square,  1875. 

Washington  place,  B.;  from  31  Webster  avenue,  northeast. 

♦Washington  place,  B.,  1837;  from  207  High  street,  south,  to  Belcher 
lane;  same  in  1837.     L  218. 

Washington  place,  So.  B.;  from  57  Silver  street,  southwesterly,  between 
A  street  and  N.  Y.,  N.  H.  &  H.  R.  R. 

Washington  place,  Rox.;  from  95  Roxbury  street,  northeast,  between 
Kent  street  and  Bicknell  avenue. 

Washington  place,  Chsn.;  from  39  Washington  street,  northeasterly, 
between  Devens  street  and  Union  street,  near  Washington  square. 

Washington  Mechanic  place,  B.,  1828-41;  from  Washington  street, 
west,  next  south  of  Fayette  court,  1828-41;  closed. 

Washington  square,  B.,  1845;  around  the  open  space  upon  the  top  of 
Fort  hill;  called  Washington  place,  1808;  named  Washington  square, 
April  7,  1845;  portions  discontinued,  July  8,  1871;  park  in  center  of 
what  was  formerly  called  Washington  square  named  Fort  Hill  square, 
Dec.  15,  1875;  street  formerly  known  as  Washington  square  and 
Washington  avenue  named  High  street,  Dec.  15,  1875.  L  299,  L  301, 
L  348,  L  626,  L  922. 

Washington  square,  Chsn.;  from  45  Washington  street,  northeasterly, 
between  Devens  street  and  Union  street;  near  Washington  place. 

♦Washington  street,  B.,  Rox.  and  W.  Rox.,  1788;  from  Haymarket 
square  to  Dedham  line,  thence  through  Westwood,  Norwood,  Walpole, 
Foxboro',  Wrentham,  North  Attleborough,  Attleborough  and  Paw- 
tucket  to  Providence,  R.  I.;  in  the  first  book  of  the  Town's  Records 
called  the  "  High  street,"  or  "  the  way  leading  towards  Roxbury  "; 
from  Dock  square  to  School  street  named  Cornhill  by  the  town, 
May  3,  1708;  from  School  street  to  Summer  street  named  Marlboro' 
street  by  the  town.  May  3,  1708;  from  Summer  street  to  Essex  street 
named  Newbury  street,  by  the  town.  May  3,  1708;  from  Essex  street 
to  the  fortification  near  the  present  line  of  Dover  street  named  Orange 
street  by  the  town.  May  3,  1708  (from  Beach  street  to  Dover  street 
having  been  so  called  from  1663);  from  Roxbury  line  to  Orange 
street  at  fortification  named  Washington  street  by  the  town,  July 
4,  1788;  this  namie  was  given  after  the  memorable  visit  of  General 
Washington  in  1789;  extended  northerly  through  Orange  street, 
Newbury  street,  Marlboro'  street '  and  Cornliill  to  Dock  square, 
July  6,  1824;  extended  from  Cornhill  to  Haymarket  square,  Nov.  6, 
1872;  part  in  Roxbury  laid  out  from  Boston  line  to  Roxbury  street, 
Jan.  19,  1662;  named  Washington  street  "  from  Boston  line  to  Ded- 
ham and  Worcester  turnpikes,"  May  9,  1825;  the  streets  now  known 
as  Roxbury  and  Tremont  streets,  and  the  part  of  Huntington  avenue 
extending  to  the  Brookline  line  called  a  part  of  Washington  street  about 


List  op  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston.  485 

the  same  time;  raised  by  B.  &  P.  (now  N.  Y.,  N.  H.  &  H.)  R.  R. 
over  crossing  near  Wait's  (formerly  Guy  Carleton's)  Mills,  April, 
1847;  width  adopted  from  Eliot  square  to  Boston  line,  April  26, 
1852;  Norfolk  and  Bristol  turnpike  laid  out  as  a  public  highway, 
part  in  Roxbury  named  Shawmut  avenue,  Dec.  28,  1857,  and  extended 
to  Boston  line  to  meet  end  of  Shawmut  avenue  there,  by  the 
County  Commissioners,  June,  1857;  so  much  as  Kes  in  West  Rox- 
bury named  Shawmut  avenue,  Feb.  3,  1858;  prospective  line  estab- 
Hshed  from  Lowell  (Pynchon)  street  (now  Columbus  avenue)  to 
Parker  street,  July  2,  1860;  name  of  Washington  street  from  Tremont 
street  at  Pynchon  street  (now  Columbus  avenue)  to  BrookKne  line 
changed  to  Tremont  street,  April  21,  1868;  portion  discontinued  at 
junction  of  Gardner  street,  Dec.  15,  1868;  name  of  Washington  street 
from  Guild  row  to  Pynchon  street  changed  to  Roxbury  street,  June 
16,  1874;  name  of  Guild  row  (formerly  Bartlett  street)  from  Rox- 
bury street  to  Dudley  street  and  of  Shawmut  avenue  from  Dudley 
street  to  Dedham  Hne  changed  to  Washington  street,  June  16,  1874; 
between  State  street  and  Water  street  colloquially  called  "News- 
paper row";  from  La  Grange  street  to  the  Dedham  line  laid  out  as 
a  State  Highway,  100  feet  wide,  by  the  Massachusetts  State  High- 
way Commission,  Feb.  19,  1908,  under  authority  of  chapter  574,  Acts 
of  the  Legislature  of  1907.  For  plans  between  Haymarket  square 
and  Boylston  street,  see  Vol.  19,  pp.  84,  87,  88,  89;  Vol.  31,  pp.  4, 9,  17, 
41,  50,  62,  63,  L  65,  L  67,  L  102,  L  124,  L  147,  L  206*,  L  272,  L  796, 
L  797,  L  798,  L  806,  L  807,  L  808,  L  819,  L  872,  L  2451,  L  3485.  Be- 
tween Boylston  street  and  Dover  street:  Vol.  19,  p.  123;  Vol.  31,  p.  56. 
L  29,  L  177,  L  193,  L  302,  L  380,  L  510,  L  521,  L  545,  L  547,  L  549, 
L  562,  L  563,  L  727,  L  2002.  Between  Dover  street  and  Roxbury 
line:  L  26,  L  372,  L  1770,  L  2385.  Roxbury  District:  L  402, 
L  420,  L  504,  L  520,  L  768,  L  945,  L  946,  L  1429,  L  1853,  L  2004, 
L  2246,  L  2247,  L  2806,  L  2948.  West  Roxbury  District:  L  1453, 
L  1454,  L  1486,  L  1736,  L  1737,  L  1738,  L  2069,  L  2070,  L  2071, 
L  2580,  L  3209,  L  3493,  L  3974. 

♦Washington  street,  Rox.  and  Dor.,  1840;  from  Blue  Hill  avenue  at 
Geneva  avenue  to  Milton  boundary  line;  road  from  Stephen  Badlam's 
by  Edmund  Baker's  house  to  Spurr's  hill  altered,  September,  1797; 
road  from  Wilham  Walker's  by  Daniel  Vose's  house  and  over  Nepon- 
set  river  to  Milton  located  as  a  pubhc  highway,  April,  1800;  from 
S.  Badlam's  shop  to  lower  bridge,  Milton,  altered  and  made  a  pubhc 
highway,  September,  1801;  road  at  Spurr's  hill  altered,  April,  1806; 
road  east  of  Ebenr.  Wale's  house  and  to  road  leading  to  Four  Corners 
(later  Brush  hill  turnpike,  now  Blue  Hill  avenue)  discontinued,  April, 
1806;  road  at  Spurr's  hill  altered,  April,  1807;  road  from  Zebedee 
Cook,  Jr.'s  garden,  east  side  of  Dorchester  turnpike  (now  avenue) 
to  new  Town  road  discontinued,  July,  1824;  Upper  road  from  Rox- 
bury to  Lower  Mills  named  Washington  street,  March  11,  1840;  part 
from  Warren  street  to  Dorchester  boundary  hne  changed  from  Warren 
street  to  Washington  street,  March  1,  1886;  widened  on  the  westerly 
side  at  the  boundary  hne  between  Boston  and  Milton,  May  31,  1900; 
small  portion  northerly  from  Baker's  court  about  43  feet  discontinued, 
Aug.  28,  1909.  L  570,  L  739,  L  776,  L  1304,  L  1897,  L  1917,  L  1918, 
L  1962,  L  1987,  L  2040,  L  2173,  L  2246,  L  2247,  L  2284,  L  2386, 
L  2753,  L  2794,  L  3292,  L  3421. 

Washington  street,  Dor.;  from  384  Freeport  street  to  14  Pleasant  street 
(Commercial  Point);  formerly  from  Commercial  (now  Freeport)  street 
to  the  water. 

fWashington  street,  Chsn.;  from  32  Harvard  street  to  the  State  Prison; 
from  Bow  street  (now  Rutherford  avenue),  to  David  Goodwin's 
house  accepted,  Sept.  16,  1813;  part  of  Arrow  street  from  Harvard 
street  to  Bow  street  (now  Rutherford  avenue)  made  a  part  of  Wash- 
ington street,  Sept.   17,   1866. 


486  List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston. 

Washington  street,  Chsn.;  from  Main  street  to  Canal  street  (now  Ruth- 
erford avenue);  Winchester  (now  Dunstable)  street  erroneously  so 
called  in  1875. 

*Washington  street,  Bri.,  1840;  from  Brookhne  line  to  Newton  line; 
called  the  "  great  country  road  ";  laid  out  but  not  named  by  the 
towns  of  Boston,  Cambridge  and  Watertown,  from  Muddy-river 
bridge  to  Watertown  mill  (4  rods  wide),  1657;  bounds  defined  by  an 
order  of  the  Court  of  Sessions,  Dec.  1,  1766  (Sessions  January,  1761, 
to  September,  1771,  p.  320,  Middlesex  Registry);  named  from  Brook- 
hne through  Brighton  Centre  to  Angler's  corner,  June  15,  1840  (Town 
Records,  Vol.  2,  p.  363);  accepted  from  junction  Cambridge  street 
and  Washington  street  to  Brookhne  hne,  Sept.  30,  1873  (Town  Records, 
Vol.  4,  p.  640);  relocated  between  Cambridge  street  and  Market  street, 
Jan.  1,  1879.     L  1423,  L  1636,  L  2559,  L  2560,  L  2561,  L  2562,  L  2721. 

*Washington  street  North,  B.,  1901;  from  Haymarket  square  to  the 
junction  of  City  square  and  Chamber  street  in  Charlestown;  formerly 
from  Haymarket  square  to  275  Causeway  street;  the  name  of  Charles- 
town  street  changed  to  Washington  street  North,  March  1,  1901; 
the  name  of  Charlestown  bridge  changed  to  Washington  street  North, 
March  1,  1910. 

Washington  terrace,  Chsn.;  from  12  Washington  street,  south,  nearly 
opposite  Prescott  street. 

Washington  village,  So.  B.;  a  portion  of  Dorchester  lying  south  of 
Eighth  street  to  the  boundary  line  between  Boston  and  Dorchester, 
existing  at  the  time  of  annexation  in  1870,  and  annexed  to  Boston, 
May  21,  1855;  called  "Little  Neck"  in  1650. 

Wason  place,  Chsn.;  from  39  Everett  street,  southeasterly;  same  in  1875. 

Water  avenue,  E.  B.  (Breed's  Island);  from  Belle  Isle  inlet  to  Walley 
street. 

*Water  street,  B.,  1708;  from  268  Washington  street,  east,  to  39  Broad 
street;  "  the  street  leading  from  Cox  the  butcher's  shop  in  Cornhill 
passing  by  Major  Walley 's  as  far  as  Mrs.  Oliver's  corner,"  named 
Water  street  by  the  town.  May  3,  1708;  from  Cornhill  to  Mackril 
lane  (now  Kilby  street),  1732;  from  Cornhill  to  OUver's  dock,  1800; 
from  Cornhill  to  Liberty  square,  1817;  extended  east,  through  Liberty 
street  to  Broad  street,  March  20,  1826.  L  91,  L  99,  L  164,  L  401, 
L  810,  L  853,  L  856,  L  982,  L  2451. 

*Water  street,  Rox.,  1845;  new  road  from  Ruggles  (now  Cabot)  street 
to  Williams  street  (now  Shawmut  avenue)  across  the  marsh  named 
Water  street,  March  3,  1845;  extended  to  Washington  street,  Nov.  30, 
1857;  "street  from  Parker  street  to  Washington  street,  part  of  which 
has  been  called  Ruggles  street  and  part  Water  street,  named  Ruggles 
street  throughout^"  Aug.  9,   1858. 

*Water  street.  Dor.;  from  112  Taylor  street  to  7  Fulton  street  (Neponset); 
laid  out,  April  5,  1858. 

Water  street,  W.  Rox.;  from  21  Wilhams  street  to  166  Keyes  street 
in  1874. 

*Water  street,  Chsn.,  1780;  from  18  Warren  avenue  to  the  Navy  Yard; 
New  Fore  street;  "  what  is  now  called  Water  street,"  from  Main  street 
(now  Charles  River  avenue)  laid  out  40  feet  wide,  Sept.  2,  1780,  accord- 
ing to  a  plan  by  John  Leach,  dated  1780;  Thomas  Edmands  conveys 
to  town  all  the  land  laid  out  by  the  General  Court  for  a  pubhc  liighway 
40  feet  wide  and  80  feet  long,  from  the  west  end  of  his  house  to  Battery 
lane,  so  called,  March  2,  1802;  portion  at  northeasterly  end  included 
in  the  Navy  Yard;  altered,  March  28,  1836;  street  laid  out  from  Main 
street,  near  Water  street,  to  Boston  (now  Warren)  avenue,  Jan.  15, 
1846;  same  named  Water  street,  being  a  continuation  of  that  street, 
March  16,  1846.     L  1974. 


List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston.  487 

*Waterford  street,  B.,  1870;  from  1079  Washington  street  to  178  Shaw- 
mut  avenue;  called  Carney  place,  1831;  name  of  Carney  place  changed 
to  Waterford  street,  Nov.  8,  1871.     L  545,  L  562,  L  728. 

Waterloo  street,  E.  B.;  from  Washburn  avenue,  between  Haven  street 
and  Farragut  street,  southeast,  to  Riverside  avenue. 

*Waterlow  street.  Dor.,  1874;  from  57  Harvard  street,  northwesterly, 
southwesterly,  then  southerly,  to  83  Harvard  street  again;  on  plan 
by  L.  Briggs  &  Co.,  dated  Oct.  1,  1874,  shown  as  extending  from 
Harvard  street,  generally  northerly,  to  and  over  a  part  of  what  is 
now  Elmont  street;  on  plan  dated  Feb.  21,  1884  (Suffolk  Deeds,  Lib. 
1631,  fol.  452),  shown  as  extending  from  Harvard  street  to  and  over 
Elmont  street  (in  a  sHghtly  different  location  at  its  northwesterly  end) 
to  Sydney  place  (now  Shafter  street);  in  Bromley's  atlas,  1894,  a 
portion  shown  as  Elmont  street,  and  in  same  atlas  Waterlow  street 
is  shown  as  extending  from  Harvard  street  to  and  over  Sydney  place 
to  Harvard  street  again;  same  laid  out,  Aug.  31,  1897.  L  2886, 
.    L  3317. 

Water's  court,  B.;  from  Endicott  street,  east,  1853;  named  Alton  place, 
1857. 

Watertown  turnpike,  Bri.;  see  Avenue  street. 

Watson  place,  W.  Rox.;  from  School  street,  northeasterly,  to  Dixwell 
street;  called  a    part  of  Dixwell  street,  1901. 

*Watson  street,  B.,  1886;  from  396  Northampton  street  to  215  Camden 
street;  formerly  Baldwin  street;  laid  out,.  May  10,  1886.     L  1904. 

Watti  court.  So.  B.,  1842;  from  West  Ninth  street,  near  Dorchester 
street,  southwest,  to  O.  C.  (now  N.  Y.,  N.  H.  &  H.)  R.  R.;  called  Dana 
street  in  1881;  Dana  street  laid  out  as  Mitchell  street,  Aug.  12,  1885. 

*Waumbeck  street,  Rox.;  from  519  Warren  street,  at  junction  with  Elm 
Hill  avenue,  to  133  Crawford  street;  laid  out  from  Elm  Hill  avenue 
to  Wabeno  street,  Dec.  7,  1883;  extended  from  Wabeno  street  to 
Humboldt  avenue,  July  27,  1886;  name  of  Hammerton  street,  from 
Humboldt  avenue  to  Crawford  street,  changed  to  Waumbeck  street, 
March  1,  1898.     L  1747,  L  2466,  L  2540. 

Wauwatosa  avenue,  E.  B.  (Breed's  Island);  from  the  location  of  the 
Eastern  Division  of  the  B.  &  M.  R.  R.  (freight)  (now  abandoned  for 
railroad  purposes)  to  Chelsea  creek. 

Wave  avenue.  Dor.,  1898;  from  361  Savin  Hill  avenue,  near  Robinson 
court,  northerly;  authority  to  open  given  by  Street  Commissioners, 
Jan.  22,  1898;  shown  in  Bromley's  atlas  of  1898  and  in  the  Boston 
Directory  for  the  same  year  as  Spray  street;  the  directories  have 
since  1898  shown  it  as  Wave  avenue. 

Waverly  place,  B.,  1830;  from  40  South  street,  easterly;  same  in  1830. 
L  1471. 

Waverly  place,  Bri.;  from  64  Waverly  street,  westerly. 

Waverly  street,  B.,  1859;  from  West  Dedham  street  to  Canton  (now 
West  Canton)  street,  1859;  name  changed  to  Ivanhoe  street  by  an 
order  of  the  City  Council,  approved  April  21,  1868,  and  name  afterwards 
extended  in  both  directions. 

♦Waverly  street,  Rox.;  from  264  Warren  street  to  141  Blue  Hill  avenue; 
laid  out,  July  27,  1863.     L  903. 

fWaverly  street,  Bri.,  1853;  from  96  Lincoln  street  to  434  Western  avenue, 
with  an  arm  branching  from  18  Market  street,  east,  to  the  first  named 
part;  accepted,  conditionally,  and  then  subject  deferred,  July  18,  1842; 
laid  out  by  the  Selectmen,  Aug.  24,  1853;  accepted  and  named,  Sept.  5, 
1853;  authority  to  open  from  angle  in  street  to  Lincoln  street  given  by 
Street  Commissioners,  Oct.  14,  1892.     L  2335. 


488  List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston. 

Waverly  terrace,  B.;  a  block  of  brick  buildings  on  the  west  side  of 
Shawmut  avenue,  between  Lenox  street  and  Sawyer  street,  formerly 
so  called;  same  in  1859. 

Way  place,  Rox.;  from  61  Copeland  street,  southeasterly,  nearly  oppo- 
site Aspen  street. 

Way  street,  B.;  from  Dock  square  to  Roebuck  alley  (now  Merchants 
row);  discontinued,  April  16,  1838. 

*Way  street,  B.,  1857-1864;  from  290  Harrison  avenue  to  199  Albany 
street;  formerly  from  Harrison  avenue  to  Lehigh  street;  referred  to  in 
directory  1841-42  as  East  Orange  street;  accepted  imder  same  name, 
between  Harrison  avenue  and  Albany  street,  Sept.  27,  1852;  name 
changed  to  Way  street,  Dec.  21,  1857,  and  back  to  East  Orange 
street,  Dec.  30,  1857;  name  changed  again  to  Way  street,  from  Harrison 
avenue  to  Lehigh  street,  March  22,  1864;  portion  between  the  north- 
easterly line  of  Broadway  and  Lehigh  street  included  in  land  of  the 
B.  &  A.  R.  R.  shortly  after  May  3,  1869,  when  Broadway  was  extended; 
as  there  is  no  record  of  the  discontinuance  of  this  last  named  portion 
it  is  to  be  presumed  that  this  part  of  Way  street,  between  Albany 
street  and  Lehigh  street,  was  never  laid  out,  even  though  the  city 
included  it  in  the  change  of  name  above  mentioned;  the  triangular 
piece  of  Way  street  between  Albany  street  and  the  northeasterly  Une 
of  Broadway  was  never  legally  included  in  Broadway,  but  from  usage 
has  become  to  be  known  as  a  part  of  Broadway;  a  strip  about  25 
feet  wide  on  the  northeasterly  side,  between  Harrison  avenue  and 
Broadway,  included  in  the  location  of  the  B.  &  P.  R.  R.,  March  17, 
1898,  under  authority  of  chapter  516,  Acts  of  the  Legislature  of 
1896.     L  95,  L  362,  L  436,  L  1529,  L  3990. 

*Wayland  street,  Rox.  and  Dor.;  from  155  MagnoHa  street  to  11  Dacia 
street;  Howard  street,  between  Magnolia  street  and  Howard  avenue, 
laid  out,  Aug.  12,  1869;  name  changed  to  Wayland  street,  March  1, 
1888;  authority  to  open  from  Howard  avenue,  northwest,  given  by 
Street  Commissioners,  May  25,  1893;  laid  out  and  extended  from 
Howard  avenue  over  Dacia  place  to  Dacia  street,  Sept.  25,  1901. 
L  550,  L  2169,  L  3424,  L  3780. 

Wayland  street,  W.  Rox.,  1873;  from  Suffolk  street  to  Whitney  street; 
included  in  Franklin  Park  in  1882. 

*  Wayne  street,  Rox.,  1868;  from  529  Blue  Hill  avenue  to  100  Maple 
street;  accepted  as  Linden  street,  Oct.  24,  1864;  named  Wayne  street, 
April  21,  1868;  relocated,  March  12,  1880.     L  1438. 

Webb  park.  So.  B.;  from  531  East  Sixth  street,  south,  near  I  street. 

*Webber  street,  Rox.,  1835;  from  1012  Harrison  avenue  to  917  Albany 
street;  road  leading  from  Davis  (now  Albany)  street  to  Plymouth 
street  (now  Harrison  avenue)  accepted  and  named  Webber  street, 
Aug.  5,  1835.     Norfolk  Registry,  Plan  Book  22,  p.  47.     L  519. 

Webb's  corner,  B.,  1708;  corner  Union  street  and  Marsh  lane  so  called 
in  the  town's  list  of  streets.  May  3,  1708. 

Weber  street,  W.  Rox.;  from  Canterbury  street,  opposite  Mt.  Hope 
street,  southeast,  to  Mt.  Hope  cemetery;  same  in  1874;  Mt.  Hope 
street  extended  over  Weber  street  to  Mt.  Hope  cemetery,  July  22, 
1892.     L  2417. 

♦Webster  avenue,  B.,  1855;  from  374  Hanover  street  to  20  Unity  street; 
called  Robinson's  alley  or  lane,  1733;  named  Webster  avenue,  March 
28,  1855;  called  North  alley  at  one  time.     L  132. 

Webster  avenue,  E.  B.;  from^l40  Webster  street  to  349  Sumner  street, 
near  Cottage  street. 


List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston.  489 

Webster  avenue,  Chsn.;  from  40  Sackville  street  to  49  Belmont  street; 
Webster  court  so  called  on  plan,  1885;  called  Webster-street  court 
on  plan,   1875. 

Webster  avenue,  Bri.;  from  254  Brighton  avenue,  south,  then  west,  to 
7  Webster  street;  formerly  from  Brighton  avenue,  south,  then  west, 
then  north,  to  Cambridge  street;  portion  from  Cambridge  street, 
southeast,  now  called  Webster  street. 

Webster  avenue,  W.  Rox.;  from  223  Spring  street  to  Linden  street, 
and  so  shown  on  Bromley's  atlas  of  1905;  called  Webster  street  in 
the  directory. 

Webster  court,  B.;  from  Webster  avenue,  northeast;  same  in  1857; 
same  given  on  plan,  1883  and  1890,  as  Canny  place,  and  is  now  so 
known. 

Webster  court,  Chsn.;  from  Sackville  street  to  Belmont  street;  called 
Webster-street  court  on  plan,  1875,  and  Webster  avenue  on  chart, 
1885;  Webster  court  in  1906,  and  is  now  so  known. 

Webster  place,  B.;  from  16  Fleet  street,  northeasterly,  near  Hanover 
street;  same  in  1837. 

Webster  place,  E.  B.;  from  253  Webster  street,  between  Sumner  street 
and  Lamson  street,  southerly. 

Webster  place,  Bri.;  from  26  Webster  avenue. 

tWebster  street,  E.  B.;  from  16  Mill  street,  southeast,  to  a  point  about 
220  feet  southeast  of  Lewis  street,  and  after  an  interval  of  about  183 
feet  continued  to  495  Sumner  street;  formerly  from  Mill  street  to 
Sumner  street,  near  Jeffries  street;  accepted,  Oct.  13,  1845,  provided 
the  abutters  complete  the  street  in  accordance  with  the  views  of  the 
Committee  on  Paving  (this  appears  to  have  not  been  done);  accepted 
and  laid  out  as  a  public  street  from  Lewis  street  to  Cottage  street. 
May  10,  1852;  accepted  from  Cottage  street  to  Sumner  street,  Oct. 
11,  1852  (Board  of  Aldermen  Records,  1852,  p.  208);  portion  from  a 
point  about  220  feet  southeast  of  Lewis  street,  southeast  about  183 
feet,  discontinued,  Sept.  27,  1904,  by  a  special  commission  acting  under 
authority  of  Legislature,  chapter  390,  Acts  of  1899,  and  amendments 
thereto.     Vol.  31,  p.  42.     L  3810. 

Webster  street,  So.  B.;  from  West  Fifth  street,  southwesterly,  between 
B  street  and  C  street;  abandoned;  directory  shows  Dunham  park 
in  same  location. 

Webster  street,  Rox.;  from  Washington  street  to  Shawmut  avenue; 
named  changed  to  Madison  street,  April  21,  1868;  Madison  street 
laid  out,  July  21,  1876. 

Webster  street,  W.  Rox.;  from  223  Spring  street  to  Linden  street;  same 
in  1874;  shown  as  Webster  avenue  in  Bromley's  atlas  of  1905; 
Webster  street  in  the  directory.     L  2488. 

Webster  street,  W.  Rox.;  from  Whiting  street,  southwest;  sho^\Ti  in 
1890;  included  in  land  taken  by  City  of  Boston  for  addition  to  Parental 
School  lot,  1901. 

Webster  street,  Chsn.;  from  Bunker  Hill  street  to  Medford  street; 
same  in  1875;  laid  out  as  Sackville  street,  Jan.  1,  1887.  L  1968, 
L  1969. 

Webster  street,  Bri.,  1873;  from  Dunboy  street  at  Jackson  square, 
west,  to  Bigelow  street;  formerly  from  Dunboy  street,  west,  crossing 
Bigelow  street;  portion  from  Bigelow  street,  west,  to  near  Matchett 
street  called  Perthshire  road,   1903. 

Webster  street,  Bri.;  from  526  Cambridge  street  to  south  of  High  Rock 
way;  formerly  a  part  of  Webster  avenue. 


490  List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston. 

Webster-street  court,  Chsn.;  from  Sackville  street  to  Belmont  street; 
Webster  court  so  called  on  plan,  1875;  called  Webster  avenue  on 
plan,  1885. 

Webster  terrace,  Bri.;  from  Webster  street  to  Cambridge  terrace; 
called  a  part  of  Cambridge  terrace,  1901. 

Webster's  arch,  B.,  1732;  the  entrance  from  Cornhill  (now  Washington 
street)  to  Savage's  court  or  Williams  court,  1732. 

Wedmore  street,  Dor.,  1907;  from  263  Savin  Hill  avenue,  east  about 
246  feet;  shown  on  plan  dated  October,  1907.  Suffolk  Deeds,  Lib. 
3333,  fol.  296. 

Weekes  place,  B.;  from  Essex  street,  near  the  present  Oxford  street, 
southwest;  shown  on  Hales's  map  of  Boston,  1814;  now  built  over. 

Weeks  place,  E,ox.;  from  Centre  street,  near  Heath  street,  south- 
easterly; abandoned  in  1896. 

Weitz  street,  Bri.,  1890;  from  153  Franklin  street  to  15  Bayard  street. 

Welaka  avenue,  E.  B.  (Breed's  Island);  from  Waldemar  avenue  to  35 
Overlook  street. 

*Weld  avenue,  W.  E,ox.;  from  1975  Columbus  avenue  to  79  School  street; 
accepted  as  a  town  way  by  the  town  of  West  Roxbury,  Sept.  27, 
1871;  laid  out  by  the  City  of  Boston,  Jan.  5,  1875.     L  1004. 

Weld  park,  W.  Rox.;  from  896  Centre  street,  near  May  street,  southwest. 

*Weld  street,  W.  Rox.,  1825;  from  190  Walter  street  to  597  Baker  street; 
named  from  Newton  line  by  Weld  place  across  Centre  street  to  Walter 
street.  May  9,  1825;  from  Willow  street  to  Baker  street  by  annexa- 
tion from  Newton,  April  23,  1838.     L  1792,  L  2809,  L  2810. 

Weld  street,  W.  Rox.;  from  Mt.  Hope  street,  southwest,  now  called 
Bradstreet  avenue. 

Welden  street,  W.  Rox.,  1897;  from  288  Baker  street,  about  203  feet 
northwest  of  Bonner  street,  southwest,  to  Ashumet  street;  shown  on 
plan  by  Nash  &  Himter,  November,  1897. 

*WeId  Hill  street;  W.  Rox.,  1891;  from  36  Hyde  Park  avenue  to  Forest 
Hills  cemetery;  authority  to  open  street  given  by  Street  Commis- 
sioners, May  4,  1892;  formerly  a  part  of  Weldon  street;  laid  out, 
Aug.  10,  1893.     L  2525. 

*Weldon  street,  Rox.;  from  16  Holborn  street  to  27  Quincy  street;  laid 
out,  Nov.  6,  1890.     L  2269. 

Weldon  street,  W.  Rox.;  from  Walk  Hill  street  to  Hyde  Park  avenue; 
laid  out,  from  Walk  Hill  street  to  portion  of  running  northeast  to 
Hyde  Park  avenue,  as  Wenham  street,  Nov.  30,  1891;  part  from 
Hyde  Park  avenue  to  Forest  Hills  cemetery  laid  out  as  Weld  Hill 
street,  Aug.  10,  1893.     L  2368,  L  2525. 

Well  lane,  Chsn.;  an  early  name  for  Henley  street. 

*Well  street,  B.,  1808;   from  15  Custom-House  street  to  14  Wharf  street; 
same  in  1808;  confirmed  as  a  public  street,  June  9,  1834. 
Welland  road,  W.  Rox.,  1903;  from  81  Sanborn  avenue,  about  850  feet 
northwest  of  Tarleton  road,  northeast,  to  144  Temple  street;  shown 
on  plan  dated  August  1903,  Suffolk  Deeds,  Lib.  3109,  fol.  419. 

fWelles  avenue.  Dor.,  1871;  from  672  Washington  street  to  1771  Dor- 
chester avenue;  laid  out  from  Washington  street  to  Argyle  street, 
Dec.  6,  1873;  laid  out,  exclusive  of  the  railroad  location,  from  Argyle 
street  to  Dorchester  avenue,  Jan.  4,  1908.  L  913,  L  914,  L  2173, 
L  4057. 
Welles  corner,  B.,  1732;  corner  Orange  street  and  Frog  lane  (Wash- 
ington street  and  Boylston  street),  1732. 


List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston.  491 

Welles  corner,  B.,  1732;    corner  of  Cambridge  street  and  Green  street, 

1732. 
Welles  place,  B.,   1857;  from  Joy  street,  west,  near  Cambridge  street, 

1857;  closed. 

*Wellesley  park.  Dor.,  1897;  from  76  Melville  avenue,  between  Upland 
avenue  and  the  Shawmut  branch  railroad,  north,  to  264  Park  street; 
from  a  point  about  120  feet  north  from  Melville  avenue  the  street 
diverges  to  the  east  and  west,  and  incloses  a  building  area;  at  the 
northerly  extremity  of  this  area  the  two  arms  meet  and  continue  as 
■  one  street  to  Park  street;  authority  to  open  given  by  the  Street 
Commissioners,  May  19,  1897;  this  street  a  substitute  way  for  the 
portion  of  Vinson  street  lying  between  the  same  points;  laid  out, 
including  the  inclosed  area,  Oct.  15,  1908.     L  4103. 

Wellington   court,  Rox.;   the  building  and  inclosure  at  511  Warren 

street. 

Wellington  hill.  Dor.;  bounded  by  Walk  Hill  street.  Harvard  street, 
Morton  street  and  Blue  Hill  avenue. 

Wellington  place,  Chsn.;  from  34  St.  Martin  street,  northwesterly. 

Wellington  road.  Dor.,  1903;  from  15  Magnolia  street,  about  172  feet 
northwest,  then  southwest,  then  southeast,  to  29  MagnoHa  street, 
opposite  Lebanon  street;  authority  to  open  given  by  the  Street 
Commissioners,  Jan.  12,  1903. 

Wellington  road,  Bri.,  1906;  from  Corey  road,  between  Cummings  road 
and  Washington  street,  northwest,  to  Egremont  road;  shown  as  a 
part  of  street  No.  867  on  Board  of  Survey  fihng,  dated  May  23,  1905; 
named  WelHngton  road  by  owner  in  1906. 

*Wellington  street,  B.,  1870;  from  559  Columbus  avenue,  northwesterly, 
to  the  N.  Y.,  N.  H.  &  H.  R.  R.;  this  part  of  West  Springfield  street 
named  Wellington  street,  June  27,  1870.     L  502,  L  516. 

Wellington  street,  E.  B.,  1833  (proposed);  from  290  Maverick  street  to 
proposed  part  of  Putnam  street. 

Wellington  Hill  street.  Dor.,  1901;  from  1295  Blue  Hill  avenue,  oppo- 
site Fessenden  street,  northerly  and  easterly,  to  Morton  street  at  its 
junction  with  Greendale  road;  authority  to  open  from  Blue  Hill 
avenue  to  about  70  feet  beyond  Hillsboro  road  wth  name  of  Ponemah 
street  given  by  Street  Commissioners,  March  26,  1895;  name  changed 
to  Wellington  Hill  street,  1901;  extended  to  Morton  street  by  plan 
made  by  Henry  C.  Mildram,  dated  May  2,  1907. 

Wellington's  wharf,  B.;  from  Federal  street,  easterly;  later  called 
Adams's  wharf;  included  in  taking  for  grounds  of  Boston  Terminal 
Company,  Jan.  5,  1897,  under  authority  of  chapter  516  of  the  Acts 
of  1896. 

Wells  place,  B.,  1848;  from  Washington  street  to  Bradford  street; 
laid  out  as  Wilkes  street,  April  6,  1894.     L  2586. 

Wendell  place.  So.  B.;  from  73  Preble  street,  southerly. 

^Wendell  street,  B.,  1826;  from  58  Pearl  street  to  105  Broad  street;  from 
Ohver  street  to  Hamilton  (now  Batterymarch)  street  named,  June 
14,  1826;  confirmed  as  a  pubhc  street,  June  9,  1834;  Humphrey 
place  laid  out  and  extended  to  Broad  street,  including  part  of  Half 
Moon  place,  and  its  name  changed  to  Wendell  street,  Dec.  30,  1870; 
laid  out  upon  a  new  line  near  Broad  street,  on  line  of  northerly  side 
of  Wharf  street  extended,  April  2,  1872;  name  of  Pearl  place,  lead- 
ing from  Oliver  street  in  continuation  of  Wendell  street  to  Pearl 
street,  changed  to  Wendell  street,  March  1,  1883.  L  460,  L  463, 
L  682. 

Wendell  street.  So.  B.;  from  49  Preble  street  to  Hyde  street. 


492  List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston. 

Wendell's  lane,  B.,  1796;  in  directory  of  1796;  probably  Wendell 
street. 

Wendover  street,  Dor.,  1904;  from  742  Dudley  street,  between  Phillips 
place  and  Holden  place,  northeast,  with  an  arm  extending  to  Hum- 
phreys street;  Humphreys  square  and  lona  street  named  Wendover 
street  in  1904. 

*Wenham  street,  W.  Rox.,  1891;  from  14  Walk  Hill  street  to  29  Weld 
Hill  street;  formerly  part  of  Weldon  street;  laid  out,  Nov.  30,  1891. 
L  2368. 

*Wenonah  street,  Rox.,  1882;  from  19  Elm  Hill  avenue,  northwesterly, 
to  18  Waumbeck  street;  laid  out,  Oct.  26,  1886.     L  1959. 

tWensley  street,  Rox.,  1895;  from  67  Heath  street  to  10  Bucknam 
street;  authority  to  open  given  by  Street  Commissioners,  Sept.  19, 
1895;  laid  out  from  Heath  street  to  Bickford  avenue,  Jan.  31,  1898. 
L  2966,  L  2975,  L  3564. 

Wensley's  lane,  B.,  1744;  from  North  Meeting  House  down  towards 
Charlestown  river,  Sept.  28,  1744,  and  same,  May  4,  1758. 

Wentworth  place,  B.;  from  162  Northampton  street,  southwest,  near 
corner  Shawmut  avenue;  same  in  1867. 

tWentworth  street.  Dor.;  from  100  Norfolk  street  to  south  of  Ashmont 
street;  authority  to  open  from  Dunbar  avenue,  northerly,  and  from 
Dunbar  avenue,  southerly,  to  beyond  Ashmont  street,  given  by  the 
Street  Commissioners,  April  29,  1898;  laid  out  from  Norfolk  street 
to  Dunbar  avenue,  Aug.  28,  1909.     L  4159. 

Wentworth's  corner,  B.,  1800;  corner  Lynn  (now  Commercial)  street 
and  Greenough's  alley,  1800. 

Wentworth's  lane,  B.,  1732;  "  from  Allen's  corner  on  Ann  (now  North) 
street,  east,  to  the  Wood  wharffe,"  in  the  Vade  Mecum,  1732;  accepted, 
conditionally,  and  named  Barrett  street,  June  7,  1831;  laid  out  from 
Ann  street  to  Fulton  street  and  named  Barrett  street,  Oct.  24,  1842. 

Wesley  avenue,  Dor.;  from  387  Savin  Hill  avenue,  between  the  location 
of  the  N.  Y.,  N.  H.  &  H.  R.  R.  and  Robinson  court,  northeasterly, 
nearly  parallel  with  the  railroad. 

Wesley  place,  B.,  1836;  from  288  Hanover  street,  between  Prince 
street  and  Parmenter  street,  northwesterly;  same  in  1836. 

*Wesley  place,  Chsn.;  from  Pearl  street  to  Sullivan  street;  straightened, 
etc.,  and  laid  out,  Dec.  31,  1867;  discontinued,  Sept.  14,  1868;  laid 
out,  etc.,  Sept.  22,  1868;  called  Wesley  street,  April  13,  1869. 

Wesley  street,  E.  B.;  from  32  Chelsea  street  to  71  Paris  street,  near 
Meridian  street. 

Wesley  street.  So.  B.;  from  31  Preble  street,  between  Rogers  street 
and  Carpenter  street,  to  Hyde  street. 

*WesIey  street,  Chsn.;  from  4  Pearl  street  to  41  Sullivan  street;  name  of 
Wesley  place  changed  to  Wesley  street,  April  13,  1869;  see  Wesley 
place. 

*Wessex  street.  Dor.,  1892;  from  402  Codman  street  to  16  Weyanoke 
street;  laid  out,  June  1,  1897.     L  2911. 

*West  street,  B.;  from  509  Washington  street  to  147  Tremont  street; 
"The  way  from  Co  well's  corner  in  Newbury  (now  Washington)  street, 
leading  westward  into  the  Common;  "  named  West  street  by  the  to'wn. 
May  3,  1708;  in  Shaw's  list,  1817,  "  from  32  Newbury  street  to  the 
Mall."     L  24,  L  196. 

West  street,  E.  B.;  from  Reynolds  street  to  Homer  street. 


List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston.  493 

*West  street,  Dor.;  from  John  Whittemore's  land,  Roxbury,  near  the 
red  gate,  in  hne  of  old  cart  path  to  road  from  Lower  Mills  to  Dedham; 
laid  out,  December,  1835;  from  Upper  Mills  to  the  Town  House 
altered,  December,  1838;  from  river  by  Luke  Trott's  to  Roxbury 
line  named  West  street,  March  11,  1840  (now  Norfolk  street). 

West  street,  W.  Rox.;  from  High  street  to  61  Morrison  street. 

West  street,  W.  Rox.;  from  9  Belle vue  avenue  to  end  of  2  Orange 
street. 

*West  street,  Chsn.;  from  14  Alford  street  to  1  Beacham  street;  laid 
out  and  accepted,  June  24,  1872.     L  3277. 

West  Bellf lower  street.  Dor.;  from  147  Boston  street,  northwest; 
shown  on  Bromley's  atlas  of  1909. 

West  Boston,  the  part  of  the  town  west  of  Sudbury  street  from  1708 
to  1800;  when  first  used  as  a  place  of  residence  this  quarter  was 
called  New  Boston;  later  West  Boston;  now  called  West  End. 

*West  Boston  bridge,  B.  and  Cambridge,  1792;  from  the  foot  of  Cam- 
bridge street  in  Boston  to  Main  street  in  Cambridge;  "The  pro- 
prietors of  West  Boston  bridge  "  incorporated  by  act  approved  by 
Governor  Hancock,  March  9,  1792;  empowered  to  'build  a  bridge 
and  causeway  from  Boston,  near  the  pest  house,  to  Pelham's  Lsland 
in  Cambridge;  the  bridge  and  road  controlled  by  the  corporation 
extended  from  about  the  corner  of  South  Russell  street  in  Boston 
to  the  corner  of  Main  and  Front  streets  in  Cambridge  (see  Cambridge 
street);  work  on  causeway  commenced  July  15,  1792;  on  wooden 
bridge,  April  6,  1793;  opened  for  pubhc  travel,  Nov.  23,  1793;  author- 
ized to  collect  tolls  for  forty  years,  bridge  then  to  be  turned  over 
,  to  the  Commonwealth;  must  pay  Harvard  College  £300  per 
annum  (for  indigent  scholars);  Jime,  1793,  charter  extended  for 
seventy  years  and  Harvard  College  payment  reduced  to  £200; 
sold  to  Hancock  Free  Bridge  Corporation,  July  1,  1846,  under  authority 
of  an  act  passed  March  26,  1846;  closed  between  May  1  and  Nov. 
21,  1854,  when  the  bridge  was  entirely  rebuilt;  transferred  to  Cam- 
bridge by  act  passed  in  1857;  made  free  Feb.  1,  1858;  placed  in 
charge  of  commissioners  in  May,  1871  (Act  of  1870);  sometimes 
called  Longfellow  bridge;  the  new  Cambridge  bridge  in  about  the 
same  location;  the  old  bridge  closed,  Oct.  19,  1899;  during  building 
of  new  Cambridge  bridge  a  temporary  bridge  was  built;  closed 
Nov.  27, 1906;  outward  bound  cars  began  running  over  the  new  bridge 
Aug.  12,  1906;  inward  bound  cars,  Nov.  27,  1906.  (For  details  see 
Public  Document  19,  1872,  and  records  in  City  Engineer's  office.) 

tWestbourne  street,  W.  Rox.,  1899;  from  360  Cornell  street  to  West 
Roxbury  parkway;  from  Beech  street,  northeast  about  502  feet,  shown 
on  plan  dated  July  15,  1894,  as  a  part  of  Kenilworth  terrace  (Suffolk 
Deeds,  Lib.  2446,  fol.  162);  laid  out  from  360  Cornell  street  to  204 
Beech  street  as  Westbourne  street,  Dec.  6,  1899.     L  3232,  L  3658. 

Westbourne  terrace,  Bri.,  1894;  from  187  Corey  road  to  Brookhne  line. 

*West  Broadway,  B.  and  So.  B.,  1873;  from  Albany  street  in  Boston  to 
Dorchester  street  in  South  Boston;  that  part  of  Broadway  west  of 
Dorchester  street  to  Albany  street  called  West  Broadway,  Feb.  18, 
1873.     See  Broadway.     L  361,  L  362,  L  473,  L  632,  L  1532. 

*West  Brookline  street,  B.,  1868;  from  1525  Wasliington  street  to  184 
Warren  avenue;  from  Tremont  street  to  Front  street  (now  Harrison 
avenue)  named  Brookline  street,  Sept.  15,  1834;  laid  out  from 
Tremont  street  to  Water  Power  Company's  line,  Dec.  21,  1859;  from 
Water  Power  Company's  hne  to  Warren  avenue.  May  21,  1867; 
from  Washington  street  to  Warren  avenue  called  West  Brookline 
street,  April  21,   1868.     L  138,  L  354. 


494  List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston. 

*West  Canton  street,  B.,  1868;  from  1491  Washington  street  to  B.  & 
P.  (now  N.  Y.,  N.  H.  &  H.)  R.  R.  at  Carleton  street;  Canton  street 
laid  out  on  the  Neck,  July  24,  1826;  named  from  Tremont  street  to 
Front  street  (now  Harrison  avenue),  Sept.  15,  1834;  laid  out  from 
Tremont  street  to  Boston  Water  Power  Company's  line,  Dec.  21, 
1859;  West  Canton  street  laid  out  between  Tremont  street  and 
Warren  avenue  and  accepted.  May  21,  1867;  name  of  Canton  street 
between  Washington  street  and  Warren  avenue  changed  to  West 
Canton  street,  April  21,  1868;  laid  out  from  Warren  avenue  to  Apple- 
ton  street  at  junction  with  Columbus  avenue,  Nov.  4,  1868;  laid  out 
from  Columbus  avenue  to  the  B.  &  P.  (now  N.  Y.,  N.  H.  &  H.) 
R.  R.,  Dec.  7,  1869.     L  354,  L  502,  L  516,  L  538. 

*West  Castle  street,  B.,  1732;  from  Orange  (now  Washington)  street, 
west;  in  the  Vade  Mecum,  1732,  Castle  street  is  mentioned  as  "cross- 
ing Orange  street  both  E.  and  W.";  this  appears  to  be  tlje  only 
authority  for  West  Castle  street;  name  of  West  Castle  street  leading 
from  Washington  street  to  Tremont  street  changed  to  Castle  street, 
June  23,  1874  (all  intermediate  record  given  under  Castle  street). 
L  563,  L  566,  L  837,  L  838. 

*West  Cedar  street,  B.,  1826;  from  57  Chestnut  street  to  332  Cambridge 
street;  from  Phillips  street  to  the  river  called  Southac  street,  1733; 
from  Chestnut  street  to  Cambridge  street  called  George  street,  1810; 
from  Chestnut  street  to  Sumner  (now  Mt.  Vernon)  street  named  West 
Cedar  street,  1826;  from  Sumner  street  to  Pinckney  street  named 
West  Cedar  street,  1833;  from  Pinckney  street  to  Cambridge  street 
named  West  Cedar  street,  April  1,  1869.     L  49. 

West  Centre  street,  B.,  1733;  from  Cambridge  street  to  May  (now 
Myrtle)  street;  extended  to  Pinckney  street,  1833;  name  changed  to 
Anderson  street,  May  21,  1861. 

*West  Chester  avenue,  B.,  1869;  West  Chester  park  and  Chester  square 
named  West  Chester  avenue,  July  13,  1869;  part  of  West  Chester 
avenue  from  Shawmut  avenue  to  Tremont  street  called  Chester  square, 
Oct.  5,  1869;  laid  out  from  Boston  Water  Power  Company's  old  line 
to  Columbus  avenue,  Oct.  26,  1869;  laid  out  from  Columbus  avenue 
to  B.  &  P.  (now  N.  Y.,  N.  H.  &  H.)  R.  R.,  Dec.  7,  1869;  street  between 
Washington  street  and  Tremont  street,  part  of  which  was  called  West 
Chester  avenue  and  part  Chester  square,  named  Chester  square 
throughout,  April  5,  1870;  between  Tremont  street  and  the  B.  &  P. 
(now  N.  Y.,  N.  H.  &  H.)  R.  R.  called  West  Chester  park,  April  5, 
1870;  West  Chester  park,  Chester  square,  Chester  park  and  East 
Chester  park  all  changed  to  Massachusetts  avenue,  March  1,  1894. 
L  502,  L  516. 

*West  Chester  park,  B.,  1859;  from  Tremont  street,  crossing  Beacon 
street  to  Harvard  bridge  (at  Charles  river);  laid  out  and  accepted 
from  Tremont  street  to  Boston  Water  Power  Company's  line,  Dec. 
21,  1859;  West  Chester  park  and  Chester  square  named  West  Chester 
avenue,  July  13,  1869;  part  of  West  Chester  avenue,  between  Tremont 
street  and  B.  &  P.  (now  N.  Y.,  N.  H.  &  H.)  R.  R.,  called  West  Chester 
park,  April  5,  1870;  extended  from  B.  &  P.  R.  R.  to  Beacon  street, 
July  5,  1873;  and  from  Beacon  street  to  the  Charles  river.  May  21, 
1889;  name  changed  to  Massachusetts  avenue,  March  1,  1894.  L  452, 
L  502,  L  516,  L  805,  L  805i,  L  862,  L  1140,  L  1585,  L  2133,  L  2493. 

*West  Chester  street,  B.;  from  Washington  street  across  Tremont 
street  to  Back  Bay  lands,  1854;  from  Washington  street  to  Shawmut 
avenue  part  of  West  Chester  park,  1861,  and  named  Chester  square, 
1864;  West  Chester  park,  Chester  square,  Chester  park  and  East 
Chester  park  all  changed  to  Massachusetts  avenue,  March  1,  1894. 

♦West  Concord  street,  B.,  1868;  from  1631  Washington  street  to  708 
Tremont  street;  Concord  street  laid  out  on  the  Neck,  July  24,  1826, 
and  named  from  Tremont  street  to  Front  street  (now  Harrison  ave- 
nue), Sept.  15,  1834;  laid  out  from  Tremont  street  to  Water  Power 


List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston.  495 

Company's  line,  Dec.  21,  1859;  from  Washington  street  to  Tremont 
street  named  West  Concord  street,  April  21,  1868;  from  Tremont 
street  to  Columbus  avenue  named  Concord  square,  April  21,  1868; 
laid  out  from  Columbus  avenue  to  B.  &  P.  (now  N.  Y.,  N.  H.  &  H.) 
R.  R.,  Dec.  7,  1869;  same  part  named  Greenwich  park,  March  29, 
1870.     Vol.  31,  p.  1.     L  502,  L  516. 

Westcott  street,  Dor.,  1887;  from  626  Park  street  to  192  Talbot  avenue, 
near  and  west  of  N.  E.  R.  R.  * 

*West  Cottage  street,  Rox.  and  Dor.;  from  553  Dudley  street  to  130 
Blue  Hill  avenue;  laid  out  by  Dorchester  Selectmen  from  Stoughton 
(now  Dudley)  street  to  Brook  avenue,  Aug.  12,  1869;  extended  from 
Brook  avenue  to  Blue  Hill  avenue,  in  part  over  part  of  Woodville 
square,  Feb.  18,  1875.     L  880,  L  1027,  L  1410. 

*West  Dedham  street,  B.,  1868;  from  1455  Washington  street  to  608 
Tremont  street;  Dedham  street  laid  out  on  the  Neck,  July  24,  1826; 
named  from  Tremont  street  to  Front  street  (now  Harrison  avenue), 
Sept.  15,  1834;  named  West  Dedham  street,  from  Washington  street 
to  Tremont  street,  April  21,  1868.     L  295,  L  372. 

*West  Eagle  street,  E.  B.;  from  409  Border  street  to  222  Brooks  street, 
opposite  Reservoir  grounds;  accepted  as  Eagle  street,  April  5,  1859; 
commonly  called  West  Eagle  street  on  account  of  the  reservoir  making 
a  break  in  the  street. 

*West  Eighth  street.  So.  B.;  from  northwest  of  D  street  to  241  Dor- 
chester street;  this  part  of  Eighth  street  called  West  Eighth  street, 
Feb.  18,  1873;  for  record  of  laying  out,  see  Eighth  street;  part  w.est  of 
Dorchester  street,  crossing  end  of  E  street,  called  North  street  at  one 
time.     L  200,  L  201,  L  257,  L  273,  L  369. 

West  End,  B.;  the  part  of  the  city  lying  west  of  Sudbury  street;  first  used 
as  a  place  of  residence  about  1708,  and  was  called  New  Boston;  later 
called  West  Boston,  and  now  called  West  End. 

♦Westerly  street,  Rox.,  1893;  from  347  Centre  street  to  14  Sunnyside 
street;  Westerly  terrace  laid  out  as  Westerly  street,  from  Centre  street 
to  Sunnyside  street,  Nov.  1,  1893.     L  2544. 

Westerly  terrace,  Rox.,  1889;  from  Centre  street  to  Sunnyside  street; 
laid  out  as  Westerly  street,  Nov.  1,  1893.     L  2544. 

♦Western  avenue,  B.;  a  name  formerly  given  to  the  Mill-dam  (the  portion 
of  Beacon  street  from  Charles  street  to  Brookline  avenue);  built  by 
the  Boston  and  Roxbury  Mill  Corporation  and  opened  to  travel, 
July  2,  1821;  part  between  Charles  street  and  line  near  the  toll-house 
presented  by  Boston  and  Roxbury  Mill  Corporation  and  accepted  by 
city,  Sept.  19,  1831;  part  between  point  accepted  Sept.  19,  1831,  and 
street  (easterly  line  of  Otter  street)  "  leading  to  the  water  next 
westerly  of  dwelling-house  of  Wilham  W.  Goddard  "  accepted  and 
laid  out  as  a  public  highway  to  be  called  Beacon  street,  April  21,  1857; 
from  Otter  street  to  "west  end  of  new  block  of  freestone-front  houses" 
(about  373  feet  west  of  Otter  street)  accepted  and  named  Beacon  street. 
May  27,  1858;  extended  from  "Upham's  house"  (about  373  feet  west 
of  Otter  street)  to  a  point  distant  140  feet  westerly  from  the  south- 
easterly corner  of  Berkeley  street;  accepted  and  named  Beacon 
street,  Oct.  30,  1861;  from  Berkeley  street  to  Clarendon  street 
accepted  and  named  Beacon  street.  May  26,  1863;  from  Clarendon 
street  to  Dedham  (now  Dartmouth)  street  accepted  and  [named 
Beacon  street,  July  3,  1865,  provided  the  Boston  and  Roxbury  Mill 
Corporation  give  deed  of  street;  accepted  again  between  same  points, 
Oct.  31,  1865,  provided  the  Commonwealth  give  deed  of  street;  deed 
given;  laid  out  from  the  easterly  Hne  of  Clarendon  street  !over  the 
portion  previously  mentioned  to  the  boundary  Kne  between  Boston 
and  Brookline,  Dec.  7,  1868.  For  Suffolk  Deeds  references,  see 
Beacon  street.     L  416,  L  417. 


496  List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston. 

*Westerii  avenue,  Bri.,  1873;  from  Western-avenue  bridge  (from  Cam- 
bridge) to  Western-avenue  bridge  (to  Watertown);  laid  out  by  a 
joint  committee  of  the  Senate  and  House  of  Representatives,  June  13, 
1824;  accepted  by  the  Court  of  Sessions,  Sept.  3,  1824  (Sessions  and 
Commissioners,  January,  1822,  to  September,  1831,  Middlesex  Reg- 
istry); named  River  street,  June  15, 1840  (Town  Records,  Vol.  2,  p.  363); 
name  of  River  street  changed  to  Western  avenue,  June  13,  1873; 
relocated  by  Street  Commissioners,  Oct.  3,  1877.  L  1270,  L  1271, 
L  1272,  L  1967,  L  2374,  L  2423,  L  2711. 

^Western  avenue,  B.  and  Rox.;  from  Beacon  street  in  Boston  to  Wash- 
ington street  in  Brookline,  at  the  Punch  Bowl  Tavern  (now  gone); 
built  by  the  Boston  and  Roxbury  Mill  Corporation;  on  plan  dated 
July  18,  1818,  shown  as  Punch  Bowl  road;  on  Doane's  map  of  Brook- 
line,  dated  1855,  shown  as  Brookline  avenue;  on  Walling's  map  of 
Roxbury,  dated  1856,  shown  as  Western  avenue;  portion  in  Roxbury 
laid  out,  Dec.  17,  1868,  as  Western  avenue;  portion  in  territory  annexed 
to  Boston,  Nov.  4,  1870,  laid  out  by  the  town  of  Brookline,  Nov.  19, 
1868;  called  Brookline  avenue  since  1868. 

Western=avenue  bridge,  B.,  1821;  bridge  company  incorporated  June, 
1814;  opened  for  public  travel,  July  2,  1821;  see  Mill-dam;  also  Beacon 
street. 

*Western=avenue  bridge,  Bri.  and  Cambridge,  1824;  from  Western 
avenue  in  Brighton,  across  the  Charles  river,  to  Western  avenue  in 
Cambridge;  built  by  the  proprietors  of  the  West  Boston  bridge,  under 
authority  granted  by  an  Act  of  the  Legislature,  June  12,  1824;  bridge 
came  into  possession  of  the  Hancock  Free  Bridge  Corporation;  trans- 
ferred by  an  Act  of  the  Legislature  to  city  of  Cambridge  in  1857.  See 
Mass.  Spec.  Laws,  vi.,  204. 

*Western=avenue  bridge,  Bri.  and  Watertown,  1824;  from  Western 
avenue  in  Brighton,  across  Charles  river  to  Arsenal  street  in  Water- 
town;  built  by  the  proprietors  of  West  Boston  Bridge  under  authority 
of  an  Act  of  the  Legislature,  passed  June  12,  1824;  bridge  later  came 
into  the  possession  of  the  Hancock  Free  Bridge  Corporation;  trans- 
ferred by  an  Act  of  the  Legislature  to  the  city  of  Cambridge  in  1857. 
See  Mass.  Spec.  Laws,  vi.,  204. 

Westfield  street,  B.,  1875;  from  819  Tremont  street,  nearly  opposite 
Northfield  street,  northwesterly;  formerly  from  Tremont  street  to 
Columbus  avenue. 

*West  Fifth  street,  So.  B.,  1873;  from  210  Dorchester  avenue  to  147 
Dorchester  street;  this  part  of  Fifth  street  called  West  Fifth  street, 
Feb.  18,  1873.     See  Fifth  street.     Vol.  31,  p.  38.     L  183,  L  4173. 

*West  First  street.  So.  B.,  1873;  from  74  Dorchester  avenue,  easterly,  to 
5  Dorchester  street;  this  part  of  First  street  named  West  First  street, 
Feb.  18,  1873.     See  First  street.     L  122,  L  126,  L  128. 

Westford  place,  Bri.,  1896;  from  23  Westford  street,  southwest. 

*Westford  street,  Bri.,  1891;  from  8  Raymond  street,  near  and  east  of 
Everett  street  to  22  Raymond  street;  Everett  square  and  Everett 
place  laid  out  as  Westford  street.  May  18,  1891.     L  2293. 

*West  Fourtli  street,  So.  B.,  1873;  from  Dover-street  bridge  to  125  Dor- 
chester street;  this  part  of  Fourth  street  named  West  Fourth  street, 
Feb.  18,  1873;  grade  revised  in  connection  with  Dover  street,  from 
Dorchester  avenue  over  tracks  of  O.  C.  (now  N.  Y.,  N.  H.  &  H.)  R.  R. 
to  Dover  street,  by  decree  of  Superior  Court,  filed  Nov.  17,  1892, 
under  authority  of  chapter  428,  Acts  of  the  Legislature  of  1890; 
authority  to  include  in  their  yard  the  portion  under  the  relocated 
part  given  the  railroad  by  Act  of  the  Legislature  of  1893,  chapter  127. 
See  Fourth  street.  F  622,  G  330,  L  779,  L  1319,  L  1420,  L  1421, 
L  2746,  L  3533,  L  3935,  L  4175. 


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*West  Fourth  street  bridge,  So.  B.,  1894;  from  end  of  Dover-street 
bridge  on  South  Boston  side  of  Fort  Point  channel,  over  the  tracks 
of  the  N.  Y.,  N.  H.  &  H.  R.  R.,  to  Foundry;  built  by  the  City  of 
Boston  under  authority  of  chapter  428,  Acts  of  the  Legislature  of 
1890;  work  completed  in  1894. 

West  Haven  street,  B.;  from  73  Newland  street,  northwesterly,  be- 
tween Rutland  street  and  West  Newton  street;  same  in  1867. 

West  hill,  B.;  south  of  the  foot  of  Cambridge  street,  by  Charles  river, 
1722;  see  Blackstone's  point. 

*Westland  avenue,  Rox.,  1878;  from  277  Massachusetts  avenue  to  98 
Hemenway  street;  laid  out  from  West  Chester  park  (now  Massa- 
chusetts avenue)  to  Parker  (now  Hemenway)  street,  Dec.  27,  1878. 
L  1296,  L  1345. 

^Westminster  avenue,  Rox.;  from  3020  Washington  street  to  315  Walnut 
avenue;  laid  out,  April  25,  1864.     L  741. 

*Westminster  street,  Rox.;  from  44  Hammond  street  to  89  Ruggles 
street;  laid  out,  Sept.  1,  1871.     L  659,  L  662. 

Westminster  terrace,  Bri.;  from  50  Chestnut  Hill  avenue. 

Westmoreland  street,  Dor.;  from  709  Adams  street,  west,  to  2  Berk- 
shire street. 

Westmore  road.  Dor.,  1907;  from  Deering  road,  between  Harvard  street 
and  Wellington  Hill  street,  southwest,  to  Winfield  road;  shown  on 
plan  by  Henry  C.  Mildram,  dated  May  2,  1907. 

West  Newbury  street,  B.;  from  Jersey  street  (now  Charlesgate-west) 
to  Brookline  avenue;  laid  out  as  Newbury  street,  March  30,  1894. 

fWest  Newton  street,  B.,  1868;  from  1551  Washington  street,  crossing 
Falmouth  street,  to  freight  yard  of  N.  Y.  C.  &  H.  R.  R.  R.;  Newton 
street  laid  out  on  the  Neck,  July  24,  1826;  named  Newton  street  from 
Tremont  street  to  Front  street  (now  Harrison  avenue),  Sept.  15,  1834; 
laid  out  from  Tremont  street  to  Boston  Water  Power  Company's  line, 
Aug.  13,  1861;  laid  out  from  Boston  Water  Power  Company's  line, 
northwest,  to  the  passageway,  June  13,  1865,  provided  the  Boston 
Water  Power  Company  give  a  deed  of  the  land  embraced;  deed  given, 
March  12,  1866  (Suffolk  Deeds,  Lib.  873,  fol.  265);  from  Washington 
street  to  Columbus  avenue  named  West  Newton  street,  April  21,  1868; 
laid  out  from  Water  Power  Company's  line  to  Columbus  avenue,  July 
14,  1868;  laid  out  from  Columbus  avenue  to  B.  &  P.  (now  N.  Y., 
N.  H.  &  H.)  R.  R.,  Dec.  7,  1869;  laid  out  from  location  of  B.  &  P.  R.  R. 
to  Huntington  avenue,  Dec.  27,  1878;  laid  out  from  Huntington 
avenue  to  land  of  B.  &  A.  (now  N.  Y.  C.  &  H.  R.)  R.  R.,  July  25,  1881; 
the  only  portion  of  the  street  which  is  now  public  is  the  portion  over 
the  tracks  of  B.  &  P.  (now  N.  Y.,  N.  H.  &  H.)  R.  R.  L  198,  L  354, 
L  502,  L  516,  L  747,  L  750,  L  1542.    . 

*West  Ninth  street,  So.  B.;  from  99  D  street  to  257  Dorchester  street; 
this  part  of  Ninth  street  named  West  Ninth  street,  Feb.  18,  1873. 
See  Ninth  street.     L  96,  L  194,  L  273,  L  369,  L  1694. 

Weston  place,  Rox.;  from  68  Weston  street,  southeast;  formerly  Sud- 
bury place. 

*Weston  square,  B.;  Weston  street  (now  Union  park)  was  sometimes 
so  called. 

*Weston  street,  B.;  laid  out  on  the  Neck,  July  24,  1826;  named  Weston 
street  from  Tremont  street  to  Suffolk  street  (now  Shawmut  avenue), 
Sept.  15,  1834;  a  mall  or  common  laid  out,  Nov.  25,  1850;  name 
changed  to  Union  park.  May  19,  1851.     L  511,  L  773,  L  1377. 


498  List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston. 

*Weston  street,  Rox.;  from  109  Warwick  street  to  872  Columbus  avenue; 
name  of  Sudbury  street  (from  Tremont  street  to  Cabot  street)  changed 
to  Weston  street,  April  21,  1868;  laid  out  from  Tremont  street  to 
Windsor  street,  Dec.  30,  1869;  extended  from  Cabot  street  to  War- 
wick street,  Nov.  25,  1879.     L  511,  L  773,  L  1377. 

West  Orange  street,  B.,  1831;  from  Washington  street,  between  Castle 
street  and  the  B.  &  A.  R.  R.,  west,  to  Village  place;  formerly  Orange 
street,  which  see  for  full  description. 

Westover  street,  W.  Rox.,  1888;  from  561  Weld  street  to  Dunbar  street. 

West  Park  street.  Dor.;  from  Bernard  street  to  the  N.  E.  R.  R.;  Park 
street,  west  of  the  railroad,  sometimes  so  called. 

West  row,  B.;  on  the  part  of  Cambridge  street,  now  Court  street,  near 
Bowdoin  square,  1803-1830. 

West  Roxbury  parkway,  1894;  the  portion  of  the  park  system  from 
Centre  street,  opposite  Arnold  Arboretum,  westerly,  then  southerly, 
to  Washington  street,  opposite  Stony  Brook  Reservation. 

*West  Rutland  square,  B.,  1871;  from  439  Columbus  avenue,  northwest- 
erly, to  N.  Y.,  N.  H.  &  H.  R.  R.;  part  of  Rutland  street,  west  of  Colum- 
bus avenue,  named  West  Rutland  square,  July  25, 1871.    L  502,  L  516. 

West  Rutland  square  foot=bridge,  B.,  1882;  from  West  Rutland  square 
over  the  tracks  of  the  Providence  Division  of  the  N.  Y.,  N.  H.  &  H.  R.  R. 
to  Durham  street;  built  in  1882. 

*West  Second  street,  So.  B.,  1873;  from  100  Dorchester  avenue  to  27 
Dorchester  street;  part  of  Second  street  named  West  Second  street, 
Feb.  18,  1873.     See  Second  street.     L  43,  L  486,  L  556. 

*West  Selden  street.  Dor.;  from  939  Morton  street  to  Manchester  street; 
laid  out,  Nov.  27,  1897.  L  2925,  L  2926,  L  2927,  L  2928,  L  3756, 
L  3757,  L  3758. 

*West  Seventh  street.  So.  B.,  1873;  from  286  Dorchester  avenue  to  199 
Dorchester  street;  part  of  Seventh  street  named  West  Seventh  street, 
Feb.  18,  1873.     See  Seventh  street.     L  199,  L  226,  L  227,  L  655. 

*West  Sixth  street,  So.  B.,  1873;  from  260  Dorchester  avenue  to  169  Dor- 
chester street;  this  part  of  Sixth  street  named  West  Sixth  street, 
Feb.  18,  1873.     Vol.  31,  p.  48. 

West  Sixth-street  alley,  So.  B.;  from  150  West  Sixth  street  to  161 
Bowen  street;  also  known  as  Tee  vans  alley  and  Bishop's  alley. 

West  Sixth-street  place.  So.  B.;  from  62  West  Sixth  street,  north- 
easterly. 

*West  Springfield  street,  B.,  1868;  from  1715  Washington  street  to 
560  Columbus  avenue;  Springfield  street  laid  out  on  the  Neck, 
July  24,  1826;  named  Springfield  street,  from  Tremont  street  to  Front 
street  (now  Harrison  avenue),  Sept.  15,  1834;  from  Washington  street 
to  Columbus  avenue  named  West  Springfield  street,  April  21,  1868; 
laid  out  from  Boston  Water  Power  Company's  old  line  to  Columbus 
avenue,  Oct.  26,  1869;  laid  out  from  Columbus  avenue  to  B.  &  P. 
(now  N.  Y.,  N.  H.  &  H.)  R.  R.,  Dec.  7,  1869;  from  Columbus  avenue 
to  B.  &  P.  R.  R.  named  WelHngton  street,  June  27,  1870.  L  452, 
L  502,  L  516. 

*West  Third  street.  So.  B.;  from  59  West  Second  street  to  53  Dorchester 
street;  this  part  of  Third  street  named  West  Third  street,  Feb.  18, 
1873.     See  Third  street.     L  160. 

*West  Tremlett  street,  Dor.,  1901;  from  489  Washington  street  to  125 
Whitfield  street;  Clarence  place  laid  out  as  West  Tremlett  street, 
Aug.  14,  1901.     L  3382,  L  3753. 


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Westview  street,  Dor.,  1908;  from  Talbot  avenue,  south,  along  the 
easterly  boundary  of  Franklin  Field  to  Tonset  street;  shown  on  plan 
dated  March  31,  1908.    Suffolk  Deeds,  Lib.  3305,  fol.  582. 

Westview  street,  Bri.,  1906;  from  680  Washington  street,  nearly  oppo- 
site Atkins  street,  southwest;  authority  to  open  given  by  the  Street 
Commissioners,  March  26,  1906. 

Westville  road,  Dor.,  1909;  from  74  Westville  street,  northwest;  name 
of  this  portion  of  Bowdoin  square  changed  to  Westville  road  in  1909. 

*Westville  street,  Dor.;  from  29  Bowdoin  street  to  20  Corwin  street; 
formerly  from  Bowdoin  street  to  Arcadia  street;  laid  out  from 
Bowdoin  street  to  Draper  street,  including  a  part  of  Bowdoin  square, 
Dec.  29,  1880;  laid  out  from  Draper  street  to  Corwin  (formerly 
Westville)  street,  Sept.  10,  1890;  part  of  Westville  street,  215  feet 
north  from  Arcadia  street,  laid  out  as  Corwin  street,  Sept.  10,  1890. 
L  1513,  L  1514,  L  2260,  L  2261,  L  3381,  L  3456. 

*West  Walker  street,  Chsn.;  laid  out  from  Main  street,  Sept.  29,  1869; 
called  also  Walker  avenue  and  Walnut  avenue;  name  changed  to 
Lincoln  street,  Dec.  27,  1869. 

*West  Walnut  park,  Rox.;  from  3041  Washington  street  to  130  Amory 
street;  formerly  from  Washington  street,  opposite  Walnut  park, 
northwesterly;  laid  out  from  Washington  street  to  present  south- 
easterly line  of  Copley  street,  Oct.  9,  1877;  authority  to  open  from 
southeasterly  line  of  Copley  street  to  Amory  street  given  by  Street 
Commissioners,  Feb.  4,  1898;  laid  out  from  southeasterly  line  of 
Copley  street  to  Amory  street,  Nov.  29,  1898.     L  1275,  L  3064. 

*West  Windsor  street,  Rox.;  Windsor  street,  from  Ruggles  street  to 
Weston  street,  sometimes  so  called. 

Westwood  street.  Dor.,  1897;  from  Geneva  avenue,  near  N.  E.  R.  R., 
northeasterly,  to  beyond  Wales  place;  authority  to  open  from  Geneva 
avenue,  northeast  about  442  feet,  given  by  Street  Commissioners, 
June  9,  1897;  shown  extended  to  northeast  of  Wales  place  on  Brom- 
ley's atlas  of  1904. 

West  Wood  Island,  E.  B.;  southeasterly  from  a  point  about  550  feet 
northwest  from  the  B.,  R.  B.  &  L.  R.  R.,  between  Putnam  street  and 
Island  street  extended;  the  portion  southeast  of  the  railroad  in- 
cluded in  the  taking  for  Wood  Island  Park,  June  26,  1891;  the  name 
of  the  part  northwest  of  the  railroad  does  not  now  appear. 

*Wexford  street,  Bri.,  1886;  from  105  Market  street  to  2  Hillside  avenue; 
Winship  avenue  laid  out  as  Wexford  street,  Dec.  10,  1886.     L  1966. 

Weyanoke  park.  Dor.,  1891;  between  7  Shenandoah  street  and  8  Wey- 
anoke  street. 

Weyanoke  street,  Dor.,  1890;  from  51  Carruth  street  to  13  Wessex  street. 

Wharf  lane.  Dor.;  from  Dorchester  avenue,  opposite  Creek  (now  Green- 
mount)  street,  easterly,  to  the  water;  name  does  not  now  appear. 

*Wharf  street,  B.;  from  102  Broad  street  to  44  India  street;  same  in 
1808;  confirmed  as  a  public  street,  June  9,  1834. 

fWheatland  avenue.  Dor.;  from  503  Washington  street  to  N.  E.  R.  R.; 
laid  out  from  Washington  street  to  Kilton  street,  June  24,  1879. 
L  1360,  L  1361,  L  1962. 

Wheaton  square,  W.  Rox.;  from  208  Lamartine  street. 

*WheeIer  street,  B.,  1872;  from  67  Shawmut  avenue  to  41  Corning 
street;  from  Pleasant  street,  west,  called  Wheeler's  court,  1829;  laid 
out  from  Shawmut  avenue  and  extended  to  Indiana  place  (now 
Corning  street),  Dec.  30,  1870;  named  Wheeler  street.  May  30,  1872. 
L  548,  L  549,  L  564,  L  786,  L  3154. 


'500  List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston, 

Wheeler  street,  Dor.,  1907;  from  Adams  street,  between  Beaumont 
street  and  Souther  street,  southwest  about  275  feet;  shown  on  plan 
dated  Oct.  7,  1907.     Suffolk  Deeds,  Lib.  3354,  end. 

Wheeler's  corner,  B.,  1708;  corner  of  Newbury  (now  Washington) 
street  and  Pond  (now  Bedford)  street. 

*Wheeler's  court,  B.,  1829;  from  Pleasant  street,  west,  near  Kirkland 
street;  laid  out,  widened  and  extended  from  Shawmut  avenue  to 
Indiana  place  (now  Corning  street),  Dec.  30,  1870;  named  Wheeler 
street,  May  30,  1872.     L  548,  L  549,  L  564. ' 

Wheeler's  Point,  B.,  1796;  at  the  foot  of  Sea  (later  Federal)  street; 
called  Windmill  Point,  1645;  named  for  Jonathan  Wheeler,  who  had 
large  interests  in  real  estate  in  this  vicinity  about  1796;  now  in  the 
grounds  of  the  Boston  Terminal  Company. 

Wheelock  avenue.  Dor.;  from  13  Hancock  street,  westerly. 

Whidden  street,  W.  Rox.,  1897;  from  Ashumet  street,  between  Rangeley 
street  and  Salisbury  street,  northeasterly,  to  the  Needham  branch 
railroad,  and  from  said  railroad  to  northeast  of  Crane  street;  shown 
on  plan  by  Nash  &  Hunter,  dated  November,  1897;  Needham  branch 
railroad  laid  out  across  portion  of  Whidden  street,  July  14,  1905. 

Whipple  avenue,  W.  Rox.;  from  3980  Washington  street,  easterly,  to 
Stony  Brook. 

Whipple  street,  Rox.,  1892;  from  114  Norway  street  to  51  Astor  street; 
formerly  from  Haviland  street  to  south  of  Norway  street. 

Whitby  street,  E.  B.  (Breed's  Island);  from  80  Ashley  street  to  12 
Ford  street. 

Whitby  terrace.  Dor.,  1898;  from  61  Pleasant  street,  at  its  jimction 
with  Stoughton  street,  southwesterly  for  about  300  feet;  authority  to 
open  given  by  the  Street  Commissioners,  June  28,  1898. 

Whitcomb's  corner,  B.,  1708;  the  corner  opposite  Somerset  street, 
marking  the  northwesterly  limit  of  School  street  as  named  by  the 
town,  May  3,  1708. 

White  avenue,  W.  Rox.;  from  South  street,  westerly,  with  an  arm 
extending  southerly,  to  Jamaica  street;  no  record  of  change  of  name, 
but  this  arm  called  Jamaica  street  in  1868,  later  Woodman  street; 
laid  out,  from  Jamaica  street  to  the  westerly  portion  of  White  avenue 
(now  Custer  street)  as  Woodman  street,  Dec.  9,  1878;  part  from  South 
street  to  Woodman  street  laid  out  as  Custer  street.  May  19,  1881. 
L  1339,  L  1522. 

White  Bread  alley,  B.,  1708;  the  alley  leading  from  Ann  (now  North) 
street  down  to  Captain  Richard's  corner  in  Ship  (now  Commercial) 
street  named  White  Bread  alley  by  the  town,  May  3,  1708;  caUed 
Bartlett  street,  1826;  Harris  street,  1868. 

*White  street,  E.  B.;  from  387  Border  street  to  194  Trenton  street; 
accepted  and  laid  out,  Dec.  28,  1855;  triangles  accepted  at  junction 
Eutaw  street  and  White  street,  at  jimction  Trenton  street  and  White 
street  and  at  junction  Monmouth  street  and  White  street,  Nov.  1, 
1858.     Vol.  31,  p.  23.      Lib.  746,  fol.  291.     L  21,  L  78,  L  606,  L  1305. 

White  street,  Dor.;  from  Glen  way  street  to  Bicknell  street;  laid  out 
under  the  name  of  Bradshaw  street,  Jan.  3,  1896.     L  2752. 

White=street  place,  E.  B.;  from  38  White  street,  near  Meridian  street, 
northerly. 

White  terrace.  Dor.,  1897;  from  116  Lauriat  avenue  to  31  Jones  avenue; 
authority  to  open  given  by  Street  Commissioners,  May  13,  1897. 


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White's  bridge,  Dor.;  on  Back  (now  Harvard)  street,  near  and  north- 
east of  Morton  street,  across  one  of  the  branches  of  Stony  Brook, 
rising  in  what  was  called  the  "  Peat  Meadow  "  (now  Franklin  Field); 
referred  to  in  Dorchester  Town  Records,  April  1,  1839,  Book  9, 
p.  161. 

White's  corner,  B.,  1800;  corner  Ann  (now  North)  street  and  Centre 
(now  North  Centre)  street. 

White's  (Major)  corner,  B.,  1800;  corner  Essex  street  and  Short  (now 
Kingston)  street. 

fWhitfield  street,  Dor.;  from  552  Park  street,  southeasterly,  crossing 
Wheatland  avenue  and  Talbot  avenue,  to  35  Norfolk  street;  laid  out 
from  Park  street  to  Wheatland  avenue,  Oct.  14,  1890.     L  2265. 

*Whitford  street,  W.  Rox.,  1888;  from  108  Kittredge  street  to  37  Augus- 
tus avenue;  part  of  Clarendon  avenue  laid  out  as  Whitford  street, 
Oct.  23,  1888.     L  2099. 

*Whiting  street,  Rox.,  1884;  from  200  Warren  street  to  59  Winthrop 
street;  Forest  avenue  laid  out  as  Whiting  street,  March  19,  1884; 
extended  through  Homer  place  to  Winthrop  street,  May  29,  1896. 
L  1762,  L  2770. 

Whiting  street,  W.  Rox.,  1873;  from  Highland  street  (later  Glen  road) 
to  Wayland  street,  in  about  the  same  place  as  Whitney  street  is 
shown  later;  abandoned;  now  in  Frankhn  Park. 

Whiting  street,  E.  B.  (Breed's  Island);  between  St.  John  avenue  and 
Tontine  street  to  St.  John  avenue. 

Whiting  street,  W.  Rox.;  from  202  Baker  street  to  land  of  the  Parental 
School;  formerly  from  Baker  street  to  Rand  street;  portion  east 
from  Rand  street  about  600  feet  included  in  land  taken  by  City  of 
Boston  for  addition  to  Parental  School  lot,  1901. 

Whitman  street,  Rox.,  1888;  from  St.  Botolph  street,  southeasterly, 
between  Massachusetts  avenue  and  Waldo  street  to  land  of  the  O.  C. 
R.  R.  Co.;  not  shown  on  Bromley's  atlas  of  1908;  now  covered  by  a 
building  (begun  in  1909)  to  be  used  as  an  ice  skating  rink. 

fWhitman  street,  Dor.;  from  122  Norfolk  street,  near  Edson  street,  to 
Ashmont  street;  authority  to  open  from  Dunbar  avenue,  northerly 
and  southerly,  given  by  the  Street  Commissioners,  April  29,  1898; 
laid  out  from  Norfolk  street  to  Dunbar  avenue,  Aug.  19,  1909.    L4162. 

*Whitmore  street,  B.,  1886;  from  23  Kneeland  street  to  16  Harvard 
street;  Kneeland  place  laid  out  and  extended  from  Kneeland  street  to 
Harvard  street  with  name  of  Whitmore  street,  June  12,  1886,  in  honor 
of  the  late  WiUiami  H.  Whitmore,  City  Registrar,     L  1910. 

Whitney  park,  Dor.,  1907;  from  569  River  street  (about  633  feet  south- 
west of  Oakland  street),  northeast  about  328  feet;  shown  on  plan 
dated  February,  1907  (Suffolk  Deeds,  Lib.  3197,  fol.  147);  authority 
to  open  given  by  the  Street  Commissioners,  March  1,  1907. 

Whitney  place,  Rox.;  from  1568  Tremont  street,  opposite  Whitney 
street,  southerly. 

*Whitney  street,  Rox.;  from  1585  Tremont  street  to  124  Conant  street; 
laid  out,  July  15,  1876.     L  1160,  L  2339. 

Whitney  street,  W.  Rox.,  1882;  from  Glen  road  to  beyond  George  street; 
in  about  the  same  place  as  was  shown  Whiting  street;  abandoned, 
and  now  in  Franklin  Park. 

Whitney  _  street,  Bri.,  1873;  from  Market  street  to  Murdock  street; 
same  in  1875;  authority  to  open  given  by  Street  Commissioners, 
Aug.  5,  1891;  now  called  Mapleton  street. 


502  List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston. 

Whittemore  street,  W.  Rox.,  1898;  from  71  Montview  street  to  48  Crest 
street;  authority  to  open  given  by  Street  Commissioners,  Jan.  12, 
1898. 

Whittemore  terrace,  Dor.,  1907;  from  45  Hancock  street,  between 
Payson  avenue  and  Glendale  street,  southwest  about  210  feet; 
authority  to  open  given  by  the  Street  Commissioners,  July  10,  1907. 

Whitten  street.  Dor.,  1903;  from  1694  Dorchester  avenue,  between  King 
street  and  Centre  street,  east,  to  Palm  street;  authority  to  open  given 
by  the  Street  Commissioners,  Feb.  19,  1903. 

Whitten  street.  Dor.,  1897;  from  King  street  to  Centre  street,  opposite 
Centre  court;  a  street  originally  proposed  for  the  purpose  of  includ- 
ing a  20-foot  taking  for  a  sewer;  street  abandoned. 

Whittier  court.  Dor.,  1902;  from  No.  112  MagnoHa  street. 

*Whittier  street,  Rox.,  1898;  from  193  Cabot  street  to  230  Ruggles  street; 
name  of  Culvert  street  changed  to  Whittier  street,  March  1,  1898. 
L  1015,  L  1115,  L  3730. 

Whittier  street,  Rox.;  from  Hampshire  street  to  Downing  street;  for- 
merly Mahan  avenue;  now  Old  Whittier  street. 

Whittler's  alley,  B.;  from  North  street,  near  corner  of  Fleet  street, 
southeast,  to  Commercial  street,  opposite  Eastern  avenue;  name  does 
not  now  appear. 

Whitwell's  corner,  B.,  1800;  corner  of  Ann  (now  North)  street  and 
Dock  square. 

*Wicklow  street,  Bri.;  from  Market  street  to  North  Beacon  street;  pri- 
vate way  known  as  Lyman  avenue  from  Market  street,  and  part  of 
another  private  way  known  as  Hillside  avenue,  near  North  Beacon 
street,  laid  out  as  Wicklow  street,  Dec.  5,  1881;  name  changed  to 
Vineland  street,  March  1,  1904,  by  an  order  of  the  Board  of  Aldermen 
approved  March  4,  1903,  but  under  chapter  67  of  the  Acts  of  1880, 
the  order  did  not  go  into  effect  until  March  1,  1904  (opinion  of  Cor- 
poration Counsel).     L  1577. 

Wiedemann  street,  W.  Rox.,  1897;  from  887  Canterbury  street,  near  Ash- 
land street,  northwest,  to  Stony  Brook;  authority  to  open  given  by 
Street  Commissioners,  Aug.  16,  1897;  named  for  S.  A.  Wiedemann, 
who  owned  property  abutting  the  way. 

*Wiget  street,  B.,  1894;  from  90  Salem  street  to  11  North  Margin  street; 
that  part  of  North  Margin  street  leading  northwest  from  90  Salem 
street  named  Wiget  street,  March  1,  1894,  in  honor  of  the  late  Rev. 
Bernardin  F.  Wiget,  S.  J.,  pastor  of  St.  Mary's  Church  on  Endicott 
street. 

*Wiggin  street,  B.,  1878;  from  29  North  Bennet  street  to  38  Tileston 
street;  shown  as  a  20-foot  lane  in  1704  (Suffolk  Deeds,  Lib.  22,  fol.  3); 
from  North  Bennet  street  called  Short  lane,  1796;  extended  to  Tiles- 
ton  street,  1833;  called  Short  street,  1849;  name  changed  to  Wiggin 
street,  April  24,  1878. 

Wiggin  street,  Rox.;  from  Cedar  street,  southwest,  then  southeast,  to 
Dedham  turnpike  (now  Washington  street);  shown  on  Charles  Whit- 
ney's map  of  Roxbury,  1843;  called  Edinboro  street,  1846;  accepted, 
conditionally,  from  Cedar  street  to  Ellis  street,  Sept.  3,  1855;  the  name 
of  this  portion  changed  to  Thornton  street,  April  21,  1868;  remaining 
portion  called  Thornton  street  at  probably  about  the  same  time;  laid 
out  from  Ellis  street  to  Shawmut  avenue  (now  Washington  street), 
Oct.  25,  1873;  name  of  portion  from  Washington  street,  northwest, 
changed  to  Valentine  street,  Oct.  19,  1875. 


List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston,  503 

Wiggin  street,  W.  Rox.;  from  485  Beech  street,  southwest,  between 
Washington  street  and  Poplar  street. 

*Wigglesworth  street,  Rox.;  from  1617  Tremont  street,  crossing  Hunt- 
ington avenue,  to  186  Longwood  avenue;  laid  out,  Oct.  13,  1887. 
L  1831,  L  2031,  L  2032. 

Wilber  court,  E.  B.;  from  319  Sumner  street,  near  Cottage  street,  south- 
westerly. 

Wilberforce  place,  B.,  1843;  from  Southac  (now  PhilHps)  street,  south; 
name  changed  to  Primus  avenue,  1871. 

Wilbur  street.  Dor.,  1896;  from  9  Gushing  avenue  to  6  Upham  avenue. 

Wilbur  street,  W.  Rox.,  1873;  from  WiUiams  street  to  Glen  road; 
included  in  Franklin  Park  in  1882. 

Wilcock  street.  Dor.,  1908;  from  Blue  Hill  avenue,  between  Johnston 
road  and  Havelock  street,  west,  parallel  with  Johnston  road,  to  Morton 
street;  shown  on  plan  by  Frank  A.  Foster,  dated  Oct.  22,  1908;  named 
for  Edwin  Wilcock,  wool  merchant. 

Wilder  road,  Dor.,  1898;  from  96  Golumbia  road  near  corner  Wash- 
ington street,  northwesterly,  to  Normandy  street. 

*Wilder  street.  Dor.,  1879;  from  74  Washington  street  to  Geneva  avenue; 
new  street  opposite  estate  of  Hon.  Marshall  P.  Wilder  named  Wilder 
street,  April  8,  1879;  laid  out,  July  10,  1896.     L  2780,  L  3060. 

Wild's  corner,  B.,  1800;  comer  School  street  and  Governor's  alley  (now 
Province  street). 

Wildwood  street.  Dor.,  1889;  from  36  Woolson  street  to  about  62  feet 
beyond  Middleton  street;  from  Woolson  street  to  769  Morton  street 
shown  on  plan  by  William  Bradford,  dated  Oct.  1,  1889;  from  Morton 
street  to  about  62  feet  beyond  Middleton  street  shown  on  plan  by 
Frederick  P.  Hall,  dated  March,  1909. 

Wiley's  corner,  Chsn.;  comer  of  Wapping  street  and  Henley  street  at 
one  time  so  called. 

Wilfert  street,  W.  Rox.,  1907;  from  205  Belle vue  street,  southwest,  to 
Linnett  street;  formerly  Verona  street;  changed  to  Wilfert  street, 
1907. 

Wilkes  court,  B.;  at  an  early  date  from  Beer  lane  or  Richmond  (now 
Parmenter)  street. 

*Wilkes  street,  B.^  1894;  from  1269  Washington  street  to  25  Bradford 
street;  Wells  place  laid  out  as  Wilkes  street,  April  6,  1894.     L  2586. 

Wilkins  place,  W.  Rox.;  from  34  Sycamore  street,  north,  between  Pop- 
lar street  and  Hawthorne  street;  called  Maiden  lane  in  1886  (see  Suf- 
folk Deeds,  Lib.  1745,  fol.  345);  called  Wilkins  place,  for  the  owner  of 
property  on  the  way,  in  Bromley's  atlas  of  1890. 

Willard  place,  B.;  from  1851  Washington  street,  westerly,  between  Lenox 
street  and  Camden  street;  same  in  1846. 

Willard  place,  Bri.;  from  14  North  Harvard  street,  southeast,  near  the 
Charles  river. 

*WiIlard  street,  B.,  1868;  from  131  Leverett  street  to  77  Lowell  street; 
formerly  from  Leverett  street,  northeasterly,  towards  Lowell  street; 
called  Vernon  street,  1825;  named  Willard  street,  April  21,  1868; 
April  19,  1881,  the  Supreme  Court  decided  that  Willard  street  had 
become  public  by  dedication  prior  to  statutes  of  1846;  extended  to 
Lowell  street,  Sept.  17,  1888.     L  2092. 

Willet  street,  W.  Rox.,  1887;  from  4923  Washington  street  to  Eagle 
street. 


504  List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston. 

Williams  avenue,  Rox.,  1869;  from  Seaver  street,  northwesterly,  to 
Oriole  (now  Ruthven)  street;  laid  out  from  Seaver  street  and  extended 
to  Munroe  street  and  named  Humboldt  avenue,  Dec.  30,  1882; 
named  for  the  Williams  estate  through  which  the  street  was  laid  out. 
L  1688,  L  1689. 

Williams  corner,  B.,  1708;  corner  Fleet  and  Middle  (now  Hanover) 
streets,  so  called  in  the  town's  list  of  streets,  May  3,  1708. 

Williams  court,  B.,  1788;  from  237  Washington  street,  through  arch  at 
easterly  end,  to  17  Court  square;  formerly  from  Cornhill  (now  Wash- 
ington street),  west;  called  Savage's  court,  1732;  named  WilHams 
court,  1788  or  1789;  accepted,  conditionally,  June  21,  1862;  accept- 
ance rescinded.  May  17,  1864,  conditions  not  having  been  complied 
with  ;  colloquially  called  Pie  alley  by  reason  of  the  mmiber  of  restau- 
rants formerly  in  the  court.     L  1350. 

fWilliams  court,  Rox.;  from  Washington  street  to  about  140  feet  beyond 
Wilhams  street  (now  Shawmut  avenue);  shown  on  plan,  1849,  unnamed; 
widened  and  laid  out  between  Washington  street  and  Shawmut 
avenue,  March  26,  1866  (Roxbury  Records,  Vol.  8,  pp.  188,  212,  398, 
415,  436,  449,  464);  there  seems  to  be  no  specific  date  for  the  change 
of  "  court  "  to  "  street,"  but  the  records  for  the  latter  part  of  1866 
refer  to  the  way  as  Wilhams  street;  extended  from  Shawmut  avenue 
to  Westminster  street,  Oct.  25,  1872.     L  789. 

Williams  park.  Dor.;  from  58  East  street,  southeast,  near  Adams  street. 

Williams  place,  B.;  from  36  Charter  street,  southwest,  nearly  opposite 
Henchman  street;  now  built  over. 

*Williams  street,  B.,  1821;  from  Federal  street  to  Atkinson  (now  Con- 
gress) street;  called  Round  lane  on  plan  dated  March  19,  1711-12; 
confirmed  as  Round  lane  by  the  town,  July  4,  1788;  name  changed 
to  Williams  street,  Jan.  10,  1821;  altered,  1867;  name  changed  to 
Matthews  street,  April  21,  1868.     L  350, 

Williams  street,  Rox.;  from  Washington  (now  Roxbury)  street  to  the 
boundary  line  between  Boston  and  Roxbury;  formerly  from  Wash- 
ington (now  Roxbury)  street  to  and  over  what  is  now  Vernon 
street  to  Washington  street;  named  from  "  Washington  street  by 
Sam  Langley's  to  Worcester  turnpike  "  (later  Washington  and  now 
Roxbury  street).  May  9,  1825  (this  included  a  portion  of  the  street 
now  known  as  Vernon  street);  "  continued  and  widened  from  S. 
Langley's  house  to  Mr.  William  Bacon's  fence,  then  turning  and 
nmning  toward  Washington  street,"  April  30,  1838;  name  of  part 
changed  to  Vernon  street.  May  16,  1842;  width  and  grade  from  Vernon 
street  to  Washington  street  estabhshed,  Oct.  11,  1852;  laid  out  from 
end  at  Williams  court  to  the  Boston  line  by  the  County  Commis- 
sioners, June  3,  1857;  named  a  part  of  Shawmut  avenue,  Dec.  28, 
1857. 

*Williams  street,  Rox.;  from  2115  Washington  street  to  8  Westminster 
street;  shown  on  Walling's  map  of  Roxbury,  1856,  as  WilHams  court, 
from  Washington  street  to  about  140  feet  beyond  Williams  street 
(now  Shawmut  avenue);  widened  and  laid  out  from  Washington 
street  to  Shawmut  avenue,  March  26,  1866  (Roxbury  Records, 
Vol.  8,  pp.  188,  212,  398,  415,  449,  464);  no  specific  date  for  change 
of  "  court  "  to  "  street,"  but  referred  to  as  "  street  "  in  the  records 
for  the  latter  part  of  1866;  extended  from  Shawmut  avenue  to  West- 
minster street,  Oct.  25,   1872.     L  789. 

*Williams  street,  W.  Rox.;  from  199  Forest  Hills  street  to  70  Call  street; 
formerly  from  Blue  Hill  avenue,  crossing  Washington  street,  to  B.  & 
P.  R.  R.;  once  called  Cook's  lane;  laid  out  from  Blue  Hill  avenue  to 
Walnut  street  (now  avenue),  Nov.  14,  1870;  laid  out  from  Walnut 
street  across  Forest  Hills  street  and  Stony  Brook  to  Shawmut  avenue 


List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston.  505 

(now  Washington  street),  Jan.  10,  1871,  and  March  5,  1872;  laid  out 
from  Shawmut  avenue  to  B.  &  P.  R.  R.,  opposite  easterly  end  of 
Carohna  avenue,  Sept.  8,  1873;  extension  accepted  as  town  way, 
Aug.  21,  1873;  part  between  Blue  Hill  avenue  and  Forest  Hills  street 
included  in  Franklin  park;  extended  over  the  location  of  the  Provi- 
dence Division  of  the  N.  Y.,  N.  H.  &  H.  R.  R.  and  through  a  portion 
of  Carolina  avenue  to  Call  street,  July  20,  1899.     L  970,  L  3143. 

Williams  street,  W.  Rox.;  from  South  street  to  Bellevue  avenue;  laid 
out  from  Birch  street  at  South  street  to  Cottage  (now  Amherst)  street 
and  named  Brandon  street  (now  Belgrade  avenue),  Sept.  14,  1881. 
L  1557. 

Williams  street,  Chsn.;  from  Main  street,  westerly,  between  Dunstable 
street  and  Phipps  street;  same  in  1875;  Stacey  street  laid  out  from 
Main  street  to  Dunstable  street,  including  Williams  street,  Oct.  7, 
1889.     L  2178. 

Williams  terrace,  W.  Rox.,  1900;  from  663  Centre  street,  nearly  oppo- 
site Seaverns  avenue,  westerly. 

Williams=street  /  terrace,  Rox.;  from  65  Williams  street,  near  West- 
Williams  )      minster   street,  northeast,  then   southeast;    shown 

on  atlas  of  1896  as  Williams  terrace;  in  directory  of  1891  and  since 

as  WilUams-street  terrace,  and  is  now  so  known. 

Willicut  court,  Dor.,  1900;  from  67  Rosseter  street,  southwesterly,  south 
of  Rosseter  place;  formerly  called  Willicut  place. 

Willicut  place,  Dor.;  from  67  Rosseter  street,  southwesterly,  south  of 
Rosseter  place;  now  Willicut  court. 

Willis  avenue,  Rox.,  1886;  from  Antwerp  street,  southwest,  to  a  pas- 
sageway shown  on  a  plan. dated  Jan.  1,  1886  (Suffolk  Deeds,  Lib.  1711, 
fol.  150);  Bromley's  atlases  show  that  the  location  was  never  adopted. 

Willis  court,  Rox.;  from  Roxbury  street,  southwest,  opposite  Wash- 
ington place;  now  Willis  terrace. 

Willis  street,  Rox.;  from  the  rear  of  lots  abutting  Mechanic  street, 
southeasterly  about  102  feet;  formerly  from  526  Parker  street  to 
about  128  feet  southeast  of  Mechanic  street  and  so  shown  on  plan 
dated  Jan.  1,  1886  (Suffolk  Deeds,  Lib.  1711,  fol.  150);  portion  south- 
east from  Mechanic  street  about  26  feet  shown  in  Assessors'  books  of 
1903  as  included  in  land  of  ward;  from  Parker  street  to  Mechanic 
street  laid  out  imder  name  of  Edgar  street,  Sept.  16,  1909.  L  3189, 
L  4168. 

*Willis  street,  Dor.,  1893;  from  23  Pleasant  street  to  14  Sumner  street; 
laid  out,  Aug.  31,  1894.     L  2527. 

Willis  terrace,  Rox.,  1900;  from  96  Roxbury  street,  opposite  Wash- 
ington placQ,  southwesterly;  formerly  Willis  court. 

Willoughby  place,  Rox.;  from  9  Blanchard  street,  northwesterly;  in 
Hyde's  list  of  streets,  1909,  as  "  formerly  Sanborn  court." 

fWillow  court.  Dor.,  1840;  from  203  Boston  street  to  northwest  of 
Baker  court;  from  Captain  Clapp's  by  Mrs.  C.  Howe's  named  Willow 
court,  March  11,  1840;  Willow  court  a  public  way  from  Boston  street 
to  within  175  feet  of  Field's  court.  » 

Willow  park,  Rox.;  from  735  Shawmut  avenue,  northwesterly,  between 
Williams  street  and  Ruggles  street. 

Willow  Pond  road,  Rox.  and  W.  Rox.,  1892;  from  Jamaicaway,  nearly 
opposite  Bynner  street,  northerly,  to  Brookline  road  in  Brookhne; 
shown  on  plan  in  Park  Commissioners'  office,  dated  December,  1892. 

*Willow  street,  B.,  1823;  from  37  Chestnut  street  to  86  Mt.  Vernon  street; 
called  Maple  street,  1822;  name  changed  to  Willow  street,  1823. 


506  List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston. 

fWillow  street,  W.  Rox.;  from  1  Railroad  street,  crossing  Centre  street 
and  Weld  street,  to  15  Dunbar  street;  named  from  Centre  street,  near 
Clay  Brook,  to  former  Newton  line.  May  9,  1825;  part  between  Centre 
street  and  Weld  street  probably  a  public  highway  some  time  previous. 

♦Willowwood  street,  Dor.,  1895;  from  Norfolk  street  to  Lauriat  avenue; 
formerly  from  355  Ballou  avenue  to  168  Lauriat  avenue;  authority 
to  open  from  Ballou  avenue  to  Lauriat  avenue  given  by  Street  Com- 
missioners, Jan.  30,  1896,  and  again  on  Sept.  7,  1898;  the  portion 
from  Ballou  avenue  to  Norfolk  street  was  formerly  a  part  of  Ballou 
avenue;  it  was  numbered  in  1906  as  a  part  of  Willowwood  street,  and 
is  so  shown  on  Bromley's  atlas  of  1905;  laid  out,  Oct.  11,  1906,  from 
Lauriat  avenue  to  Norfolk  street.     L  3897,  L  4093. 

Wilmington  avenue,  Dor.,  1895;  from  10  Codman  street,  at  its  junction 

with  Morton  street,  east,  parallel  with  Fairmount  street  to  27  Ogden 
street;  shown  on  plan,  dated  December,  1895;  authority  to  open 
from  Codman  street  to  Milton  avenue  given  by  Street  Commissioners, 
Dec.  4,  1895;  whole  street  shown  on  plan  of  Board  of  Survey  filing, 
dated  March  19,  1903. 

*Wilmont  street,  Rox.;  from  Bainbridge  street  to  Elmore  street;  laid 
out,  July  20,  1880;  name  changed  to  Mayfair  street,  Feb.  16,  1882. 
L  1470. 

*Wilmot  street,  W.  Rox.,  1905;  from  385  Ashland  street,  southwesterly, 
to  60  Newbern  street,  between  Brook  street  and  the  boundary  hne 
between  Boston  and  Hyde  Park;  Roosevelt  avenue  laid  out  imder 
the  name  of  Wilmot  street,  Dec.  28,  1905.     L  3862. 

Wilson  court.  Dor.,  1899;  from  452  Neponset  avenue,  near  Walnut 
street,  northeasterly. 

.Wilson  square,  Bri.;  junction  of  Chestnut  Hill  avenue  and  Academy  Hill 
road;  a  name  sometimes  given  to  Brighton  square;  named  for  the 
late  George  A.  Wilson,  who  sold  the  land  for  the  square  to  the  city, 
Nov.  26,  1880.     Suffolk  Deeds,  Lib.  1509,  fol.  393. 

Wilson  street,  W.  Rox.,  1873;  from  Walnut  street  (now  Walnut  avenue), 
crossing  Suffolk  street  to  Wilbur  street;    included  in  Franklin  Park, 

1882. 

*Wilson's  lane,  B.;  from  King  (now  State)  street  to  Dock  square;  named 
Crooked  lane  by  the  town.  May  3,  1708;  name  changed  to  Wilson's 
lane,  May  12,  1712;  Devonshire  street  extended  through  Wilson's 
lane  to  Dock  square,  June  6,  1872.     L  767. 

*Wilton  street,  Bri.,  1888;  from  391  Cambridge  street,  near  Franklin 
street,  northwest,  to  22  Braintree  street;  shown  as  an  imnamed  street 
on  plan  dated  June  11,  1887  (Suffolk  Deeds,  Lib.  1853,  fol.  578);  laid 
out,  Sept.  4,  1890.     L  2259. 

Wiltshire  street,  B.;  from  Green  lane  (now  Green  street),  north,  then 
west,  then  northwest,  to  the  water,  1725;  named  Shute  street  "From 
Green  street  up  the  Hill  to  Mr.  Russell's  Rope  Walk,"  by  the  town, 
July  4,  1788;  from  Mr.  Allen's  house  up  by  Phillips  and  Winthrop's 
new  ropewalk  called  Wiltshire  street  in  Edes's  Ust,  1800;  added  to 
and  called  Chambers  street,  Sept.  18,  1811;  accepted  and  recorded 
under  name  of  Chambers  street,  May  26,  1868. 

♦Winchester  street,  B.;  from  142  Pleasant  street  to  41  Ferdinand  street; 
called  South  Cedar  street,  1825;  named  Winchester  street,  July  7, 
1869.     L  387,  L  391,  L  392,  L  393,  L  394,  L  396,  L  438. 

Winchester  street,  Chsn.;  from  Rutherford  avenue,  easterly  about  493 
feet;  included  in  the  laying  out  of  Dunstable  street  extended,  Nov. 
11,  1881;  called  Washington  street  on  Hopkins's  atlas,  1875.    L  1565. 


List  op  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston.  507 

*Winderniere  road,  Dor.,  1901;  from  93  Stoughton  street  to  94  Gushing 
avenue;  authority  to  open  with  name  of  Thatcher  road  given  by- 
street Commissioners,  May  22,  1896;  Thatcher  road  laid  out  and 
named  Windermere  road,  Oct.  25,  1901.     L  3423,  L  3740. 

Windham  place,  Bri.;  from  Warren  street  (directory,  1884);  not  now 
shown. 

Windmill  Point,  B.,  1645;  at  the  foot  of  Sea  (later  Federal)  street, 
(now  Atlantic  avenue)  near  and  west  of  Fort  Point  channel  bridge; 
called  Wheeler's  Point,  1796;  included  in  groimds  of  Boston  Terminal 
Company  taken  Jan.  5,  1897,  imder  authority  of  chapter  516  of  the 
Acts  of  1896. 

Windmill  walk,  B.,  1796-1816;  a  wooden  platform  which  projected 
over  the  side  of  the  Mill  creek,  and  extended  from  Hanover  street 
to  the  easterly  end  of  Link  alley  (later  North  Federal  court). 

*Windom  street,  Bri.;  from  157  Cambridge  street,  northwest,  to  beyond 
Hopedale  street;  authority  to  open  given  by  Street  Commissioners, 
July  10,  1891;  laid  out,  April  8,  1892.     L  2391. 

Windsor  place,  Rox.;  from  33  Windsor  street,  northeasterly,  between 
Shawmut  avenue  and  Westminster  street. 

Windsor  road,  Bri.;  from  Lanark  road  to  Kilsyth  road;  laid  out  and 
name  changed  to  Colliston  road,  Dec.  11,  1897.     L  2943. 

*Windsor  street,  Rox.;  from  Ruggles  street  to  Weston  street;  name  of 
Clark  street  changed  to  Windsor  street,  April  21,  1868;  laid  out, 
Dec.  30,  1869;  in  directory  of  1894  this  street  is  given  as  West  Wind- 
sor street;  all  but  a  small  portion  included  in  the  extension  of 
Columbus  avenue,  Jan.  4,  1895;  remaining  portions  discontinued, 
Feb.  5,  1896.     L  512,  L  2756. 

*Windsor  street,  Rox.;  from  74  Cabot  street  to  675  Shawmut  avenue; 
laid  out,  Sept.  1,  1871;  given  as  East  Windsor  street  in  directory, 
1894.     L  659,  L  665,  L  666. 

Winfield  street.  Dor.,  1907;  from  690  Harvard  street  at  Walk  Hill 
street,  southeast,  to  Hillsboro  road;  shown  on  plan  by  Henry  C. 
Mildram,  dated  May  2,  1907. 

Winfield  street.  So.  B.,  1902;  from  433  East  Seventh  street  to  462  East 
Eighth  street,  between  G  street  and  H  street  (see  plan  dated  Dec.  1, 
1902,  Suffolk  Registry,  Lib.  2925,  fol.  226);  authority  to  open  given 
by  Street  Commissioners,  Jan.  16,  1904;  named  for  the  late  Gen. 
Winfield  S.  Scott. 

Winfred  court,  B.;  from  Sawyer  street,  east,  to  end  of  Trainer  court; 
same  in  1870;  included  in  the  laying  out  of  Dillon  street,  from  Lenox 
street  to  Sawyer  street,  Oct.  24,  1887.     L  2034. 

*Wing's  lane,  B.;  from  Hanover  street  to  Dock  square;  called  Hudson's 
lane,  1658;  named  Wing's  lane  by  the  town.  May  3,  1708;  name 
changed  to  Elm  street.  May  26,  1800. 

Winnisimmet  Ferry,  B.  and  Chelsea;  from  the  foot  of  Hanover  street, 
northeasterly,  to  Chelsea;  "  the  ferry  from  Boston,  Winnisimmet, 
Noddle  Island  and  the  ships  ";  the  ferry  was  started  by  Thomas 
Williams,  May  14,  1631;  in  1711  it  had  three  row  boats;  in  1779  the 
ferry  was  let  for  a  term  of  fifteen  years;  Aug.  13,  1832,  an  iron  steam- 
boat was  put  on;  steamboats  began  running  every  fifteen  minutes, 
Jan.  1,  1880;  also  commonly  called  Chelsea  Ferry;  Hanover  street 
extended  from  Commercial  street  to  Chelsea  Ferry,  April  5,  1886. 

Winship  avenue,  Bri.;  from  Market  street  to  Hillside  avenue;  laid  out 
as  Wexford  street,  Dec.  10,  1886.     L  1966. 


508  List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston. 

Winship  place,  Bri.;  from  Washington  street,  near  Chestnut  Hill  ave- 
nue, southwesterly,  then  southeasterly  and  northwesterly;  same  in 
1875;  laid  out  with  name  of  Dighton  place  (now  Dighton  street), 
Dec.  19,  1889.     L  1850,  L  2177,  L  2195,  L  2196. 

Winship  place,  Bri.;  from  32  Winship  street,  southeast,  nearly  opposite 
Peaceable  street. 

*Winship  street,  Bri.;  from  292  Washington  street  to  62  Chestnut  Hill 
avenue;  laid  out  from  Washington  street  to  Union  street,  March  30, 
1857,  by  the  Selectmen;  accepted  by  the  town,  April  13, 1857;  accepted 
from  Union  street  to  Rockland  street  (now  Chestnut  Hill  avenue), 
April  1,  1867;  alterations  by  Selectmen  accepted.  May  18,  1871. 

Winsley's  corner,  B.;  corner  of  Bell  alley  (now  Prince  street)  and 
Fleet  street,  1708. 

Winslow  corner,  B.;  corner  Spring  lane  and  Joylieff's  lane  (now  Devon- 
shire street),  so  called  in  the  town's  list  of  streets.  May  3,    1708. 

Winslow  place,  B.;  from  79  Chambers  street,  easterly,  nearly  opposite 
Allen  street;  same  in  1844;  built  over  in  1906. 

Winslow   place,   E,ox.;  from   2149   Washington  street,   northwesterly, 

between  Ruggles  street  and  Williams  street. 

*Winslow  street,  Rox.,  1860;  from  49  Eustis  street  to  198  Dudley  street; 
Short  street,  from  Eustis  street  to  Union  (now  Taber)  street,  having 
been  extended  to  Dudley  street,  named  Winslow  street,  Dec.  17, 
1860.     L  1281. 

Winslow  street,  W.  Rox.;  from  189  Temple  street  to  116  Dent  street; 
same  in  1874. 

Winsor  wharf,  B.,  1875;  from  Albany  street,  easterly,  opposite  Troy 
street,  from  1875  to^l882;  shown  on  atlas  of  1882  and  1898  as  Cobb's 
wharf. 

Winter  court,  B.;  from  24  Winter  street  to  44  Temple  place,  1830; 
called  Winter  place,  1836,  and  is  now  so  known. 

Winter  place,  B.;  from  24  Winter  street  to  44  Temple  place;  called 
Winter  court,  1830;  Winter  place,  1836,  and  is  now  so  known. 

*Winter  street,  B.;  from  435  Washington  street  to  129  Tremont  street; 
previous  to  1708  called,  first,  Blott's  lane  (for  Robert  Blott,  who 
came  to  Boston  in  1632  and  who  owned  the  westerly  corner  of  Winter 
and  Washington  streets);  later  called  Bannister's  lane;  named  Winter 
street,  from  Newbury  (now  Washington)  street,  "  from  Ellises 
corner,  nigh  the  upper  end  of  Summer  street,  westward  into  the 
Common,"  by  the  town.  May  3,' 1708. 

*Winter  street.  Dor.,  1840;  from  jimction  of  34  Adams  street  and  East 
street  to  409  Bowdoin  street;  street  from  Meeting  House  Hill  by  Mr. 
Swan's  to  East  street  named  Winter  street,  March  11,  1840.  L  787, 
L  2310. 

*Winthrop  bridge,  E.  B.  (Breed's  Island)  and  Winthrop;  from  Saratoga 
street  in  Breed's  Island,  across  Belle  Isle  inlet,  to  Main  street  in  Win- 
throp; proprietors  of  Chelsea  Point  bridge  incorporated  in  1835 
and  bridge  built  by  them  and  opened  for  travel  the  fall  of  1839; 
called  Chelsea  Point  bridge  in  1839;  portion  within  the  limits  of 
Boston  laid  out  as  a  public  highway,  July  1,  1850;  bridge  rebuilt  in 
1851.    Suffolk  Deeds,  Lib.  621,  fol.  175. 

Winthrop  place,  B.;  from  Summer  street,  north,  to  Otis  place,  1821; 
portion  discontinued,  March  30,  1859;  Devonshire  street  extended 
through  Winthrop  place  to  Summer  street,  April  23,  1861.     L  133. 

Winthrop  place,  Rox.;  from  2167  Washington  street  to  744  Shawmut 
avenue,  between  Ruggles  street  and  Williams  street. 


List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston.  509 

*Winthrop  square,  B.,  1861;  at  the  junction  of  Devonshire  street  and 
Otis  street;  named,  April  23,  1861.     L  105,  L  133,  L  832. 

Winthrop  square,  Chsn.,  1848;  between  Winthrop,  Adams  and  Com- 
mon streets;  "  the  square  anciently  called  the  Training-field,"  named 
Winthrop  square,  Jan.  17,  1848;  the  square  for  several  years  subse- 
quent to  this  date  was  still  called  by  the  old  name;  lines  altered, 
May  30,  1871. 

*Winthrop  street,  E.  B.;  from  30  Maverick  square  to  31  Paris  street; 
laid  out.  May  26,  1854. 

*Winthrop  street,  Rox.  and  Dor.;  from  110  Warren  street  to  19  Brook 
avenue;  formerly  from  Warren  street  to  and  across  Denriis  street; 
part  of  Greenville  street  from  Grove  Hall  (now  Blue  Hill)  avenue, 
northwesterly,  added  to  Winthrop  street,  April  2,  1855;  making  a 
continuous  street  from  Warren  street  to  Grove  Hall  avenue;  from 
Warren  street  to  Greenville  street  accepted,  Oct.  20,  1856;  extended 
from  Blue  Hill  avenue  to  Dennis  street,  Sept.  2,  1884;  laid  out  and 
extended  from  Dennis  street  to  Brook  avenue,  Oct.  21,  1901.  L  1814, 
L  3431,  L  3782. 

*Winthrop  street,  Chsn.,  1836;  from  53  Main  street  to  Monument  square; 
name  of  Training-field  street  changed  to  Winthrop  street,  Dec.  5, 
1836;  lines  changed,  Sept.  15,  1856;  portion  of  High  street  between 
Monument  court  and  junction  of  Adams  and  Winthrop  streets  named 
Winthrop  street,  Feb.  2,  1860;  at  an  early  date  called  Millway. 

*Wirt  street,  Bri.,  1891;  from  305  Washington  street  to  30  Henshaw 
street;  laid  out,  Nov.  13,  1891.     L  2359,  L  2721. 

Wirth  place,  B.;  from  22  Camden  street,  southwesterly,  between  Wash- 
ington street  and  Shawmut  avenue;  same  in  1863;  given  on  chart, 
1890,  Worth  place;  Wirth  place  in  1906,  and  now  so  known. 

Wise  place,  Rox.;  from  Centre  street,  southerly,  parallel  with  Wyman 
place;  laid  out  and  extended  to  Roys  street  under  name  of  Wise 
street,  March  5,  1883.     L  1691. 

*Wise  street,  Rox.,  1883;  from  276  Centre  street  to  5  Roys  street;  Wise 
place  laid  out  from  Centre  street  to  Roys  street  under  name  of 
Wise  street,  March  5,  1883.     L  1691. 

Wistar  place,  Chsn.;  from  42  Elm  street,  northwesterly,  near  Bartlett 
street. 

*Withington  street.  Dor.;  from  42  Norfolk  street  to  21  Torrey  street; 
laid  out,  Oct.  7,  1889.     L  2179. 

*Wolcott  street,  Dor.,  1893;  from  37  Columbia  road  to  37  Erie  street; 
authority  to  open  given  by  Street  Commissioners,  April  21,  1893; 
laid  out,  July  10,  1896;  this  street  is  in  about  the  same  location  as 
Rosalinda  street  which  was  included  in  Oakland  Garden  (which 
see).     L  2777,  L  3063. 

Wolfert  court,  Rox.;  from  73  Fellows  street,  northwest,  between  Randall 
street  and  Fellows  place. 

*Wood  lane,  B.,  1708;  "  from  Middle  (now  Hanover)  street  to  Fish 
(now  North)  street,  and  so  down  to  the  sea,"  named  Wood  lane 
by  the  town.  May  3,  1708;  the  town  slip  at  the  lower  end  to  be  open 
forever,  1709;  liberty  given  to  build  an  open  wharf  at  lower  end 
to  He  open  for  use  of  inhabitants,  about  80  or  100  feet  below  high- 
way, 1737;  called  Proctor's  lane,  1796,  but  still  called  Wood  lane  on 
Carleton's  map  of  1800;  made  part  of  Richmond  street,  1824. 

Wood  place,  B.;  from  Eliot  street,  north,  nearly  opposite  Warren  (now 
Warrenton)  street,  1856;  closed. 


510  List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston. 

Wood  street,  Dor.;  from  58  Walnut  street  to  "New  Way"  (substitute 
way  for  Walnut  street  crossing  of  the  N.  Y.,  N.  H.  &  H.  R.  R.) ;  for- 
merly from  Walnut  street,  northwesterly,  to  Neponset  Playground; 
formerly  from  Taylor  street,  northwesterly,  near  N.  Y.,  N.  H.  &  H. 
R.  R.;  part  between  Walnut  street  and  Taylor  street  laid  out  as 
Rice  street,  July  26,  1894;  northwesterly  end  included  in  taking  and 
slope  of  the  above  described  "New  Way"  and  the  grade  of  Wood 
street  raised  to  meet  that  of  said  "  New  Way,"  Oct.  12,  1907,  by  decree 
of  the  Superior  Court,  acting  under  authority  of  chapter  111  of  the 
Revised  Statutes  and  chapter  440,  Acts  of  the  Legislature  of  1902. 
L  2608. 

*Wood  street,  Chsn.;  from  183  Main  street  to  56  High  street;  accepted, 
Aug.  21,  1820. 

Wood=street  court.  Dor.;  from  Walnut  street  to  Wood  street;  now 
called  Lorenzo  street. 

Wood  Island  Park,  E.  B.,  1882;  from  B.,  R.  B.  &  L.  R.  R.,  between  Nep- 
tvine  road  and  Putnam  street,  southeasterly,  to  the  water;  portion 
of  East  Wood  Island  southeast  of  railroad  taken  by  city  for  park 
purposes,  Nov.  21,  1882;  portion  of  West  Wood  Island  southeast  of 
railroad  taken  for  park  purposes,  June  26,  1891. 

Wood  Island  Park  foot=bridge,  E.  B.,  1899;  connects  Prescott  street 
with  Wood  Island  Park,  spanning  the  tracks  of  the  B.,  R.  B.  &  L.  R.  R. 

*Woodbine  street,  Rox.;  from  324  Warren  street  to  191  Blue  Hill 
avenue;   laid  out,  Dec.  16,  1870.     L  .592. 

*Woodbury  street,  B,;  from  1951  Washington  street  to  642  Shawmut 
avenue;  MetropoUtan  place,  from  Washington  street,  west,  laid  out, 
extended  to  Shawmut  avenue,  including  Amee  place,  and  named 
Woodbury  street,  March  29,  1882.     L  1594. 

fWoodcliff  street,  Rox.  and  Dor.;  from  244  Blue  Hill  avenue  to  about 
214  feet  beyond  Howard  avenue  and  after  an  interval  of  about  134 
feet  continued  to  Cunningham  street;  formerly  from  Blue  Hill  avenue 
to  southeast  of  Howard  avenue;  laid  out  from  Howard  avenue,  south- 
east, Nov.  9,  1898;  the  name  of  Dalmatia  street  changed  to  Wood- 
cliff  street,  March  1,  1899;  authority  to  open  from  Cunningham  street, 
northerly  about  230  feet,  given  by  the  Street  Commissioners,  May  4, 
1909.     L  2373,  L  3047,  L  3535. 

Woodland  avenue.  Dor.,  1894;  from  174  Savin  Hill  avenue  to  about 
55  feet  northeast  of  Rockland  avenue;  formerly  from  174  Savin  Hill 
avenue  to  76  Grampian  way;  portion  between  a  point  about  55  feet 
northeast  of  Rockland  avenue  and  Grampian  way  included  in  land 
taken  for  Savin  Hill  Park,  Aug.  13,  1909.     L  4155. 

*Woodland  road,  W.  Rox.,  1892;  from  340  Pond  street,  at  its  junction 
with  Moss  Hill  road,  southeast,  to  Moss  Hill  road  ;  authority  to  open 
given  by  Street  Commissioners,  June  20,  1892;  laid  out  for  about 
500  feet  west  from  Moss  Hill  road,  Oct.  12,  1894;  extended  to  Pond 
street,  Feb.  25,   1907.     L  2635,  L  4005. 

Woodlands  road,  W.  Rox.,  1901;  from  Parkdale  road,  east,  about  250 
feet  north  from  Selwyn  street. 

Woodlawn  avenue,  Dor.;  from  155  West  Selden  street  to  162  Delhi 
street. 

*WoodIawn  street,  W.  Rox.,  1892;  from  16  Hyde  Park  avenue  to  Forest 
Hills  cemetery;  authority  to  open  between  Hyde  Park  avenue  and 
Forest  Hills  cemetery  given  by  Street  Commissioners,  May  4,  1892; 
laid  out,  Nov.  30,  1897.     L  2929,  L  3338. 


List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston,  511 

*Woodman  street,  W.  Rox.;  from  28  Custer  street  to  25  Jamaica  street; 
formerly  a  part  of  White  avenue;  called  Jamaica  street  in  1868;  laid 
out  from  Jamaica  street  to  White  avenue  (now  Custer  street),  Dec.  9, 
1878.     L  1339. 

Woodmont  avenue,  Bri.,  1899;  from  345  Chestnut  Hill  avenue,  opposite 
Englewood  avenue. 

Woods  place,  Chsn.;  from  20  North  Mead  street,  northwesterly,  to 
Charlestown  Heights,  then  northeasterly. 

*Woodside  avenue,  W.  Rox.;  from  3314  Washington  street  to  79  Forest 
Hills  street;  shown  on  Charles  Whitney's  map  of  Roxbury,  1849; 
laid  out  and  accepted  as  town  way,  Nov.  15,  1854. 

Woodstock  avenue,  Bri.,  1896;  from  44  Simamit  avenue,  northeast, 
parallel  with  Corey  road,  to  the  portion  of  Corey  road  entering  Warren 
street;  located  on  Board  of  Survey  filing,  dated  May  22,  1894;  portion 
from  Summit  avenue  northeast  about  183  feet  called  Woodstock 
avenue  in  Assessors'  Books  for  1896;  remaining  portion  shown  as 
Woodstock  avenue  on  plan  dated  Sept.  8,  1904.  Suffolk  Deeds,  Lib. 
3019,  fol.  501. 

Woodstock  street,  Rox.;  from  151  Belle vue  street  to  9  Plymouth  street. 

Woodville  avenue,  Rox.;  from  102  Blue  Hill  avenue,  easterly,  northerly 
and  westerly,  to  Dennis  street,  1873;  same  called  later  Woodville 
square;  northerly  and  westerly  parts  later  called  Woodville  street; 
now  forming  Woodville  street  and  a  part  of  West  Cottage  street. 

Woodville  park,  Rox.;  from  46  Dennis  street,  northwest,  between 
Stafford  street  and  Moreland  street;  called  Tyso  park  in  1890;  Wood- 
ville park  in  1899  and  since. 

Woodville  square,  Rox.;  from  West  Cottage  street,  northerly,  then 
westerly,  to  Dennis  street;  on  chart,  1873,  called  Woodville  avenue, 
from  Blue  Hill  avenue,  easterly,  northerly  and  westerly,  to  Dennis 
street;  later  called  Woodville  square;  West  Cottage  street  extended 
to  Blue  Hill  avenue  in  part  over  part  of,  Feb.  18,  1875;  laid  out  from 
West  Cottage  street  and  Dennis  street,  March  26,  1877;  name  of, 
between  West  Cottage  street  and  Dennis  street,  changed  to  Wood- 
ville street,  March  1,  1890;  name  of  Dennis  street,  from  Woodville 
square  to  Blue  Hill  avenue,  changed  to  Woodville  street,  March  1, 
1890.     L  1027. 

*Woodville  street,  Rox.,  1890;    from  102  Blue  Hill  avenue  to  55  West 

Cottage  street;    name  of  Woodville  square,  from  West  Cottage  street 

to  Dennis  street,  changed  to  Woodville  street,  March  1,  1890;    name 

of  part  of  Dennis  street,  from  Woodville  square  to  Blue  Hill  avenue, 

^   changed  to  Woodville  street,  March  1,  1890.     L  1085,  L  1222. 

Woodville  terrace,  Rox.,  1901;  from  13  WoodvUle  street,  easterly. 

*Woodward  avenue,  Rox.;  from  428  Dudley  street  to  101  George  street; 
laid  out.  May  7,  1877.     L  1232. 

Woodward  park.  Dor.;  from  Dudley  street,  southwesterly,  then  north- 
westerly, to  Howard  avenue;  part  southwesterly  from  Dudley  street 
laid  out  with  name  of  Folsom  street,  Aug.  5,  1884;  remainder, 
between  Folsom  street  and  Howard  avenue,  called  Woodward  Park 
street  in  directory  and  in  Bromley's  atlas,  1894.     L  1798,  L  2793. 

Woodward  place.  So.  B.;  from  7  Woodward  street,  southerly,  near 
Dorchester  avenue. 

*Woodward  street,  So.  B.;   from  361  Dorchester  street  to  508  Dorchester 

avenue;   laid  out  and  extended,  from   Dorchester  street  to   Federal 
street  (now  Dorchester  avenue),  Nov.  3,  1869.     L  484. 


512  List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston. 

*Woodward  Park  street,  Dor.;  from  50  Howard  avenue  to  27  Folsom 
street;  laid  out,  Oct.  29,  1896;  formerly  called  Woodward  park. 
L  2793. 

Wool  street,  So.  B.,  1910;  from  D  street,  between  Summer  street  and 
Fargo  street,  to  E  street;  authority  to  open  given  by  the  Street  Com- 
missioners, April  20,  1910. 

Woolsey  square,  W.  Rox.;  open  space  aroimd  railway  station  at  Jamaica 
Plain  station,  between  Green  street  and  Gordon  street;  called  also 
Depot  square. 

*WooIson  street,  Dor.,  1889;  from  1220  Blue  Hill  avenue  to  465  Norfolk 
street;  laid  out,  Aug.  5,  1892.     L  2420. 

Worcester  place,  B.;  from  1903  Washington  street,  northwesterly, 
between  Lenox  street  and  Clifton  place;  same  in  1859. 

*Worcester  square,  B.,  1851;  from  1672  Washington  street  to  797  Har- 
rison avenue;  part  of  East  Worcester  street,  1834;  called  Worcester 
square,  1851;  in  consideration  of  an  agreement  made  with  abutters, 
the  city  (by  the  Committee  on  Public  Lands)  agrees  to  lay  out  and 
complete  a  public  square  in  Worcester  street  and  one  in  Weston  street 
(now  Union  park);  "  ordered  that  the  work  of  making  both  of  said 
squares  be  commenced  at  once  and  completed  before  the  first  day  of 
January,  1852,  according  to  plans  by  Ezra  Lincoln,  dated  Nov.  20, 
1850  "  (Public  Land  Records,  1850-52,  p.  48);  accepted  as  laid  out  by 
the  City  of  Boston  in  1852,  June  30,  1863.     Vol.  31,  p.  14.     L  149. 

♦Worcester  street,  B.,  1834;  from  1679  Washington  street  to  538  Columbus 
•  avenue;  laid  out  on  the  Neck,  July  24,  1826;  named  from  Tremont 
street  to  Front  street  (now  Harrison  avenue),  Sept.  15,  1834;  widened 
between  Washington  street  and  Harrison  avenue,  and  a  common  or 
mall  laid  out,  to  be  completed  by  Jan.  1,  1852;  since  1853  the  por- 
tion of  street  between  Tremont  street  and  Harrison  avenue  was  not 
considered  by  the  committee  on  streets  and  paving  as  being  in  their 
charge;  on  Dec.  7,  1857,  the  street  was  accepted  and  placed  in  charge 
of  the  Board  of  Aldermen;  extended  west  of  Tremont  street  to  Boston 
Water  Power  Company's  line  and  accepted,  Aug.  13,  1861;  part 
between  Washington  street  and  Harrison  avenue  accepted  and  named 
Worcester  square,  June  30,  1863;  laid  out  from  Boston  Water  Power 
Company's  old  line  to  Columbus  avenue,  Oct.  26,  1869;  laid  out  from 
Columbus  avenue  to  B.  &  P.  (now  N.  Y.,  N.  H.  &  H.)  R.  R.,  Dec.  7, 
1869;  from  Columbus  avenue  to  B.  &  P.  R.  R.  named  Claremont  park, 
Nov.  22,  1870.     L  383,  L  452,  L  502,  L  516. 

Worcester  street,  B.,  1814;  about  350  feet  northwest  from  and  parallel 
with  what  is  now  Shawmut  avenue;  shown  on  Hales's  map  of  Boston 
of  1814  as  extending  from  southwest  of  Lenox  street  to  northeast 
of  Concord  street;  also  shown  on  "  Plan  of  the  Neck  Lands  belonging 
to  the  City  of  Boston"  and  dated  May  22,  1828;  location  never 
adopted. 

Worcester  street,  Bri.;  from  Washington  street  to  Mt.  Vernon  street, 
1875;  called  Church  street  in  1885;  no  record;  laid  out  with  name 
of  Eastburn  street,  June  11,  1886.     L  1911. 

♦Worcester  turnpike,  Rox.;  from  Guild  row  to  Brookline  line;  laid  out, 
Jan.  19,  1662;  called  the  Old  Road  to  Roxbury,  the  Cambridge  road, 
and  later  the  Worcester  turnpike  (Worcester  Turnpike  Corporation, 
incorporated,  1805,  Massachusetts  Special  Laws,  chapter  67,  1805); 
named  Washington  street,  from  the  Boston  line  to  the  Dedham  and 
Worcester  turnpikes.  May  9,  1825;  the  remainder,  to  the  Brookline  line, 
called  Washington  street  about  the  same  date;  part  between  Guild 
row  and  Pynchon  street  (now  Columbus  avenue)  named  Roxbury 
street,  June  16,  1874;  part  between  Pynchon  street  and  Brookline 
line  named  Tremont  street,  April  21,  1868;  part  between  Francis 
street  and  Brookline  line  changed  to  Huntington  avenue,  Jan.  5,  1895. 


List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston.  513 

fWordsworth  street,  E.  B.;  from  129  Pope  street  to  166  Coleridge  street; 
laid  out  from  Saratoga  street  to  Milton  street,  Sept.  8,  1885;  laid  out 
from  Pope  street  to  Saratoga  street,  Nov.  3,  1899.  L  1885,  L  3214, 
L  3657. 

Worley  street,  W.  Rox.,  1888;  from  772  Weld  street,  near  Arnold  street, 
southeasterly,  to  9  Dwinell  street. 

Wormwood  street.  So.  B.,  1896;  from  259  A  street,  southeast,  to  land  of 
N.  Y.,  N.  H.  &  H.  R.  R.,  between  Congress  street  and  Binford  street; 
shown  but  not  named  in  1883. 

Worth  place,  B.;  from  22  Camden  street;  the  way  now  known  as  Wirth 
place  is  shown  as  Worth  place  in  Bromley's  atlas  of  1890. 

Worth ington  place,  Rox.;  from  Tremont  street,  southerly,  opposite 
Wortliington  street;  shown  as  Worthington  place  in  Bromley's  atlas 
of  1884;  as  South  Worthington  street  in  Bromley's  atlas  of  1888. 

*Worthington  street,  Rox.;  from  1603  Tremont  street  to  the  Fenway; 
laid  out  from  Tremont  street  to  Longwood  avenue,  Aug.  16,  1887; 
laid  out  from  Longwood  avenue  to  the  Fenway,  Jan.  26,  1899.  L  1831, 
L  2011,  L  2012,  L  3076,  L  3734,  L  3744. 

fWren  street,  W.  Rox.,  1848;  from  14  Rutledge  street  to  19  Robin  street; 
formerly  from  Martin  street  to  Oriole  street;  laid  out  from  Rut- 
ledge  street  to  Oriole  street,  Nov.  5,  1894.     L  2668. 

Wrentham  park,  Dor.;  from  1851  Dorchester  avenue,  west,  near  Ash- 
mont  street. 

*Wrentham  street.  Dor.;  from  1854  Dorchester  avenue  to  597  Adams 
street;  formerly  from  Dorchester  avenue  to  Ashmont  street;  laid  out 
from  Ashmont  street  to  Dell  (now  Dracut)  street,  March  27,  1890; 
name  of  part  between  Ashmont  street  and  Dracut  street  changed  to 
Bruce  street,  March  1,  1894;  from  Dracut  street  to  the  bend,  at 
Shelton  (now  Wrentham)  street,  called  Bruce  street  about  1895;  laid 
out  from  Dorchester  avenue  to  Shelton  street,  Oct.  4,  1894;  name 
of  Shelton  street  changed  to  Wrentham  street,  March  1,  1899; 
named  for  the  town  of  Wrentham,  Mass.;  name  suggested  by  the  late 
Street  Commissioner  John  P.  Dore.     L  2214,  L  2667. 

Wright  road,  W.  Rox.,  1910;  from  Upland  street,  between  Riverview 
street  and  New  Haven  street,  northerly  about  250  feet;  shown  on 
plan  by  Hodges  &  George,  dated  May,  1910. 

Wright  street,  W.  Rox.;  from  67  Sycamore  street,  southeast,  then 
southwest,  to  Hawthorne  street. 

Wright's  court,  So.  B.;  from  352  West  Broadway  to  279  Athens  street, 
between  D  street  and  E  street. 

Wybourne's  lane,  B.;  Hawley  street  was  so  called  at  an  early  date. 

Wyman  place,  B.;  from  11  Common  street,  northeasterly,  near  Wash- 
ington street;  same  in  1868. 

Wyman  place,  Rox.;  from  288  Centre  street,  southerly,  opposite  Parker 
street;  Gilbert  street  (now  Chestnut  avenue)  extended  to  Centre 
street  over  a  part  of  Wyman  place,  Sept.  7,  1881.     L  1499. 

*Wyman  street,  Rox.;  from  340  Centre  street  to  125  Lamartine  street; 
accepted  and  named  from  Centre  street  to  Curtis  street  (now  Chest- 
nut avenue),  Nov.  26,  1866;  extended  to  Lamartine  street,  June  5, 
1877.     L  1241,  L  2119,  L  2174. 

Wyman  street,  W.  Rox.;  from  31  Norfolk  street,  southwest. 

fWyoming  street,  Rox.;  from  491  Warren  street  to  130  Humboldt  ave- 
nue; laid  out  from  Warren  street  to  Wabeho  street,  Aug.  31,  1882; 
authority  to  open  part  from  Wabeno  street  to  Humboldt  avenue 
given  by  Street  Commissioners,  June  9,  1891.     L  1635. 


514  List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston. 

Wyvern  street,  W.  Rox.,  1896;  from  340  Hyde  Park  avenue  to  366 
Florence  street;  authority  to  open  given  by  Street  Commissioners, 
June  8,  1896. 

Yale  street,  W.  Rox.;  from  Wenham  street  to  Wathusett  street;  laid 
out  as  Varney  street,  June  9,  1894.     L  2599. 

^Yarmouth  street,  B.,  1869;  from  365  Columbus  avenue  to  B.  &  P. 
(now  N.  ¥.,  N.  H.  &  H.)  R.  R.;  laid  out,  Dec.  7,  1869.     L  502,  L  516. 

Yendley  place,  Rox.;  from  Coventry  street,  northeast,  northwest  of 
Berlin  street;  included  in  the  extension  of  Columbus  avenue,  Jan. 
4,  1895.     L  2682. 

Yeoman  court,  Rox.;  from  35  Yeoman  street,  southwest,  between 
Adams  street  and  Chadwick  street. 

Yeoman  place,  Rox.;  from  38  Yeoman  street,  northeast,  between  Adams 
street  and  Chadwick  street. 

*  Yeoman  street,  Rox.;  from  878  Albany  street  to  115  Hampden  street; 
accepted,  conditionally,  Jime  8,  1850;  accepted,  Sept.  27,  1852. 

York  street.  Dor.,  1872;  from  112  Glen  way  street  to  61  Greenwood 
street. 

Yorktown  street,  W.  Rox.,  1896;  from  541  La  Grange  street  to  39 
Potomac  street;  authority  to  open  given  by  Street  Commissioners, 
Oct.   19,   1896. 

Young's  alley,   1  B.,  1860;  from  124  North  street,  west,  between  Cross 
Young's  court,  )      street   and    Arch    place;   referred  to   in   Assessors' 

books  of  1850  as  Youngs  alley;  name  does  not  appear  in  directory 

since  1895. 

Zamora  street,  W.  Rox.,  1895;  from  41  Perkins  street  to  24  Castleton 
street;  authority  to  open  given  by  Street  Commissioners,  Jan.  5, 
1895. 

Zeigler  place,  Rox.;  from  107  Zeigler  street,  southwest,  between  Wins- 
low  street  and  Dearborn  street. 

*Zeigler  street,  Rox.,  1825;  from  2346  Washington  street  to  49  Dearborn 
street;  from  Eustis  (now  Dearborn)  street  to  Warren  street  named 
for  George  Zeigler  "  an  active  and  enterprising  citizen  of  the  day," 
May  9,  1825;  extended  to  Washington  street,  Dec.  10,  1869.  L  504, 
L  3158. 

Zeller  street,  W.  Rox.,  1888;  from  99  Selwyn  street,  northwest  about 
618  feet;  formerly  from  Selwyn  street,  northwest  about  618  feet, 
and  from  Selwyn  street,  southeast  about  103  feet;  shown  on  plan 
dated  Sept.  8,  1888  (Suffolk  Deeds,  Lib.  1838,  end);  portion  from 
Sehvyn  street,  southeast,  called  a  part  of  Mozart  avenue  in  Assessors' 
books  of  1890. 

Zetland  street,  Bri.;  from  1314  Commonwealth  avenue  to  85  Holmes 
avenue;  not  shown  in  Bromley's  atlases. 

Zone  street,  B.,  1840;  from  Grove  street  to  the  rear  of  West  Cedar 
street;  Aug.  11,  1851,  "Ordered  that  Zone  street  be  carried  out  to 
Myrtle  street,  provided  the  abutters  guarantee  that  the  expense  will 
not  exceed  $1,500";  name  changed  to  Myrtle  street,  Oct.  20,  1851. 


Addenda.  515 


ADDENDA. 

[Matter  received  too  late  for  classification.] 


Addington  road,  W.  Rox.;  revised  grade  approved  by  the  Street  Com- 
missioners, March  31,  1910. 

Allendale  avenue,  Dor.;  shown  extended  to  the  Milton  branch  railroad 
on  plan  by  T.  J.  McCarthy,  dated  May  24,  1910. 

Allston  terrace,  Bri.;  from  Hobart  street  to  Brooksdale  road;  name  of 
Allston  terrace  changed  to  Faneuil  terrace,  1909. 

*Anita  terrace,  Rox.,  1910;  from  302  Roxbury  street  to  the  southwest 
line  of  Gardner  avenue  extended;  name  of  Roessle  court  changed  to 
Anita  terrace,  March  1,  1910. 

*Ardale  street,  W.  Rox.,  1910;  from  Walter  street  to  Centre  street; 
name  of  Arundel  street  changed  to  Ardale  street,  March  1,  1910. 

*Asticou  road,  W.  Rox.,  1901;  from  South  street  to  Washington  street; 
formerly  from  South  street  to  Walk  Hill  street;  name  of  the  portion 
of  Walk  Hill  street  from  St.  Ann  street  to  Washington  street  changed 
to  Asticou  road,  March  1,  1910. 

Bowdoin  square.  Dor.,  1853;  portion  northerly  from  Westville  street 
changed  to  Westville  road. 

Cedar  Grove  street,  Dor.,  1910;  from  Whittridge  street,  between  Hill  Top 
street  and  Milton  street,  northeast,  to  Hallet-Davis  street;  shown  on 
plan  by  T.  J.  McCarthy,  dated  May  24,  1910. 

Central  court,  E.  B.;  from  158  Liverpool  street. 

*Charlestown  Bridge,  B.  and  Chsn.;  name  changed  to  Washington 
street  North,  March  1,  1910. 

Crosstown  avenue,  W.  Rox.  and  Dedham,  1910;  from  Centre  street 
about  215  feet  south  of  Stimson  street,  westerly,  crossing  the  end  of 
Vogel  street  and  Salman  street  to  about  130  feet  west  of  the  boundary 
line  between  Boston  and  Dedham;  thence  northerly  and  westerly 
to  the  location  of  the  West  Roxbury  branch  railroad ;  thence  northerly, 
contiguous  to  the  railroad,  to  Stimson  street;  shown  on  plan  by 
Hodges  &  George,  dated  May,  1910. 

Cushing  Hill  road.  Dor.,  1910;  from  Hill  Top  street,  between  Allendale 
avenue  and  Reddy  street,  north,  to  Marsh  street;  shown  on  plan 
by  T.  J.  McCarthy,  dated  May  24,  1910. 

Dania  street.  Dor.,  1910;  from  the  end  of  Cook's  terrace,  north,  to  Man- 
chester street;  a  poetical  name  for  Denmark  given  by  the  owner, 
George  Bolle,  July,  1910. 

Draper  road.  Dor.,  1910;  from  Draper  street,  southwest,  parallel  with 
and  about  190  feet  northwest  of  Westville  street  to  Topliff  street; 
authority  to  open,  from  Draper  street  southwest  about  116  feet, 
given  by  Street  Commissioners,  May  10,  1910;  a  revised  location 
of  the  above  and  the  extension  to  Topliff  street  approved  by  the 
Street  Commissioners,  June  14,  1910. 

Emmons  road,  W.  Rox.,  1910;  the  portion  of  Linnet  street,  extending 
southeasterly,  parallel  with  Bellevue  street,  to  Martin  street  named 
Emmons  road  in  the  spring  of  1910,  in  honor  of  the  late  John  A. 
Emmons,  who  owned  property  abutting  the  way. 

Florence  avenue,  Bri.,  1910;  from  Allston  street,  about  182  feet  south- 
west of  Summit  avenue,  northwest  to  Commonwealth  avenue; 
authority  to  open  given  by  the  Street  Commissioners,  March  1,  1910. 


516  List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston. 

Frazer  street,  Dor.,  1910;  from  Milton  street,  about  115  feet  southwest 
of  Hallet-Davis  street,  north,  to  Marsh  street;  shown  on  plan  by  T.  J. 
McCarthy,  dated  May  24,  1910. 

Hallet=Davis  street,  Dor.,  1910;  from  Milton  branch  railroad,  northerly, 
to  Marsh  street;  shown  on  plan  by  T.  J.  McCarthy,  dated  May  24, 
1910. 

Harrow  street,  Dor. ;  authority  to  open  an  extension  to  Humphrey  street 
given  by  the  Street  Commissioners,  April  14,  1910. 

Hawthorne  terrace,  W.  Rox.,  1910;  from  Hawthorne  street,  northeast, 
to  end  of  Ashland  street. 

Hill  Top  street,  Dor.,  1910;  from  southwest  of  Allendale  avenue,  north- 
east, to  Hallet-Davis  street;  shown  on  plan  by  T.  J.  McCarthy,  dated 
May  24,  1910. 

*Keyes  street,  W.  Rox.;  name  of  portion  from  Washington  street  to 
Forest  Hills  street  changed  to  Rossmore  road,  March  1,  1910. 

Linnet  street,  W.  Rox.;  the  name  of  the  portion  extending  to  Martin 
street  changed  to  Emmons  road,  1910. 

*Lyman  street,  B.;  portion  southeast  of  Stamford  street  discontinued 
May  18,  1910.     L  4214. 

McNary  square.  So.  B.;  opposite  125  Mercer  street  and  64  Vale  street; 
a  colloquialism. 

Milton  street,  Dor.;  extended  to  Whittridge  street  and  after  an  interval 
of  about  300  feet  extended  to  Hallet-Davis  street,  according  to  plan 
by  T.  J.  McCarthy,  dated  May  24,  1910. 

Necco  place.  So.  B.,  1910;  from  Necco  court,  southwest. 

New  Haven  street,  W.  Rox.,  1910;  from  Stimson  street,  between  Salman 
street  and  the  West  Roxbury  branch  railroad,  northerly,  crossing  the 
end  of  Upland  street,  to  about  180  feet  beyond  Upland  street;  shown 
on  plan  by  Hodges  &  George,  dated  May,  1910. 

Reddy  street,  Dor.,  1910;  from  Milton  street,  between  Cushing  Hill  road 
and  Whittridge  street  to  Hill  Top  street;  shown  on  plan  by  T.  J. 
McCarthy,  dated  May  24,  1910. 

Richards  street.  So.  B.;  portion  southeast  of  Midway  street  abandoned. 

Riverview  street,  W.  Rox.,  1910;  from  Stimson  street,  between  Centre 
street  and  Vogel  street,  northerly,  to  about  400  feet  beyond  Upland 
street;  shown  on  plan  by  Hodges  &  George,  dated  May,  1910. 

fStimson  street,  W.  Rox.,  1890;  extended  westerly  from  Centre  street, 
crossing  the  ends  of  Riverview  and  New  Haven  streets  to  the  West 
Roxbury  branch  railroad;  shown  on  plan  by  Hodges  &  George, 
dated  May,  1910. 

Sumner  avenue,  W.  Rox.,  1910;  from  Ashland  street,  opposite  the 
Charles  Sumner  School. 

Upland  street,  W.  Rox.,  1910;  from  Centre  street,  westerly,  crossing  the 
end  of  Wright  road,  to  New  Haven  street;  shown  on  plan  by  Hodges 
&  George,  dated  May,  1910. 

Vogel  street,  W.  Rox.,  1910;  from  Stimson  street,  between  Riverview 
street  and  Salman  street,  northerly,  to  Upland  street;  shown  on  plan 
by  Hodges  &  George,  dated  May,  1910. 

*Wales  street.  Dor.;  extended  to  Talbot  avenue,  June  18,  1910.     L  4221. 

Westville  road,  Dor.,  1910;  from  156  Westville  street,  northwest,  to 
Draper  road;  authority  to  open  given  by  Street  Commissioners, 
May  10,  1910;  shown  as  abandoned  on  plan  of  Draper  road,  approved 
June  14,  1910. 


Territorial  Limits  of  the  City.  517 


TERRITOEIAL  LIMITS  OF  THE  CITY. 


Section  1.     The  inhabitants  of  the  territory  which,  Territory 
on  the  fourth  day  of  March  in  the  year  eighteen  hundred  powersoT'^'^  ** 
and  twenty-two  was  comprised  within  the  limits  of  the  f82i°'i'io,  §  i. 
municipal  corporation  then  known  as  the  town  of  Boston,  {^p'-^'^ojJ  ^■ 
and  which,  on  said  day,    became  the  territory  of  the  city  i  Met.' 473." 
of  Boston,  and  the  inhabitants  of  the  territory  subse-  591. ^'^^^^  ^^^' 
quently  annexed,  as  hereinafter  described,  are,  and  shall 
continue  to  be,  one  body  politic,  in  fact  and  in  name, 
under  the  style   and  denomination  of   THE  CITY  OF 
BOSTON:  and,  as  such,  shall  have,  exercise  and  enjoy  all 
the  rights,  immunities,  powers  and  privileges,  and  shall 
be  subject  to  all  the  duties  and  obligations  now  incumbent 
upon,  and  appertaining  to,  said  city  as  a  municipal  cor- 
poration.    Such  annexed  territory  consists  of 

Clause  1.     All  the  territory  formerly  comprising  the  RffS'^oyA  §  ^ 
city  of  Roxbury  in  the  county  of  Norfolk. 

Clause  2.     All  the  territory  formerly  comprising  the  Dorchester. 
town  of  Dorchester  in  said  county.     Thompson's  Island  1334;  102. 
shall  be  exempt  from  taxation  so  long  as  it  shall  be  appro-  ^^^^^  ^^^'  §  ^• 
priated  to  the  use  of  the  Farm  and  Trade  School,  or  to 
any  public  charity. 

Clause  3.     All  the  territory  formerly  comprising   the  west  Roxbury. 
town  of  West  Roxbury  in  said  county.  1873,'  314,'  §  1. 

Clause  4-      All  the  territory  formerly  comprising  the  f8^73'''f86Ti. 
city  of  Charlestown  in  the  county  of  Middlesex. 

Clause  5.      All  the  territory  formerly  comprising  the  Brighton. 

1873    SOS    5  1 

town  of  Brighton  in  said  county.  ' 

Clause  6.  All  the  territory  formerly  in  the  town  of  Brooi^iine. 
Brookline,  in  the  county  of  Norfolk,  situated  northerly  3.  °i874,'  220! 
of  the  southerly  line  of  Brighton  avenue,  and  that  part  §^  ^'  '^■ 
of  said  town  of  Brookline  contained  within  the  hne  de- 
scribed as  follows:  beginning  at  a  point  in  the  centre  of 
the  channel  of  Charles  river  on  the  boundary  line  between 
the  town  of  Brookline  and  the  city  of  Cambridge  where 
the  westerly  line  at  St.  Mary's  street,  in  the  town  of 
Brookline,  extended  in  a  northerly  direction  would  inter- 
sect the  said  boundary  line;  thence  running  southwardly 
by  the  westerly  line  of  said  St.  Mary's  street  extended  to 
the  southerly  line  of  Brighton  avenue;  thence  continu- 
ing in  the  same  direction  by  the  westerly  line  of  St.  Mary's 
street  to  the  northerly  line  of  Ivy  street;  thence  turning 
a  little  and  running  southeasterly  by  the  southwesterly 
line  of  St.  Mary's  street,  and  by  the  continuation  of  the 


518 


List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston. 


Property 
rights  in  an- 
nexed territory 
1867,  359,  §  2. 
1869,  349,  §  2. 
1873,  286,  §  2. 
1873,  303,  §  2. 
1873,  314,  §  2. 


Boundaries   of 
Boston. 

Boundary 
between 
Boston  and 
Chelsea. 
1738-39,  17. 


—  between 

Boston  and 

Revere. 

153  Mass.  372. 


—  between 
Boston  and 
Winthrop. 
1852-53. 


same  to  the  boundary  line  between  Boston  and  Brookline 
in  the  centre  of  the  channel  of  Muddy  river;  thence 
easterly  following  said  boundary  line  to  the  present 
boundary  line  in  the  centre  of  the  channel  of  Charles 
river;  thence  by  the  centre  of  said  channel  of  Charles 
river  to  the  point  of  beginning.  All  paupers  who  may 
have  gained  a  settlement  in  said  town  of  Brookline  by  a 
settlement  gained  or  derived  within  said  last  named 
territory  shall  be  relieved  or  supported  by  the  city  of 
Boston  in  the  same  manner  as  if  they  had  a  legal  settle- 
ment therein.  But  the  provisions  of  this  section  shall 
not  be  construed  to  divest  or  deprive  the  town  of  Brook- 
line of  any  legal  rights  of  drainage  which  it  possessed  on 
the  fourth  day  of  November  in  the  year  eighteen  hundred 
and  seventy  or  on  the  eighth  day  of  May  in  the  year 
eighteen  hundred  and  seventy-four,  nor  of  any  power  or 
authority  conferred  upon  it  by  chapter  seventy-one  of 
the  acts  of  the  year  eighteen  hundred  and  sixty-seven. 

Sect.  2.  All  the  public  property  formerly  belonging 
to  the  cities  of  Charlestown  and  Roxbury,  and  the  towns 
of  Brighton,  Dorchester  and  West  Roxbury,  shall  con- 
tinue to  be  vested  in,  and  remain  the  property  of,  the 
city  of  Boston,  and  said  city  shall  succeed  to  all  the  rights, 
claims,  uses,  trusts,  duties,  privilege^  and  immunities 
of  said  cities  and  towns,  and  shall  be  liable  for,  and  sub- 
ject to,  all  the  debts,  obligations,  duties,  responsibilities 
and  liabilities  of  said  cities  and  towns. 

Sect.  3.  The  boundaries  of  the  city  of  Boston  are 
as  follows: 

Beginning  at  the  corner  of  Boston,  Chelsea  and  Everett, 
an  unmarked  point  in  the  centre  line  of  the  channel  of 
Mystic  river  at  a  point  where  the  centre  line  of  the  channel 
of  Island  End  river  intersects  the  same,  being  about  two 
thousand  four  hundred  feet  up-stream  from  the  northerly 
draw  of  Chelsea  bridge;  thence  easterly  and  northerly 
along  the  centre  line  of  the  channels  of  Mystic  river  and 
Chelsea  creek,  about  thirteen  thousand  eight  hundred  feet 
to  the  corner  of  Boston,  Chelsea  and  Revere,  an  un- 
marked point  in  the  centre  line  of  the  channel  of  Chelsea 
creek,  at  its  intersection  with  the  centre  line  of  the  channel 
of  Belle  Isle  inlet;  thence  southeasterly  along  the  centre 
of  Belle  Isle  inlet  to  the  corner  of  Boston,  Revere  and 
Winthrop,  an  unmarked  point  in  the  centre  line  of  the 
channel  of  Belle  Isle  inlet,  at  its  intersection  with  the 
centre  line  of  Short-beach  creek;  thence  southwesterly 
along  the  centre  of  Belle  Isle  inlet  to  corner  one,  an 
unmarked  point  in  the  centre  of  the  water  space  at  the 
mouth  of  Belle  Isle  inlet,  about  four  hundred  thirty  feet 
south  of  Saratoga-street  bridge,  at  the  beginning  of  the 
tide-water  boundary;  thence  running  south,  a  little 
westerly,  to  the  central  point  in  the  water  space  between 


Territorial  Limits  of  the  City.  519 

the  mainland  of  said  town  of  Winthrop  and  Breed's 
island;  thence  southwesterly  to  the  central  point  in  the 
water  space  between  the  mainland  of  said  city  of  Boston 
and  the  mainland  of  said  town  of  Winthrop ;  thence  south, 
a  little  westerly,  to  the  central  point  in  the  water  space 
between  the  mainland  of  said  city  of  Boston,  Governor's 
island  and  the  mainland  of  said  town  of  Winthrop  at 
Chelsea  point;  thence  easterly  to  the  central  point  in 
the  water  space  between  Apple  island  and  the  mainland 
of  said  town  of  Winthrop  near  Pulling  point;  thence  east, 
a  little  southerly,  to  the  central  point  in  the  water  space 
between  Apple  island  and  Snake  island;  thence  south- 
easterly to  the  central  point  in  the  water  space  between 
Apple  island.  Snake  island  and  the  mainland  of  said 
town  of  Winthrop;  thence  southeasterly,  more  easterly, 
to  the  central  point  in  the  water  space  between  the  north- 
westerly point  of  Deer  island  and  the  mainland  of  said 
town  of  Winthrop  at  Shirley  gut;  thence  northeasterly 
to  the  central  point  in  the  water  space  between  Winthrop 
head  in  said  town  of  Winthrop  and  the  northerly  shore 
of  Deer  island;  thence  northeasterly,  more  easterly,  to 
the  central  point  in  the  water  space  between  said  Winthrop 
head,  said  northerly  shore  of  Deer  island  and  Great  Fawn 
beacon;  thence  north  seventy-five  degrees  thirty  minutes 
east  to  a  point  in  the  exterior  line  of  the  commonwealth; 
thence  southeasterly  by  said  exterior  line  to  a  point 
marked  V,  on  plan  made  by  the  harbor  and  land  commis- 
sioners ;  thence  southwesterly  by  said  exterior  line  to  a 
point  marked  U,  on  said  plan,  said  point  being  the  com- 
mon terminal  point  between  the  city  of  Boston  and  the 
town  of  Hull;  thence  south  seventy-four  degrees  thirty  ^g^to^nlnd 
minutes  west  to  the  central  point  in  water  space  between  huh. 
Boston  light  and  the  northeasterly  headland  of  said  town  ^°^  ^^^^'  ^°" 
of  Hull  near  Point  Allerton ;  thence  westerly  to  the  central 
point  in  the  water  space  between  the  mainland  of  said  town 
of  Hull  and  the  Great  Brewster  island;  thence  south- 
westerly to  the  central  point  in  the  water  space  between 
the  Beacon  at  Narrows  light,  the  mainland  of  said  town 
of  Hull  and  George's  island;  thence  still  southwesterly  to 
the  central  point  in  the  water  space  between  Peddock's 
island,  George's  island  and  Windmill  point;  thence  west, 
a  little  northerly,  to  the  central  point  in  the  water  space 
between  Rainsford  island,  Peddock's  island  and  George's 
island;  thence  southwesterly  to  the  central  point  in  the 
water  space  between  Peddock's  island  and  Rainsford 
island;  thence  west,  a  little  southerly,  to  an  unmarked 
point  in  the  water  space  between  Rainsford  island, 
Peddock's  island  and  Hangman's  island,  said  point  being 
also  the  common  terminal  point  of  the  boundary  line 
in  tide-water  between  said  city  of  Boston  and  the  city  of 
Quincy,  and  between  said  town  of  Hull  and  said  city  of 


520 


List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston. 


—  between 
Boston  and 
Quincy. 
1819,  124. 
1855,  267. 


—  between 
Boston  and 
Milton. 


—  between 
Boston  and 
Hvde  Park. 
1868,   139,   167. 
1898,  251. 


Quincy;  thence  west,  a  little  northerly,  to  the  central 
point  in  the  water  space  between  Moon  island.  Long 
island  and  Hangman's  island;  thence  northwesterly, 
more  northerly,  to  the  central  point  in  the  water  space 
between  Long  island  and  Moon  island;  thence  north- 
westerly to  the  central  point  in  the  water  space  between 
Thompson's  island,  Spectacle  island,  Long  island  and 
Moon  island;  thence  west,  a  little  southerly,  to  the  central 
point  in  the  water  space  between  Thompson's  island  and 
Moon  island;  thence  southwesterly,  more  southerly,  to 
the  central  point  in  the  last  named  water  space;  thence 
southwesterly  to  the  central  point  in  the  water  space 
between  Thompson's  island  and  the  mainland  of  said 
city  of  Quincy,  at  Squantum;  thence  west,  a  little  north- 
erly, to  the  central  point  in  the  last  named  water  space; 
thence  west,  a  little  southerly,  to  the  central  point  in  the 
water  space  between  Thompson's  island  and  the  mainland 
of  said  city  of  Quincy;  thence  northwesterly  to  the  central 
point  in  the  water  space  between  Old  Harbor  point, 
Thompson's  island  and  the  mainland  of  said  city  of 
Quincy;  thence  southwesterly  to  corner  one,  an  unmarked 
point,  at  the  central  point  in  the  water  space  at  the 
mouth  of  Neponset  river,  said  point  being  the  common 
terminal  point  between  said  city  of  Boston  and  said 
city  of  Quincy;  thence  southwesterly  along  the  thread 
of  the  channel  of  said  Neponset  river  to  the  corner  of 
Boston,  Milton  and  Quincy,  an  unmarked  point,  in 
the  channel  of  said  Neponset  river,  north  five  degrees 
fifty-nine  minutes  west  and  seven  hundred  fifty  feet 
distant  from  the  witness  mark,  a  granite  monument, 
marked  Q  M,  and  standing  on  the  summit  of  a  wooded 
ridge,  about  five  hundred  seventy-five  feet  from  the  outer 
end  of  "Stone  Wharf";  thence  southwesterly  and  west- 
erly along  the  thread  of  said  Neponset  river  about  nineteen 
thousand  feet  to  the  corner  of  Boston,  Hyde  Park  and 
Milton,  an  unmarked  point  in  the  center  of  the  channel  of 
said  Neponset  river,  one  hundred  eighty-five  feet  northeast 
of  the  point  where  Mattakeesett  street  intersects  the  river 
and  about  one  thousand  six  hundred  feet  southwest  of 
Mattapan  bridge,  being  south  forty-two  degrees  four 
minutes  east  and  about  seventy-five  feet  distant  from  the 
witness  mark,  a  granite  monument,  marked  B  p,  and 
standing  on  the  left  bank  of  the  river,  about  fifteen  feet 
from  high-water  mark;  thence  north  forty- two  degrees 
four  minutes  west,  seventy-five  feet  to  the  witness  mark 
above  described;  thence  in  the  same  direction  six  thousand 
nine  feet  to  corner  one,  a  dressed  granite  monument, 
marked  B  p,  and  situated  on  high  land,  in  woodland, 
eighty-five  feet  south  of  the  southerly  corner  of  a  two- 
story  house  and  one  hundred  twenty-five  feet  southwest 
of  Ashland  street,  near  Calvary  cemetery;  thence  north 


Territorial  Limits  of  the  City.  521 

fifty-j&ve  degrees  twenty-seven  minutes  west,  six  hundred 
eighty  nine  feet  to  corner  two,  a  dressed  granite  monu- 
ment, marked  y,  and  situated  on  the  westerly  slope  of  a 
wooded  hill,  one  hundred  twenty-five  feet  southwest  of 
Ashland  street,  opposite  Calvary  cemetery,  at  a  point 
about  eight  hundred  fifty  feet  southeast  of  its  intersection 
with  Canterbury  street;  thence  north  forty-two  degrees 
fifty-one  minutes  west,  two  hundred  sixty-three  feet  to 
corner  three,  a  dressed  granite  monument,  marked  p  B, 
and  situated  in  low  woodland,  one  hundred  twenty-six 
feet  southwest  of  Ashland  street,  twelve  feet  south  of  an 
angle  in  a  stone  wall  and  opposite  Calvary  cemetery; 
thence  south  fifty-five  degrees  twenty-six  minutes  west, 
one  thousand  six  hundred  fifteen  feet  to  corner  four,  a 
granite  monument,  marked  rpb?   and    situated  on  the 

1829 

northwesterly  side  of  Hyde  Park  avenue  about  one 
thousand  four  hundred  fifty  feet  south  of  its  junction  with 
Canterbury  street  in  West  Roxbury;  thence  south  fifty- 
five  degrees  forty  minutes  west,  ten  thousand  five  hundred 
ninety-four  feet  to  the  corner  of  Boston,  Dedham  and 
Hyde    Park,  a  granite   monument,  marked  bisw  h,  and 

situated  at  the  junction  of  a  fence  and  masonry  wall 
forming  the  easterly  side  of  the  Jewish  cemetery  in  German- 
town;  thence  south  fifty-five  degrees  thirty-nine  minutes  ^^^^^^^^^^ 
west,  two  thousand  fifty-nine  feet  to  corner  one,  a  rough,  Dedham. 
irregularly  shaped  granite  monument,  marked  D  U, 
situated  in  an  open  pasture,  seven  feet  south  of  the 
southerly  corner  of  woodland  on  the  westerly  slope  of  an 
elevation,  at  the  most  southerly  point  of  the  city  of  Boston; 
thence  north  forty-two  degrees  thirty-seven  minutes  west, 
one  thousand  nine  hundred  fifty-two  feet  to  corner  two, 
a  granite  monument,  marked  B  D,  standing  against  the 
easterly  side  of  a  face  wall  on  the  westerly  side  of  Centre 
street,  the  easterly  side  of  the  Jewish  cemetery;  thence 
north  forty-three  degrees  thirteen  minutes  west,  five  hun- 
dred forty-six  feet  to  corner  three,  a  granite  monument, 
marked  B  D,  situated  on  the  easterly  slope  of  a  wooded 
ridge,  about  four  hundred  feet  northwest  of  Centre  street, 
on  or  near  land  formerly  belonging  to  the  Shuttleworth 
estate;  thence  north  forty-three  degrees  three  minutes 
west,  one  thousand  six  hundred  twenty-two  feet  to  corner 
four,  witness  mark,  a  rough  stone  monument,  marked  B  D, 
situated  in  a  low  meadow  near  a  small  ditch,  about  four 
hundred  feet  westerly  from  a  point  where  the  ditch  crosses 
the  Dedham  branch  of  the  New  York,  New  Haven  & 
Hartford  I  Railroad;  thence  in  the  same  direction  about 
nine  hundred  fifty  feet  to  corner  four,  an  unmarked  point 
in  the  channel  of  Charles  river,  a  little  south  of  the  grounds 
owned  .by  the  Caledonian  Club;  thence  in  a  general 
northwesterly  direction  along  the  channel  of  Charles  river, 


522 


List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston. 


— ^{between 
Boston  and 
Needham. 


— 'between 
Boston  and 
Newton  (the 
southerly  or 
West  Roxbury 
portion). 
1838,  117. 


—  between 
Boston  and 
Brookline. 
1825,  90,  128. 
1872,  267.  J 
1890,  339.  ■ 
1894,  242,  485. 


to  the  corner  of  Boston,  Dedham  and  Needham,  an 
unmarked  point  in  the  centre  Hue  of  the  channel  of  Charles 
river  where  it  is  intersected  by  the  centre  line  of  Long 
ditch  produced  northeasterly,  said  ditch  marking  a  portion 
of  the  line  between  the  towns  of  Dedham  and  Needham; 
thence  continuing  northwesterly  along  the  centre  of  the 
channel  of  Charles  river  about  one  thousand  three  hundred 
feet  to  the  corner  of  Boston,  Needham  and  Newton,  an 
unmarked  point  in  the  centre  of  the  channel  of  Charles 
river  south  thirty-eight  degrees  forty-six  minutes  west 
(true  bearing),  and  about  one  hundred  thirty  feet  distant 
from  the  witness  mark  on  the  easterly  bank  of  the  river, 
a  roughly  dressed  stone  monument,  marked  B  N,  and 
standing  about  ten  feet  from  the  shore  of  the  river,  on 
land  belonging  to  the  Brookline  Water  Works;  thence 
north  thirty-eight  degrees  forty-six  minutes  east,  about 
one  hundred  thirty  feet  to  the  witness  mark  last  described ; 
thence  continuing  in  the  same  direction  five  thousand 
three  hundred  twelve  feet  to  corner  twenty,  a  granite 
monument,  marked  B  N,  and  situated  on  the  northeasterly 
side  of  Baker  street  in  Boston,  or  Dedham  street  in 
Newton,  at  a  point  about  nine  hundred  feet  southeast  of 
the  junction  of  Oak  Hill  street  with  Dedham  street  in 
Newton,  thence  north  forty-eight  degrees  thirty  minutes 
east,  five  thousand  sixty-nine  feet  to  the  southerly  corner 
of  Boston,  Brookline  and  Newton,  a  rough,  irregularly 
shaped  granite  monument,  marked  sok;  and  standing 
against  the  westerly  side  of  a  stone  wall  dividing  woodland 
on  the  east  from  cultivated  land  on  the  west  and  six 
hundred  twenty-five  feet  southeast  of  the  roadstone  on 
the  westerly  sicle  of  La  Grange  street;  thence  south  forty- 
five  degrees  two  minutes  east,  four  thousand  seven  hundred 
sixty-six  feet  to  corner  one  hundred,  a  granite  monument, 
marked  o\l,  situated  in  low  cultivated  land  on  the  Weld 
farm  meadow  south  of  the  golf  links;  thence  north  fifty- 
five  degrees  three  minutes  east,  five  hundred  seventy- 
eight  feet  to  corner  ninety-nine,  a  granite  monument, 
marked  ok,  standing  against  the  easterly  side  of  a  stone 
wall  on  the  westerly  side  of  Church  street  in  Boston,  or 
South  street  in  Brookline,  at  a  point  about  eight  hundred 
fifty  feet  north  of  the  intersection  of  Church  and  Weld  streets 
in  Boston;  thence  north  fifty-five  degrees  twenty-five  min- 
utes east,  one  thousand  one  hundred  forty-three  feet  to 
corner  ninety-eight,  a  rough  granite  monument,  marked  o  r, 
situated  at  the  northerly  side  of  a  cultivated  field,  in  a 
stone  wall;  thence  north  forty-five  degrees  fifty  minutes 
east,  two  thousand  five  hundred  sixty  feet  to  corner 
ninety-seven,  a  granite  monument,  marked  o  r,  standing 
against  the  southwesterly  side  of  a  stone  wall  on  the 
northeasterly  side  of  Allandale  street,  in  front  of  the  estate 
of  Mrs.  Charles  F.  Sprague;    thence  north  thirty-three 


Territorial  Limits  of  the  City.  523 

degrees  thirty  minutes  east,  one  thousand  seven  hundred 
sixty-two  feet  to  corner  ninety-six,  a  granite  monument, 
marked  ^'  k,  situated  on  the  easterly  side  of  Mt.  Walley 
avenue,  Brookhne,  near  a  masonry  post  five  feet  in  height, 
three  feet  by  three  feet  in  section,  standing  at  a  point 
one  thousand  two  hundred  feet  south  of  the  junction  of 
Mt.  Walley  avenue  with  Pond  street  in  Boston,  or  New- 
ton street  in  Brookline ;  thence  north  twenty-seven  degrees 
forty  minutes  east,  one  thousand  one  hundred  ninety- 
four  feet  to  corner  ninety-five,  a  granite  monument, 
marked  o  r,  situated  at  the  easterly  corner  of  Mt.  Walley 
avenue  and  Pond  street,  Boston,  called  Newton  street  in 
Brookline,  being  four  and  five-tenths  feet  north  of  the 
face  of  a  curved  wall;  thence  north  twenty-four  degrees 
forty-three  minutes  east,  one  thousand  seventy-one  feet 
to  corner  ninety-four,  a  granite  monument,  marked  §  r, 
situated  on  the  easterly  side  of  Avon  street,  opposite  the 
entrance  to  the  estate  of  Larz  Anderson;  thence  north 
twenty-six  degrees  seventeen  minutes  east,  five  hundred 
seventy  feet  to  corner  ninety-three,  a  granite  monu- 
ment, marked  BO  BR,  situated  on  the  southeast  side  of  a 
private  way  leading  from  Rockwood  street  to  Avon  street 
at  the  end  of  a  stone  wall  and  twenty-four  feet  north  of  the 
northerly  corner  of  the  dwelhng-house  or  lodge  at  the 
entrance  to  the  estate  of  R.  S.  Stearns;  thence  north 
thirty-three  degrees  fifty-five  minutes  east,  six  hundred 
eight  feet  to  corner  ninety-two,  an  old  oak  tree  about  two 
feet  in  diameter,  marked  o  r,  situated  on  the  northeasterly 
side  of  Rockwood  street,  opposite  the  junction  of  a  private 
way  leading  southwesterly  to  Avon  street;  thence  north 
thirty-one  degrees  forty-eight  minutes  east,  nine  hun- 
dred sixty-four  feet  to  corner  ninety-one,  a  granite  monu- 
ment, marked  o  r>  situated  on  the  estate  of  Dr.  C.  G.Weld 
east  of  Goddarcl  avenue,  Brookline;  thence  north  thirty- 
two  degrees  thirty-eight  minutes  east,  seven  hundred 
ninety-seven  feet  to  corner  ninety,  a  granite  monument, 
marked  o  r;  situated  on  the  northerly  side  of  Perkins 
street  in  Boston,  or  Cottage  street  in  Brookline;  thence 
north  thirty-three  degrees  thirty-seven  minutes  east,  one 
thousand  three  hundred  ninety-nine  feet  to  corner  eighty- 
nine,  a  granite  monument,  marked  o  %  situated  on  the 
southerly  slope  of  a  wooded  elevation  on  the  estate  of 
Henrietta  S.  Sargent,  about  eighty-five  feet  west  of  the 
southwest  corner  of  the  greenhouse;  thence  north  twenty- 
five  degrees  forty-six  minutes  east,  three  hundred  fifty-one 
feet  to  corner  eighty-eight,  a  granite  monument,  marked 
0  R,  situated  in  woodland,  on  the  easterly  slope  of  an  eleva- 
tion, near  an  angle  in  a  fence;  thence  south  sixty  degrees 
forty-four  minutes  east,  one  hundred  seven  feet  to  corner 
eighty-seven,  a  granite  monument,  marked  o  r,  situated 
in  a  garden  on  the  estate  of  Quincy  A.  Shaw,  about  two 


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hundred  feet  northeast  of  the  greenhouse;  thence  north 
forty-six  degrees  nine  minutes  east,  six  hundred  ninety 
feet  to  corner  eighty-six,  a  granite  monument,  marked  o  r, 
standing  at  the  northeasterly  corner  of  a  cultivated  field, 
at  a  point  in  the  southerly  line  of  Chestnut  street,  seventy- 
five  feet  east  of  its  junction  with  High  street  in  Brookline; 
thence  southeasterly  along  the  southerly  side  of  Chestnut 
street  about  five  hundred  fifty-seven  feet  to  corner  eighty- 
five,  a  dressed  granite  monument  with  squared  top, 
marked  ^  r,  set  flush  with  the  surface  of  the  ground,  at  the 
junction  of  the  southerly  line  of  Chestnut  street  with  the 
westerly  line  of  Pond  avenue ;  thence  along  the  old  channel 
of  Muddy  river  to  corner  twenty-nine,  by  the  following 
courses  and  distances,  as  defined  by  chapter  three  hun- 
dred thirty-nine  of  the  acts  of  the  year  eighteen  hundred 
ninety,  viz.:  south  eighty-five  degrees  fifty-one  minutes 
seven  seconds  east  (found  to  be  south  eighty-one  degrees 
thirty-six  minutes  east),  one  hundred  seventy-two  and 
seventy  one-hundredths  feet  to  corner  eighty-four,  a 
dressed  granite  monument,  marked  BO  BR,  and  set  flush 
with  the  surface  of  the  paved  gutter,  at  a  junction  of 
a  footpath  and  driveway  in  the  vicinity  of  Chestnut 
street;  thence  north  seventy- three  degrees  fifty-four 
minutes  twenty-two  seconds  east,  one  hundred  fifty-nine 
and  thirty-one  one-hundredths  feet  to  corner  eighty- 
three,  a  granite  monument,  with  squared  top,  marked  §  k, 
standing  about  eighty  feet  south  of  the  footpath  opposite 
the  junction  of  Pond  avenue  with  Jamaica  road;  thence 
north  forty-five  degrees  fifty-eight  minutes  fifty-five 
seconds  east,  one  hundred  thirty-six  and  three  one-hun- 
dredths feet  to  corner  eighty-two,  a  dressed  granite 
ment,  marked  i  k?  and  standing  at  the  edge  of  Muddy- 
river  brook,  near  the  first  footpath  north  of  Ward's  pond, 
north  of  Perkins  street;  thence  north  fifteen  degrees  forty- 
one  minutes  forty-nine  seconds  east,  seventy-five  and  fifty- 
four  one-hundredths  feet  to  corner  eighty-one;  thence 
north  thirty-five  degrees  thirty-seven  minutes  seventeen 
seconds  east,  forty-four  and  sixty-two  one-hundredths 
feet  to  corner  eighty;  thence  north  fifty-one  degrees  thirty 
minutes  fifty-two  seconds  east,  thirty-six  and  sixty-three 
one-hundredths  feet  to  corner  seventy-nine ;  thence  north 
seventy  degrees  forty-eight  minutes  fifty  seconds  east, 
forty-four  and  two  one-hundredths  fe^t  to  corner  seventy- 
eight;  thence  south  eighty-eight  degrees  thirty-one 
minutes  thirty-two  seconds  east,  forty-seven  and  fifty-six 
one-hundredths  feet  to  corner  seventy-seven;  thence 
north  fifty-five  degrees  twenty-one  minutes  forty-nine 
seconds  east,  thirty-three  and  sixty-five  one-hundredths 
feet  to  corner  seventy-six;  thjence  south  sixty-two 
degrees  fifty-three  minutes  forty-three  seconds  east, 
twenty-five     and     thirty-five     one-hundredths     feet     to 


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corner  seventy-five;  thence  north  fifty-nine  degrees 
thirty-seven  minutes  forty-seven  seconds  east,  thirty-five 
and  eighty-eight  one-hundredths  feet  to  corner  seventy- 
four;  thence  south  eighty-four  degrees  fifteen  minutes 
twenty-two  seconds  east,  sixteen  and  thirty-six  one- 
hundredths  feet  to  corner  seventy-three;  thence  north 
seventy-three  degrees  two  minutes  east,  twenty-three  and 
fifty-one  one  hundredths  feet  to  corner  seventy-two; 
thence  north  forty-eight  degrees  sixteen  minutes  fifty- 
seven  seconds  east,  eighteen  and  ninety-two  one-hun- 
dredths feet  to  corner  seventy-one;  thence  north  eighty 
degrees  forty-four  minutes  forty-five  seconds  east,  twenty- 
one  and  ninety-one  one-hundredths  feet  to  corner  seventy; 
thence  south  sixty-seven  degrees  thirty-nine  minutes 
forty-seven  seconds  east,  twenty-six  and  four  one-hun- 
dredths feet  to  corner  sixty-nine;  thence  north  seventy- 
one  degrees  two  minutes  forty-two  seconds  east,  twenty- 
one  and  eighty-four  one-hundredths  feet  to  corner 
sixty-eight;  thence  north  thirty-seven  degrees  fifty-seven 
minutes  twenty  seconds  east,  twenty-nine  and  six  one- 
hundredths  feet  to  corner  sixty-seven;  thence  north 
seventy  degrees  twenty-two  minutes  twenty  seconds 
east,  thirty-one  and  ten  one-hundredths  feet  to  corner 
sixty-six;  thence  south  seventy-one  degrees  ten  minutes 
seventeen  seconds  east,  twenty-nine  and  forty-seven 
one-hundredths  feet  to  corner  sixty-five;  thence  north 
fifty-six  degrees  forty-six  minutes  eleven  seconds  east, 
one  hundred  fourteen  and  seventy-six  one-hundredths 
feet  to  corner  sixty-four;  thence  north  twenty-one  degrees 
thirty-one  minutes  thirty-three  seconds  east,  one  hundred 
sixty-three  and  twenty  one-hundredths  feet  to  corner 
sixty-three;  thence  north  fourteen  degrees  forty-three 
minutes  thirty-four  seconds  west,  sixty-four  and  eighty- 
two  one-hundredths  feet  to  corner  sixty-two ;  thence  north 
twenty-three  degrees  five  seconds  east,  twenty-nine  and 
sixty-three  one-hundredths  feet  to  corner  sixty-one; 
thence  north  nine  degrees  thirty-nine  minutes  eighteen 
seconds  east,  fifty-seven  and  fifty-five  one-hundredths  feet 
to  corner  sixty;  thence  north  fourteen  degrees  thirty-nine 
minutes  forty-five  seconds  west,  forty-four  and  twentj^- 
seven  one-hundredths  feet  to  corner  fifty-nine;  thence 
north  forty  degrees  forty-seven  minutes  fifty-seven 
seconds  east,  fifty  and  sixty-one  one-hundredths  feet  to 
corner  fifty-eight;  thence  north  three  degrees  six  minutes 
eleven  seconds  east,  thirty-three  and  eighty-eight  one- 
hundredths  feet  to  corner  fifty-seven;  thence  north 
sixteen  degrees  twenty-five  minutes  thirty-eight  seconds 
east,  two  hundred  fifty-five  and  sixty-three  one-hundredths 
feet,  passing  through  the  witness  mark,  a  dressed  granite 
monument,  marked  BO  BR,  and  standing  at  the  northerly 
end  of  Willow  pond  and  twenty-three  and  five  one-hun- 


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dredths  feet  from  corner  fifty-six  to  corner  fifty-six; 
thence  north  thirty-five  minutes  twenty-seven  seconds 
east,  .one  hundred  three  and  forty-five  one-hundredths 
feet  to  corner  fifty-five,  a  dressed  granite  monument, 
rriarked  BO  BR,  and  standing  at  the  northeasterly  edge 
of  a  park  driveway  opposite  the  end  of  Highland  road; 
thence  north  seventeen  degrees  thirty  minutes  forty-three 
seconds  west  (found  to  be  north  seventeen  degrees  forty- 
four  minutes  west) ,  sixty-nine  and  twenty  one-hundredths 
feet  to  corner  fifty-four,  a  granite  monument,  marked 
BO  BR,  squared  at  the  top,  and  set  flush  with  the  surface 
of  the  ground  on  the  southerly  side  of  the  walk  hereinafter 
mentioned;  thence  north  two  degrees  fifty  minutes  seven 
seconds  east  (found  to  be  north  three  degrees  eleven  minutes 
east),  forty  and  eighty-two  one-hundredths  feet  to  corner 
fifty-three,  a  granite  monument,  marked  BO  BR,  squared 
at  the  top  and  set  flush  with  the  surface  of  the  ground, 
at  the  junction  of  the  driveway  and  gravel  walk,  about 
two  hundred  feet  northeast  of  the  end  of  Highland  road; 
thence  north  fifteen  degrees  forty-three  minutes  twenty- 
four  seconds  east  (found  to  be  north  fifteen  degrees  thirty- 
three  minutes  east),  fifty  and  thirty-one  one-hundredths 
feet  to  corner  fifty-two,  a  point  in  the  retaining  wall 
marked  by  a  drill  hole ;  thence  north  thirty-three  degrees 
six  minutes  nineteen  seconds  east,  seventy-two  and  sixty 
one-hundredths  feet  to  corner  fifty-one;  thence  north 
forty  degrees  thirty-nine  minutes  four  seconds  east, 
two  hundred  seventy-six  and  forty  one-hundredths  feet  to 
corner  fifty;  thence  north  nineteen  degrees  seventeen 
minutes  forty-eight  seconds  east,  one  thousand  five 
hundred  and  eighty  one-hundredths  feet  to  corner  forty- 
nine,  a  point  situated  one  hundred  sixty-three  and  twenty 
one-hundredths  feet  easterly  from  the  centre  line  of  Pond 
avenue,  measured  at  right  angles  thereto;  thence  north 
one  degree  six  minutes  twenty-six  seconds  east,  three 
hundred  sixty-two  and  sixty-one  one-hundredths  feet  to 
corner  forty-eight;  thence  north  thirty-three  degrees 
thirty-five  minutes  twenty  seconds  east,  three  hundred 
eighty-six  and  thirty-five  one-hundredths  feet  to  corner 
forty-seven;  thence  north  eighteen  degrees  forty  minutes 
forty-two  seconds  east,  one  hundred  ninety-six  and  forty- 
seven  one-hundredths  feet  to  corner  forty-six;  thence 
north  thirty-one  degrees  forty-four  minutes  sixteen 
seconds  east,  three  hundred  eighty-five  and  eighteen  one- 
hundredths  feet  to  corner  forty-five,  a  point  situated 
eighty-seven  feet  easterly  from  the  centre  line  of  Brookline 
avenue  and  measured  on  the  continuation  of  the  southerly 
side  line  of  Aspinwall  avenue;  thence  north  thirty-seven 
degrees  fifty-nine  minutes  fifty-two  seconds  east,  by  a  line 
parallel  with  and  eighty-seven  feet  chstant  from  the  centre 
line  of  Brookline  avenue,  fifty  feet  to  corner  forty-four; 


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thence  north  thirty-nine  degrees  thirty-seven  minutes 
twenty-two  seconds  east,  three  hundred  seventy  and 
twenty-six  one-hundredths  feet  to  corner  forty-three; 
thence  north  fifty-two  degrees  eight  seconds  west,  ninety- 
seven  and  fifty  one-hundredths  feet  to  corner  forty- two, 
at  the  centre  fine  of  Brookline  avenue,  intersecting  said  line 
at  right  angles;  thence  on  the  continuation  of  the  last 
mentioned  course,  for  a  further  distance  of  ninety- 
seven  feet  to  corner  forty-one;  thence  north  thirty-four 
degrees  forty-seven  minutes  forty-one  seconds  east, 
two  hundred  seventeen  and  thirty  one-hundredths  feet  to 
corner  forty;  thence  north  thirty-four  degrees  thirty-six 
minutes  sixteen  seconds  west,  three  hundred  ninety- 
one  and  forty-five  one-hundredths  feet  to  corner  thirty- 
nine;  thence  north  forty-eight  degrees  sixteen  minutes 
thirteen  seconds  west,  ninety-nine  and  ten  one-hundredths 
feet  to  corner  thirty-eight;  thence  north  twenty-three 
degrees  three  minutes  fifteen  seconds  east,  four  hundred 
twenty-six  and  seventy-six  one-hundredths  feet  to  corner 
thirty-sev^n ;  thence  north  nine  degrees  ten  minutes 
forty  seconds  east,  six  hundred  eighty-seven  and  fifty- 
three  one-hundredths  feet  to  corner  thirty-six;  thence 
north  twenty-three  degrees  thirteen  minutes  twenty- 
five  seconds  east,  one  hundred  seventy-three  and  sixty- 
seven  one-hundredths  feet  to  corner  thirty-five;  thence 
north  thirty-nine  degrees  fifteen  minutes  eight  seconds 
east,  three  hundred  fifty-seven  and  ninety-nine  one- 
hundredths  feet  to  corner  thirty-four;  thence  north 
sixty-eight  degrees  fifty-nine  minutes  nine  seconds  east, 
three  hundred  fourteen  and  thirty-six  one-hundredths 
feet  to  corner  thirty-three ;  thence  north  forty-one  degrees 
fifty-five  minutes  six  seconds  east,  one  hundred  one  and 
ninety-eight  one-hundredths  feet  to  corner  thirty-two; 
thence  north  four  degrees  forty-eight  minutes  sixteen 
seconds  east,  one  hundred  sixty-five  and  seventy-six 
one-hundredths  feet  to  corner  thirty-one;  thence  north 
fifty-eight  degrees  twenty-five  minutes  fifty-nine  seconds 
east,  five  hundred  seven  and  nine  one-hundredths  feet 
to  corner  thirty;  thence  north  forty-three  degrees  thirty- 
seven  minutes  twenty-five  seconds  east,  four  hundred 
one  and  ninety-seven  one-hundredths  feet  to  corner 
twenty-nine,  an  unmarked  point  situated  in  the  con- 
tinuation southerly  of  the  easterly  line  of  St.  Mary's 
street  and  four  hundred  eighty-three  and  seventy-eight 
one-hundredths  feet  from  the  southerly  line  of  Mon- 
mouth street,  Brookline,  or  Medfield  street,  Boston; 
thence  north  twenty  degrees  fourteen  minutes  eighteen 
seconds  west,  thirty  feet  to  corner  twenty-eight,  an 
unmarked  point,  and  thirty  feet  distant  from  the  old 
channel  of  Muddy  river,  as  defined  by  chapter  three 
hundred  thirty-nine  of  the  acts  of  the  year  one  thousand 


528  List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston. 

eight  hundred  ninety;  thence  continuing  in  the  same 
direction  about  forty-one  feet  to  corner  twenty-eight, 
witness  mark,  a  granite  monument,  marked  BO  BR, 
standing  in  Muddy  river  park  about  eight  feet  south  of 
the  edge  of  the  gravel  walk,  on  the  north  bank  of  the 
river;  thence  northerly  along  the  easterly  line  of  St. 
Mary's  street  produced  and  the  easterly  line  of  St.  Mary's 
street,  about  one  thousand  one  hundred  thirty-eight 
feet  to  corner  twenty-seven,  a  granite  monument  set 
flush  with  the  surface  of  the  street,  marked  BO  BR,  on 
the  top,  at  the  intersection  of  St.  Mary's  street  and  Ivy 
street,  in  line  with  the  easterly  line  of  St.  Mary's  street 
produced;  thence  north  nine  degrees  five  minutes  east, 
along  the  easterly  line  of  St.  Mary's  street  one  thousand 
thirteen  feet  to  corner  twenty-six,  a  granite  monument 
set  flush  with  the  surface  of  the  ground  marked  BO  BR 
on  the  top,  at  the  easterly  corner  of  Commonwealth 
avenue  and  St.  Mary's  street,  at  the  inner  edge  of  a 
plankwalk;  thence  north  eighty  degrees  forty-eight 
minutes  west,  along  the  southerly  line  of  Commonwealth 
avenue  four  thousand  four  hundred  seventy  feet  to  corner 
twenty-five,  a  granite  monument  set  nearly  flush  with 
the  surface  of  the  ground,  marked  BO  BR  on  the  top, 
and  situated  on  the  southerly  line  of  Commonwealth 
avenue,  at  the  northwest  corner  of  land  formerly  owned 
by  T.  Jefferson  Coolidge;  thence  south  eight  degrees 
thirty-five  minutes  west,  one  hundred  twenty-five  feet 
to  corner  twenty-four,  a  granite  monument  set  nearly 
flush  with  the  surface  of  the  ground,  marked  BO  BR 
on  the  top,  and  situated  one  hundred  twenty-eight  feet 
east  of  the  easterly  side  of  Naples  road,  at  the  dividing 
line  between  land  formerly  owned  by  T.  Jefferson  Coolidge 
and  land  now  or  formerly  of  Mary  H.  Foster;  thence 
north  eighty  degrees  forty-four  minutes  west,  along  a 
line  parallel  with  and  one  hundred  twenty-five  feet 
distant  from  the  southerly  line  of  Commonwealth  avenue, 
three  hundred  eight  feet  to  corner  twenty-three,  a  granite 
monument  set  nearly  flush  with  the  surface  of  the  ground, 
marked  BO  BR  on  the  top,  and  situated  one  hundred 
twenty-five  feet  south  of  the  southerly  line  of  Common- 
wealth avenue,  near  its  junction  with  Brighton  avenue 
and  two  and  forty-six  one-hundredths  feet  west  of  the 
junction  of  fences,  at  the  division  line  between  land  of 
the  heirs  of  Ebenezer  Francis  and  land  now  or  formerly 
of  Mary  H.  Foster;  thence  westerly  and  southwesterly, 
along  a  line  parallel  with  and  one  hundred  twenty-five 
feet  distant  from  the  southerly  line  of  Commonwealth 
avenue  one  thousand  four  hundred  twenty  feet  to  corner 
twenty-two,  a  granite  monument  marked  BO  BR,  and 
situated  on  land  of  James  C.  Ayer,  at  a  point  one  hundred 
twenty-five  feet  distant  from  the  southerly  line  of  Com- 


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monwealth  avenue;  thence  southwesterly,  along  a  line 
parallel  with  and  one  hundred  twenty-five  feet  distant 
from  the  southeasterly  line  of  the  proposed  extension 
of  Holmes  avenue  to  Commonwealth  avenue,  and  of 
Holmes  avenue,  crossing  Harvard  avenue,  about  one 
thousand  six  hundred  sixty-seven  feet  to  corner  twenty- 
one,  a  rough  three-sided  granite  monument,  marked  §  !> 
and  situated  in  cultivated  land  on  the  division  line 
between  Otis  Shepard  and  Edward  McKechnie  estates, 
and  the  estate  of  R.  Holmes;  thence  southwesterly, 
along  a  line  parallel  with  and  one  hundred  twenty- 
five  feet  distant  from  the  southeasterly  line  of  Holmes 
avenue,  about  six  hundred  sixty-nine  feet  to  corner 
twenty,  a  granite  monument,  marked  BO  BR,  and 
standing  in  cultivated  land  on  the  northerly  slope  of 
Corey  Hill,  about  eight  feet  south  of  the  southerly  line 
of  Winchester  street,  Brookline,  or  Warren  street,  Boston; 
thence  southwesterly,  along  a  line  parallel  with  and 
one  hundred  thirty  feet  distant  from  the  southeasterly 
line  of  Corey  road,  formerly  Summer  street,  crossing 
Summit  avenue  one  thousand  eight  hundred  fifty-one 
feet  to  corner  nineteen,  a  rough  granite  monument, 
marked  o  bj  and  situated  on  the  northeasterly  side  of 
Washington  street,  on  the  estate  of  Eben  D.  Jordan, 
directly  opposite  the  bound  hereinafter  described; 
thence  south  forty-seven  degrees  thirty-five  min- 
utes east,  about  sixty-one  feet  to  corner  eighteen,  a 
granite  monument  set  flush  with  the  surface  of  the  ground, 
marked  BO  BR,  and  situated  on  the  southwesterly  side  of 
Washington  street;  thence  along  a  line  parallel  with  and 
one  hundred  twenty-five  feet  distant  from  ^  the  easterly 
line  of  Corey  road,  about  nine  hundred  twenty-six  feet  to 
corner  seventeen,  a  granite  monument  set  nearly  flush  with 
the  surface  of  the  ground,  marked  BO  BR  on  the  top,  and 
situated  near  the  top  of  a  grassy  knoll  in  the  Corey  estate; 
thence  north  eighty-one  degrees  seven  minutes  west,  one 
hundred  twenty-five  feet  to  corner  sixteen,  a  granite 
monument  set  nearly  flush  with  the  surface  of  the  ground, 
marked  BO  BR  on  the  top,  and  situated  on  the  easterly 
side  of  Corey  road,  about  half  way  between  the  junctions  of 
Cummings  road  and  Windsor  road  with  Corey  road; 
thence  south  eighty-eight  degrees  twenty-one  minutes 
west,  four  hundred  ninety-one  feet  to  corner  fifteen,  a 
granite  monument  set  nearly  flush  with  the  surface  of  the 
ground,  marked  BO  BR  on  the  top,  and  situated  at  the 
northerly  and  rear  corner  of  the  estate  of  A.  A.  Adams, 
sixty-five  one-quarter  feet  north  from  the  northwesterly 
corner  of  the  main  portion  of  the  house;  thence  south 
forty-nine  degrees  three  minutes  west,  crossing  Kilsyth 
road  three  hundred  eighty-one  feet  to  corner  fourteen,  a 
granite  monument  set  nearly  flush  with  the  surface  of  the 


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ground,  marked  BO  BR  on  the  top,  and  situated  at  the 
northeasterly  corner  of  a  greenhouse  in  the  rear  of  H.  J. 
Whiton's  house;  thence  south  forty-five  degrees  forty-nine 
minutes  west,  three  hundred  thirty-four  feet,  to  corner 
thirteen,  a  granite  monument  set  nearly  flush  with  the 
surface  of  the  ground,  marked  BO  BR  on  the  top,  and 
situated  on  the  easterly  side  of  Lanark  road,  about  two 
hundred  feet  north  of  the  corner  of  Englewood  avenue  and 
at  the  northwest  corner  of  the  estate  now  or  formerly  of 
Dana  Estes;  thence  south  thirty-one  degrees  six  minutes 
west,  about  forty-three  feet  to  corner  twelve,  a  granite 
monument  set  flush  with  the  surface  of  the  ground,  marked 
BO  BR,  and  situated  on  the  westerly  side  of  Lanark  road, 
at  a  point  about  one  hundred  forty  feet  north  of  its  junc- 
tion with  Englewood  avenue;  thence  south  seventy-six 
degrees  fifty  minutes  west,  one  hundred  feet  to  corner 
eleven,  a  granite  monument  set  nearly  flush  with  the 
surface  of  the  ground,  marked  BO  BR,  and  situated  at  the 
rear  end  of  the  division  line  between  land  now  or  formerly 
of  Fannie  A.  Leland  and  land  of  Frederick  S.  Davis; 
thence  south  twelve  degrees  fifty-four  minutes  east,  one 
hundred  forty  feet  in  said  division  line  to  corner  ten,  a 
granite  monument  set  flush  with  the  surface  of  the  ground, 
marked  BO  BR  on  the  top,  and  situated  on  the  northerly 
side  of  Englewood  avenue,  at  the  edge  of  the  grass,  about 
one  hundred  feet  westerly  from  Lanark  road,  at  said 
division  line;  thence  south  forty-one  degrees  nine  minutes 
east,  sixty-one  feet  to 'corner  nine,  a  granite  monument  set 
flush  with  the  surface  of  the  ground,  marked  BO  BR  on 
the  top,  and  situated  on  the  southerly  side  of  Englewood 
avenue,  at  the  inner  edge  of  the  concrete  sidewalk;  thence 
south  thirteen  degrees  five  minutes  east,  two  hundred 
twenty-two  feet  to  corner  eight,  a  granite  monument  set 
nearly  flush  with  the  surface  of  the  ground,  marked 
BO  BR  on  the  top,  and  situated  at  the  top  of  a  low  bank 
thirty-six  six-tenths  feet  northwest  of  the  northwesterly 
corner  of  the  house  No.  1856  Beacon  street;  thence  south- 
westerly along  a  fine  parallel  with  and  one  hundred  five 
feet  distant  from  the  northerly  fine  of  Beacon  street, 
about  three  hundred  twenty-nine  feet  to  corner  seven,  a 
granite  monument  set  nearly  flush  with  the  surface  of  the 
ground,  marked  BO  BR  on  the  top,  and  situated  on  the 
westerly  side  of  Strathmore  road;  thence  westerly  along 
a  line  parallel  with  and  one  hundred  flve  feet  northerly 
from  the  northerly  fine  of  Beacon  street,  about  four 
hundred  one  feet  to  corner  six,  a  granite  monument  six 
by  six  inches  in  section,  set  flush  with  the  surface  of  the 
ground  and  having  a  shallow  one-half  inch  drill  hole  m  the 
top,  which  is  dressed,  said  monument  being  situated  on 
the  easterly  side  of  Ayr  road,  one  hundred  five  feet  north 
of  the  northerly  line  of  Beacon  street ;  also  a  granite  monu- 


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ment  set  three  feet  below  the  surface  of  the  ground  and 
in  the  above  location;  thence  south  seventeen  degrees 
twenty-four  minutes  east,   crossing  Beacon  street  four 
hundred    four  feet  to  corner  five,   a  one-half  inch  bolt 
driven  into  the  flooring  of  the  car-house  of  the  Boston 
Elevated  Railway  Company,  with  an  underground  mark 
directly  beneath  the  bolt,  a  granite  monument,  marked 
BO  BR,  at  present   not  easily  accessible;  thence  south 
seventy-two  degrees  twenty-seven  minutes  west,  along  the 
southerly  line  of  a  former  passageway,  about  five  hundred 
feet  to  corner  four,  a  granite  monument,  set  a  little  below 
the  surface  of  the  ground,  marked  BO  BR  on  the  top,  and 
situated  on  the  northeasterly  side  of  Chestnut  Hill  avenue, 
near  the  Beacon  street  circle  and  at  the  tracks  of  the 
Boston  Elevated  Railway  Company  as  they  turn  from  the 
highway  to  enter  the   car-house;  thence  south  sixteen 
degrees  fifty-three  minutes  west,  sixty-nine  feet  to  corner 
three,    a  granite  monument,  marked   i  o,  standing  in 
the  retaining  wall  on  the  southwesterly  side  of  Chest- 
nut Hill  avenue;  thence  south  forty-five  degrees  eleven 
minutes  west,   one  hundred  twenty-five  feet  to  corner 
two,  a  granite  monument,  marked  BO  BR,  and  stand- 
ing   in    open    land,    about    forty-three    and    five-tenths 
feet  south  of  the  southwesterly  corner  of  the  dwelling 
house  at  the  easterly  corner  of  the  reservoir  property; 
thence  along  a  line  parallel  with  and  one  hundred  twenty- 
five    feet   southwesterly  from  the  "southwesterly  line  of 
Chestnut   Hill   avenue,    about   two    hundred   four    feet 
to  corner  one,  a  granite  monument,  marked  o   e?  and 
situated  on  the  southeasterly  slope  of  the  bank  of  the 
railroad    hereinafter   mentioned   at   a   point   about  one 
hundred   twenty-five   feet   west   of  the   Chestnut   Hill- 
avenue  bridge;  thence   along  a  line  parallel  with   and 
twenty-five   feet   distant   from   the   centre   line   of   the 
location  of  the  Newton  circuit  of  the  Boston  and  Albany 
railroad,  about  two  thousand  four  hundred  eighty-four  feet 
to  the  northerly  corner  of  Boston,  Brookline  and  Newton,  a 
granite  monument,  marked  N  BO  BR  on  its  squared  top, 
and  situated  about  twenty-five  feet  southeast  of  the  centre 
of  the  southerly  track  of  the  above-mentioned  railroad, 
or  the  centre  line  of  location,  at  a  point  about  five  hun- 
dred feet  southwest  of  the  pumping  station  of  the  Met- 
ropolitan water  works;  thence  north  thirty-seven  degrees 
seven  minutes  west,  seven  hundred  thirty  feet  to  corner 
nineteen,  a  granite  monument  with  top  and  lettered  spaces  _  between 
dressed,  marked  B  N,  and  standing  in  a  stone  wall  on  the  Boston  and 
southwesterly  side  of  Beacon  street  about  seven  hundred  no^IheSyo/ 
feet  west  of  the  pumping  station  of  the  Metropolitan  pontS 
water  works;  thence  north  thirty-seven  degrees  six  min-  ^l^t'?!^- 
utes  west,  two  hundred  thirty-two  feet  to  corner  eighteen,  isgs!  242,  431. 
a  dressed  granite  monument,  marked  B  on  the  face  and 


532        List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston. 

^"  on  the  top,  and  standing  in  the  southerly  hne  of  Beacon 
street  at  a  point  on  the  tangency;  thence  along  a  curved 
line  of  nine  hundred  eighty  feet  radius,  on  the  southerly 
side  of  Beacon  street,  about  three  hundred  thirty-three 
feet  to  corner  seventeen,  a  dressed  granite  monument, 
marked  B  on  the  face  and  ^  on  the  top,  and  standing  in 
the  southerly  line  of  Beacon  street  at  a  point  of  tangency 
opposite  the  lower  reservoir;  thence  north  fifty-six 
degrees  thirty-two  minutes  west,  along  the  southerly 
side  of  Beacon  street,  two  hundred  forty-four  feet  to 
corner  sixteen,  a  dressed  granite  monument,  marked  B  on 
the  face  and  ^  on  the  top,  and  standing  in  the  southerly 
line  of  Beacon  street  at  a  point  of  tangency  opposite  the 
lower  reservoir;  thence  along  a  curved  line  of  eight  hun- 
dred sixty-two  feet  radius,  on  the  southerly  side  of  Beacon 
street,  about  six  hundred  thirty  feet  to  corner  fifteen,  a 
dressed  granite  monument,  marked  B  on  the  face  and  |' 
on  the  top,  and  standing  in  the  southerly  line  of  Beacon 
street  at  a  point  of  tangency  opposite  the  Chestnut  Hill 
reservoir;  thence  south  eighty-one  degrees  thirty-five 
minutes  west,  along  the  southerly  line  of  Beacon  street  one 
thousand  two  hundred  twenty-three  feet  to  corner  four- 
teen, a  granite  monument,  with  top  and  lettered  spaces 
dressed,  marked  B  N,  and  situated  on  the  southerly  side 
of  Beacon  street,  at  a  point  midway  between  Lawrence 
avenue  and  Reservoir  avenue,  Newton;  thence  north 
eighteen  degrees  fifty-six  minutes  west  five  hundred  fifty- 
two  feet  to  corner  thirteen,  a  granite  monument  with  top 
and  lettered  spaces  dressed,  marked  B  N,  and  situated 
in  a  clump  of  arbor  vitse  trees,  on  the  bank  about  fifteen 
feet  west  of  Chestnut  Hill  driveway;  thence  north  thirty- 
eight  degrees  forty  minutes  west  one  hundred  sixty-five 
feet  to  corner  twelve,  a  granite  monument  with  top  and 
lettered  spaces  dressed,  marked  B  N,  and  situated  six  feet 
west  of  a  large  ledge  at  the  northerly  corner  of  cultivated 
land  about  eighty-five  feet  west  of  Chestnut  Hill  drive- 
way; thence  north  eighteen  degrees  fifty-eight  minutes 
west  two  hundred  sixty-three  feet  to  corner  eleven,  a 
granite  monument  with  top  and  lettered  spaces  dressed, 
marked  B  N,  and  situated  at  the  top  of  the  bank,  near 
the  westerly  edge  of  woodland,  about  one  hundred  fifteen 
feet  west  of  Chestnut  Hill  driveway;  thence  north  two 
degrees  twenty-eight  minutes  east  one  hundred  seventy- 
four  feet  to  corner  ten,  a  granite  monument  with  top 
and  lettered  spaces  dressed,  marked  B  N,  and  situated 
at  the  top  of  the  bank,  on  the  westerly  edge  of  pines, 
about  seventy  feet  west  of  Chestnut  Hill  driveway  and 
at  the  southeasterly  end  of  a  stone  wall;  thence  north 
ten  degrees  twenty-one  minutes  west  three  hundred 
ninety-seven  feet  to  corner  nine,  a  granite  monument 
with  top  and  lettered  spaces  dressed,  marked  B  N,  and 


Territorial  Limits  of  the  City.  533 

situated  at  the  top  of  the  bank,  at  the  westerly  edge  of  a 
clump  of  pines,  about  sixty  feet  west  of  Chestnut  Hill 
driveway;  thence  north  five  degrees  forty-seven  minutes 
west  two  hundred  fifty-three  feet  to  corner  eight,  a 
granite  monument  with  top  and  lettered  spaces  dressed, 
marked  B  N,  and  situated  at  the  top  of  the  bank  near 
the  northwesterly  edge  of  a  clump  of  pines,  about  sixty 
feet  northwest  of  Chestnut  Hill  driveway;  thence  north 
twenty-eight  degrees  forty-one  minutes  east  one  hundred 
fifty-eight  feet  to  corner  seven,  a  granite  monument  with 
top  and  lettered  spaces  dressed,  marked  B  N,  situ- 
ated at  the  top  of  the  bank,  near  the  northerly  edge  of  a 
clump  of  pines,  about  sixty  feet  northwest  of  Chestnut 
Hill  driveway;  thence  north  fifty-one  degrees  thirteen 
minutes  east  one  hundred  five  feet  to  corner  six,  a  granite 
monument  with  top  and  lettered  spaces  dressed,  marked 
B  N,  situated  near  the  northerly  edge  of  a  clump  of  pines, 
at  the  top  of  the  bank,  about  seventy  feet  north  of  Chest- 
nut Hill  driveway;  thence  north  sixty-four  degrees  forty- 
five  minutes  east  sixty-seven  feet  to  corner  five,  a  granite 
monument  with  top  and  lettered  spaces  dressed,  marked 
B  N,  situated  in  a  clump  of  arbor  vitse  trees,  near  a  wall 
at  the  top  of  the  bank,  about  seventy-five  feet  north  of 
Chestnut  Hill  driveway;  thence  north  sixty-three  degrees 
fifty-two  minutes  east-  four  hundred  eighty-three  feet 
to  corner  four,  a  granite  monument  with  corners  squared 
and  dressed,  marked  B  N,  standing  in  an  old  orchard 
fifty  feet  north  of  the  northerly  side  of  Chestnut  Hill 
driveway,  north  of  the  Lawrence  basin;  thence  north 
six  degrees  thirty-seven  minutes  east  two  hundred  ninety- 
nine  feet  to  corner  three,  a  granite  monument  unmarked, 
situated  one  and  five  one-hundredths  feet  south  of  a  fence 
on  the  northerly  side  of  Commonwealth  avenue,  at  a 
point  one  hundred  fifty  feet  west  of  its  junction  with 
Lake  street;  thence  north  thirty  degrees  thirty-eight 
minutes  west  four  thousand  three  hundred  thirty-four 
feet  to  corner  two,  a  granite  monument,  marked  B  N, 
situated  in  the  centre  of  the  sidewalk  on  the  north- 
erly side  of  Nonantum  street,  on  Nonantum  hill; 
thence  north  twelve  degrees  twenty-nine  minutes  east 
one  thousand  one  hundred  sixty-seven  feet  to  corner 
one,  a  granite  monument,  marked  B  N,  situated  in  a 
stone  wall  on  the  northerly  line  of  Washington  street, 
at  the  top  of  Bigelow  hill;  thence  north  thirty-five 
degrees  thirty-three  minutes  east  two  thousand  four 
hundred  sixty  feet  to  the  witness  mark  hereinafter  de- 
scribed; thence  in  the  same  direction  about  three  hundred 
fifty  feet  to  the  corner  of  Boston,  Newton  and  Watertown, 
an  unmarked  point  in  the  centre  of  the  channel  of  Charles 
river,  being  north  thirty-five  degrees  thirty-three  minutes 
east  and  about  three  hundred  fifty  feet  distant  from  the 


534 


List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston. 


—  between 
Boston  and 
Watertown. 


—  between 
Boston  and 
Cambridge. 
1806,  65. 
1817,  100. 
1820,  24. 
1842,  42. 
1862,  65,  §  2. 
1898,S243. 


witness  mark  on  the  southerly  shore,  a  granite  monument, 
marked  B  N,  situated  about  four  hundred  fifty  feet  north 
of  the  Boston  and  Albany  railroad  tracks,  at  a  point  about 
three-eighths  of  a  mile  west  of  the  North  Beacon-street 
bridge;  thence  easterly  along  the  centre  line  of  the  channel 
of  Charles  river  about  seven  thousand  five  hundred  feet 
to  the  corner  of  Boston,  Cambridge  and  Watertown,  an 
unmarked  point  in  the  channel  of  Charles  river,  south  of 
Mt.  Auburn  cemetery  and  south  eighteen  degrees  twenty- 
two  minutes  east,  and  about  one '  hundred  thirty  feet 
distant  from  the  witness  mark,  a  granite  monument, 
marked  I  C  W,  standing  on  the  northerly  bank  of  the 
river,  on  the  division  line  between  the  Winchester  and 
Treat  estates,  at  a  point  three  hundred  forty  feet  south 
of  Coolidge  avenue;  thence  northeasterly,  southerly  and 
easterly  along  the  channel  of  Charles  river,  about  twenty- 
two  thousand  feet  to  corner  five,  an  unmarked  point  in 
the  old  channel  of  Charles  river  about  three  hundred  forty 
feet  southwest  of  the  southwesterly  line  of  Harvard 
bridge,  at  a  point  opposite  the  draw  pier;  thence  north- 
easterly along  a  line  parallel  with,  and  one  thousand  two 
hundred  thirty  feet  from  the  northwesterly  line  of,  Beacon 
street,  about  four  thousand  thirty  feet  to  an  unmarked 
point;  thence  running  northeasterly  and  northerly  about 
fourteen  hundred  and  fifty  feet  on  a  curved  line  of  thirteen 
hundred  feet  radius;  thence  running  northerly  about 
four  hundred  and  thirty  feet  upon  a  line  making  an  angle 
of  ninety  degrees  with  Cambridge  bridge,  and  crossing 
midway  between  the  two  principal  piers  thereof;  thence 
running  northerly  and  northeasterly  about  nine  hundred 
and  sixty  feet  by  a  curved  line  of  eighteen  hundred  feet 
radius;  thence  running  northeasterly  by  a  line  parallel 
with  and  eight  hundred  feet  from  Commercial  avenue  in 
Cambridge  about  two  thousand  one  hundred  and  seventy- 
five  feet;  thence  running  easterly  about  fifteen  hundred 
and  twenty  feet  by  a  line  parallel  with  and  one  hundred 
and  fifty  feet  southerly  from  the  northeasterly  side  of  a 
proposed  new  channel  for  Charles  river;  thence  running 
northwesterly  about  thirteen  hundred  feet  by  the  centre 
of  a  proposed  new  channel  from  Miller's  river;  thence 
running  more  northwesterly  about  fourteen  hundred  and 
forty  feet  by  a  line  in  the  channel  in  Miller's  river;  thence 
running  northerly  about  two  hundred  and  fifty  feet  to 
the  corner  of  Cambridge  and  Somerville,  an  unmarked 
point  in  the  old  channel  of  Miller's  river,  south  seventeen 
degrees  thirty-eight  minutes  east,  and  about  two  hundred 
thirty-five  feet  from  the  witness  mark,  a  granite  monument, 
marked  B  S,  standing  two  feet  south  of  the  southerly  rail 
of  the  main  track  of  the  Fitchburg  division  of  the  Boston 
and  Maine  railroad  (the  last  eight  described  lines  are 
shown  by  a  red  line  upon  a  plan  marked  "City  of  Boston 


Territorial  Limits  of  the  City.  535 

—  Boundary  Line  in  Charles  river  and  Miller's  river 
between  Boston  and  Cambridge  —  February  1,  1910  — 
L.  M.  Hastings  —  City  Engineer  of  Cambridge  —  William 
Jackson  — City  Engineer  of  Boston" — on  file  in  the 
office  of  the  secretary  of  the  commonwealth);  thence 
north  seventeen  degrees  thirty-eight  minutes  west  two  —between 
hundred  thirty-five  feet  to  the  witness  monument  before  fomervitS? 
described;  thence  continuing  in  the  same  direction  two  1891,294. 
thousand  four  hundred  thirty  feet  to  corner  four,  a  granite 
monument,  marked  B  S,  situated  in  the  yard  of  the  Boston 
and  Maine  railroad  seventeen  and  eight  one-hundredths 
feet  south  of  the  round  house  and  sixteen  and  six  one- 
hundredths  feet  west  of  the  centre  of  the  tracks  entering 
the  round  house;  thence  north  seventy-seven  degrees 
seventeen  minutes  west  one  thousand  three  hundred 
ninety-seven  feet  to  corner  three,  a  granite  monument, 
marked  B  S,  situated  in  salt  marsh,  in  front  of  the  Barrett 
dye  works,  and  about  one  hundred  fifty  feet  south  of 
the  southerly  line  of  Roland  street  at  its  junction  with 
Crescent  street,  Somerville;  thence  north  eight  degrees 
fifty-one  minutes  west  four  hundred  seventy-three  feet 
to  corner  two,  an  irregularly  shaped  granite  monument, 
marked  B  S,  situated  two  feet  north  of  an  angle  in  the 
fence  on  the  westerly  side  of  Crescent  street,  twenty-six 
and  six  one-hundredths  feet  north  of  Washington  street, 
at  the  southerly  side  of  what  was  formerly  known  as 
"Widow  Steam's  lot,  near  the  town  ledge";  thence  north- 
easterly along  the  southeasterly  side  of  Crescent  street 
about  four  hundred  feet  to  corner  one,  a  granite  monu- 
ment, marked  B  S,  situated  at  the  easterly  corner  of 
Hadley  and  Crescent  streets;  thence  north  twenty-seven 
degrees  forty-nine  minutes  east  two  thousand  four  hundred 
forty-three  feet  to  the  witness  mark,  a  granite  monument, 
marked  B  S,  situated  in  land  owned  by  the  Boston  Ele- 
vated Railway  Company,  on  the  northerly  side  of  George 
street,  about  three  hundred  feet  from  the  southerly  shore 
of  Mystic  river;  thence  in  the  same  direction  about  one 
thousand  two  hundred  ten  feet  to  the  corner  of  Boston, 
Everett  and  Somerville,  an  unmarked  point  in  the  channel 
of  Mystic  river,  about  four  hundred  feet  southeasterly 
from  the  centre  of  the  draw  of  the  Boston  and  Maine 
railroad  bridge.  Eastern  Division;  thence  southeasterly 
along  the  channel  of  Mystic  river  to  an  unmarked  point  in  —  between 
the  centre  of  the  channel  of  Mystic  river,  at  its  junction  iverett.^'"* 
with  the  centre  of  the  channel  of  a  small  creek,  being  isro,  66. 
about  eight  hundred  eighty  feet  northwesterly  from  the 
centre  of  the  draw  of  Maiden  bridge;  thence  northerly, 
easterly  and  northerly  following  the  centre  line  of  the 
channel  of  the  small  creek  to  a  point  in  the  centre  of  the 
channel  of  the  small  creek  at  the  junction  of  its  two 
branches,  on  a  line  toward  and  about  one  hundred  two  feet 


536  List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston. 

from  the  witness  mark,  a  granite  monument,  marked 
B  E,  standing  on  a  narrow  point  of  land  on  the  northerly 
bank  of  Mystic  river,  near  its  junction  with  the  creek; 
thence  north  forty-one  degrees  eleven  minutes  east,  about 
five  hundred  ten  feet,  to  a  granite  monument,  marked  B  E, 
situated  on  the  southerly  side  of  a  private  way  leading 
from  Alford  street  to  the  Cochrane  chemical  works,  at  a 
point  about  one  hundred  seventy-six  feet  from  Broadway; 
thence  south  forty-nine  degrees  four  minutes  east  one 
hundred  eighty-one  feet  to  a  point  formerly  marked  by  a 
granite  monument,  marked  B  and  E,  but  which  has  been 
replaced  by  an  iron  pipe  filled  with  cement,  with  an  iron 
pin  in  the  centre,  at  the  southwest  corner  of  Broadway 
and  a  private  way  leading  to  the  Cochrane  chemical 
works;  thence  south  sixteen  degrees  fifty-eight  minutes 
west  one  hundred  sixty-eight  feet  to  a  point  in  the  centre 
of  the  end  of  the  culvert  on  the  old  easterly  line  of  Broad- 
way in  Everett  and  Alford  street  in  Boston;  thence 
south  ten  degrees  forty-seven  minutes  east  one  hundred 
fifty-six  feet  to  a  granite  monument,  marked  B  E;  thence 
south  twenty-nine  degrees  thirteen  minutes  west,  cross- 
ing Dexter  street,  two  hundred  ninety-seven  feet  to  a 
granite  monument,  marked  B  E;  thence  south  thirty- 
seven  degrees  eleven  minutes  west  six  hundred  ninety- 
three  and  eighty  one-hundredths  feet  to  a  granite 
monument,  marked  B  E,  set  nearly  flush  with  the  ground, 
situated  about  sixty  feet  southeast  of  the  line  of  Alford 
street;  thence  in  the  same  direction  forty-eight  and 
seventy  one-hundredths  feet  to  a  point  in  the  high  water 
mark  on  the  northeasterly  shore  of  Mystic  river,  marked 
by  a  copper  bolt  in  the  top  of  a  rough  stone  in  the  top 
course  of  masonry  at  the  northeasterly  end  of  the  sea 
wall  forming  the  down-stream  face  of  the  coal  wharf 
adjoining  the  southeasterly  side  of  Maiden  bridge  or 
Alford  street;  thence  southwesterly,  passing  through  a 
point  sixty-eight  feet  southeasterly  from  Maiden  bridge 
at  low  water  mark,  about  one  thousand  two  hundred 
forty  feet  to  an  unmarked  point  in  the  centre  line  of  the 
channel  of  Mystic  river  southeast  of  Maiden  bridge  and 
about  one  hundred  thirty-five  feet  northeast  of  the  draw 
pier,  at  a  point  where  said  line  is  intersected  by  a  line 
nearly  parallel  to  Maiden  bridge  and  running  south- 
westerly from  the  copper  bolt  before  described;  thence 
easterly  along  the  centre  line  of  the  channel  of  Mystic 
river  to  the  corner  of  Boston,  Chelsea  and  Everett,  an 
unmarked  point  in  the  centre  line  of  the  channel  of  Mystic 
river,  at  a  point  where  the  centre-line  of  the  channel  of 
Island  End  river  intersects  the  same,  being  about  two 
thousand  four  hundred  feet  up-stream  from  the  northerly 
draw  of  Chelsea  bridge. 


Change  in  Boundary  Line.  537 


DATES  OF  CHANGES  MADE  IN  THE  BOUNDARY  LINE 

BETWEEN  THE  CITY  OF  BOSTON  AND  THE  CITIES 

AND  TOWNS  BORDEEINO  THEREON. 


Boston  incorporated  as  a  town  Sept.  7, 1630;  as  a  city  Feb.  23, 
1822;  act  accepted  by  the  town  March  4,  1822.  Suffollc 
County  incorporated  May  10,   1643. 

Common  land  called  Tri-mountain.  Nov.  7,  1632,  "ordered 
that  the  neck  of  land  betwixt  Powder  Home  Hill  and  Pullen 
Poynteshall  belongto  Boston. "  March 4, 1633,  bounds  between 
Boston  and  Roxbury  established.  May  14,  1634,  "Boston 
shall  have  convenient  enlargement  at  Mount  Wooliston,"  to  be 
reported  to  the  next  general  court.  Sept.  3,  1634,  "ordered 
that  Wynetsemit  shall  belong  to  Boston."  Sept.  25,  1634, 
Mount  Wooliston  and  Rumney  Marshe  annexed.  March  4, 
1635,  Deer,  Hog,  Long  and  Spectacle  Islands  granted  to  Boston. 
March  4,  1635,  Thompson's  Island  granted  to  Dorchester. 
July  8,  1635,  bounds  between  Boston  and  Charlestown  estab- 
lished. March  28,  1636,  bounds  between  Boston  and  Charles- 
town  and  Boston  and  Dorchester  established.  Oct.  28,  1636, 
LovelFs  Island  granted  to  Charlestown  provided  they  use  it  for 
fishing  purposes.  March  9,  1637,  Noddle's  Island  annexed. 
May  13,  1640,  "Mount  Woolaston"  established  as  Braintree. 
Oct.  7,  1641,  bounds  between  Boston  and  Roxbury,  at  Muddy 
river,  established.  Oct.  7,  1641,  bounds  between  Boston  and 
Cambridge  established.  Oct.  27,  1648,  Lovell's  Island  granted 
to  Charlestown  provided  "half  the  timber  and  firewood  shall 
belong  to  the  garrison  at  the  castle."  Nov.  13,  1705,  part 
called  Muddy  river  established  as  Brookline.  "  Jan.  10,  1739, 
part  called  Winnissimet,  Rumney  Marsh  and  Pullen  Point 
(excepting  Noddle's  Island  and  Hog  Island)  established  as 
Chelsea. 

In  the  records  of  the  Selectmen  of  Boston,  May  20,  1788,  the 
boundary  line  between  Boston  and  Roxbury  is  defined  in 
accordance  with  the  provisions  of  the  general  court,  passed 
April  30,  1787  (Statutes  1786,  Chap.  87).  The  line  was  sub- 
sequently modified  by  the  following  acts:  Statutes  1836, 
Chap.  37,  established  March  16,  1836;  1837,  Chap.  202,  estab- 
Hshed  April  19,  1837;  1850,  Chap.  281,  established  May  3, 
1850;  1859,  Chap.  210,  estabhshed  April  25,  1859;  1860, 
Chap.  172,  established  May  8,  1860.  See  CC  906,  Engineering 
Department  (Surveying  Division). 

Norfolk  County  set  off  from  Suffolk  County,  March  26,  1793. 


538  List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston. 

South  Boston,  under  the  name  of  "Dorchester  Point,"  was 
annexed  to  Boston  March  6,  1804.     Chap.  Ill,  Acts  of   1803. 

Thompson's  Island  set  off  from  Dorchester  and  annexed  to 
Boston,  while  it  shall  be  used  for  charitable  purposes,  March  25, 
1834. 

Portion  of  Newton  northwest  from  a  line  drawn  from  the 
corner  in  the  boundary  line,  near  Church  street,  southwesterly 
to  Charles  river,  annexed  to  Roxbury  April  23,  1838.  Chap. 
117,  Acts  of  1838. 

April  21,  1852,  part  of  Dedham  annexed  to  West  Roxbury 
upon  payment  of  $400  by  West  Roxbury;  April  30,  1852,  the 
act  accepted  by  West  Roxbury;  July  4,  1853,  $400  paid  by  West 
Roxbury  to  Dedham,  and  the  act  took  effect. 

Washington  Village,  formerly  part  of  Dorchester,  was 
annexed  to  Boston,  May  21,  1855.  Chap.  468,  Acts  of  1855. 
See  CC  906,  Engineering  Department  (Surveying  Division). 

Portion  of  the  Back  Bay  District  between  Arlington 
street  and  Hereford  street  was  annexed  to  Boston  from  Rox- 
bury by  an  act  of  the  Legislature  passed  April  6,  1859  (Chap. 
210,  Acts  of  1859),  provided,  however,  that  the  same  be 
accepted  by  the  voters  of  each  city.  Accepted  April  25,  1859. 
See  CC  906,  Engineering  Department  (Surveying  Division). 

An  act  changing  the  boundary  line  between  Boston  and 
Roxbury,  making  the  center  of  Hammond  street  the  boundary 
line  instead  of  the  thread  of  the  creek,  was  passed  April  3,  1860 
(Chap.  172,  Acts  of  1860),  provided,  however,  that  the  line  be 
accepted  by  the  city  councils  of  Boston  and  Roxbury.  Passed 
May  8,  1860.  See  CC  906,  Engineering  Department  (Survey- 
ing Division). 

Roxbury  (incorporated  as  a  town  Sept.  28,  1630)  was 
annexed  to  Boston  Jan.  6,  1868.     Chap.  359,  Acts  of  1867. 

Dorchester  (incorporated  as  a  town  Sept  7,  1630)  was 
annexed  to  Boston  Jan.  3,  1870.     Chap.  349,  Acts  of  1869. 

The  change  in  the  boundary  line  between  Boston  and 
West  Roxbury,  between  Glenway  and  Morton  streets,  was 
made  April  2,  1870.     Chap.  144,  Acts  of  1870. 

The  change  in  the  boundary  line  between  Boston  and 
West  Roxbury  at  Seaver  street,  was  made  April  2,  1870. 
Chap.  146,  Acts  of  1870.  See  CC  906,  Engineering  Depart- 
ment  (Surveying  Division). 

Portion  set  off  from  Boston  to  West  Roxbury,  between 
Morton  street  and  the  Hyde  Park  Hne,  April  2,  1870.  Chap. 
146,  Acts  of  1870. 

The  Brookline  Marshes  annexed  to  Boston  from  Brook- 
line,  under  provisions  of  Chap.  374,  Acts  of  1870,  approved 
June  18,  1870;  accepted  by  the  City  Council  of  Boston,  Nov.  4, 
1870. 

The  whole  of  Mt.  Hope  Cemetery  annexed  to  Boston 
from  West  Roxbury,  April  12,  1872.     Chap.  197,  Acts  of  1872. 

Three  changes  'Were  made  in  the  boundary  line  between 
Boston  and  Brookline,  April  27,  1872,  viz.,  from  Wash- 
ington street  in  a  generally  northeasterly  direction  to  just 


Change  in  Boundary  Line.  539 

beyond  Aspinwall  avenue  (in  Brookline);  from  the  center  of 
Muddy  river  at  a  point  on  the  southerly  side  of  Longwood- 
avenue  bridge,  west  610  feet,  to  the  center  of  said  river;  the 
changing  of  the  boundary  from  the  west  side  of  St.  Mary's 
street  to  the  east  side  and  the  extension  of  the  same  north 
to  Charles  river,  south  to  the  center  of  Muddy  river,  and  west 
to  the  former  corner  in  the  boundary  line.  Chap.  267,  Acts  of 
1872.  See  Vol.  28,  p.  77,  Engineering  Department  (Survey- 
ing Division). 

Charlestown,  incorporated  as  a  town  Aug.  23,  1630  (first 
mentioned  in  the  records  of  the  state  or  therein  recorded  as 
established  or  incorporated);  annexed  to  Boston  Jan.  5,  1874; 
Chaps.  303  to  314,  Acts  of  1873. 

Brighton,  set  off  from  Cambridge  and  incorporated  as  a 
town  Feb.  24,  1807;  annexed  to  Boston,  Jan.  5,  1874.  Chap. 
286,  Acts  of  1873. 

West  Roxbury,  set  off  from  Roxbury  and  incorporated  as  a 
town  May  24,  1851.  Annexed  to  Boston  Jan.  5,  1874.  Chaps. 
303  to  314,  Acts  of  1873. 

The  portion  of  Brookline  west  of  St.  Mary's  street  extended, 
and  north  of  the  southerly  line  of  Brighton  (now  Com- 
monwealth) avenue,  annexed  to  Boston,  May  8,  1874.  Chap. 
220,  Acts  of  1874. 

The  portion  of  territory  comprising  the  southwesterly  half 
of  Chestnut  Hill  Reservoir  annexed  to  Boston  from  Newton 
May  29,  1874.     Chap.  277,  Acts  of  1874. 

Portion  of  Boston  north  from  Nonantum  street  to  Charles 
river  set  off  to  Newton,  July  1, 1875.     Chap.  184,  Acts  of  1875. 

The  change  in  the  boundary  line  between  Boston  and 
Brookline,  between  St.  Mary's  street  extended  and  Chestnut 
street,  through  Muddy  river,  made  May  27,  1890.  Chap.  339, 
Acts  of  1890.  See  CC  571,  Engineering  Department  (Survey- 
ing Division). 

The  change  in  the  boundary  line  between  Boston  and  Som- 
erville  (between  Miller's  river  and  a  point  about  150  feet 
south  from  Roland  street)  made  May  4,  1891.  Acts  of  1891, 
Chap.  294.  See  CC  574,  Engineering  Department  (Survey- 
ing Division) . 

An  act  annexing  territory  known  as  Old  and  New  Squan- 
tum,  and  Big  and  Little  Moon  Island,  was  approved  May  12, 
1893-  This  act  was  passed  with  the  proviso  that  the  Mayor 
and  City  Council  of  the  City  of  Boston  and  the  Mayor  and 
City  Council  of  the  city  of  Quincy  accept  the  same  within  two 
years  from  its  passage.  This  was  not  done  on  account  of 
objection  by  the  city  of  Quincy.     Chap.  336,  Acts  of  1893. 

The  change  in  the  boundary  line  between  Boston  and 
Brookline,  from  Commonwealth  avenue,  near  its  junction 
with  Brighton  avenue,  to  the  Newton  boundary  line  at  Chest- 
nut Hill  Reservoir  was  made  April  13,  1894.  Chap.  242,  Acts 
of  1894.  See  T  666,  Engineering  Department  (Surveying 
Division). 

The  change  in  the  boundary  hne  between  Boston  and  New- 


540  List  of  Steeets,  Etc.,  in  Boston. 

TON,  between  Commonwealth  avenue  and  Reservoir  Driveway, 
made  March  29,  1898.  Chap.  242,  Acts  of  1898.  See  L  2974, 
Engineering  Department  (Surveying  Division). 

The  change  in  the  boundary  hne  between  Boston  and  Cam- 
bridge (through  Charles  river  from  Harvard  bridge  to  a  point 
nearly  opposite  Fruit  street)  made  March  29,  1898.  Chap.  243, 
Acts  of  1898.  See  L  2973,  Engineering  Department  (Survey- 
ing Division). 

The  change  in  the  boundary  line  between  Boston  and 
Hyde  Park,  at  the  corner  in  said  boundary  line  (at  Ashland 
street)  made  April  1,  1898.  Chap.  251,  Acts  of  1898.  See  L 
2972,  Engineering  Department  (Surveying  Division). 

The  change  in  the  boundary  line  between  Boston  and  New- 
ton, between  Commonwealth  avenue  and  Nonantum  street, 
made  May  13,  1898.  Chap.  431,  Acts  of  1898.  See  L  2990, 
2991,  2992,  Engineering  Department  (Surveying  Division). 

The  change  in  the  boundary  line  between  Boston  and  Cam- 
bridge, from  a  point  in  Charles  river  about  1,880  feet  southwest 
from  the  northeasterly  line  of  Cambridge  bridge,  through 
Charles  river  and  Miller's  river  to  the  corner  in  the  boundary 
line  between  Cambridge  and  Somerville  made  March  29,  1910. 
Chap.  312,  Acts  of  1910.  See  L  4207,  Engineering  Depart- 
ment (Surveying  Division). 


Change  in  Boundary  Line.  541 


CHANGES  AFFECTING  THE  FOLLOWING 

DISTEICTS  PREVIOUS  TO 

ANNEXATION. 


CHARLESTOWN. 

[County  of  Suffolk,  formerly  Middlesex.] 

Aug.  23,  1630,  incorporated*  (first  mentioned  in  records  of 
the  state,  or  therein  recorded  as  estabhshed  or  incorporated). 
Common  land.  March  6,  1632,  bounds  between  Charlestown 
and  Newe  Towne  (now  Cambridge)  estabhshed.  July  8,  1635, 
bounds  between  Charlestown  and  Boston  established.  March  3, 
1636,  bounds  established  ''eight  miles  into  the  country  from 
their  meeting  house. "  March  28, 1636,  bounds  between  Charles- 
town and  Boston  established.  Oct.  28,  1636,  Lovell's  Island 
granted  to  Charlestown,  provided  they  employ  it  for  fishing 
purposes.  May  13,  1640,  certain  common  lands  granted  to 
Charlestown.  Oct.  7,  1640,  certain  common  lands  granted  to 
Charlestown.  Sept.  27,  1642,  part  established  as  Woburn. 
Oct.  27,  1648,  Lovel's  Island  granted  to  Charlestown,  provided 
''half  the  timber  and  firewood  shall  belong  to  the  garrison  at 
the  castle."  May  2,  1649,  part  established  as  Maiden.  Nov. 
12,  1659,  one  thousand  acres  of  land  granted  to  Charlestown. 
Oct.  21,  1663,  certain  common  lands  granted  to  Charlestown. 
Oct.  19,  1664,  the  grant  made;  Nov.  12, 1659,  renewed.  Dec. 
17,  1725,  part  estabhshed  as  Stoneham.  April  18,  1761,  part 
annexed  to  Cambridge.  March  6,  1802,  part  annexed  to  Cam- 
bridge. June  21,  1811,  part  of  Medford  annexed.  Feb.  12, 
1818,  part  annexed  to  Cambridge.  June  17,  1820,  part  annexed 
to  Cambridge.  Feb.  25,  1842,  part  annexed  to  West  Cam- 
bridge, now  Arlington.  March  3,  1842,  part  established  as 
Somerville.  Feb.  22,  1847,  Charlestown  incorporated  as  a 
city.  March  10,  1847,  act  of  incorporation  accepted  by  the 
town.  Annexed  to  Boston  under  authority  of  Chaps.  303  to 
314,  Acts  1873.  Act  accepted  by  both  cities  Oct.  7,  1873. 
Act  took  effect  Jan.  5,  1874. 

*  On  the  tenth  of  March,  1628-29,  the  Massachusetts  Company  in  England  engaged 
Thomas  Graves,  a  skillful  engineer  of  Gravesend,  in  Kent,  to  go  to  New  England  in  their 
interest  and  lay  out  a  town.  He,  in  company  with  the  Rev.  Francis  Bright  and  about 
one  hundred  other  persons  (among  whom  were  probably  the  Spragues),  arrived  in  Salem 
in  June,  1629;  removed  to  Charlestown  during  the  same  month,  or  early  in  July.  Prince 
gives  the  date  of  their  arrival  June  24  (or  July  4,  new  style),  1629. 


542  List  of  Streets,  Etc.,  in  Boston. 

BRIGHTON. 

[County  of  Suffolk,  formerly  Middlesex.] 

Feb.  24,  1807,  incorporated.  Formerly  a  part  of  Cam- 
bridge and  known  as  "Little  Cambridge."  Feb.  27,  1795,  an 
act  was  passed  entitled  "An  Act  setting  off  Samuel  Sparhawk 
of  Cambridge  from  the  South  Parish  in  Cambridge  and  annex- 
ing him  and  his  estate  to  the  First  Parish  in  said  town, "  June 
18,  1815,  the  inhabitants  of  the  Parish  in  Brighton  petitioned 
the  General  Court  that  "Samuel  Sparhawk  has  since  deceased 
and  his  estate  lying  within  the  said  South  Precinct  and  town  of 
Brighton  has  been  lately  sold  to  divers  inhabitants  thereof 
who  desirous  that  said  estate  should  be  annexed  to  their  own 
Parish,  wherefore  they  pray  the  Honorable  Court  that  the 
aforesaid  law  may  be  repealed  and  the  estate  aforesaid  restored 
to  the  said  South  Precinct  or  Parish  in  said  town  of  Brighton." 
Repeal  passed  Jan.  27,  1816.  May  21,  1873,  Brighton  annexed 
to  Boston  under  authority  of  Chaps.  303  to  314,  Acts  of  1873. 
Oct.  7,  1873,  the  act  accepted  by  Boston  and  Brighton.  Jan. 
5,  1874,  the  act  took  effect. 

WEST   ROXBURY. 
[County  of  Suffolk,  formerly  Norfolk.] 
IVTay  24,  1851,  incorporated.     Formerly  a  part  of  Roxbury. 


April  21,  1852,  part  of  Dedham  annexed  upon  payment  of 
by  West  Roxbury  (Chap.  136,  Acts  of  1852).  April  30,  1852, 
the  act  accepted  by  West  Roxbury.  July  4,  1853,  $400  paid 
by  West  Roxbury  to  Dedham,  and  the  act  went  into  effect. 
April  2,  1870,  a  change  in  the  boundary  line  between  Boston 
and  West  Roxbury,  between  Glenway  and  Morton  streets 
(Chap.  144,  Acts  of  1870) .  April  12,  1872,  Mt.  Hope  Cemetery 
annexed  to  Boston  (Chap.  197,  Acts  of  1872).  May  29,  1873, 
West  Roxbury  annexed  to  Boston,  provided  the  act  is  accepted 
by  both  places  (Chaps.  303  to  314,  Acts  of  1873).  Oct.  7,  1873, 
the  act  accepted  by  both.     Jan.  5,  1874,  the  act  took  effect. 

DORCHESTER. 

[County  of  Suffolk,  formerly  Norfolk.] 

Sept.  7, 1630,  incorporated.  Common  land,  called  Mattapan. 
March  4,  1635,  Thompson's  Island  granted  to  Dorchester. 
March  28,  1636,  bounds  established.  May  17,  1638,  bounds 
between  Dorchester  and  Dedham  established.  June  2,  1641, 
"Squantum's  Neck  and  Mennen's  Moone"  annexed.  Nov. 
12,  1659,  one  thousand  acres  common  land  granted  to  Dor- 
chester. May  7,  1662,  part  established  as  Milton.  Dec.  22, 
1726,  part  established  as  Stoughton.  June  7,  1739,  part  of 
Dedham  annexed.  Feb.  22,  1792,  part  annexed  to  Quincy. 
March   6,    1804,    "Dorchester    Point"    (now   South  Boston) 


Change  in  Boundary  Line.  543 

annexed  to  Boston  (Chap.  Ill,  Acts  of  1803).  Feb.  10,  1814, 
part  annexed  to  Quincy.  Feb,  12,  1819,  part  annexed  to 
Quincy.  Feb.  21,  1820,  bounds  between  Dorchester  and 
Quincy  estabhshed.  June  17,  1831,  part  of  Dedham  annexed. 
March  25,  1834,  Thompson's  Island  set  off  and  annexed  to 
Boston,  May  2,  1855,  part  annexed  to  Quincy.  May  21, 
1855,  Washington  Village  annexed  to  Boston  (Chap.  468,  Acts 
of  1855).  April  22,  1868,  part  included  in  the  new  town  of 
Hyde  Park.  May  1,  1868,  Acts  of  April  22,  1868,  amended 
and  bounds  changed.  June  4,  1869,  Dorchester  annexed  to 
Boston  (Chap.  349,  Acts  of  1869),  provided  the  act  is  accepted 
by  both  places.  Accepted  by  both  June  22,  1869.  The  act 
took  effect  Jan,  3,  1870. 

ROXBURY. 

[County  of  Suffolk,  formerly  Norfolk.] 

Sept,  28,  1630,  incorporated.  Common  land,  March  4, 
1633,  bounds  between  Boxbury  and  Boston  established. 
April  7,  1635,  bounds  between  Roxbury  and  Newe  Towne  (now 
Cambridge)  estabhshed.  May  25,  1636,  certain  lands  granted 
to  Boxbury.  May  2,  1638,  certain  lands  granted  to  Roxbury. 
May  16,  1638,  bounds  between  Roxbury  and  Dedham  estab- 
hshed. Oct.  7,  1641,  bounds  between  Roxbury  and  Boston 
estabhshed.  Oct.  16,  1660,  certain  lands  granted  to  Roxbury, 
May  12,  1675,  bounds  between  Roxbury  and  Dedham  estab- 
hshed, March  16,  1836,  bounds  between  Roxbury  and  Boston 
estabhshed.  April  19,  1837,  bounds  between  Roxbury  and 
Boston  established.  April  23,  1838,  portion  of  Newton  north- 
west from  a  line  drawn  from  the  corner  in  the  boundary  line 
near  Church  street,  southwesterly  to  Charles  river,  annexed 
(Chap._  117,  Acts  of  1838).  Feb,  24,  1844,  part  annexed  to 
Brookline,  bounded  approximately  by  the  old  line  of  Muddy 
river.  Chestnut  street.  High  street.  Pearl  street  and  Woodward 
square,  in  Brookhne  (Chap,  38,  Acts  of  1844),  March  12, 
1846,  Roxbury  incorporated  as  a  city,  March  25,  1846,  act  of 
incorporation  accepted  by  the  town.  May  3,  1850,  part 
annexed  to  Boston,  and  bounds  between  Roxbury  and  Boston 
estabhshed.  May  24,  1851,  part  estabhshed  as  West  Roxbury. 
April  3,  1860,  change  of  boundary  hne  at  Hammond  street 
made,  provided  the  act  is  accepted  by  both  cities.  Act  accepted 
by  Roxbury  April  16,  1860;  by  Boston  May  8,  1860,  June  1, 
1867,  Roxbury  annexed  to  Boston  (Chap,  359,  Acts  of  1867), 
provided  the  act  is  accepted  by  both  cities.  Accepted  by  both 
Sept.  9,  1867.     Act  took  effect  Jan.  6,  1868. 


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